I grew up in a Roman Catholic family in a small village in Hungary. Based on my first experiences with believers there, Christianity was not attractive to me at all. As a child, I saw stiffness and ambiguity rather than God’s loving grace. When I was in high school, I moved to a bigger city and lived in a dorm, then continued my college there. The social life of the college was much easier and more attractive to me. The change of regime also came in this era and allowed me to try things more freely that I couldn’t before. I had a lot of friends, lots of parties, complete freedom, yet I felt life was empty and pointless.
After graduating, I always showed myself to be confident and strong in my young adult life. I achieved a lot, but there was still emptiness inside. At work I met my future husband and God brought several families into our lives where we could experience something completely different… joy, peace and unconditional love. I desperately wanted this life with all my heart! At first I thought I was learning to be like them. But real change only occurred in my life when I no longer wanted to reach these things on my own. In 2000 I prayed and asked Jesus to take control of my life.
Since then, I have been experiencing the transforming power of God. My life is not empty, but very full. I have a calling, a purpose, and I experience many smaller miracles every day.