Bheverlyn Salazar: I am Bheverlyn Salazar 4th year student of Crossroads Advanced Studies and I came from the Philippines. My only purpose in coming to Greece was to have a "greener pasture". I never realized that one day in His mercy and grace, God will choose me as one of His child. One day, I was so down and so depressed and am heading to my work, a sister approached me and I really don't know but I just opened up myself to that her even though it's my first time to see her. She told me about her Saviour and invited me to the church (The Crossroads UPC Athens) and from my first visit until this day I am still in that church. She taught me Bible studies, received the Holy Ghost & baptized in Jesus' name Praise the Lord. I was so hungry, I want to know more about Him, and so I enrolled at the Bible School, Crossroads Advanced Studies. Coming from a Catholic religion, the school was immensely a life changing to me! I am truly blessed and thankful to be led to this place. It has enlightened me, I have discover more the truths of God’s Words, enabling me to grow in my relationship with Christ. God did a marvelous transformation in my life. He healed my past and enable me to overcame in areas I had been struggling. My relationship to God became more deeper and meaningful and made me to do something in His Kingdom. I am thankful to Him because He has given me the privilege to assist and to teach at the Youth Ministry and at the Kids ministry, who knows they will be future missionaries, teachers, evangelist, teachers.  I thank God for all the people that mentored, guided, prayed, encouraged me that I may grow in God and be used of Him until He comes.

 
Osie Puko: Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus’ Christ! My thanks to Rev. Sim Strickland, and Pastor Joshua Moreno for allowing me to join the Bible school (CAS), and so with their spiritual and financial support. I gave thanks also to our principal, Sis. Belen Hallasgo and all my teachers. Through their disciplings, advices, directions, support, encouragements, I was able to attain my goal. May God continually bless them spiritually and physically! Attending the Bible school had helped me a lot and it is beyond my imagination. I wanted to go to the Bible school in our place which is in Ghana but cannot afford the cost financially and so with my educational background. But God, made it possible for me in Greece, through Crossroads Athens UPC. I was attending a Methodist church when a UPCI group came to our village in Ghana for a 3 days crusade. I didn’t attended it not until their last day when one preacher of them approached me and told me that I will give myself to Christ, but answered him , I am a Methodist and he invited me to their bible studies. The topics was about how to be born-again..Repentance, Water baptism and Holy Ghost baptism. So after the bible studies, he asked those who wants to be baptized in water, the people present went to baptize except me cause I was taught that if you are already baptized that’s enough. So I said , if the Holy Ghost is real and I will receive it , then I will be rebaptize, so when they prayed for us to receive the Holy Ghost, I was the first one who received it, and so I was rebaptized in that matchless name of Jesus, Glory to God!! Because the group was leaving after their 3 day crusade, they appointed me as the deacon of  that new believers. I didn’t have enough knowledge about prayer, preaching, teaching, but God helped us all those 18 years (1986-2004) I was sent to Thesaloniki, Greece by the church of Pentecost (Ghana) to lead the church, but when I came it is being pastored by a trinitarian. I tried to share the Truth but some believed, others not..When I found the UPC Greece in Athens, I stopped going there and joined the church here in Athens, and enrolled at the Bible school where my knowledge has increased and much more discipled. Glory to God! Because of my background, what drived me to want to know more is that many people are lost because of wrong doctrine; so I want to share the true plan of salvation to whosoever will. I am right now in Sparti, Greece, and am sharing, teaching having fellowship with my co- workers , going house to house evangelism too. Thank God for some souls who have obeyed the gospel and still believing for the others too. And in God’s time I will go back to my country and have a church in my village ..Thank you Crossroads Advanced Studies for what you did in my life and still doing because you are effecting not only me but the whole world; because some of the people I taught have gone to other European countries and believe they will also have a great effect in the land where they are…Glory to God!!I am Osei Puko Timothy..from Ghana
 

Mary Dianga: Since joining Crossroads UPC church, from trinity back ground, got Baptized in the name of Jesus. Bible teaching which inspired me to join Bible school [CAS] for quest of knowledge. As I continue my prayer life changed, surely i was blind as John  9:39  and John 12:37-40 says. Trusting God to transform my life, character and modesty.  On gaining the true doctrine of Jesus Christ according to Act 2:38 and great commission, was inspired to teach others who are willing especially from my community. Believing one God as Deuteronomy 4:6 declares, knowing the kind of service God needs as in Romans 12:1-2. Having identified my greatest enemy is the devil, my flesh and the world as stated in Galatians 5:17. By putting on the armor of God as in Ephesians 6:10-18. Having the word of God and the Holy Spirit to guide me as in Psalm 119:105 and do the will of God as in Joshua 1:8 putting away fear. The leadership of the church entrusted me with new converts to teach. They all happened to be very brokenhearted both spiritually and physically, since they came from refugee camps, having gone through so much being homeless/jobless/no legal permit. Though our first class was not easy as we embarked on praying more, sharing testimonies of their life experiences and mine to create open heart fellowship spirit as we also meet their needs and eating together before bible study, knowing their condition I gave them some foodstuff, clothing e.t.c. Then i make follow-ups during the week. By God`s grace they started getting jobs and work permits. We have seen God so faithful even during covid19 lock-down as we pray and trust in God, even God`s provision did not stop .One more soul came to the kingdom, as we study online was convicted and baptized in Jesus name. Our zeal to study increased since we were free day and night he managed to finish discipleship class.

When we pray, walk, fast and seek the will of God, provision is sure.