My name is Ciprian Corneliu Bec. I was born in Alba Iulia, on the 31st of
May, 1985, in a Christian family. I'm the youngest
in my family, with three older sisters.
Ever since I was a little boy, I used to go to the church with my family.
As I grew up, I was not amongst those that find a pleasure going to church. I didn't really like to pray, but what I really
liked were the songs in the church.
I was already 15, and had never went to the youth meetings that were taking place once a month. One of my older sisters
convinced me to go to a youth meeting organized by the local church. I went, and….I really enjoyed it.
Before being born again, I was very shy, not talking to anybody, not even greeting anybody, keeping everything inside
of me. However, after that meeting, I started going on a regular basis. I got to know the young people, and got involved in
the church.
The 1st department in which I served was the orchestra. I really liked it, but what fascinated me was that
I was there with other people my age, and slowly , I became "one of them".
In the church I went to, every year on the 1st of December they organize a national youth conference. In 2001,
it was the 1 st time I attend to one of these
conferences. Everything was wonderful.. everything that took place there, as it were especially for me. That was a decisive
day in my life. In the evening, at the end of the conference, the pastor made a calling for all those that want to give their
life to God. I was one of those that gave up everything that night, everything that was old. I became a new man.
Suddenly, I became the guy that talks to everyone, helps wherever there's a need, and something that surprised me is that..
I even started liking prayer!
I then got a great passion for the Bible, and very often I used to stay up during the night and read my Bible (that was
the only time I had the perfect quietness for reading).
Then, almost a year from this (me being born again), I have decided to get baptized in water, testifying my faith in God! After the baptism, (8th of September, 2002) I got more involved in the
church, and was received as a member of the worship team, first as a drummer, then as a vocalist. It was a special grace from
God to be a part of this group, because the group members helped my spiritual growth a lot.
I also participated in a few bible study groups for two years (2002-2004) and was the leader of a prayer group. We were
10 young people that met before going to school, and had a great time together in fellowship.
In October 2003, one year after the baptism, I was in Oltenia, a very poor region of Romania . I was on a mission's trip, with the worship team.
After the worship time, we had a prayer time, and we interceded for this region. During this prayer, I suddenly started
speaking in tongues, which was a totally new experience for me.
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Ever since, I have felt God drawing me closer and closer to Him, and realized what he wants from me. I realized that He
calls me to serve, and for my serving to be efficient, I have considered that it's necessary for me to study the Bible in
a Bible Institute.
I thank God for all the changes He has done in my life.