I don?t remember the exact day, but I was young, when I became a Christian. I remember lying in bed and thinking about heaven, hell, eternity etc, and trying to fathom it. I remember thinking I definitely don?t want to go to hell forever, so I asked my dad how to become a Christian and live

with Jesus forever, but it wasn?t till later on in life that it would become “real” to me. I was baptized in 1989 at Trinity Baptist Church during one of our furloughs. This was special because my brothers and I were all baptized by my Dad on the same day.

In 1993 our family came back to Canada because my parents wanted us to graduate from a Canadian High School. Trinity Baptist Church quickly became our home church because of the youth program there. My brothers and I became involved with all the church functions such as choir tours, mission?s trips, and youth retreats.

During High school all the pressures of “life” started to catch up with me. There was drugs, sex, alcohol, and all sorts of other temptations that I was never faced with before. You see in Cameroon we had 1 channel on TV, no internet, or even many magazines to speak of. We lived in a Christian compound and 90% of our friends were all Christians and we were home schooled for most of our lives. While I never indulged in drugs, sex, or alcohol I found that my language began to change, and the internet was a breeding ground for all sorts of sinful thoughts and temptations.

I was born with a congenital deformity called clubbed feet. After many reconstructive surgeries at different times in my life (age 0-12) and years in casts, a great doctor names Dr. Ozland was able to “fix me”. Unfortunately this meant I was unable to play many sports, and was short for my age. Between that and being what one might call socially awkward, I found myself asking God why - why did you allow me to be born that way? Why am I being picked on?

Of course life went on. After graduating, I attended NABC in Edmonton. It was here that I really started to learn about who God was and what it really meant to have a personal relationship with Him. I started doing daily devotions, and took a good look at myself spiritually. I started an accountability group of men where we could openly discuss all aspects of daily life and including my past issues with the internet, language, etc.

In July of 2010 I married Tamara. She is truly a gift from God. Even though we are followers of Christ, it doesn?t mean life is easy, but just like Dr Ozland worked on my feet so I could walk, Christ has and continues to work in my life to form me into the Man of God He wants me to be. I used to ask God why, and still do, but now the attitude is “How are you shaping me God, and what am I supposed to learn from this?”

I hope my testimony can be a blessing to anyone who reads it.