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Second most
significant were
the actions or
words of Christians
they knew:

A Christian
spoke to me about
their faith
29%

Seeing the impact
of Christian faith on
someone I know
29%

Carly loved her life in the city she’d
grown up in. She enjoyed her work, The actions of
her family life, and her friendships. a Christian
Then, an amazing job opportunity 26%
came up for her husband, which
involved them moving to the other Those from low-income
side of the country. Carly found backgrounds were most
herself struggling to raise young likely to comment on
children in a city where she knew the positive actions of
no one and had no support. One Christians towards them.
day, she plucked up the courage They, and under-25’s,
to walk into a parent and toddler were also most likely to
group, run by a local church. The say they had seen faith in
volunteers who ran the group made Jesus change someone
her feel so welcome and introduced they knew. At a time
her to other parents. After a couple when many said they
of months, Carly felt so at home were struggling, sincere
with this group of people, she generosity, kindness
wanted to take her whole family to and the visible effects of
that church’s Sunday service. This conversion in friends and
is where her journey to faith began. family made the gospel a
tangible lifeline for them.

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