Even though life turns its’ back on you, God extends you His hand!
“And now we know that God works everything together for good for those who love Him.” Ro. 8:28
When life surprises you with unexpected things, that is when you slow down and start reviewing your life.
My sister in-law sadly passed away during child labour and my nefew was born with Chediak-Higashi syndrome. This situation caused a crisis in my family because all of my time was dedicated to my nefew who I came to love as my own son. His treatments were intense and implied monthly trips to the Garahan hospital in Buenos Aires.
I remember a day during one of the trips when I remembered that someone had spoken to me about God, and I took the desicion to participate in the meetings held at the ‘Family Centre’ Church (the church forms a part of the church planting ministry of YWAM North). During this time my complete trust was deposited in the doctors and what they could do to heal my baby, God was only secondary in my faith.
After a year and 2 months of trying so hard to see results from the treatments, my baby passed away and my world came crashing down. All my hopes were shattered and I became depressed, with no hope in my life, and I watched as my home was starting to be destroyed. With no way out of my pain, I started escaping through pills I would take which maintained me in a state of sedation. Throughout what was happening I never stopped attending the church where I would hear time and again the truth of God through each of the preachings. I realised my life needed changing and this lead me to accept Jesus as my Saviour and only hope in life. After this my life made a 180º turn around, my depression dissapeared, hope and faith started to rise up inside of me and all of this started reflecting in my family, which was restored through knowing this God of love. Today I understand that God is real and that the miracles He performs bring radical changes.
Graciela