Unlike other pastors, I did not experience a dramatic conversion,neither a spectacular encounter with God. Growing up in an Adventist Family, I was raised to follow all the rules of the church and to do whatever is written in the Book. Christian life for me then was only a tradition, following through the motions, and observing what everybody else observes. This continued until I got into college and studied the Bible myself. Questions started to form in my mind, and it pressed me to find answers. This part of my life was the turning point from a gutless religion to a meaningful Christian experience, from rituals to doing everything by heart, from traditions to glorifying God and from following through the motions to following where God leads me. Experiences like attending church services of different denominations and observing rituals of other religions made my conversion a real experience. After I realized that I had been missing a lot of things in my Christian life, I started to dream for my church. Imaginations that hopefully will be realized someday began to linger in my mind. Because of my encounters with other denominations, I'm dreaming that someday my church will be able to hold an ecumenical service.I also dream that someday my church will open oppurtunities for other denominations to participate in our worship services and will not judge or ridicule them in their style of worship. I also dream of organizing a sports fest among other denominations for friendly games and Christian camaraderie. And the wildest of all my dreams is to build an interfaith worship cafe where any religion or Christian denomination will be welcome to worship. I do not know how I would be able to fulfill all of those dreams, but one thing I know, if it will glorify God, nothing is impossible!
