My name is Adrian Dringa, and I was raised until the age of 16 in an Orthodox family, in a balanced environment where moral values and respect for faith were present. A significant moment in our family’s journey was when my mother was invited to a prayer evening. Although she had attended church in her younger years, around the age of 18 she stopped participating actively, but Christian values remained deeply rooted in her heart.

After a while, my mother invited both me and my father to attend a church program. Soon after, my father received the Word of God in his heart and made a covenant with the Lord through baptism. During this season, I paid attention to everything happening around me, I went regularly to church with my parents, and I was deeply drawn to the spiritual environment, the way people served, and the sincere love offered to God, a love that then overflows to others.

Professionally, I work within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and over time there have been difficult moments in the workplace because I am a Christian and choose to live differently from the dominant standards. Still, these situations did not discourage me. They strengthened me and helped me understand that when you choose to do what is right or to live differently, appreciation does not always come immediately.

At present, I am actively involved in the local church, with a desire to encourage, to speak, and to proclaim the Word of God, and to respond whenever help is needed. In the future, I want to be involved even more deeply in ministry, to gain stronger theological and spiritual knowledge, and to become a man of God who serves primarily through preaching.