Anna Seevaratnam
Anna joined the Evangelical Alliance in October 2021 and is on the graduate scheme as a Mission Assistant. She studied International development and Spanish at university. In her free time you can usually find up a climbing wall. She loves food and the bridges that it creates to help cross barriers.
Stepping out
1 July 2022How did you come to faith? My Dad is a Bible college lecturer and my Mum is a vicar, so faith has always been a big part of life. At the age of three, I decided I wanted to follow Jesus, and I was baptised at six. Have you always wanted to share your faith? My church growing up was held in the hall of the primary school that I went to and when I got baptised, I invited my whole class and teachers. My friends all knew that Jesus was a big part of my life. When I first went to Kenya, when I was…
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Talking Jesus: The power of the church family in nurturing children
9 June 2022Those of us who have grown up in a Christian home often think that our story of coming to faith is not exciting or radical enough. A colleague, when asked about her testimony, said “I have the best story ever. I have known Jesus all my life.” Another friend who has a life changing story said that she really loved to hear stories of people coming to faith through their families because these all brought value and showed the diversity of God’s people.
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Stories of Hope 2: Welcome to the series
11 February 2022God continues to move powerfully through you. You have continued to look out for fellow believers and those who do not know Jesus personally. Good news has been proclaimed in word and deed to communities across the UK and lives have been touched and transformed by His work. This small collection of stories is a snapshot of God’s kingdom work on earth through His partnership with us as His people, His church. Click through to the first two stories in the series below:
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Following Jesus’ call to welcome
21 December 2021I did not know what it was like to go and try and make my home in a culture that was not my own, communicate in a language that was not my heart language and step out on my own to live in a country miles away from my family and friends. This experience showed me the amount of bravery and courage that international students have and how amazing it is to have a God who is with you when you feel isolated, alone and out of place. It has now been a few months since the university term began and…
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