‘I went to Mallorca to party. But then I met Jesus’
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Sam Hailes2023-02-22T14:54:00
Jonas Ris was 17 years old when his life was radically changed through an encounter with the gospel in a very unexpected location
I grew up in a Christian family in Germany, and went to a private Christian school, but I never had an experience of God for myself. I couldn’t see the difference between people who claimed to be walking with the Lord and those who didn’t.
When I was twelve years old, I left my Christian school and went to a public one. I met new friends – and they were partying and taking drugs. I joined in and my lifestyle became more like theirs. I was looking for new drugs and new highs, but I wasn’t satisfied. This went on for five years, and the longer it went on, the more I realised I couldn’t find any purpose in life.
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