Raised in the Adventist church, Jenni turned away as a rebellious teenager. She lost many loved ones during her life, from babies to adults. This led to her becoming dependent on addictive substances for some years, numbing herself from the world and what it had to offer.
Jenni knew this couldn’t last as her health was declining. She knew she needed to find peace with herself but didn’t really know how to.
“I began my pathway back to Jesus,” says Jenni, “with just a prayer every now and then.” With encouragement from her sister, Donna, and books such as Steps to Christ, her strength began to grow each day, and she began to sense the Holy Spirit helping her, each step of the way. “Now,” she says, “I have now found peace in Jesus.”
With lots of prayer, Jenni knows that Jesus gave her the strength to become healthy again, both in mind and body. She thanks Him every day for the strength she now has and finds herself chatting with Him often about what’s going on in her life. She is keenly looking forward to the day when she can be reunited with her lost loved ones and especially to walking and talking with Jesus in person.
Jenni thanks many for helping her to where she is today. She had Bible studies with Donna and the church pastor, for more than a year and then had to postpone her baptism twice due to Covid 19.
Finally, she was baptised in Geelong Church on Tuesday, 4 August, bringing the occasion forward from the weekend due to the impending lockdown the following day.
Fortunately, restrictions were such that 20 of her family and friends were able to be with her for this very special day. Despite the hail and being officially the coldest day of the year, her heart was filled with joy and the warmth of God’s love.
Gavin Rowe