Taylor’s Story
I’m 17 years old with a 2-month-old daughter. I live in Nebraska but while I was pregnant I lived in a maternity home in Savannah.
I did not have a close relationship to God. Even talking about God was uncomfortable for me. I had been in an abusive relationship before coming to Savannah and things had been bad for the past four years. At the maternity home we were required to attend church. I hated the idea of it and I thought it wasn’t fair, but I had to go anyway.
When I first walked in, Compassion Christian was different from any church I had been to in Nebraska. There were young people, old people, children and kids my age - so many people! And everyone was so welcoming. In the lobby people smiled at me, said “Good Morning” and were nice even though they didn’t know me.
Then I entered the worship center. I was expecting it to be small, filled with pews with a single piano on a tiny stage. I fully expected to be bored. But I was wrong. I walked in and a band was playing and colored lights were shooting everywhere. There were no pews but normal comfy chairs.
I got to my seat and I listened to songs I had never heard before. I had expected to hear traditional songs from a hymn book, but once again I was wrong. The songs were full of so much emotion and it was like nothing I had ever experienced before.
After that first Sunday I got more and more curious. I would sit and ask myself, “Why is everyone there so happy? What are they so happy about?” I didn’t understand. Four services later I found the answer. They had given their lives to Jesus. They had been freed from their sin and they felt the Holy Spirit inside them. They found peace, love, life and hope in Christ. They had a faith that wasn’t shaken.
After realizing this I finally knew that I needed God in my life. I knew I had been desperately searching for something for four years, but hadn’t realized what was missing until then. That day I gave my life to Christ. I waited until I was alone and then I cried with relief. All the weight I had had on my shoulders lifted! I felt happier than I had ever felt in my whole life.
Compassion Christian is a beautiful church. I have never attended worship services like yours. Not only did they bring me peace; they changed my life. I can’t thank you enough for choosing to spread God’s word. It’s truly incredible and beyond inspiring.
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