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And it's really surprising
actually how many people
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are open to talking about faith.
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My name's Christine and this is my story.
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I believe that God's placed us
all where we are for a reason
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and I think that if I don't share my faith
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with the people that I've
been put in contact with
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then maybe nobody else will
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because maybe they don't
know any other Christians.
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So, at work they kind of
know that I'm Christian
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and often I just get into
really good conversations
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with people and I've been
able to invite people
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along to events at my church.
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So, a friend of mine who I worked with
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met this girl who was moving to the UK
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and he connected her with me
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because she didn't know anybody in the UK.
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So, I invited her to church,
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so she came to church the next day.
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She just kept coming.
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I introduced her to friends of mine there.
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After she'd been here for two years
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she had to go back to Japan,
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and just before she left she told me
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that she'd become a Christian.
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God makes things happen in ways
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that you don't expect.
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There was one time when I was on my way
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to a friend's house for dinner
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and I decided to catch a cab,
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and he started talking to
me about where I was from,
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and I told him that I was from Australia,
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so he started asking if
I ever get lonely here,
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and that was just a great opportunity
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to start talking about my church family,
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and then he started asking
me lots of questions
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about my faith and being a Christian,
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and so I was really happy to chat with him
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about it and then when he dropped me off
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I gave him this book
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and he was really open to receiving it
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so I did not see that coming at all.
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I haven't always been
confident in sharing my faith.
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I guess in the past I'd been a bit worried
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about what other people would think,
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that they might think I'm bit of a weirdo
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but as I've grown and I've come to know
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and understood and just
grasped his love for me
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it's really built up a conviction in me
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and just helped me be more confident.
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I find great comfort in knowing
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that Jesus says that He's with us.
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When he gave us the great commission
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He said that He'll be with us always,
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and I believe that includes
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when we're talking to people about Him.
