Michigan

On March 26, 2005, Suzette Massard’s long journey to find a church family that followed Bible truths finally ended when she was baptized as a Seventh-day Adventist.

Her quest for truth led her to become acquainted with many different religions. She was even baptized in several different churches, however, she never found the inner peace and relationship with God she was looking for.

She was eventually disfellowshipped from one denomination because she continued studying in her King James version of the Bible instead of the one they insisted on.

Discouraged, Suzette put down her Bible for five years. She did not go to church and, as she described, "lived in limbo." Eventually, through her mother’s influence, Suzette attended another church. She went forward in tears in response to an altar call to accept Jesus as Savior. She was soon re-baptized and remained a faithful member there for 15 years.

Continuing to seek a more personal walk with Jesus, she ventured into a charismatic movement, but never felt truly comfortable or at peace there either. So she left and never returned.

After loud preaching turned off Suzette in another denomination, she began attending a different Christian church. She attended worthwhile seminars, which led to personal counseling to help deal with years of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Also at this time, the Lord delivered her from alcohol dependency through Alcoholics for Christ. She has been sober since July 7, 1985. Then her oldest son died at 21 from a cocaine overdose. Her grief was almost inconsolable.

When the Lord seemed the farthest away, He led Suzette to a prophecy study and the Discovery Bible studies series on the Internet. Through these studies, she learned of the Sabbath but could not find a Christian church that kept the Sabbath. It was at this time, without explanation, Sandi Stewart, the Metropolitan Church Bible worker, came to her door. Suzette pummeled Sandi with questions and demanded that any Bible studies be done only with the King James version. In the year-long study, Sandi took Suzette through the Amazing Facts Storicals of Prophecy and an exhaustive study of Daniel and Revelation.

Suzette attended Doug Batchelor’s Prophecy Code series, which led to her baptism on that eventful Sabbath day. To satisfy her continued thirst, Suzette continues to study the Spirit of Prophecy, the Sabbath school lessons, and attends class. Most enjoyable for Suzette is sharing her much-sought-after truth by doing weekly Bible studies with her husband Lee.

Joy Hyde, Metropolitan Church communication secretary and church clerk