Easter Baptism Testimony

Authors：Luna Wang, John Wu, William Tong, Grace Li, James Luo, Jayden Wang
Date: 05/16/2025
Category：感恩见证

Before I encountered Christ, I wasn’t very faithful, and I pretty much just played during worship time. My life before was spacey, and something just felt off, like a puzzle piece was missing. However, now the puzzle feels complete and I feel great, because now I have God and Jesus! I know He’s there and He always will be, and He won’t ever leave me!
I can’t remember exactly what happened that brought me close to Christ because it just happened all of a sudden. But the change Christ has made in my life is HUGE! I started listening more to the sermons and stopped being so loud (although I still do it sometimes).

In my current walk with Christ, getting to know Him makes me feel that I am loved and that someone is always watching me and will ALWAYS be there for me whenever I’m down. I even prayed to God to change some of my bad habits, and He did!

I want to try my best to let my non-Christian friends know God and let them feel God’s love and mercy. I want them to feel the way I feel now: loved and having someone I can rely on.

I’ve been coming to this church as long as I can remember. Because my parents were Christians, I always attended Sunday school because my parents would force me, but it was just a time for me to chat with friends and goof off. As I got older, that turned into sleeping during sermons or watching my phone.

After a certain point in high school, I started to force myself to pay attention. Since I’m becoming an adult, my parents became more lenient and didn’t really force us to attend church, but I still went because I felt like I needed to in order to be a role model for my siblings. Outside of church, though, I don’t do a lot to honor God. I curse often, judge others, and don’t read the Bible.

I think I still have felt God in my life when I pray in a desperate situation, like encountering a really lucky coincidence after praying for help. I want to become closer to God, but I can’t do it alone. It feels impossible to cut off the sins in my life without Christ. I realize that committing to Him and getting baptized is the next step in following Him. As a Christian, I will commit to His church by serving and attending regularly.

I grew up going to church, but I didn’t truly know God. It felt more like a routine than a relationship. I thought that being good and showing up was enough.

That changed when I heard the Gospel in a way that finally made sense. I realized that I was separated from God by my sin and that Jesus gave His life so I could be forgiven.

I joined the baptism class out of curiosity. You may have heard the saying “curiosity killed the cat.” What you probably didn’t hear is the second part of it, “but satisfaction brought it back.” And that is what I hope to do with my baptism — bring me back to God.

So this is — let’s call it my debut. Baptism is my debut moment. It’s not the end of my journey; it’s just the beginning. And I’m stepping into this new life with Jesus as the center of it all. So yes, what you are seeing today is my baptism — but BTS (behind the scenes, not Bangtan Sonyeondan), this moment is the result of a quiet journey of faith, healing, and finally choosing to follow Jesus. I can’t wait to see where He leads me next.

I’ve known Christ for as long as I can remember. My mom began taking me to church when I was little, and since then, my faith has been a constant presence in my life. We moved to Seattle when I was in elementary school, where we found a wonderful church and made amazing friends. Life felt perfect — until the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything during my fifth-grade year.

Following God’s calling, my family moved to Atlanta. Though I was a little unsure about moving, I fell in love with Wesleyan School and was thrilled when I was accepted to start sixth grade. However, I began the year doing school online, which brought unexpected challenges. At first, it was manageable, with a few other students also online, but as the year went on, more and more students returned to in-person classes. Slowly, I became “the new girl on the screen with the cat.” I spent so much time online — not just for school but also scrolling through social media out of boredom. I had also stopped going to church, and I struggled to reconnect with God.

Thankfully, God met me in my lowest moment. One Thursday morning, while watching the chapel livestream from home, our middle school principal spoke about Psalm 23. He explained that while Psalm 24 was significant to Wesleyan, Psalm 23 had a special meaning in his own home. He read the verses aloud.

As I listened, a sense of peace washed over me — a peace I had never experienced before. The words resonated deeply, especially the reminder that even in the darkest valleys, God is with us. Psalm 23 became my favorite Bible verse. Whenever I felt discouraged or overwhelmed, I would read it aloud and feel God’s comfort.

Today, my walk with Christ is still about learning to trust Him more deeply in every aspect of my life. I’ve realized that faith isn’t just about the big, life-changing moments; it’s also about the small, everyday choices to follow Him.

Through my school, I’ve learned the importance of being with peers and a community that is willing to help me strengthen my faith. That is why I want to be baptized and be more involved with ACCCN. I want to deepen my involvement by finding more ways to give back, and I want my actions to reflect God’s love. My hope is that by staying committed to the church, I can continue growing in my walk with Christ and help others feel the same sense of belonging and purpose that I’ve found.

Before I really started to know Christ, I was in the church, but I didn’t take it too seriously. It was just one of the things that my parents told me to do. But starting from 5th grade, I did take church seriously and tried to know Christ more. By February, I started thinking about getting baptized to show my confession of faith. Some of the things Christ is currently improving in my life include my attitude, my thoughts, and my language.

Right now, I am reading the Bible somewhat daily, am praying daily, and still getting to know Jesus more. I have a hope that through Christ, I can go to heaven and gain the confidence to spread the gospel myself. In the future, I hope to continue to serve the church and spread the gospel throughout.

I grew up in this church and have been coming since I was very young. However, I never really felt close or connected to God growing up. I mainly just came because my parents encouraged it. Eventually my parents stopped coming to the church, and I just came because my brother did. During this time, I found it hard to find meaning in attending church.

Once my brother graduated from high school, I kind of felt like I lost my reason to come to church. However, I still attended semi-regularly out of habit. I began to have to bring myself to church rather than just following my brother. This was Christ’s way of bringing me closer to Him.

Without having my brother at church with me, I began to get closer with my other peers. I began to find meaning in attending church. I began to feel a sense of community with other believers. I finally started to see the truth in the Bible and the hope we have in Jesus Christ.

Growing up and throughout high school, I was always shy and struggled with social anxiety. However, Christ helped me break out of my shell by bringing me closer to the family I have in Christ now through participating in church events such as VBS and retreats. I hope that I can continue growing my relationship with God and that I can stay devoted to Him as I go to college next year. I hope that He can help me stay diligent in finding a new ministry that can help me continue growing and one where I can find a sense of community similar to the one I have at ACCCN.

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