‘Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.’ (Proverbs 12:25) 

 The following is the story of how God’s ‘good’ word changed the life of one our church members:

Rob’s story

I was raised in a Christian family and always remember enjoying church events such as meals and camps. As a teenager, TV became more interesting to me, so I stopped going to church. With new friends I started

 to explore smoking, drinking and cannabis. My health quickly deteriorated – as anxiety and depression took hold of me. As my friends progressed to ecstasy and harder drugs I realised I faced a choice.  I decided to stop doing drugs – which meant I had to part with my friends.

 With help my health improved but the loss of my friends left a void in my life. I began asking ‘big’ questions like – ‘what’s the point of life?’ and ‘is God real?’. Without realising it I was looking for peace and fulfillment. I also began to read the Bible and became aware of my sin and realised that God had brought me to another turning point. I asked God to forgive my sins through Jesus and to give me a growing relationship with him – which he did. I didn’t completely understand what Jesus had done for me but trusted that it was enough to save me and make me right with God. God gave me the peace that I was looking for through Jesus and the fulfilment I wanted through trying to follow Jesus’ example. I went back to church, got baptised and became a member.

 Since then I have married Barbara and life hasn’t always been straight forward but God has never deserted us.

For further information please call:

Pastor Phil Grubb – 07825 886886 or e-mail: pastorphilgrubb@gmail.com

Pastor Doug Wilson – 01452 725245 or e-mail: pastordougwilson@aol.com