I was lucky enough to be brought up “in the Lord”" as my parents were already coming along when I was born. My walk in the Lord didn't truly start, I think, until I was about eight years old. That was when I really believed for myself that I needed the Holy Spirit, and I began to pray seriously. In 2008, at a Christchurch convention, myself and four of my friends all spoke in tongues for the first time, in the same room during a prayer meeting. The following Sunday, I was baptised by immersion as the Bible teaches. The Lord has protected me from many injuries, sicknesses and dangerous situations in my life. I can certainly praise the Lord and I hope I am there when he returns.