I was brought up in a home where my parents taught me the Bible and encouraged me to discover for myself that Jesus loves me, that I was a sinner and that I needed to make a commitment to follow Jesus. It was not enough for me to rely on the fact that my parents and grandparents were Christians.

At the age of eleven, I realised this for myself. I had always gone to Sunday School and to church and had learnt lots of stories about Jesus. Yet, when I was on a Christian holiday camp God spoke to me. I knew that I was a sinner and I needed to ask for God’s forgiveness. I prayed and asked Jesus to forgive my sins.

Knowing Jesus is wonderful! I know that Jesus is with me every day and that he gives me strength.

In December 2008 I was baptised because that is what Jesus said we are to do. In our preparing for church class on a Sunday, Glyn, my Sunday school teacher, explained about baptism to me. He used the picture of Jesus dying and rising from the dead, and after the lesson I felt that the next stage in my Christian life was to be obedient to Jesus and be baptised.

Knowing Christ and making him known. Searching for timeless truth that’s relevant today. Connecting with others in authentic ways.

Lonlas Gospel Mission — a place to experience real life.