Myranda Wright (student, age 20)
The awesome thing about God is He doesn't require you to know every single detail about salvation. That comes with time. What He does require is FAITH.

Amanda Bucci (student, age 22)
I have found over the years through growing up, moving away from home, and loosing close relationships that God is the only person that I can truly always count on.

Jamie Graham (student, age 21)
It took a while for me to fully understand the meaning of the decision I made but I have never regretted it.

Kathryn Clemmer (student, age 21)
I convinced myself that it was ok to be upset with my parents because they had let me down.

Amy Inmon (student)
A PART OF ME

Rajit Chatterjea (student)
from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God

John Roberts (student, age 22)
I am blown away by His unconditional love and His pursuit of me.

Lyndsey Loyd (student, age 18)
Even though I knew about God and knew all the stories about Christ, I knew that there was something missing in my life.

Jerry Studdard (student)
I let Jesus Christ take control of my life and took on the responsibilities that went along with calling myself a Christian.

Justin Fernandez (student, age 24)
I began reading the Bible for the first time. Answers to life's questions began to jump out at me

trey woodruff (student, age 21)
He came to earth and lived just as we did, but he did live a perfect life.

Breanne Oldham (student)
It was really hard to be away from everyone that I knew and there was nothing that I could do about it, but I was able to lean on God and He gave me comfort and strength to make it through the situation.

Laura Hyman (student, age 22)
In school, I watched people who called themselves Christians,yet they went to drink and party during the weekend.

Liz Oakes (student)
I realized that that night was a turning point in my life

Ryan Gilchrist (student, age 19)
I discovered my passion for music and the gift it was from God

Henry White (student, age 21)
How being just a good person won't make you happy!

Michael Ball (professional, age 37)
He has brought HOPE, JOY, and PEACE to my life. I have found His teachings to be true and relevant to my daily life and He has always been FAITHFUL.

Carla Lahey (professional, age 23)
I remember the speaker talking about the difference between having a head knowledge of Jesus and a heart knowledge of Jesus.

Thomas Willoughby (student, age 19)
I never really connected with the whole religious thing, it seemed so boring and confining(all those rules and stuff). I think alot of people get this same impression, but let me tell you I was wrong.

Susan Robertson (student, age 20)
I prayed that one day, it wouldn't hurt so much to not have my family all together. I prayed that I would stop feeling so alone.

Jody Wysor (student, age 27)
I wanted to play my friend's Atari 2600 so bad that I ran into my house and took some money.

Brady Branham (student, age 23)
Through talking to people and reading the Bible and praying I began to understand that I had to tell people about God and what he did for us and how much he loved us.

Emily

The joy of His salvation exceeds all, and I've come to trust that

Kimberly Gross (student, age 20)
I know Who holds my future!

Tony Bixler (student, age 19)
I have come to realize that no matter how hard a person tries to be ""good enough"" or find joy that this quest for happiness is a lost cause without God as the cornerstone of a person's life.

Holly Cobb (student, age 19)
I knew I was missing something but what was it!

Elizabeth Thomas (student, age 19)
The Lord is continuing to teach me things about Him and about me and my life. He is also putting people into my life to help me along the way.

Kelly Bryant (student, age 20)
When I am worried about something, I tell Him and ask Him to take care of the situation for me. When I am glad about something that happens, I thank Him for it.

Millicent Pickering (student, age 21)
Growing up on a farm, I knew all about life and hard work. Or so I thought. Farming and raising animals can be difficult, however, living a life is even more challenging.

Rebecca F. (student)
He is always there to guide me and give me HOPE. He gives me JOY and PEACE in the middle of my circumstances. I couldn't make it a day without Him.

Tara Lohwater (student, age 20)
It was in that place that I realized that God is my Father. I never had seen Him as a personal Daddy until that moment.

Lori Meshew (student, age 22)
For some reason, I was afraid to say that I never knew this. I was afraid to admit that I had never turned my life over to Jesus. I was afraid to admit that I needed God.

Casey Ross (professional, age 28)
I started noticing some of the people around me. They were going through a different Christian experience than I was. There was life to their faith. Jesus was real to them. He made a noticeable difference in their life.

Preston Gambordella (student, age 22)
Always having a great respect for God I began to seek him for giudeance, but I still did not have a personal relationship with him through his son Jesus Christ.

Kacy Chandler (student, age 19)
There was no flash of lightening, nor was I immediatly a whole new person, but over the course of a few years God changed my personalily completely.

Kelli Shipman (student, age 21)
It makes my days so much brighter when I spend time with Him

Melanie Van Cleave (student)
So here is my story, God is someone I vent to and someone I trust. Sometimes God straightens me out and reminds me he knows best. And who better to be in control than the creator of the universe

Stephanie King (student, age 20)
No, I was never one for a lot of rebellion, but I have experienced many changes that are not necessarily tangible. I have a sense of peace and joy that I never had as a child or young teenager.

