$%*'`[billabong_man]%*'`@Mytestimony?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />I was brought up in an agnostic home and got into drugs and alcohol as a young teenager.I had my first Christian experience in Chapel at school, and during my HSC I began attending a large Pentecostal church on?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" />Sydney's northern beaches.I stopped going there when I went to uni and I got into a pretty wild lifestyle again.I met someone at uni who introduced me to a conservative Pentecostal church (Revival Centres Internation Syndey) where I stayed for about 7 years.God completely changed my life during that time.I stopped drinking, and began reading the bible daily.I then went with some friends to a Seventh-Day Adventist church to convince the members to come to our church, but I was convicted about the teachings I heard there about science and the bible.That was about 3 years ago.I learned about how to have a relationship with Jesus, and what the gospel was truly about.I repented and was rebaptised and attend regular bible studies to learn more about God's great salvation plan.John 17:3 "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent".I was married about 5 months ago. My best man was also a former member of the Revival Centres. I thank RCI for introducing me to Christianity, but I haven't prayed in tongues now for 3 years, and my relationship with God has reached a new level. I say this in the humblest way I can. There is definitely life after RCI, and I will start praying for those of you who have had your relationship with God affected in a negative way through some of the doctrines and policies of RCI.God bless. My email isbillabong_mn@yahoo.com.au