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“Let's keep sharing the stories of Jesus' transforming power!” We hope you will do that by sending your testimonies to stories@cccsda.org.
In her song, “Blessed Assurance,” Fanny Crosby boldly proclaims: This is my story; this is my song; Praising my Savior all the day long.
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s we join with her in telling our own stories, how exciting it is to know that “In the inner court of heaven they listen to the testimonies of the witnesses for Christ in the outer court on earth, and the praise and thanksgiving from the worshipers below is taken up in the heavenly anthem, and praise and rejoicing sound through the heavenly courts because Christ has not died in vain for the fallen sons of Adam” (Ellen White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6, p. 366). Can you imagine what that anthem must sound like? For that reason, Dan Serns, the Central California Conference (CCC) president, would say, “Let's keep sharing the stories of Jesus' transforming power!” We hope you will do that by sending your testimonies to stories@ cccsda.org. For now, please take time to “listen” to more stories and hear about some of the awe-inspiring events that have happened around the conference. Ceres: Elda shared a major spiritual turning point I was born and raised as a Roman Catholic and was a very active member of the church. After attending a theology seminar in my late teens and learning even more about its history and what it had done to “Christianize” people, I began to question things. I stopped attending church but continued to search for the truth by reading the Bible and praying. In order to fulfill a graduation requirement, it was necessary to travel abroad to South America for a semester. While in Chile, my host family invited me to attend church with them. I couldn’t believe how this church that worshiped on Sabbath actually used the Bible to preach. Taking Bible lessons a year later, I definitely felt the presence of God. In 2005, I was baptized and I married Francisco, the middle child of my host family. We have served together as Adventurer leaders and hope to continue serving Him in the years to come.
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