How I Found Christian Science February 29, 2016 Issue

A journey illumined by love

Rudyanto Bachtiar

During turbulent years in Indonesia in the 1960s, when I was a teenager, Christian Science was first introduced to me by a friend from a swimming club who attended Christian Science Sunday School.

I attended a Church of Christ, Scientist, for the first time on a Wednesday night, for a testimony meeting, and the atmosphere of love that I felt during the service was indescribable. That year I had the joy of attending Sunday School, the next year I joined The Mother Church, and the year after that I joined the branch church in Jakarta, my hometown. Soon, I attended a youth meeting in Boston at The Mother Church, and after that I took Primary class instruction in Christian Science.

My first big challenge was to work out what was next for me. I had to finish college, but I had no job and no income.

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