FGB testimonials

Unworthy, yet chosen!! Praise the Lord, everyone. I am S....., from a Gentile family (a Hindu Brahmin background). In my family, my mother came to know God. But because of a reverential fear of my father, she was never deeply rooted in Him after marriage. During her marriage, she told my father, “Please don’t force me to do pooja or idol worship,” and he agreed. After marriage, up until my intermediate studies, he allowed us to go to church. But later, he became afraid thinking I might not get marriage proposals because we are Hindus, and worrying about society and caste. These thoughts filled his mind. During that time, I was only a namesake Christian. I believed because of my mother, but I didn’t truly know God personally. Through a friend in Hostel!! But when I came to Hyderabad in 2021 for my B.Tech, at the end of my first year, through a friend in my hostel, I truly came to know God. I encountered Him personally. I experienced a love that I had never found anywhere not even from m...

I want to share the story of how Jesus came into my life. For years, fear controlled my life. It was in every part of me, creeping into my thoughts. I feared even the smallest things that shouldn’t have caused anxiety. It felt like I was living in a constant state of unrest, held captive by fear of something or the other. One day, while I was on my way home from school, I noticed a Bible verse displayed on the back of a van - Fear not for I am with you. It was as though those words were speaking directly to me, reaching into the depths of my fear and lifting me out.  I felt peace in my heart, a peace that surpassed all understanding. I started seeing that van more often, and every time I did, the verse brought a sense of comfort. It was like God talking to me telling me that He was always by my side. I began learning new verses that were shared during the prayer meetings held next to my tuition classes. Those gatherings became a source of strength for me, and the verses spoke deepl...