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From an active Catholic Leader to Adventist
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am Marilou Luna, 43 years old and happily married to my husband, Jobert Luna. We have two sons, Matthew Jacob and Ezekiel. I will share the story of how I became a Seventhday Adventist. I was born in a family of Roman Catholics. I grew up in my grandparent's care because my father died when I was two years old. I'm the youngest of 10 siblings. My mother could not take good care of us; that's why my grandfather took me. I grew up feeling incomplete. There were times I envied other kids when I saw them walking outside with their parents. Just
like other Catholic, I go to church every Sunday. The spiritual aspect of my life became more active when I joined the charismatic group. I was working in Taiwan as a factory worker. I felt I had this spiritual drought. One day, I saw this group of people going in and out of our dormitory chapel. I asked what they were doing, and one of them replied that they were having Bible study and invited me to join. After a month, I joined the charismatic group. They are the group of Catholics
who are active in Bible study, songs, and praise. I felt blessed in that group because that was the start of my spiritual growth. I love helping others through prayer. I led in organizing religious activities. I felt happy doing it. I realized that you will not get tired if you offer your time to do God's work. I prayed and lifted all my worries to God. Truly God is amazing. I got engaged to my boyfriend (now my husband). He was a born Seventh-day Adventist. I was happy he wanted to marry me, but at the same time worried
because it meant I needed to make a big decision. I need to change my religion, and for me, that's an immense decision to make. Two months before we got married, his older sister invited me to attend the church service. I said okay without a second thought, and that is the start of my journey of becoming a Seventh-day Adventist. At first, the only reason I want to become a Seventh-day Adventist is for my husband and I to have the same religion. But as I started attending the church service for over a year and finally decided to
Marilou Luna baptized by Pr. Jinwook Look at Okotoks church campground near Fort Macleod. DECEMBER 2021
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