Prabhu Guptara, 58 Executive Director (organisational development), with Wolfsberg, a UBS subsidiary "I was 14 when I lost my father and our family lost everything in the process. From prosperity to penury—it was difficult to comprehend at that age. I could not understand how there could be so much suffering if god actually existed. How could he allow people to get away with evil acts? A chance encounter with a young man turned me to Jesus. I read the New Test... [More]

Jaya Ramamurthy, 42 V-P (learning & development) with a business process outsourcing firm Jaya Ramamurthy says god speaks to her "Born into a Tamil Brahmin family, I was brought up in an orthodox religious environment. We worshipped numerous gods and observed various rituals. Every Thursday, we also prayed to Sai Baba. At least 150 devotees would turn up at our house for the prayer sessions. Frankly, I could not make any sense of the ri... [More]

Salma Ali, 33 Advertising and Public Relations consultant "My mother was a Catholic who converted to Islam when she married my father. We performed namaaz regularly. But my faith was shattered when I came across a verse in the Quran that prescribed corporal punishment for stubborn women. I was shocked. I asked my father, who told me that it was like chiding a child for not listening to elders. "After my parents separated, I moved in with my mother, who had become extreme... [More]

Rajeev Menon, 42 CEO, N-Able Solutions "Information technology companies require a strong process, otherwise there will be a delivery failure. There are proven processes of development and it is for the company to adapt them and standardise them. "This also holds true in life. I was in my twenties and my life was a total mess.  I had no peace of mind. I was going through a personal crisis. It was then that somebody gave me a book on Jesus. It slowly transformed... [More]

Syed Ainul Hadeed, 38 Filmmaker Syed Hadeed is touched by the Word "I was born in a rich Muslim family of Pune. My parents belonged to families with a rich religious heritage. When I was barely four, my parents separated. My mother and I moved in with my aunt in Hyderabad. From an early age I was taught Islamic traditions and I also learnt to read the Quran in Arabic. However, I went to schools run by the Jesuits and did well both in studi... [More]

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I was born and brought up in a Roman Catholic family in a village called Sadayalputhur in Kanyakumari District Tamil Nadu South India . My mother was a teacher and my father was a Panchayat Officer. When I was 14 years, I wanted to become a Catholic Priest. So I joined in Kottar Diocese Seminary, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, South India and studied for 1 year. Then I came back and studied Diploma in Civil Engineering. As... [More]

"The people that sat in darkness saw great light." Matthew 4:16 I was born in a Hindu family in a small village. I was so religious and loved God. I worshiped many Gods in the form of Idols as my parents and villagers did. I happened to study in a Christian School and came to know the name JESUS. For no reason I started loving the name  JESUS without knowing about Him. No one preached the Gospel nor I had a chance to read Bible. A day came; I was forced to call on His na... [More]

I was born in Asia to a Muslim family and came to America when I was two. My parents were very secular Muslims, only going to mosque once a year like many Christians do, so I had no teaching of God. Nevertheless, all things created have a knowledge of the creator. I always knew in my heart that there was something more to this life, a deeper significance, but I did not know which path to follow. I did not know whose god was the true God. The few versions of Christianity I saw seemed wrong... [More]

I found Grace in the midst of my cancer. God gave me strength to get through and Jesus healed me and rebuilt me. My soul is rich and my life is now beautiful. God healed me from cancer. My name is Drupatti Sharma. I was born in Guyana in the Carribean. My fore fathers migrated from India. I come from a line of fore fathers who were priest of the Sharma clan, my dad is still a pujari and pandit. My trauma started at a young age. My father was very hard on us. He was neither a good fathe... [More]

In search of purpose and deliverance Manoj Ramachandran’s Testimony I decided to follow Christ when I was eighteen years old. It is now almost ten years since then and I have not regretted my decision to follow Christ. The following story will reveal clearly how and what happened in my making up my decision to follow Christ and how I became satisfied in the person of Jesus Christ. In search of purpose and deliverance I am Manoj Ramachandran and was born in Madu... [More]