Izzy Koo grew up in a Christian home, but when her dad challenged her on what she believed, she didn’t have answers. Soon thereafter her friends who walked away from faith gave her an ultimatum: choose us or choose God.

Without thinking, Izzy chose God. This rejection was actually Izzy’s turning point. She decided to learn more about this God who was worth losing friends over. 

“I decided in my heart to try to get to know this God I had claimed to believe. I was done just believing in Him simply because my parents did, or because I felt like I should.

I wanted to believe in God for myself. So the first thing that made sense to do was to read my Bible.”

Izzy poured through the Bible and eventually surrendered her life to Jesus. Izzy then developed a heart for others who were rejected.  

Izzy is a student at Pepperdine University in Malibu.

Helpful links:

Izzy's book, Finding God, Finding Me: How I Met God as an Ordinary Teenager
Izzy on Instagram
Izzy's blog, Finding Me
Listen to the song that moved Izzy: Michael W. Smith sings "I'm Surrounded (Fight My Battles)"

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