Hey there!
My name is Mirta, and I am a native-Croatian girl currently working and living in Montréal, Quebec. I love Jesus and encouraging others through the Word of God - which is what this blog is all about. With my background in science and faith, I usually see things differently and I hope that can help you to find your own perspective on things that matter.
My Story
Since I was a child I felt this overwhelming need to understand the meaning of life. My family can attest to the fact that I had so many questions and existential crises growing up! Geared towards math and science, I thought that quantum physics would give me all the answers I needed.
Studying physics in Zagreb was amazingly challenging and beautiful. I started developing an interest in particles and fields while at the same time still being hungry for a deeper meaning of life. A major breakup happened with my first long-term boyfriend during my first year of university. More existential crisis!
Somewhere around that time, one of my best friends had a profound spiritual experience, claiming to have found God. Being young, wild, and smart was not easy - it made me both curious and resistant to that new event. She told me about Jesus and invited me to church, the Word of Life church in Zagreb. And there I felt the presence of God so strongly that I would cry and shake more frequently than I can count. I didn't necessarily believe everything those people were saying, but I definitely experienced a power I had not known before and a love that I had been searching for my whole life.
The biggest event in my life happened when God showed me that I was a sinner and needed a savior and that He sent His Son Jesus to die for MY sin. With my religious and science background, I was not supposed to fall for that, EVER. But I did - I fell in love with Jesus who loved me first. I knew in my spirit that the gospel was true and that I will never again be the same. And one altar call was enough - I am forever thankful to pastor Damir Sicko Alic for his ministry, God used him to reach me and save my soul from hell. And that is the truth.
Fast forward, and I am doing my PhD in Israel in particle physics. That was the second time I fell in love - with the Jewish people and the country of Israel. But that is a story for another time. More into the future and here I am in Canada, finishing up my postdoc in Medical Physics. Still walking with the Lord, going deeper in the Bible and trying to do what I feel is His will and call over my life.
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