I had a fear that was out of the ordinary for such a young boy. My family faithfully attended one of the few churches to choose from in the small town that I grew up in. I remember going to …
Category: Stories
Laura D
I was blessed to have grown up going to church, where I learned about God, went to Sunday school, went on mission trips, everything. Although I believed in God, it was mostly because I just assumed everyone did and that …
Roza
I grew up in a culturally Muslim family in Kyrgyzstan where we acknowledged the existence of God, and my father taught us to honor and be afraid of God, but we didn’t know who God was. He was distant and …
Laura T
Hi! My name is Laura, and I grew up in Minnesota until I moved to North Dakota for my first professional job at the University of North Dakota. When I moved to North Dakota, I was carrying a lot of …
Tia
My family didn’t begin to attend church regularly until I was about four years old after my aunt invited my family to her church. My older sister and I attended the Wednesday night kids’ club where we were introduced to …
Bob
I was born in New Hampshire and raised in New England in a family of ten children by loving and caring parents. Dad was faithful to bring us to church throughout our formative years, and for me, always against my …
Thomas
I grew up in a home that was very religious. From a young age, we always went to church each Sunday and had many rules regarding things we should and should not …
Hayley
I grew up attending a Christian elementary school and accepted Christ as my Savior at 8 years old. Romans 3:23 states “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”, and Romans 6:23 says “for the wages …