She came to the well that day just like any other—avoiding people, carrying her shame, and longing for something more. But when the Samaritan woman met Jesus, everything changed. Her encounter with Him transformed her life, and it’s a transformation still available to us today. All the people who had a true encounter with Jesus was transformed by His love, just like the Samaritan woman at the well. Like the Samaritan woman, I too was transformed by my encounter with Jesus when I was 19 years old. Someone who knew me at the time would have described me as a person who didn’t have a lot going for herself. No education, no real skills, made shameful mistakes, and I was someone society might have overlooked or dismissed as unimportant. But then I had an encounter with Jesus and He transformed my life. He saw all those things others thought about me, met me where I was, and loved me anyway. Not only did Jesus transform me back when I was 19, but I continued to be transformed by my daily encounter with Jesus through the work of the Holy Spirit in my life. Jesus’ transformation didn’t stop when I first