How Their Lives Changed
- Hilda's Testimony (Maronite)
- Doris's Testimony (Greek Orthodox)
- Sommer's Testimony (Islam)
- Tania's Testimony (Druze)
Hilda's Testimony (Maronite)
The Testimony of Hilda From Beirut
I was born in Beirut in 1965. When I was 9, the war started, and with it, the long devastating years of all the Lebanese started. With this war, and my house in the midst of demarcation line, questions began to haunt me day and night. Is this life? Death was our daily bread, tears and destruction everywhere.
My parents, being from Christian background, could not answer my questions as they themselves did…
Doris's Testimony (Greek Orthodox)
Doris's Testimony
I was born in Jerusalem in 1963 to a Greek Orthodox family, I was the youngest of six sisters, and then a brother was born two years later. In 1969 my family moved to Amman, Jordan, where I attended a Christian missionary school. As a child, I did not attend the Orthodox church regularly. I remember going to church on special occasions like Christmas and Easter. Besides, we lived too far from the church and we did not have a c…
Sommer's Testimony (Islam)
Christ Changed My Life
Unlike many of my brothers and sisters on this website, I had attended Church as a child. This was only during the summer time though, when I visited my mother's parents in The USA. I grew up in Kuwait with a Muslim father and a Christian mother. Having a Muslim father required me to study Islam. I remember the confusion at such a young age.
I thought Jesus died on the cross, but I had friends who strongly disput…
Tania's Testimony (Druze)
Testimony of Tania - A Druze from Lebanon
I grew up in a happy home but I do not remember being happy. My parents had always provided me with everything I needed however I never felt happy or satisfied. The most striking memory from my childhood was of me lying in my bed in the middle of the night and crying because I wanted to go home. I was very confused at that time because I didn’t understand why I felt so out of pla…