Andrew Court

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As a young boy, I always believed that because I went to church and my mum was a Christian that I was too. It wasn't until I was a lot older in my mid teens that it began to dawn upon me, that I was a natural sinner, and that this sin was ruining my life. I felt guilty and ashamed that my sin had hurt others and especially God. If I had died there and then, I knew I would be going to hell. In addition, I realised that many of my friends were Christians, and that they had an outlook and a goal in life that I never shared.

They had something I never imagined! On my 16th Birthday on my bed at 12.50am, I asked Jesus for forgiveness. That was 8 years ago now, since then, to be honest it has been a battle, a battle to be a Godly man and live for Jesus, obeying him in every aspect of my life. In 2001 I took a big step that I felt God had led to do. I left my home in Scotland, and came to Derby to work as a volunteer for a year with Woodlands Church. It was a most rewarding year. I worked with young people and shared my faith through my life and leading clubs and other work. Now I am training to become a science teacher, here in Derby. Being a Christian is about allowing God to enter and change your life the way he wants. I hope he will continue throughout my life.