My name is Madelyn Krause, but most just call me Maddie. I was born on February 7th, 2001 to Mary and Nathan Krause. From the time I was a baby until now, I have had the privilege of growing up in a Christian home, and it was just a few years before my teenage years that I realized my need for a Savior. I knew I was a sinner and that Jesus died on the cross to pay for my sins. After my mom explained this to me, I prayed and accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. I am happy to say that this was only the beginning of my life in Christ. As the years rolled on, I began to drift away from the Lord. I didn’t spend time with Him, and I began to be frustrated with life. I didn’t feel like I fit in at home, and because of these frustrations and hurts I began seeking ways to be satisfied. I began to spend a lot of time with my friends and hid things from my parents. I was able to justify these things because I thought I was a pretty good kid. I dressed well, was really sweet, and my extended family and friends adored me. A few years passed, and God allowed my family to go through a great trial as my dad was fired from his job and we lost everything. It was during this time that God got ahold of my family and gave us the direction to move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for my dad to attend Bible college. I hated that we had to move, and was angry at first, but God began to soften my heart. I began to have a burden for what God’s will was for my life, and began to seek Him. But, the hurts and wrong choices I had made with my friends were still strongholds in my life. I then entered Bible college and was still struggling. I desperately wanted to know God, and have His power in my life, but it seemed like every time I surrendered to Him and asked Him to change me, I just ended up failing again. I began to doubt God and His word—I hardly knew if I believed it any more. I finally found myself in my fifth and final year of college struggling with major depression and anxiety. I wasn’t sure that I would ever get out. The darkness seemed to great. It was in this time, in May of 2024 that I graduated from Bible college. It was a miracle! Since then I have been learning to take joy in the journey, and am more convinced than ever, that God is going to make something beautiful of my life…in HIS time! I know God will do the same for you as you seek Him with your WHOLE heart. “No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly!”