Brad Hobbs (student)
I think I can finally grow into what God wants me to. Trials and tribulations are part of the game, but with prayer and loving friends and family, it is not too much to overcome

Morgan Cartledge (student, age 18)
I've had a lot of things going on with my family lately that have caused me to somewhat doubt God's faithfulness.

angie wise (student, age 20)
Angie's Story

Kay Costilow (student, age 19)
August 30th, my mom was in a horrible car/train accident

Christina Linguidi (student, age 18)
I trusted God with everything in my life accept my eating disorder.

Kimberly Moon (student, age 19)
I feel that there is always room for improvement and growing spiritually but when I die, I know that I will be in Heaven with Jesus.

Chris Moore (student, age 19)
The idea of my spirit living forever and ever was scary.

Jeff Jernigan (student, age 18)
Growing Over Time

meredith kubicek (student, age 21)
He's been there with me, showing me where to turn every step i've taken. i know i can always look to Him, and i know i'm ever alone. and that gives me such peace and joy it's unspeakable.

Brooke Gray (student, age 21)
it was not until a couple of years later that I realized what a difference Christ could make in my life

June C. Scoggins (professional)
I had a lot of ""head"" knowledge about Jesus, the Christ, but that I did not have a personal relationship with Him.

Hannah Kerns (student, age 20)
I began doing things he did and his friends did, just to fit in. I drank, tried drugs, and did sexual things with my boyfriend. This whole time I was rebelling against my parents

Heather Edwards (student, age 21)
God is unbelieveable!

Jason Powell (student, age 24)
I felt God so much that night

K'Lynne McKinley (professional, age 22)
I didn't know exactly what that meant or where my life would lead, but I find myself now in Boston

Ginger Sinsabaugh MacDonald (professional)
Christianity became nothing more than another belief system with a few major candy-intensive holidays.

Isaac Gardner (student, age 18)
It was like He was always in the back of my head trying to get my attention, but I never let the views of God come out in my words or actions.

Joseph G (professional)
For me, real living is found in Christ.

Rachel Wong (professional)
Before I met Christ, I was contented with my belief in a mixture of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestral worship. But now I would never exchange the joy I have in Christ for anything.

Jason Martin (professional)
Jesus has changed my life.

Chris Mills (professional)
The most amazing thing was that I actually felt God's love.

Shane Williamson (student, age 21)
Being a christian is more than just living right.

Lauren Webb (student, age 19)
Life is not easy now by any means, but there is an inner peace and unexplainable joy that is mine because Christ lives in me.

Amanda Buckhaults (student, age 19)
Jesus is my comfort and peace

Katie Randolph (athlete, age 19)
I told myself that I was not going to fall to the temptations like my peers around me were doing. At the end of my sophomore year though, I decided to follow the crowd.

Brooke Gray (student, age 21)
I have been far from perfect in my lifetime and God does not call us to be perfect...He just calls us to love Him and be obedient.

Amy Baker (student, age 18)
The Lessons I Continue To Learn

Kimberly Moon (student, age 19)
I try to make sure that other are put before me and I do not hurt people the way that I used to

Michael Burgett (student, age 22)
A small town boy who found so much out there

Jessie B (student)
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

Christina Garrett (student, age 22)
I was mainly doing this to impress the friends I hung out with. It was like they had won the game, since I gave into their pressures to try these new things.

Amy Boyer (professional, age 25)
sitting in a coffee shop in San Francisco with a fellow seminarian, I shared my story with tears flowing down

Moncef S (student)
I tried to pray, but really for the first time, I was just talking to God.

Bridgett Wilkerson (student, age 24)
I guess you can say I sort of ""straddled the fence"" between living a Christian life and living life the way I wanted to.

Walt Cain (student, age 19)
At this point I realized that I had two options: One ,I could fold my arms and turn my back on God and be bitter about the whole situation, or two, I could turn to him and put my FAITH in him.

Jimmy Darby (student, age 22)
I feel kind of strange just throwing all of this information out there, but I'm also excited at the same time. I'd like to tell you about the most important thing that's ever happened to me.

Heather Moellman (student, age 19)
My life, especially spiritually, is under constant reinovations. But I am comforted to know that Christ is the one smoothing out all the imperfections.

Chris McArthur (student, age 19)
God took my life and gave me talents and abilities to use for His will.

Rahim S (professional)
I had an experience with the Prince of Peace

Matt Hoaldridge
Life Ain't Easy
And I'll be honest with you most of the time I was letting myself get hit pretty hard.

Jenni Davis (student, age 21)
until about my sophomore year in college, my relationship with God was pretty much that superficial

Janet Rhue (student, age 21)
I always knew accepting Christ into my life was the right thing to do.

