“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“I no longer crave to be socially accepted, but now I’ve the eyes to see who’s struggling and is in need of the gospel. I’m no longer chasing after functional saviours, but now I’m chasing to seek after the righteousness of God and his kingdom.”
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"I leaned over to Mike to tell him that I needed to talk to him after church about something important - it turned out that during that same song, God had spoken to both of our hearts that the time to adopt was NOW."
Read More“Stephen started CPR on our son immediately…I froze. I was carrying my one-year-old son, Jonas, when Keri shouted, ‘Call the ambulance!’”
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“….It became crystal clear that Jesus did not want my moral character, my serving in church or even my monetary giving if I did all these only for my own benefit. Jesus wanted me to give up my life and to spend it on him and for the gospel.”
Read More“God softened my heart and allowed me to savour, appreciate and accept his gospel and his grace…I feel free and liberated, not bound to good works or the fear of purgatory…my identity is bound only to Jesus Christ.”
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 started getting on my knees and just saying ‘God please help me’…Words cannot express the feeling of acceptance I felt, and putting my faith in Christ, I soon began to notice changes in myself and my attitude. Freedom came from surrendering, and I needed to give up control to Christ our Lord.”
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“Eventually I was so burdened by the weight of my own sin and sin in the world around me, that I was willing to listen and respond to God’s call. I could finally let go of my own striving and truly ask God to intervene in my life.”
Read More“Deep down, a part of me knew that I craved for the intimacy of being truly known…Through painful life lessons, God taught me to be vulnerable, and to admit to God and man that I am so broken and in need of His grace. It was through God that I found within me the capacity to forgive, and to love vulnerably again.”
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“…Scars that are visible are signs that healing has taken place in a site of previous injury. Beyond the physical scars I had were the emotional and psychological effects of the accident that I had to work through. But all the while, God was slowly and gently working in me…I had and have a God who healed and heals both body and mind.”
Read More“During the sessions, my previous perception of reality was destroyed…God showed me how unrighteous and undeserving of grace I was, and how I truly needed Jesus to save me from God’s well-deserved wrath...For the first time in my life, I experienced the most complete, profound, and selfless love of God.”
Read More“Expecting the sermon to be the same, thinking about the kids I needed to pick up afterwards, how long it may take etc. But the Word of God that was read cut deep into my heart that day and quieted me. Here I was, cheeky and expecting to be ‘entertained’, critical of the music, the pastor, the church and whatever. But then the King came to me.”
Read More“One morning when reading Romans 8, I was unable to hold in my emotions. I went back to my car and began to cry uncontrollably. I saw how sinful a life I had been living and was overcome by the fact that Jesus had suffered and had been nailed to the cross for MY sins. Jesus had taken the punishment that I deserved. And all because of God’s immeasurable love and mercy.”
Read More“And finally with [the book of] Ruth, I read the first few passages of the bible in my life…As I read more and got to know more about Jesus, a sense of relief started to build in me. I can get that second chance, my sins can be forgiven, my prayers can be heard! I wanted, needed, must receive Christ into my life.”
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