Hi! For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Osanna and I’ll be sharing my testimony today.

Like a lot of other kids here I was lucky to grow up in a Christian family. I’ve been going to church for as long as I can remember, going to BSF, and even serving in
star kids once I was old enough. I didn’t really understand the point of baptism, I knew I was a christian why would I need to get baptized? I talked about it with my
parents and learned that it wasn’t just a dunk in the water and it was declaring what we believe to the world.

I’ve been thinking about baptism for a while now but I wasn’t sure if I was ready. I thought that I had to go through some sort of crazy transformation or experience,
but I learned that that isn’t the case. I thought about how God had worked in my life, through small groups with my family ever since I was a kid, through friends at
church and at school, and there’s so much more that he’s done. This summer my family and I got to go back to Hong Kong for a visit and I really saw God’s work
there. In my old small group, the kids were all grown up, and every single one of them were serving in church. That’s when I decided I wanted to go through with
baptism. God had done so much for me that the least I could do was declare that my life as His and that my will is to serve him. I don’t know what God has in store
for my life, but I trust that it is good and that my gifts will be used to serve him. I want to thank my parents and my family for always showing up and supporting
me when I needed it, I want to thank my friends for encouraging me to make the right decisions, and I want to thank my small group for showing me what it means
to grow together in Christ.

A verse that encouraged me a lot is Jeremiah 29:11 “ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.” This verse helped me know that it doesn’t matter whether or not I know how my life is going to go because God does.

Thank you all for listening!