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About Us <== That's Us!! Okay, so you kinda know why we set this site up. But, that is only the basic details. I am Matt, and the other Christian that helped me is Bethan. We are two young Christians in Suffolk, I in Felixstowe, and she in Ipswich. We both love the Lord and recognise Him as our Saviour. We met at the Faith Mission Camp about eight years ago in 1999, and have been friends for about six. (We won't talk about the first two!!!!) | Matt's Testimony I became a Christian nearly 10 years ago at 7 years of age. A dear lady at my church (Ranelagh Road Christian Fellowship), helped me become a Christian. She did a lot of youthwork including summer holiday clubs. She helped me to ask the Lord into my life, and since then He has been recognised as my Lord and Saviour.
Then, on Sunday 11 November 2005 (Remembrance Sunday) I got baptised. This was one of the best days of my life. I couldn't stop smiling. That day I felt so close to the Lord as I was baptised. It was amazing.
God Demonstrates his love to us in one simple sentence, arguably the best known passage in the Bible. John 3 V 16. "For God so loved the world he gave his one and only son, that whosoever should believe in him shall not perish but have eternal life"
God gave His Son, Jesus Christ to live on Earth, a perfect life, to be crucified for my sins, and yours because he loves you so much. He has a plan for each and every person that chooses to follow him. The Christian life isn't the easiest; in fact it could be one of the hardest. But it is the most rewarding.
God has promised that He will never leave anyone who chooses to follow Him. There is a poem called Footprints that demonstrates this.
| Bethan's Testimony 
"Each time anyone comes into contact with us, they must become different and better people because of having met us. We must radiate God's love……intense love does not measure…….it just gives"
Mother Teresa
I was at Faith Mission Camp, aged 11 years.
I had cracked my head open while at the swimming pool.
Then I had nightmares at camp because my head hurt and I couldn't sleep properly.
I was afraid that if I died that night I wouldn't go to Heaven. I spoke to one of the leaders, she was talking about Jesus dying on the cross to save my sins.
She told me to think about it for the rest of the week.
On the last day, I talked to her after the evening meeting, she led me into Horham Baptist Chapel and we prayed together. I asked God to forgive my sins; I told him how afraid I had been.
From there on I loved the Lord. As I grew up I have been through the normal challenges of teenage life and wasn't always as good as I could have been.
I always wanted to be at church because of my friends that came in the evenings.
I was upset when they stopped coming and I sometimes refused to go to church, but my father encouraged me continue to attend.
This year I realised I should come to church not because of my friends but to worship God. I also realised how much it helped me to come to church and how much closer I became to God.
I have grown very fond of the song based on Psalm 23 'The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want'.
It makes me happy when I sing it and I feel very close to God.
At the moment my favourite passages in scriptures are Psalm 23, 1 Corinthians Ch13 about love, hope and faith. The other words I like are 'The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever' Isaiah Ch40 v 8.
Every time I went into the exam room during my GCSE's I asked God to help me. I sometimes get very panicky and this helped me to remain calm and concentrate on my exams.
I thank God for helping me to get through my difficult times and I appreciate difficulties that other people have.
At the moment I am going through a hard time, with my parents splitting up and losing some school friends, but I know God will never leave me and he keeps me going.
I want to live for God in my life and am considering whether God is calling me to some form of missionary work. I realise in the future this would mean studying at Bible College. This would help me to learn more of God's word and develop spiritually.
A few months ago I wanted to tell people how much I loved the Lord and to show it in my life. It was then that I realised I needed to be baptized and I was baptized on Sunday 24th September 2006 and it was the best decision I have ever made.
Throughout, I have valued the teachings I had at Faith Mission Camp and Sunday school and meeting fellow Christians. I want to thank them for their help.
Although as a young child I didn't always appreciate coming to church, I want to thank my parents for bringing me to church each Sunday, so that I could find out about the love of God, and the need to have my sins forgiven.
Jesus is my Lord, my Rock, my Saviour.
God does 'AMAZING' things!
I believe everything has been done for a reason.
GOD IS GUIDING ME IN MY LIFE. I'VE PUT ALL MY TRUST IN HIM AND I WANT TO LIVE FOR HIM! Its such a great feeling. He loves you so much. God is changing me every day and I'm learning from my mistakes.
I like a good adventure every now and then.
I laugh at things that I probably shouldn't.
I like to sing my heart out while I'm in the house on my own.
I find inspiration almost everywhere.
I'm constantly having a conversation with either God or myself in my head.
My favorite conversations that I have with people are the deep, meaningful, under-the-surface ones that don't happen every single day. I treasure them. I like sharing dreams. I really, really care about your feelings. I care about how you really are, not just what you tell everyone.
I'm a stand-up kind of girl, and I'll usually say what I want, but I'm careful to try not to hurt people and make sure they still feel loved and accepted by me and not judged; the bible says to "speak the truth in love." There's always a nicer way to say something, and I confess that I don't always take the nice route, but I do try.
I want to learn as much as I can from every situation I am in.
I want God to change me a little more each day.
'The more we love God the more we love each other'.
.To have Jesus always be the centre of my life, it's so hard in the world we live in, but I always try.
.To love like my life depended on it.
.To look with my heart, not my eyes.
.To dream bigger dreams.
.To not buy into the lies the world tells me.
.To learn from my mistakes.
.To stand for what's right, even when unpopular.
.To have character and morality when uncommon.
.To have a lifestyle based not on convenience, but on character, not on what is easy, but what is excellent, not on what 'feels' good, but what is good..
.To hold onto the truth and embrace it with my heart and life.
.To be honest and truthful in matters large and small, regardless of the consequences.
.To take responsibility for my actions, and point to no-one to justify my wrong decisions.
.To be who God wants me to be, not who the world wants me to be.
.To learn more about life and Jesus everyday.
.To not take anything or anyone for granted.
.To not be shallow like the rest of the world.
.To reach out with compassion to the hurting and less fortunate, both in my society and around the world.
'To refuse to be absorbed with my own comforts and desires, to look outside myself.
.To find beauty in everyone.
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