Faces of Faith – Erik

Erik Pozzato was born and raised in Roman Catholic Italy. “As a boy, I did what everyone did. I studied in confirmation class, got confirmed, and had a big party,” he shares. “Then I left the church.”

Erik married Michela, and they moved to Sweden. They were curious about the spiritual world and began dabbling in Masonry and the occult. Evil spirits started troubling Erik’s family in obvious ways. They were afraid. That’s when Michela said, “We need protection. We need help from God.”

They found a local pastor to bless their house, but that wasn’t the answer. Then Erik came across a Lutheran pastor online. “The pastor taught us that we are saved by grace alone, through faith in Scripture alone. It was what we were waiting for!” Jesus came into the family’s home and hearts, and the demons left. “Faith alone cleared up everything for me. When we put on the whole armor of God, the devil can’t hurt us,” Erik says.

Today Erik and his family are members of WELS’ sister church, LBK-Sweden. Erik landed his dream job, and he’s also studying for ministry. “When I think about my life and what Jesus did for us, I cannot be silent! I have to share this with everyone.”

From Luke Wolfgramm, Europe missionary