“The anxiety that I faced during the summer of 2022 was really what pushed me to give my heart to God. I was tired of always wondering how I would get a job, how I would bring myself happiness, and how I would meet people along the way. I decided to give those worries to the Lord and trust that, as a believer committed to Him, He would carry me along the path He has chosen.”

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I gave my heart to the Lord in 2022, during the summer between my junior and senior year of college. I was going into my last year of engineering school and was really questioning if that was the path I wanted to go down in life. I faced so much anxiety about what the future had in store. Where would I find a job, what would I be doing, would I be happy doing it, would I make any friends after college, and who would be part of my life after school were several questions that constantly occupied my mind. I was blessed to be raised in a Christian family where I had examples of what commitment to the Lord looked like day in and day out. I was familiar with God, the Bible, and the way Christians are instructed to live. The anxiety that I faced during the summer of 2022 was really what pushed me to give my heart to God. I was tired of always wondering how I would get a job, how I would bring myself happiness, and how I would meet people along the way. I decided to give those worries to the Lord and trust that, as a believer committed to Him, He would carry me along the path He has chosen. I wanted to find a church that felt like home to be baptized in, and Redemption Arcadia has become that church.