As A Depressed 18-Year-Old, Failed My Exams, Isolated, I Decided To Go Back To My Primary School. I Mostly Held Sad Memories Except For One Teacher Who Showed Some Interest In Me When I Told Her I Had Started Having Piano Lessons. I Was 10 Years Old And Playing The Piano In My Parents’ Front Room Became My Escape From Daily Stress, Brawls, And Screaming Matches Between My Older Siblings And My Parents. This Is My Personal Story.
Lost, And Alone Until A Loving God LIT Up My Depression | Vasantha Narayanswami | Malayali/Malayalee Christian
As A Depressed 18-Year-Old, Failed My Exams, Isolated, I Decided To Go Back To My Primary School. I Mostly Held Sad Memories Except For One Teacher Who Showed Some Interest In Me When I Told Her I Had Started Having Piano Lessons. I Was 10 Years Old And Playing The Piano In My Parents’ Front Room Became My Escape From Daily Stress, Brawls, And Screaming Matches Between My Older Siblings And My Parents. This Is My Personal Story.
Every Person’s Story Points To Jesus. According To Genesis 1:27, All People Are Image-Bearers Of God. According To Colossians 1:15, Jesus Is The Image Of God. Hence, Our Whole Life And Purpose Ultimately Should Image Jesus, (Which Is Why We Cannot Understand Anybody’s Personal Story And Purpose Until We Interpret It In Light Of The Life And Redemption Of Jesus.)
I Had No Idea What I Was Walking Into Though. While Playing On Stage, I Began To Feel Like I Was The Unholiest Among All The Guys There. I Knew That I Must Be The Only One Who Was Doing Drugs And Smoking And Drinking There, And I Began To Feel Strangely Convicted, Like I Was Unclean And A Hypocrite. This Is My Personal Story.
Although I Knew Non-Christians Were Good People, They Still Lacked The Visible Peace That Comes From Knowing That Something More Powerful Was In Control Of Their Lives, For Their Benefit. Noticing The Increasing Differences Between Christ-Led And Self-Led Lives Over The Next Few Months, I Realised That Living A Life With Christ Is Better Than Living One Without Him. This Is My Personal Story.
Within Months Of Dating, There Would Be Trouble In Paradise. Ranjit Singh Got Arrested For Drug Consumption And Was Sentenced To Nine Months In Prison. Ranjit Kaur Says: “I Didn’t Even Know He Had Been Arrested. I Was Searching For Him And His Brother Told Me He Was In Prison.” “I Told Ranjit Singh I Wouldn’t Leave Him. Everybody Should Be Given A Second Chance.” Up Till Then, Ranjit Kaur Had No Idea Ranjit Singh Was A Drug Addict.
These Women Struggled To Leave The Sex Trade. They Did Not Have An Alternative Livelihood. Like So Many Women Looking For A Way Out Of Extreme Poverty, She And Three Colleagues Had Come Willingly To A City In India. Their Supervisor Promised Them A Much Better Paying Job There. Instead, They Were Sold Into Prostitution.
My Name Is Reshma Chavan. I Was Born In Vizag, India And Was Brought Up In A Very Poor Family Where Even Food Was A Daily Struggle. Life Was Not Easy For Me As I Faced Many Challenges Daily From All Sides. I Went Through Unbelievable Hardships In India. It Was Just Unimaginable Suffering And Lack For Every Need Of Life.