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| Ann Absolon |
A year or so after arriving in Japan, I was invited to a small Bible study being held in a friend's home and although I turned down the initial invitation (and subsequently four more!) I finally, reluctantly, agreed to give it a try. Whilst there I discovered to my amazement that the stories I had heard in my childhood at Sunday School were all true - Jesus really is the Son of God and He really did come and He had died for her! I started to attend church and on November 7 1993 chose to put my trust in Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Saviour.
I continued in Bible Study on a weekly basis and was inspired by strong godly men and women that God brought into my life. They encouraged me to take the time to get to know Him through His Word. As the months and years passed God filled me with a growing passion for Him and for His Word and a desire to encourage and inspire others into a deeper relationship with Him.
I began to teach and preach as God opened up opportunities and on my return to the UK in 2005 He began to lay His vision on my heart. He gave me a picture of the travelling circus and the knowledge that He wanted me, in the same way, to take His Word around the country. He filled me with the desire to proclaim the name of the Lord Jesus Christ around this nation, to see people first come into a relationship with Him and then help them grow and mature in that relationship by the study of His Word.
I am challenged and motivated by the Scripture that exhorts us to 'proclaim the excellencies of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvellous light’, 1 Peter 2:9, and have been greatly encouraged as the Lord has brought together a team of people to set up Desiring Truth. This is a ministry received from the Lord Jesus, enabled by the Holy Spirit and called out for such a time as this, to testify solemnly to the gospel of the grace of God.
Please check out our main website at https://www.desiringtruth.org.uk
Please check out our main website at https://www.desiringtruth.org.uk
