I am from a
Christian household but never had a personal relationship with God. However,
when I joined Epic Youth and went to this year's camp, everything changed.
Years back, I've had a few incidents with friendships and this led me to trying
to perfect myself just for others to be happy with me. This didn't end well and
led me to depression and thoughts of ending it. The thoughts of everything that
was happening made me doubt God so much and made me just ask why this had to
happen to me. However this year, I had chosen to take a big step in my faith.
To get baptised. To be free. A while back before I made the big step, I had a
talk with my leader about my friendships. She showed me that I shouldn't care
what others think, I should care what God thinks. I finally realised I needed
to leave the past and come to the present. I made the decision of getting
baptised on that day and also on that day during worship, I received a
vision/hearing. God stood in front of me proudly saying well done and beside
him was my deceased family friend who brought my family to faith saying she was
proud of me. Later on during camp I finally got myself baptised and I felt so
free. I finally broke the chains off my shoulders and I could not stop praising
the Lord. During the night of the baptism, I had gotten slain by the Spirit. I
then received another vision. I was running in a white glowing field non-stop.
I'm so thankful this camp just helped me express my feelings and helped my
faith because I understand now that God has a plan for me and I am so grateful
for what he has given me.