Daylan Soosay - Baptism Testimony

My name is Daylan Soosay. I’m a Native from Maskwacis, Alberta. When I was about three or four years old, I was taken from my mom and placed in foster care. For most of my life, I was moved from group home to group home, always changing schools. I was a shy kid, I struggled to make friends, and I often felt completely alone.

By the time I was around fourteen, I fell into deep depression. I prayed sometimes, but I didn’t really care about spirituality—I just felt broken. When I finally moved back home, I started drinking a lot. I had no one to talk to, and I felt overlooked, like I didn’t matter. More than anything, I just wanted to be loved. I wanted a place to belong—somewhere I could finally call home.

In late 2023, around November or December, I started seeing Bible verses like Psalm 91 on TikTok and social media. At the time, I was really suicidal, but those verses gave me comfort. I began learning more about Jesus and the Bible through different videos online. Then one day, I met a guy on a game who started telling me about Jesus and how Christ had changed his life. He opened my mind and heart to who Jesus really is. I heard the gospel and what it truly meant to be a Christian.

As I kept reading the Bible, I started to see how sinful I was and how much I needed a Saviour. John 3:16 stood out to me: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” To see that God loved me—after everything—made me surrender my life to Him.

When I came to Jesus with all my heart, I felt peace and love like never before. I felt like a new creation. For the first time in my life, I felt like I belonged. Jesus changed my heart and my life. I left my old ways behind to follow Him.

It hasn’t been easy. I’ve backslidden at times because I didn’t have fellowship with other believers. But I kept praying that the Lord would work everything out. And now I see Him answering those prayers. I moved to Calgary, started attending church, and finally have fellowship with other Christians. God is truly changing my life for the better.

Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” 

I believe that now more than ever. 

Praise God for His grace,

Daylan