Anna Pitts (student, age 19)
My Story

Sara Richburg (student, age 19)
My Story

Kelly Anderson (student, age 18)
I found a wonderful group of Christian friends here in college, and I began to see how much they loved Jesus and lived out that love everyday, and they were joyous as a result.

Tim Carter
Adventure with God in Sau Paulo
God is right there and you have to prepare yourself to find him. Look deep within yourself for God is there.

Jessica Walston Walston (artist/musician, age 19)
I doubted God and Jesus and the Bible. I doubted everything. So, when I doubted God, I couldn't find any point in life. I understood how people want to end it all.

Phillip Nagano (student, age 21)
Life

Rebecca McJunkin (student, age 21)
Being a Christian was like a job to me or just something i did, it didn't become a relationship until I went to college.

Lacondria Simmons (student, age 20)
One of the coolest things about God in my opinion, is that He meets you where you are.

Cody Ragasdale
I was just tired of it all
I ran down to the place where it had happened and my beautiful Jeep looked like a jacked up pile of crap.

Misti Hubbard
Goody two shoes?
I was definitely not perfect nor will I ever be on this earth and quite often I was viewed as the goody two shoes among everyone at school

Ginger O.
Religion to Relationship

Chris Simmons
Without Jesus or With Jesus
I have been trying to live my life for him, yet I have discovered that this isn't a walk in the park.

larry dunaway
rebel without a clue
my wife and i knew we wanted to raise our children knowing about Jesus , and to teach them i

Darla Dunaway
Wow! What a Savior
The Holy Spirit leads me in such an awesome way that I don't worry about what tomorrow holds, I just rely on the Father and that makes life the

Laura Gimenez
So, all good people don't go to heaven?
Being a good person does not assure your ticket to heaven, knowing Christ does.

Chris Forbes (VitaNovis Webmaster)
A Little Like Jazz Music
The biggest trouble was trying to find words that described what was going on inside me. My friends wanted to know what was the deal with me. I tried to tell them, but they had trouble grasping it because of the simplicity of it all

Jenni Crute (student, age 19)
It is a comfort to me to know I have a friend like him in my life that cares so much for me and loves me. He continues to mold me into his desire for my life and I can't wait to see what he has got for me in the future.

Kimberlee Duncan (student, age 21)
There is no guarantee that everyone and everything will not disappoint me, except God.

James still thinking (student, age 19)
Appreciate

Katie Blatchford (student, age 21)
My Story

Carrie Cothran (student, age 19)
Now that I am beginning to understand how much God loves me, I am learning what it means to love Him and love others around me.

Jacob Wright (athlete, age 14)
God has really changed my life! John 3:16

Amy Boswell (student, age 19)
God simply smiles and lets out a sigh of patience. He realizes that he created us and he is the molder, in due time we will be just what he has created us to be.

Andrew Anderson (student, age 21)
Frankly, I had no interest in religion, Jesus, the Bible, or anything like that.

Meredith Barkley (student, age 21)
Family can't connect you to God - only you can

Ashley Chinery (student, age 20)
My Reason for Living

Nicole Tingle (student, age 20)
the beginning of a life long journey...

Julie Ross (professional)
What I didn't grasp was that God was seeking ME

Mallory Griffin (student, age 18)
I love God with all my heart, and I love Him even more for the great things He's done in my life. Everyday is another step in the journey, and I can't wait to see what God will do next!

John Wilson (student, age 21)
My life changed. I still screw up sometimes - I'm not perfect, just human. But God knows I'm trying to be the best person I can.

Tara Taylor (student, age 24)
The sad part about this wonderful change in my life was that I never really understood all of the details and responsibilities a Christian should possess.

Scott Christopher (student, age 19)
It's a process, not a one-minute decision, and He is guiding us all along the way.

Rayne H (student, age 22)
I was always trying to do things on my own, I am the independent type. I would make myself sick over tests, papers, and working to earn money. The first 2 years of my college life were misery.

Kimbelry Koopman (student, age 21)
Christ is my Hope, my Life and my love.

Jonathan Raffini (student, age 21)
My Story

Nicholas Taylor (student, age 22)
I will try a little of this and a lttle of that. I will satisfy this deep hunger for happiness and joy through what the world has to offer.

Erica McLeod (student, age 19)
I think that there are many areas that I can improve upon. God is showing everyday what it is to fully rely on Him for everything that I need.

Katie Lathan (student, age 21)
I experienced God's love for ME!

Michelle Craig (student, age 21)
As I was slowly sliding away, I would look at my friends and wonder why they weren't doing the things I did. I kept sliding away and finally realized that I needed to get my life right again with Jesus.

Christy Lee (student, age 20)
Through the years I tried to satisfy my need for God in other avenues, but in the end I ran back to his feet.

Robert Cloninger (student)
My God Experience

Bradyn Roddy (student)
i heard a voice inside me telling me to come follow.

Jennifer Holeton (student, age 26)
This changed our lives. We came to understand that we must simply accept God's free gift

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