Testimonies

I was a Sunday school kid. Every Sunday the van would come round and pick all the kids up and take us to the Church of Nazarene. I think it was so mum and the man she later married could have some kid free alone time. From there I learnt the ten commandments, some great hymns and was told God was always watching. My childhood wasn’t always the best. In fact at times it was down right scary. No matter how well I behaved I landed the position of family scapegoat. Not th

I was adopted at birth, an experience beyond my control that has left me grappling with feelings of rejection, abandonment, and unworthiness throughout my life. Growing up in a strict religious household, I spent 16 years striving to be the ideal child. However, a traumatic event at 16 shattered my trust in people, particularly those connected to religion, and for the next 30 years I lived a life of sin, partaking in activities not in adherence to Gods way of life. In 2019, a

My sister had invited me to stay at her all Christian girl flat when Cathy came to visit. Cathy was the older sister of one of the flatmates, and Cathy had an amazing testimony. I was asked to join the group and listen to Cathy’s mind-blowing testimony; I was encouraged. Afterwards we all sat and read the book of Matthew. It was during this reading that I realised Jesus was the real deal! Every word landed on my heart that Jesus spoke, and his death on the cross tore at my he

I grew up in the 1980s in a big, busy family. Because my parents were often working, I learned how to take care of myself and my younger siblings from a very young age. We were a normal family, but for a while, we went through a tough time. I remember only having one pair of shoes and one special dress. Because of that, I decided I wanted to be independent, and at 14, I got my first job so I could make my own way. After highschool finished , I moved to Australia and saw a wor

As it turns out, we are living in an upside down world, an alternate reality. ‘I was born this way’ was repeatedly told me, and that sentiment echoed all around me, from all quarters of culture and society. I had no reason to doubt it, all those around me appeared to believe it, it was effortlessly and authoritatively proclaimed by those in positions of power, medical professionals, science professionals and so on. But after a sequence of supernatural events, this dogma was a