mJa (modern JESUS army) teeshirts are black with a red cross on the front. Many young members of the church have started putting a positive faith-name on the back.

Steve "FUTURE"

The name on my teeshirt spells out that I've got my place in a bright, positive future!

It wasn't always like this. I was into a lot of things that were pretty dead-end.

It all changed one night. I was out with a group of friends at a party, doing my hardest to get into it and enjoy the atmosphere but something had changed inside me and I saw right through it.

I woke up next morning with a thumping hangover and I thought 'I've had enough'. I felt God tapping me on the shoulder, directly speaking to me inside that I had an eternal future. I thought 'that's incredible that God should bother with me!' and I started to make my first steps towards Him.

Many people today get caught up in the rat race of life and lose their identity. They end up feeling that they're just another person in a huge crowd of people all out trying to better their lives.

It doesn't have to be like this! And the word on my teeshirt is my way of showing that!

Vanessa "VICTORIOUS"

A difficult childhood, loneliness and a deep lack of self-worth led me into a defeated life in later years. I became a woman who doubted her ability to be anything, so I slid into drugs, the occult and casual relationships to escape the pain.

When I encountered Jesus, I found such a deep love and acceptance from Him and His church that I soon began to find the real “me”.

I think a lot of people in today's society have given up on themselves. I want them to know that Jesus offers a fresh start to every person - no matter what they've done. That's why the word 'victorious' is so precious to me.