“Through his grace, I have realised that I don’t need to be in control of everything and that in him is everything I need.”
Read More“I had quite an idealistic view of the world, but that bubble burst during a very difficult time of my life.”
Read More“God wants relationship not with some spruced-up, Instagrammable version of myself, but with the real, complicated, deeply flawed me.”
Read More"There is redemption power in his love for all sinners and sufferers. In Christ and his love for us, I found somewhere safe and firm where I could finally rest.”
Read MoreMarilyn is part of the 2nd Congregation at RHC. She shares with us how the COVID-19 situation has affected her and her business, and what is sustaining her in this difficult time.
Read MoreElizabeth is a member of the 2nd Congregation. She shares with us how the anxieties of her job hunt have led her to find refuge in God and stand firm in her identity in Christ.
Read MoreAbby is a member of the 2nd Congregation. She shares with us how planning for a wedding during COVID-19 has further refined her view of marriage and of God.
Read MoreAmanda is a member of the 2nd Congregation. She shares with us how God brought her friend to salvation using dreams, visions, prayer, scripture and his people.
Read More"God has shown that if I keep my eyes on the pain of my wounds, I will only see myself wounded. But when I look at the cross, I see the wounds of Jesus and remember that his love and grace runs deeper.”
Read More“The word of God is alive, and when we encounter it the Spirit works in us and brings us from life to life. The Apostle Peter encourages us to long for that spiritual milk, and CE classes are a really practical way that we can exercise that.”
Read More“I hit rock bottom – waking up on the concrete floor of a jail cell…there wasn’t much to be proud of anymore. I went home that day, crawled into bed, and cried like a baby. I could feel that my life had slipped away from me. I was no longer in control. Sin controlled my life and I was alone. But in that darkness, Jesus appeared.”
Read More“Amazingly, after many hours, my eyes were finally opened and I started to understand the Bible and God’s truth started to speak to me. I saw how Jesus lived, saw the love he showed to sinners, and saw the strange, extraordinary way he came to redeem us.”
Read More“When I had my first-born, I planned nursing time, diaper changing time, my showering time, my own mealtime, and my rest time. I thought I had it all together. But reality ruthlessly ripped my plans into pieces and flushed them down the drain.”
Read More“Every question and doubt I had about faith, she patiently answered in a way that a non-believer could accept and understand. At that time, I realised that God was trying to speak to me.”
Read More“The pathology results after the surgery confirmed that it was an early stage of cancer – a rare type of Lymphoma…Going through the scanner, I was reminded of scripture…As I lay there, I was reminded of God’s love for me and my whole family.”
Read More“I realised that my bigger sin was that I had been so blind to my own sinfulness! At that moment, I felt deeply sorry for sinning against God and against people. But strangely, more than sorrow and guilt, there was an unspeakable joy and comfort in my heart: I knew that God had already solved my problem of sin and that He accepted me.”
Read More“I asked of God, ‘Why did He help me time and time again? Since He knew everything, He must know that when He helped me, I would simply reject Him and go on my way again - so why help an impenitent sinner?’ I heard a voice in my heart say that day, ‘Because I love you.’”
Read More“I earnestly believed like I never had before at that point that the God of the Bible existed, that all the things my mother said and prayed about Jesus caring more for me than anyone else were true, and that he was a true friend and could help me in some way. God rescued me.”
Read More“The Christian girls in my school…They prayed for me, even when I least deserved prayer. They shared the gospel with me. God was working, slowly but surely. He made me realise that I was not in control of anything, and things happened truly by His grace, and not by our own strength.”
Read More“I thought I knew Christ…I knew what He wants me to do but somehow it felt like He was just someone I needed to please, someone I needed to say sorry to…when I did something right, He should give me this and that…. Around the time I started working, a colleague shared the gospel with me on two occasions and… the second time it really hit home.”
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