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Hi, my name is Melanie. I am a 20 year old female, fresh out of a two year college in graphic design with a passion for the Lord’s word, music, playing sports, outdoor activities and all mediums of art is an addition to who I am. I am blessed with wonderful parents, a 30 year old sister, and 28 year old brother and of course the cat "Sven".
As a young girl I had attended church often, and had asked the Lord to come into my heart during VBS, I was about 12 I guess. It was a beautiful moment of tears and unbelievable feelings of joy. I grew up what seemed slow, but then it had hit me that I was entering high school. Not an easy adjustment at all, like most I was intimidated. By that point I had nearly dwindled away from church due to many things which would bring me unhappiness, confusion and to a world of darkness. I hit depression near my junior/senior year of high school that would last til’ my 2nd year of college. Nothing made me happy, I went into complete seclusion from the world as in a fake happy mask but full of tears inside my head. I was so lost, forgot who I was... didn’t know who I wanted to be... but soon would be found. In the darkness, there was a light that would not go away. One day the lord put something in my heart that would hit me hard, in the most vulnerable state to man...I was taking a shower and all the sudden I started to weep and fell to my knees and prayed for forgiveness and guidance.
That day the depression left me, I felt like I was 12 again, feeling that beautiful joy and peace. Months later I found a church through a friend of mine, then in December 2002 I was baptized. From there I joined a great cause called FAITH and watched a soul be brought to the lord, she was saved before my eyes and then saw her get baptized. Ever since that day almost 2 years ago, I have not stopped smiling... the cure for depression was the lord did not want me to dwell and be unhappy. He brought me places unseen. ALL GLORY TO GOD !
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