My parents died when I was little and, after living with my grandma for a while, I continued my childhood in a bigger family at Joana’s House orphanage and then at Hand of Help orphanage.

I always knew that God had a purpose for my life, that was for me to discover. The main dream of my childhood was to was to study at University – I was praying for this to happen before even knowing what a University is (I heard that it was a good place to go to 🙂 ). Anyway, it was a good dream that came true. I am still thanking God.

When I was a child, I saw God as a set of rules, good rules. The bad part was that as I was growing older, I realized I was not able to keep all these good rules. I was selfish, self-centered, without power to love the people around me. I was struggling with some issues (bad things, sins) that I was not able to overcome. I was chained, seeing a future without hope. During my senior high school years, I manifested a rebellious behavior towards people.

During my first University year, I started to attend the meetings of a Christian student group. I was drawn by the way they interacted: they showed love and respect for one another; honor, friendliness, and dignity were the accepted common ground. It was not a theoretical goal, it was a real thing.

I wanted to change. Hope started to take root into my heart. The supernatural change came during an English Summer Camp (after my first year of University). After a hard year of studying, I needed some time off. A holiday in the mountains, learning English (I loved English) sounded refreshing. During that week, something supernatural happened in me: I understood that God is not a set of rules, but a source of love. At that time God, through supernatural power changed my inner nature to be able to overcome all the evil, the sins in my life. I was set free from my evil chains. I was starting a new life, with new hope, a new future, and a new heart.

It was like I was seeing life for the first time (as a child after being born) with a fresh, new perspective.

I received forgiveness and the unconditional love of God. Jesus words became reality in my life – I understood the sacrifice that He did, dying for my sins, and opening the way for me to receive new life from God.

My Lord and Saviour is Jesus Christ. He changed my life. I want to live as He did and He is supporting me in this learning process.

I am the light of the world: he that follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life – Jesus