Recently, I attended a conference at which the speaker, Dr
Kwashi (Nigeria), encouraged people to share their story of salvation. I've realised that I
very often talk about how I started writing, how I experienced a certain
situation and what I learnt from it, but rarely why or how I became a disciple
of Jesus. Maybe that's because I think my story is too predictable, not of the
‘Wow’ kind of story. But this word from the Pastor made me realise that every experience
of a personal encounter with Jesus is worth sharing. So, here's mine, hoping to
hear yours too...My Dad and I at the Pastors Book set project-Yaounde 2013
I was born into a Christian family. From a young age, I was exposed to teachings about heaven, sin, and hell, and I attended denominational schools. I knew and prayed the ‘sinner’s prayer’ several times. With such supervision, combined with my very shy and withdrawn character, I had almost no chance of going off the rails. But I struggled with internal questions about the purpose of my life, making friends, and dealing with adolescent challenges.