Salifu is West African who remembers two incidents in his life.
One was the death of his uncle.
One was the death of his mother.
One was the death of his uncle.
Masi Kho is from Singapore and has a Chinese background.
She recalls that as a young child she asked a very significant question.
I followed my parents and prayed to many gods daily and it came to a point where I wonder which god is the greatest of all.
I asked my mom that question and my mom brought up in a Chinese belief, said that we should not ask too many questions because lest we offend the gods.
So I had no answer to that question.
And the other question was where do I go to after I die?
My grandfather passed away and I was really very afraid of death and I thought one day if I were to die where would I go?
Again my mom told me that well if I behave well and if I'm a good girl there's a possibility that I will go to heaven or to be reincarnated into a better home or family.
On the other hand if I'm naughty or it's not good enough I will go to hell or be reincarnated into an animal.
Now that answer about reincarnation to become an animal really scares me because I can't imagine that I as a person, a human being with emotions, with intelligence can't just because I'm not good enough become an animal.
So that answer does not satisfy me.
Later when I went to high school I have classmates who are Christians and they talk to me about Jesus Christ.
I began to go to church, to Sunday school and I started to read the Bible.
Gradually I came to the point where I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He is the only one to bring us to God the Father.
So I believe in Him, I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior and I became a Christian and as a result of that my two questions were answered.
I know which God is the greatest now and that is God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and the other answer concerning where do I go to after I die.
I know that heaven is the place for me because of what Christ has done for me on the cross.
Australian Jeff Rayner was commencing a very successful career in marketing when he was challenged one night by Christian friends about his life's direction.
So this friend of mine started to break down the walls just by asking questions, one or two questions at a time and being very patient and obviously now I know through a lot of prayer.
One evening I was with my friend and it was time for me to leave to go to my own flat and as I was about to leave I said why don't we pray and that shocked me just as much as it shocked them.
So they said sure let's pray. So I prayed that night that if God was real that He'd show me.
I drove back to my flat and I did something I hadn't done for a long time.
I went to my cupboard, sorted through underneath the piles of everything I found, an old dusty Bible that I hadn't even seen for months or for years and I opened it up and looked at it.
It was the book of Romans and I cannot remember the exact passage but as I read I was aware all of a sudden that there was a burden on my own life.
And there something strange happened to me and I just felt tears starting to come from my own eyes and I realized at that moment Christ was saying to me,
Jeff you've run away for too long. So at that time I just said okay I'm sorry and I said please forgive me for what I've done.
And at that moment it sounds like a cliché but it seemed as if a burden that I wasn't even aware was there had just been lifted.
I felt like I was almost floating and from then on I cannot say it's been rosy, I can't say it's all been a high.
But knowing Christ now has given me something I've never had before and that's a security and that's a friend that's closer than anyone else.
And he's always there for me now and it's something that I never would have dreamed was even possible.
Mara Horta is from Mexico and has committed her life and her talents to the Lord. Her intense love for dancing began at a very early age.
And I remember I just put all my heart into it, I just went and danced and danced.
One time I remember I was dancing and I was with my hands up and so I fell down and I was spinning around and I fell down
and I couldn't put my hands to stop myself from falling on my knees. So I fell down and I hurt my knees really badly.
I knew that the Lord was showing me through this way that dancing wasn't the thing that I should do.
So after that it was really hard for me to accept this but I had peace in my heart anyway because I knew that was what the Lord wanted me to do.
So after that I continued with high school and after high school the Lord led me to Bible school.
And in Bible school the Lord really showed me that his will for my life was to be involved in mission work.
And after I finished my high school, I mean Bible college, I joined the Doulos.
And when I joined the Doulos, well before when I was still in Mexico they asked me to bring my national costume.
And so I brought my national costume and some music with me and I didn't know anything about the international nights that we present.
In the international nights we do cultural items, dances and songs from different countries.
So I didn't know anything about this but when I joined the Doulos then I knew about it and I was really happy just to see how the Lord gave me back what he has taken away from me before.
Something that I really liked and wanted he just gave it to me back because I was obedient to him.
So I can see how the Lord has been using this dance because it attracts people and it shows part of my culture.
But also gives the opportunity to speak about the Lord and that's the greatest thing I can think about.
Thank you.