Hi my name is Audley Mulati. I Glorify the Lord and thank him for his transforming presence in my Life. I wholly accepted Jesus Christ Lord in my Life on the 14th June 2009 right here at The Potters House Belize. That was exactly 4 days after setting foot on Belize soil. A close Belizean friend introduced me to the church which turned out lively and warm and with a presence of diligent God serving people. I met Pastor Matt and his wife, a wonderful couple. Pastor Matt led me through the sinner’s prayer and since then I haven’t looked back.

Before June 14th 2009 I lived a worldly sinful life, full of resentment, bitterness, anger a heavy heart, pride. I grew up in a family with strong Christian background- my Mother/ maternal family is of Anglican background, my Father is of Catholic Background. My Mother has been saved since the 70s when I was an infant. She preaches which I have learnt is against the principles of the bible and of my church now. As I grow in salvation one of the things I have learnt is that it’s biblical that the calling of preaching was/ is the domain for men!

I went to Sunday school as a child, church was a must. However as I grew older, I got unbothered about the things of God. I did believe in God, had conviction for being sinful, and said a prayer/s time to time, thanking the Lord for the good things and asking forgiveness of my sins, gave tithe once in a while. But that was just about it. I was very much aware that the commitment and will towards him were lacking. Mostly I was engrossed in worldly things so full of myself. I did acknowledge miraculous and amazing things had occurred in my life and I thanked God from time to time. However as human beings we have inherent pride and rebellious nature and because of this I simply didn’t have the sense to willfully and wholly accept Christ in my life.

We will never comprehend the mystery of God and his ways, we would never fully predict and imagine the amazing occurrences or transformation coming into our lives, and what kind of plan lies ahead for us. But it’s evident that God is the all knowing and is aware what’s ahead for us. He leaves the choice to us though when it comes to embracing him but also he has a plan for each one of us.

I left my region, i.e. East Africa on a sojourn to Belize for a change, and with a quest to begin afresh, after the enormous downs I had experienced in my life in my country. I never imagined or thought it would be in Belize that I would get saved and wholly accept Christ in my life. The downs in my life had taken a critical dimension from the time I was at University. Maternal family issues, personal and general. As a matter of fact (I am from Uganda and Kenya on account of my mother being Ugandan and my father Kenyan). My parents met while working at the same Organization in Tanzania, where I was born.

My Father and Mother separated when I was very young- toddler, in the late 70s. It’s at that point that my mother took my sister (who comes after me) and I to Uganda. Her relatives (my maternal relatives) heavily influenced my mother even when there was a chance for reconciliation with my father. Hence my sister and I were kept in their care in Uganda as my mother was back to work in Kenya.

My mother eventually left Kenya to return to Uganda. However she was not exactly a loving, caring mother. It seemed like we the children were being used as pawns because of the past situation between her and my father. As we grew older she got even colder and not so good towards us. She and her relatives kept us away from my father even when he made efforts to be a part of us! Also as we grew older, I and my sister experienced stigma from our maternal relatives. It turns out, all along my maternal relatives wore masks, harbored personal selfish agendas while my mother was at her job in Kenya! They were/ are devious people! My sister and I got emotionally disturbed over time. This was coupled with other/ external challenges generally. I carried a heavy heart, full of resentment- anger, bitterness, and hatred. I was almost frustrated with life. I simply needed to leave home to a “desert Island” or some where far, far from home. In this state I needed the grace of God to keep on my legs!

I must testify that since I left home thousands of miles away from Belize, and fully embraced and accepted Christ in my life, I have been growing and continue to grow in the word of God. I am experiencing profound transformation in many ways, with Christ in my life. I am much happier, cheerful, forgiving, my heart is light, I am serving the Lord with faith and trust in him. God has blessed me with a Job, good friends, good mentoring pastors (Pastor Matt before and now Pastor Dan Cononge), a good church and many other needs here in Belize. I am confronted with temptations and still have weaknesses, but I trust and have the faith in God to help me in all ways. I bless and Glorify God’s name. He is a Loving and caring God of wonders, miracles, favors, mercy, grace, kindness.