something along these lines:Since I was a little girl growing up in xxx, I always dreamed of being a teacher at a beautiful place I call home, at a place where Christian commitments are valued and not sneered upon, at a place where I could be embraced by my fellows and not forced to hide my denomination - I am certain now that my move to United States has proven to be the right choice as I have found such place at the ***University in central Texas. I am a life long member of Russian Orthodox Church, also known as Orthodox Christian Church of Russia.  I am not a Baptist, nor do I wish to be converted, yet I am convinced that I will fit into *** community as I have Savior in my life who guides me towards the right path.