What is your ministry?
I am a Sunday School teacher in the church. I am a Christian Romanian Academic Network board member (particularly responsible for Bucharest), so I organise meetings with Christian academics for prayer time, encouragement, etc. In my professional life, I am a scientific researcher in Photonics. I am the Director of a postdoctoral project and responsible for a European grant.
When did you trust Christ?
I grew up in a Christian family, seeing my parents' faith and prayer life. As a child, I attended Sunday school, which enormously impacted my life. Later, I attended church services, where I heard sermons and Christian songs. When I was 17 years old, I decided to trust and follow Jesus.
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
I was about ten years old when I realised staying away from sin would allow me to be blessed, so I decided to seek God's will for my life as much as possible. I was encouraged to see how God answered my prayers. I was in high school when I had my first "faith crisis." I had a critical moment when the Christian faith was not relevant to me because I felt I did not have enough scientific evidence to prove God's existence in front of my colleagues. I started reading Josh McDowell's apologetics books and was assured my faith was relevant. That year, I got baptised and started my faith journey to trust and follow Jesus. Seeing my mother's prayer life greatly impacted my faith—her enormous sacrificial love and steadfast walking with the Lord helped me grow in my faith. Also, trusting God for every step of my difficulties kept me growing in faith.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
After attending in 2023, I can better understand my leadership calling and responsibilities. I have developed more clarity in making decisions in my leadership roles by following Jesus and seeking His glory first.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
I also led a small Bible study group coordinated by the pastoral team. In principle, my role was to lead the group discussion, send the prayer requests over the week, and keep a record with evidence of God's grace and goodness in the lives of those participating.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
I believe God called me to lead by His grace! I think investing in the children who will be the next worship leaders, doctors, lawyers, etc is wise. Investing in my training to be a better Sunday school teacher or Director of research programs will benefit the church in the long term.
