I’m Oğuzhan*. I am 29, and I am from Turkey.

At first, I was a person who prayed to the wrong god. Then I began to question the false prophet in whom I had put my faith. When I realized that Allah was not answering my prayers, I decided to break with him and go my own way.

For many years I lived my life as a lost soul. I suffered a lot; I rebelled a lot. I cried out to Allah, “Why don’t you hear me?”

I started researching, saying if he doesn’t hear me, I’ll go to him. I was introduced to the Bible, and I read it. I went to churches and searched for God. A seed was formed in me, but I didn’t know how to make it grow. In the years that followed, my brother came to faith and guided me. He was a light on my path and led me to the true God. But I still couldn’t grow the seed. Something was missing. I went to the church and there I asked one of the people to pray for me.

On the way home that night, a part of my car broke, and I barely made it home. I was so upset because I didn’t have the strength or the money to fix it. I closed my eyes and prayed to God with tears in my eyes. I was begging him to take me by the hand and to help me through this. The Lord heard me, and the Holy Spirit began to move in my body. For the first time in my life, I felt that someone was responding to my prayers.

When I got up in the morning, the broken part of my car was miraculously repaired. It wasn’t the God that I had been praying to for 29 years. I came to faith in Christ with great joy and excitement.

After I came to faith, the Holy Spirit became my companion. Every time I closed my eyes, I was happy with the power I felt and the grace to live. But it was the Lord Jesus who really changed my life.”

*Names changed for security; representative photo.