How was a disastrous camp a turning point in David’s life?
“I was born into a Christian home and am grateful for everyone who taught me about Jesus.
“Through my teenage years I had questions about what I had grown up believing—not because of doubt, but because a youth leader had challenged me to genuinely ‘own my faith’. He said that if the Bible’s words about Jesus were true, then being a Christian wasn’t just about my upbringing, but it was the result of God’s work in my life.
Mark
What was the question that Mark could never escape?
‘I was at a youth group party one afternoon and saw a leader with a cassette recorder working his way around the group asking a question.
‘Shy as I was about being recorded and having to reveal something significant about myself, I secretly listened in to prepare my answer. “Why do you believe in God?” was the question, terrifying me even more than doing a recording.
Geoff
Why does Geoff thank God every day?
‘As I think about what Jesus has done for me, I’m so thankful for the extraordinary blessing which He has poured out on my life … Every day I thank my God for demonstrating His love for me—even me!—in this: that whilst I was in every way imaginable a sinner (and then some!), Christ died for me.’
Gill
‘I used to believe that if you did something wrong, you should be punished so that the wrongdoings could be offset. I thought I could live my life according to my will as long as I could bear the consequences. I liked to look strong and responsible in my behaviour, but I was actually weak and guilty inside.
Cameron
How did Cam discover meaning and purpose in life?
“I was raised in a household that claimed to be Christian and went to an Anglican school for twelve years; but in all this time I was never taught the Bible. During high school my best mate had a living faith. He was not afraid to defend it and was quite able to do so; to my chagrin I could not cause him to stumble. He was able to resist all of the folly and temptation that surrounded him for years, and stuck by me even as I made one awful decision after another. All of this he did with patience and humility. God was laying some groundwork—by the end of school I had no significant intellectual barriers to faith but had not understood my depravity or my need for redemption. Continue reading
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