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Contents

Introduction 13

How the research was undertaken 13

Part 1: Those who took part 16

Part 2: The journey towards Jesus 18

What sparked the journey? 18
What prompted them to begin exploring Christianity? 19
How long was the journey to faith? 23
What helped during their faith journey? 25

Who had been most helpful? 30
The challenges of a faith journey 34
Why did they keep going? 38

Part 3: Making the decision
to follow Jesus 39
What finally prompted the decision? 39

When did they decide to follow Jesus? 44
What most drew them to the gospel? 46
Part 4: The consequences
of conversion 48

What have the challenges been? 48
What has helped them to keep following Jesus? 51

Sharing faith 52
Part 5: Recommendations 54

Evangelical Alliance 15