Andra Lolu is an artist in Romania.
When did you trust Christ?
At the age of 15, I went to the baptism of one of my brothers, and that was the first time I asked myself why he could be happy coming from the same family and I couldn't. So, from that moment, I decided to follow Jesus.
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
The moments that propelled me into my faith were primarily the difficulties I faced in my family. From 14, I had to learn to be as independent as possible in all aspects of life. That's why I believe God sent me the mentors I needed during every difficult period. I met my first mentors and people who exemplified strong faith in the church, where I made my baptismal covenant. Then, at 18, I moved to another city where I started from scratch on the spiritual side and beyond, yet the Lord was faithful and gave me several spiritually mature people who could guide me in my walk with Christ.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
I believe that just by being around other leaders who love Christ, I can embark on what He has called me to do personally. Still, I am sure many people will be eager to listen and encourage me to follow in Christ's footsteps with my ministry. I need the experiences and perspectives of others to expand my vision.
Indeed, the main thing is the prospect of being surprised by what God will do. But I know I will also have the opportunity to meet mature people in Christ with whom I can discuss things I have questions about. So, through this, I will have the chance to see new perspectives on the Bible. I'm waiting to understand more of my direction in mentoring women, what God wants from me through this, and to meet women who know their identity in Him so I can have concrete examples. Otherwise, as I specified, I want to be surprised by things I hadn't even thought of!
What is your ministry?
For the last few years, I have been part of Atelier Plus, a group of Christian artists looking to disciple other artists and do projects that show the glory of God, such as art projects. Both as a visual artist and as a curator, I have the chance to work with a very diverse audience that has the chance to interact with the Gospel through art.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
Between the ages of 15 and 18, I worked as an assistant leader for church youth camps. During my university years, I worked with several churches on the evangelism side.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
The only thing that has kept me up to this point has been God's grace and love that He has shown for me since I was born. So, if He has put in me the desire and vision for my artistic plan, He will give me the strength to see it through and not give up on what He has called me to. Whatever I lack in achieving my goal doesn't matter, but what matters is the faith that He strengthens in me, and the other things can be added later along the way through the people who will see the passion for Him in me.
