"I felt an emptiness that I didn’t understand and didn’t know how to fill."

I went to the Simbahang Universal when I was 10 years old. Before that, my life was normal—I was doing well in school and grew up in a decent family that provided for our needs. Yet deep inside, I felt an emptiness that I didn’t understand and didn’t know how to fill.

At a young age, I became involved in pornography, which destroyed my sense of worth. I felt dirty, believed I couldn’t change, and thought my life would never move forward. Negative thoughts filled my mind, and I eventually became a people pleaser. I depended heavily on my friends, allowing them to influence my decisions, even leading me to lie, do what was wrong, and enter a relationship just to fit in. When they eventually rejected me, my life collapsed. I lost hope and even planned to end my life.

During that time, my grandmother invited me to attend the Simbahang Universal. Through the messages I heard, I became afraid of dying without salvation, and because of that, I did not continue with my plan. I kept attending the services and realized that my friends could not truly help or fill me—only God could.

I began to take my relationship with God seriously and joined the UTF group, which helped me grow stronger in my faith. That was when my life started to change. I found true friends who supported me, and through God’s guidance, I decided to be baptized in water and completely change my way of living. I left my old friends, my addiction, and my past lifestyle behind.

As I continued in my faith, I received the Holy Spirit. God revealed my true value, and the emptiness inside me disappeared. Today, my life is completely different. I am no longer dependent on what others say, and I am truly happy serving God.

-Princess Nacional