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| Baptism Service 13th June 2010 Testimonies Zane I was brought up in a Christian home, and was taught the difference between right and wrong from a very young age. I spent most of my time holding my Sunday school teachers hand or sitting outside for been too disruptive. Through out my teen years I rebelled. I always thought to myself that there would be time later on in life to follow the Lord. Most of the time I pushed the Christian walk to the back of my mind but at times of need would pray for protection. After been held up at gun point I realised how important it was to be right with the Lord. It opened my eyes as you do not know how long the Lord has planned for you to be on earth. Shortly after been held up my Mom ran a course at our Church called Celebrate Recovery. I took this as an opportunity to get to know the Lord again. As the course came to an end we came to the UK and having a hunger to know the Lord better we hunted around for a Church and have since done two Alpha courses with Kingswood. I have re-committed my life to the Lord and place my trust in him. I do my best to live my life in a way that glorifies the Lord. Candice I did not have a Christian upbringing. However, I did go to a Christian school where our assemblies consisted of bible readings and prayer. Throughout high school I never gave religion any thought. When I met Zane and started spending time with him and his family I learnt that they were Christians. Zane’s Mom would encourage me to go with them to Church each Sunday – sometime I did but most times I didn’t. When I did go I felt obliged to go and did not really pay attention. Towards my last year of school my parents divorced and it was an extremely difficult time. I ended up distancing myself from my relationship with Zane. I went through a rough patch but when things got back on track Zane’s Mom was doing a course at their Church called Celebrate recovery. I started out doing it but when I discovered my underlying pain and issues I had not dealt with I pulled out. When we came to the UK we hunted around for a Church where we felt comfortable and we ended up doing the Alpha course with Kingswood. Doing Alpha and finding things out for my self really changed my life. Learning the depth of love and forgiveness has really helped me and shown me how much more there is to this life with having the Lord in it. I have placed my trust in the Lord and know that I need Him each and every day. |
