My life revolved around knowing better but walking away anyway. I don’t really remember a life before Christ. I remember always enjoying talking about God and I loved learning about Him. When I hit high school though I had a hard time aligning everything I knew about God with how I wanted to live. I…
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Growing up, I was always known as the “perfect Christian girl” in school and with all my friends. They saw me go to church sometimes, go to bible camp in the summer, and occasionally talk about Jesus. It was very easy to hide behind this view of myself. I thought that as long as people…
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When I think of a phrase to describe my story I think of a roller coaster of seeking identity. The infamous and sticky word of identity. Who are we? When I was 3, I was adopted from Shenzhen, China and quickly assimilated into American culture. The parts of me that many may assume of me…
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Growing up in a home of two loving Christian Indonesian immigrant parents with a Lutheran background was the norm of my life. I was going through the motions of a Christian, such as being baptized at a very early age, attending church service almost every week, memorizing Scripture, and attending confirmation classes until I got…
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By the grace of God I have always had godly role models to look up to. The most influential being my parents. From a young age it was plain to see that Jesus meant something to my parents. My parents weren’t perfect but I specifically remember watching how my Dad served others, and it never…
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I’ve known about God for as long as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories involve me hearing the Gospel from my parents or sharing it with a family member. I wanted to be a “Christian” at a very young age because I thought it would make my parents happy. I attended church regularly,…
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I grew up Catholic and outside of religious education and church, I didn’t really think about God in my life. I went on two summer mission trips in high school, but it was hard to keep that passion for God when school started up again. In high school I met this group of friends growing…
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Growing up, I didn’t have the luxury of the internet or any of the social media platforms we use today. Instead, I spent most of my leisure time exploring the creek by my house, doing my chores, or building Lego sets. I did not come from a wealthy background; my dad tirelessly worked two jobs…
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I grew up in a Christian family and cannot remember a time when I didn’t know the Gospel or pray regularly. While I would consider myself a Christian and sought to live according to the Bible, I wasn’t living in the fullness of what God had for me. Even though I now know Christ was…
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God reveals himself to people in different ways. He has shown His love for me in many ways, but I especially see God moving in my life through the communities I am a part of. I was fortunate enough to grow up in the Church. I knew who God was from a very young age…
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