As a child I (like everyone else I know) I attended Sunday school, was baptized, and confirmed in an organized religion, but deep down inside I knew there had to be more. I always believed in God and HIS son Jesus, but they just seemed so far away, I went through some very traumatic times in my life, and clung to my dogs for solace, after all they loved me "unconditionally". In 1975 I was in a very serious emotional crisis, and questioned everything. Why Me? Why go on? Why would a loving God allow these things to happen to me? Why? Why? Why? August 17, 1975 my husband's Aunt Eileen was in town for the yearly reunion. We all sort of joked about Eileen, she was somewhat of a radical "Jesus-freak". As the afternoon progressed, I found my way over to a blanket that Eileen was sitting on and started a conversation with her. She was so kind and started to tell me about Jesus. Frankly, I wanted to get up and run, the last thing I wanted to hear about was Jesus! However, I politely listened to her hoping it would be a short rendition. I realized that she sounded like she actually knew HIM so I began to listen more closely. I hadn't realized it at the time, but I had been searching, I had gone to numerous churches, and even went to a synagogue once, but left empty. I got very involved with the occult, even to the point of dabbling in witchcraft, but my life got worse and worse. I was in such despair that I was seriously contemplating suicide, but as I listened to Eileen that day on the blanket on the ground something very deep inside me prompted me to go to the prayer meeting with Eileen, my sister-in-law Gale, and my mother-in-law the next evening. I had a very weird ride to my mother-in-laws house but made it in time to go. The woman that conducted the prayer meeting was a wonderful Italian lady named Annie Cannoni, she gave her testimony about how she had been a faithful church goer, but never knew Jesus in a personal way, again I was struck by the fact that this lady, too, seemed to know Jesus, but how??? At the end of the meeting Annie invited anyone that wanted to know Jesus to pray with her. As I repeated the "sinners prayer" with her, something happened to me, and for the first time in years maybe even my whole life, I felt there was hope. Ever since, I have been witness to and the recipient of many, many miracles in my walk with the Lord Jesus, but none has equaled that moment when I really knew, that I knew, that I knew HE is REAL!!! He lifted me out of my despair and gave me a reason to live and HE loves me unconditionally. 

If you would like to know HIM as I do, please pray the following prayer ...

Lord God, I come to you now, a sinner. I ask you to please forgive my sins, I believe that Jesus Christ is your Son and that HE died and was resurrected so that through HIM I might be reconciled to YOU. Lord Jesus, I ask you to come into my heart and life. Make me who you would have me to be. Thank you Jesus..
Amen

Now, if you prayed that prayer, please tell someone, if you have no-one you can tell, email me, and I will rejoice with you and welcome you into the family of God..