Hello everyone,

My name is Duncan. When I was little, I thought if I followed the 10 commandments to my best ability, I am deemed a good Christian. If I believed in Christ, he will protect my family and provide me with the life I wanted to live.

I never really got a true understanding of Christianity, until I saw some of my close friends getting baptized. Through their testimony, I was able to understand the importance of having a relationship with God.

As I was starting to build my relationship with God, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. At first, it did not really hit me emotionally, because my mom would always try her best to cover her pain. Until one night, when I heard my mom cry. This was a rare experience because I never expected to see her weak side, and it really hurt me emotionally. I remembered questioning God that night. Why are you punishing the people that believe in you?

During this time, I had the biggest separation from God. I looked for many different outlets besides him. But, through my mom’s battle with cancer, she never gave up on God. She continued to put her trust in him no matter the circumstances. Although she is in the arms of God now, her trust in him never veered. Through the testimony from her peers, I was able to see the impact she had on spreading the gospel to the people around her. After she passed, I was very grateful to have brothers and sisters in Christ that helped show me God’s love through that time. The impact of my mother and friends gave me a lot of hope to continue to trust in God and it gives me peace knowing that we will meet in heaven again.

I may not be a Christian with the most biblical knowledge, but I am confident in my relationship with him. I understand that the journey of being a Christian is difficult because Christianity is going against the current.

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” – Matthew 7:13-14

Therefore, I am not saying that I will never sin again because I am a sinner. As well, nothing bad will happen to me again because of my past experience. I am here to declare that I am a sinner, in need of a saviour, Jesus Christ. My journey with Christ does not end after I get baptized; it is only the beginning.

I understand this is a life-long journey filled with a lot of ups and downs. But, I am confident in trusting in God’s plan for me, no matter how far it veers from my expectation. I am prepared to take up God’s commission for me to make disciples of all nations, no matter where I may be.