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Longing to fill the emptiness of my life, I traded my body for money

People ask me why I am so crazy about a God I can’t see. I attended church since young and knew of a God who is holy, but I did not understand how people could serve and obey Him with such fire. I would only find out for myself many years later. Although I was born into a Christian family, my picture-perfect family was broken when my father walked out on us with no farewell when I was just 10. This was the start of a rocky relationship with my faith for the next decade.

Depression and drop outs

By the time I was 22, I had dropped out of my studies due to depression, started working at a friend’s company only to quit in less than a year, and was left feeling very hopeless. I was lost with no ambition or direction, and I saw myself as a failure

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