Since I was young, God was present in my life, but I never knew his immense capabilities. He was always there, so I never tried to dig thoroughly into the importance of his existence in me. As a child that grew up in a Christian family, I was constantly reminded that Jesus was my savior, but that was it. My parents brought me to church every sunday. I really liked church. For me, church meant friends, good food and dancing time. Church also meant going to Mcdonald's with friends after the service. However, I realized I never had an actual reason to go to church that was related to God.

But stuff started to change when the pandemic started. I was back then in secondary 1. During lockdown, when I couldn't go to school, I gradually lost motivation to do anything. For me, I didn’t feel like usual. I needed direct social interactions, I missed going to the pool..I just wanted that the life of constantly meeting up with others in zoom meetings or staying at home all the time ended. But during this time, because I was going through an unexpected unstable feeling, I was also subconsciously getting closer to God and realizing all the blessings he gave to me in the past. I started to rely on Him more when I was having hard times. I also decided to participate in Daniel’s Fasting, Morning group prayers called Saegyeobjul gido even though it was done virtually and Bible study called saegmyunge salm. This helped me to reinforce my beliefs in Christ. When I took my second yesu yeongjob moim after the Bible Study with Choi byeonghe moksanim, I felt that God was really important in my life as he was leading me and helping me endure negative influences. So I decided to receive and accept Christ.

Now I believe that God is with me all the time since I accepted him as my savior. I know he will be by my side when I go through hardships and I won't hesitate to ask for his help. I will know that everything that has happened to me is all because of God's will. Therefore, in return, I will seek God’s will and obey Him because he is my Lord. So finally, I would like to get baptized according to the tradition of our church, a Baptist Church. Thank you.