Bogdan Olenici

I live in Bucharest - Romania.
I am born on 24 of June 1969 !!!
This is a special date, because on 24 of June Our Lady appeared in
Medjugorje and in 1969 the St. James Church in Medjugorje was finished! So I really do feel connected with Medjugorje, and I have no words to thank Gospa, I only decided to spend my birthdays there with Her always. 

My conversion story is very difficult to tell. It happened about two years
ago. I never used to go to church, only for Easter maybe. I did not feel the need and I did not know what was happening there. For me was only tradition, ritual, things like that, but I always kept a very great respect for church. I always believed in God, but did not feel the desire to know Him, to live WITH Him, to do something.
All my life God gave me everything I needed. Good parents, good financial
situation, good mind and healthy body, talent in music (I play classical guitar and I have
the gift of understanding and liking all good music), good friends, everything. I never
had problems in my life, and this maybe made me feel satisfied with myself. But without
knowing, inside of me, deep, there was a deep hole, deeper every day, because without God
you cannot find peace and comfort and purpose. And that hole I began to feel stronger
and stronger, and I did not know what was happening to me. I had everything but I did not
need nothing, because nothing gave me a purpose, a reason, an answer to my life. This
caused in me a mental breakdown, almost. I was ill, but no doctor could tell me what did
I have. I felt strong dizziness and could not do anything, combined with an overwhelming
FEAR. I stayed in bed many days, but I did not see the reason to get up. I saw
nothing but darkness all around, and inside me. I do not wish this to anyone! It was like being
close to hell I think. And....one day a friend came from Medjugorje, and came to see me, and gave
me Gospa's blessing and told me how it is there. From the first time I heard about
Medjugorje, I felt like I wanted to be there at that very moment, I felt some happiness and peace I
never felt before. I felt like being there already, somehow.

I started to pray rosary, and I read books about and everything. I was touched by a picture of a statue of Medjugorje
crying with tears of blood.. I BELIEVED IT WAS TRUE, and if it is true, what a mother could
feel if she cries with blood tears? I wanted to make Her not cry anymore, and I
started to pray with tears in my eyes for my conversion, 100% conversion, to stop Her
tears...

I went to Medjugorje first time on March 1998, and what I felt I cannot
describe. I only say that I FELT Our Mother, like you feel someone dear to you without seeing. I
felt her love and protection over me, in the church, at the first rosary there, before the
Holy Mass, and then the second shock was at first Adoration, when during the "Veni Sancte
Spiritus" melody I felt everything, the sky, the earth, was falling over myself, and I
started to cry, while the whole church was singing and while the Holy Spirit slowly and calmly was
descending with Love among us...

Since then, my life HAS a sense, thank you My Mother! I am the last of your
servants, but I feel your love for me. I went 5 times in Medjugorje and each time I learn something new for my
life. May God help me never stop praying, fasting, confessing, reading the Bible,
and going to the Holy Mass and receiving the Eucharist...
God bless you all in this prayer group!

Bogdan. "

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