This thread is dedicated for christians to post their conversion story, here's mine:
I was raised as a non praciticing atheistic Buddhist from birth, but was fortunate enough to attend a private catholic school from K-12.I wish I could say that the catholic education had an impact on my faith, but it didn't really. My first step to becoming a christian was when I went on a christian summer in the 8th grade hosted by Saddleback Church. There, we were encouraged to read the bible on our own. I started in the Book of Tobit which is only found in Catholic Bibles (you're missing out protestants) and basically tells the story about how God sent an angel in human form to guide Tobias on his journey.
A few weeks after that, my grandfather and I were driving along the road and we stopped at a red light. He suddenly uttered the words "stroke" and began seizing. The ambulence came and took him to the hospital, and I was straned on the side of the road cause they forgot me! Luckily a man pulled over and asked how he could help. That man drove me to the hospital, prayed with me in the car, and cried with my family during the pronouncement of my grandfathers death.
A few days after the ordeal, I was looking back and realized that God was working through the man who picked me up and took me to the hospital. I realized it was the God of the Bible who didn't abanbon me in my worst time of distress, but instead came and shared my pain and anguish. I then decided to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church. From that time on, I've been activley studing scripture and theology, and living out the gospel message.
