I am the DeafBlind Potter
God, why did You make me this way?
The moment I started asking that question was the moment life began to unravel. Hearing loss, vision loss, addiction, and dark seasons all collided at once.
My name is Kelvin Crosby, and it took my life spinning out of control and a full restart before I was willing to let go of the pain. That’s when God began shaping my life into something new. That journey is what taught me how to live beyond my challenges — and how God could use pottery as part of His plan.
Invite Kelvin to SpeakIn the Hands of the Almighty Potter
When we allow the Almighty Potter to shape our lives, He often starts with the hard things. On the wheel, pressure isn’t comfortable, but it’s what turns a lump of clay into something beautiful.
I didn’t understand that kind of pain at first. I had already lost vision in my left eye, and four years later I lost vision in my right. That’s when I learned what it really feels like to stay on the wheel when everything in you wants to pull away.
We all face challenges in this thing called life. But we’re not facing them alone. When we stay in the hands of the Almighty Potter, He uses even the hardest seasons to shape something with purpose.
Meet Kelvin Crosby
I live with Usher Syndrome Type 2. I was born with hearing loss, and over time my vision has slowly faded. The best way I can describe what I see now is like looking through wax paper — light and shapes remain, but the details are harder to make out.
As my vision changed, life got heavier. I walked through addiction and survived suicide attempts while trying to understand what God was doing in the middle of the loss.
When I get behind the wheel and tell my story through clay, it brings healing every time.
The Good Potter
The Good Potter is a live pottery message about how God shapes us through suffering, perseverance, and hope.
As I shape clay on the wheel, I share my journey through hearing loss, vision loss, addiction, and seasons when I questioned God’s plan. The clay reminds us that brokenness is not the end of our story. In the Potter’s hands, pressure can shape something beautiful.
“God, why did You make me this way? I don’t want
to live with deafblindness.”
That question didn’t come with an easy answer.
It came with time, wrestling, and trust.
Over time, I began to see that God wasn’t explaining everything away — He was shaping something deeper.
Sometimes faith isn’t about answers.
It’s about staying on the wheel long enough to see what God can do.
If this story feels familiar, I’d be honored to walk through it with your church.
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