United States of America
God has brought me through a storm. He has shown me His glory in so many ways. After 20 years of marriage, two beautiful boys, and what felt like it was a great life, I was faced with the infidelity of my husband.
My life was turned upside down. The carpet was pulled out from under me. There was no longer any sense or direction or purpose. At times I thought it didn’t even matter if I lived or died. I was hopeless. Lost.
I was blessed to be attending a church at that time where many were ready and willing to come alongside me and walk with me through the storm. They spoke about how God was working in my life and how He was going to get me through this. They told me my life would be glorious again. They were so sure of this that I had to believe them!
I came to understand they had the joy of the Lord. Gradually, as I prayed, and cried out to the Lord, I started to see and experience that Joy. Small things at first, flowers started to be beautiful again.
I was seeking Him and was showing me His goodness. He constantly put people in my path that uplifted me and helped move forward and heal.
Slowly, what was in the dark came into the light. The log was removed from my eye, and I felt transformed.
A part of my journey and healing occurred in my Divorce Care community. Now, and probably as long as I’m alive on this earth, I am able to pay forward with facilitating Divorce Care in my current church. This allows me to come alongside others in their storms, witness to others about God‘s goodness, cry with them, and give them hope that they too will have a better life ahead. God is working.
Eva Sherman
United States of America
Thank you, Lord, for so many experiences with You during the 97 years You’ve already given me.
Thank you for the very first one when I was eight years old. I heard You say, “ If you will come to the altar, I will meet you there.” I got up and moved past others, and walked down the aisle. You made me do that, and have been with me ever since.
At every point of joy, sorrow, confusion, and unbelief. You have always been there.
Nora Futrell
United States of America
Where do I begin? There have been so many times when God has made the impossible possible. One of my powerful stories is our family’s teen challenge and a Christian-based rehab program in Brockton, Massachusetts.
My middle sister’s son got into terrible trouble with a friend of his. They were headed to jail. I prayed God would move the mountains, as it is written in scripture.
I went to court with both boys, explained about the teen challenge program, and not once but twice, the judge said, “Yes, they need to go there. I don’t know why I’m doing this, but yes”. God moved the mountains. What I specifically prayed for!
It was a time in my life that I believe He, the great I am, showed me Himself!
My relationship has grown deeper and deeper because I believe in the impossible.
United States of America
When I moved to Atlanta and once arriving there, I thought I had made a mistake of moving because everything was going wrong. I had no friends, I hated my job. I didn’t like the city. I even totaled my car.
But slowly after a while, God came through and gave me so much to love. He helped me grow as a person, and I no longer felt the regret.
Sierra KIENE.
United States of America
I had a sweet upbringing with many special relatives in the quiet, small town of Springfield. In the fall of 1978 ventured off to college and decided to change my image. I told everyone I was from the beautiful city of Savannah. (What good could come from Springfield, right?)
My dream at college was to get work at a prestigious accounting firm. I quickly was sidetracked by the party lifestyle of my friends. Sadly, I became broken inside whilst still looking fine on the outside.
I married and we raised our family in Savannah. But God! He lead me to a church and my husband and I began really studying God‘s word. I am so thankful I started sharing my testimony with young women.
These days, my most blessed days are in the town of Springfield, where I am invited to share God‘s word with the ladies in Effingham jail. Ladies who feel forgotten, down on their lack, and struggling to feel loved. Just like God, he showed me the truest way of joy is serving humble, broken ladies, many who I can relate to in a little town called Springfield. I’m so thankful that his ways are so very good!
I’m so grateful for his grace in my life.
Rozanne Aimone
United States of America
Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in his time.”
This scripture has come true for me. I worked with my husband as an assistant pastor for 22 years. For five of those years I carried the ministry as he battled cancer, at his end of his life on earth. He was healed twice in this journey and this third hit was the hardest. Caring for him and the church was something that seemed overwhelming and impossible. Daily, I assigned the angels to minister to my mate and to myself. I cried out for someone to reach out to you as we had lived in Savannah for two decades, ministering and loving people.
May 17, 2022, my husband, Apostle Greg Van Gorp, received his reward to heaven. The battle was so painful that I was rejoicing that he was finally pain-free.
Three years later, as I was continually pastoring and serving my church, God brought me a man that loves working for the church. He has the gift of ministry of helps. We met doing an outreach for a worldwide evangelist Tommie Zito, winning souls at Forsyth Park.
This marriage has been so beautiful, peaceful and loving. Something I’ve never experienced before. I am amazed at the joy that has filled me as together we do outreach. I never thought I could, or would love another man. I had been married 35 years and have four children with three grandchildren upon Greg‘s death. Could I really love again? Could I enjoy marriage to another?
God calmed my fears with this statement, “Donna, when you look at a rose, do you concentrate on the thorns that could hurt you, or the smell and beauty of the rose?” I said,” Lord, I look at the beauty”. “Do likewise”, He said.
Father God caused me to see that fear had no place in my future. I am to trust in the beauty God had set before me. He gave me new beginnings. This was huge to me.
I am so thankful for the Spirit of God who teaches us so gently.
Donna M Van Gorp, Chervenak
