Jagoda's Testimony

I grew up in a small village in an evangelical family. As a child I always felt different from other children because I did not go to the Roman Catholic Church. I also did not go to Catholic religion class in school. Already as a small girl I believed in my heart that God exists and nobody had to force me to believe in him. I went to Sunday school and there I learned Bible stories and memory verses. Yet, I felt an invisible barrier which separated me from a Holy God. I thought God was a powerful King of the universe who could destroy anyone with lightning! Yet, As a teenager I rebelled against my parents by smoking cigarettes with my friends from class. I pretended to be an adult, making my own decisions, but inside I was torn. I lied to the people closest to me about the cigarettes. I felt really bad but I was afraid to tell the truth. I surrounded myself with people but I felt very lonely in my heart. I Also thought about suicide. I was very hurt and I had a big problem with my emotions. I saw a lot of evil in school and at home I had a lot of anger. I began to judge other people according to my own righteousness. I was living in sin and I was far away from Jesus because I only knew him from stories and not as a personal Savior.

One day my sister started reading the Bible and she was getting closer and closer to God. We talked about how our lives look like now and what our lives can become. My sister encouraged me to read the Bible, to follow Jesus, and be baptized. When I started reading the Bible I saw my sin and that I am not a good person. I finally did give my life to Jesus and I got baptized May of 2002! I did not know everything about Jesus and the Bible but I knew that following Jesus was the best decision I had ever made. God cleaned me from all sin, gave me a new life, and a feeling of worth that I now have in Jesus.

After I got baptized I prayed for a spiritual family and Jesus heard my prayer! I moved to Poznań in 2007 and I met many believers. I went to Bible studies and grew spiritually like I never had before. I experienced healing and deliverance from suicidal thoughts. I started getting involved in street evangelism through drama. Jesus gave me courage to go to college and he broke the fear that I had before people. I am excited to serve others in love, tell others my testimony, and share the good news to people who don’t know the Lord. Jesus poured into my heart a desire for prayer and I meet with sisters in Christ in a prayer group to intercede for people. I am experiencing answered prayer and lives that are being changed by Jesus!