Youth
I have been attending "Culture" youth group for about a year and a half now. I grew up in a Methodist school and although we thought about God, I didn't get to know Him personally. In 2005 my friend Gordon invited me to his church's youth camp, it was there that I was so amazed by the people jumping and dancing during the services, I started to question more about the God that they were worshipping. Though I couldn't feel a lot of God's presence then, when some leaders came to talk to me and asked if I wanted to be accept Jesus Christ into my life, I agreed and took the first step to being a Christian. It was then that my personal relationship with God began.
Culture youth has really treated me like a family since. I have found really good friends and I mean more then just friends who hang out together but rather friends who really want to care for each other. I have found people that I could really share not just my life with but also to share personal issues that you would find it hard to share with others. They were there for me when I was down or sad or confused about life, they were also there to support me in anything that I did. They believed in me and cared for me so much it felt a lot like home. We have become so close that I wouldn't know what to do without them. We support each other in life by also encouraging each other in our walk with God.
Recently in March 2007, I started having chest pains and the first attack was at a small life group. The pain was so painful that I thought it was a heart attack. It was very painful. I also could not take deep breaths. Then Pastor Adrian and my fellow friends prayed for me. Although the pain did not immediately go away, it gradually subsided and I could breathe better. I went for a check-up and was admitted to a hospital. I discovered I had a Pneumothorax problem- it was a hole in my lung that allowed air to escape and whenever it happens I will feel a pain that would last for either a few minutes or right up to forty-five minutes.
I started praying very hard because I had the fear that my life would not be normal again and I did not want to go through possible procedures where the doctors would have to insert a tube into my body and suck out the escaped air from my lung. The thought of it was just overwhelming for me. So I prayed together with my friends and pastors to believe for a miraculous healing from God.
In August 2007, the doctor said the hole had disappeared and although there was a 30% chance of it to come back, I fully trust God and leave it all to him. Praise God!
Benjamin See
Youth Member
Centre of New Life Church