Rino's Life was Completely changed by the Power of God

I was just one year out of a relationship of 20 years, and it was quite a tumultuous time for me and my daughters who were 6 and 10 years of age. At that time I was in an unstable state of mind, my daughters didn’t know what I was doing, or where I was going. It was very hard for me to be a good parent to them – you know, a double minded person is unstable in all of his ways; well I was living that life and it was horrible. I was suffering from sleep apnoea, quite depressed, very lonely and didn’t have many friends to spend time with because they were all married couples of course.

I came to a meeting because I met someone who always talked about God, never swore, and was polite, and it just sounded good. It sounded wholesome. I was brought up and lived a life where I understood about positive attitude, and always choosing my attitude and I’ve always wanted to be positive, but because of my changed circumstances I didn’t really think about those things any more.

The whole meeting was just amazing. I felt comfortable, I felt welcomed; I felt people were there for the right reasons, no-one was there because of tradition, and they went there because they really understood what God wanted for them. I love telling people, I was only asked to look at the baptism tank, but in fact as soon as I stepped into the walkway to look at it I made the decision to get baptised. I came out of the waters speaking in tongues and I started my new life. I was surrounded by people who had a genuine interest in me. I had structure in my life all of a sudden from God and the fellowship, and it provided an amazing environment for my children, where they felt safe, comfortable, loved and encouraged and it’s been an amazing life.

What I love is the fact that the Bible tells us how we should live our lives, and that I have that element of forgiveness which gives me the opportunity to correct myself when needed. Being a testimony to God just reminds me every day of the things that are healthy to do and things that are not healthy to do, and just to be the greatest testimony to the Lord I can possibly be.

Rino is a member of The Revival Fellowship - Adelaide, South Australia