I did not grow up in Christian home but I did know about Jesus from attending VBS and attending church with friends. When I was 14 at a church service my friends were going down to talk to the pastor and I went, but I never felt any different and soon stopped attending church at all. I went through my teenage years trying not to think of God, thinking that if I ignored Him he would leave me alone.

In my twenties I got married and things were going well and a few years later I was expecting our first child. When I was 8 months pregnant we were transferred 4 hours from our home to a place where I didn’t know anyone. My husband was working 14 hour days and I had a new baby and my marriage was in trouble. During this time God was reaching out to me and He intervened in my life. My husband received a job offer in Enoree, SC. With the move we had a company house next door to a Baptist parsonage. I knew that this was not a coincidence. We starting attending church and each week I was under conviction so bad that I felt like the people around me could see me shaking , I was absolutely miserable. I knew that I needed Jesus to come into my life. After about a month of this I let go of the pew and the next thing I knew I was telling the pastor I wanted to accept Jesus.

Accepting Jesus has made a tremendous difference in my life, from the moment that I accepted Him he lifted the burden of the sin and shame that I had carried for years. Jesus has always been there for me through the years when difficulties came and He has given me a confidence that nothing else can.