Iwas born and raised in a Buddhist home in rural Sri Lanka. My parents trained me in a disciplinary manner under the strict teaching of Buddha. My early home life was very warm and enjoyable. Yet, as a teenager I began to rebel against my parents because they had many problems in their family life.

Finally, when my father left our family, I could not face our community and school. I lost all my hope and tried to commit suicide. But I couldn’t go through with it.

At the same time I heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the first time. A Bible League-trained Christian worker said that I could receive forgiveness of sin. This was a new concept for me. As a Buddhist, I never heard of forgiveness of sin.

This made me to read more about Christ in the Bible and attend the local church. I repented of my sin and received Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. I was also baptised. After that my mother also became a Christian. Malina—Project Philip Bible study graduate.