Chavella’s story is a testimony that one never has to face life alone. God steadied her, and brought escape after her first marriage of 22 years with a man whose brutality came to be expected when he was drinking. Their growing-up children helped her escape his infidelity and mistreatment. Several years later the “spiritual leader” she then married revealed himself as a controlling tyrant with a troubled mind. Six women had been married to him before she was (she learned after the fact). He led a double life of unfaithfulness toward her and God. Now Chavella leads a professional life ministering as counselor, author and instructor. She’s at peace. God is enough.

“Jane” prayed she would NEVER dishonor God. But she also prayed for release to be given her. It was not given, only strength to bear the burden. Time brought clarification. The children’s lives, given her compassion and understanding, were healed with normalcy and love. Her brilliant husband, finally with correct diagnosis and medication, spent the last days of his life in peace–both public and private. She understood..

Lois Griffin lived with horror, imagined and real. When her two month old baby’s life was snuffed out with the Silent Infant Death Syndrome, the baby’s father’s escape went to drugs, alcohol and accusations that she had murdered their baby…Time passed, another child was born. The abuse was overwhelming. Her search for answers led her to initiate a support group for SIDS.She learned how to risk loving, and for years provided the little one’s sole support. She invited Christ in and became no longer afraid of being alone, or in the dark. Now she lives to serve others….and does so almost around the clock in a happy marriage!

Power to Cope Searching for God (from Paganism to Christianity) – Paul Ratsara is a leader of men and women, a spiritual man, devoted to God and recently once again chosen to administer a wide field of work in South Africa and the Indian Ocean Division. He is a mighty man of prayer, and allows God to give him insights as he spends hours daily and nightly seeking God’s guidance. The results are awesome. Additionally incredible is his background. Evidently chosen by God, his early years were marred by a jealous family that found a way to all but destroy his life with deadly poison—but were unable. Confined by his mother to home—to avoid additional danger, his father—the “chief” of the area—decided to teach his son the intricacies of calling on the pagan gods of their Hindu religion. Paul was getting deep into the training—that would have taken him to a position of great local authority—but, again, God intervened and an unread book found on a shelf in their home, was picked up by this young man—whose mind was ever searching for God. Opening the New Testament & Psalms he met Jesus through the pages of the book. Without any human teacher, the Holy Spirit led Paul to surrender his life to the One who loved him enough to die for him. And with that, the rest is history. Hear the story of a brilliant man—a modern-day Paul—transformed by God’s love—who has won not only most of his family to the gospel but thousands of others through his influence!

Divorce is such a common happening in so many lives…but it wouldn’t happen to Mary, or could it? There’d never been a divorce in the family. She’d taken a vow “for better or worse” so years passed with no relief. Never mind that marriage life seemed to be all about what would make him happy. Surely separating for a time would bring back communication and an agreed “model” from God’s word. But what if both DON’T agree on the desire to have God as part of the equation? People–spouses–can change.  Finally trust fled, and so did Mary after God spoke to her…a sobering picture–with peace at the end.

“Rita” not only had stress from her husband’s rejection of her for another woman, for being left to raise her children without their father, and for the “other” woman’s audacity when confronted–as if all that was not enough, Rita wrestled openly with God about His willingness to forgive–and the danger of the “other” woman ending up in God’s heaven–because in Rita’s heart there was NOT room for both of them there–and what was God going to do about her hatred??? She challenged God over and over about it. . . . Don’t miss this one!

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