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peace. It is indeed something that I have never seen in my life. There are no other Doctor of Human hearts other than Jesus Christ. Living in peace is the sign that our hearts are restored, and when our hearts are restored, we breathe peace; and eventually have nothing but peace to give to each other. Then our country will be healed from hatred and wars. My vision now is to conduct outreaches as much as I can and to give people hope. I know what sorrow is. It can drive one mad and even kill them. My vision is for my country and the world as a whole, to experience the peace that Jesus has given to us. It is 25 years since I went through hard times. We have long gotten over many things. My in-laws and my sister are still around, but we have decided to put that behind us. My mother-in-law and I reconciled, and she gave her life to Christ before she passed on. I forgave my father-in-law, although he stuck to hating me until his last day on earth. Forgiving all these people does not necessarily mean that it no longer hurts, which brings us back to the purpose of the book – to preach forgiveness and minister healing. One year after I resigned from my job, I felt the need to start a discipleship class. Then an idea came to me to start with the young generation. My initial plan was to set up only a nursery section, but my husband encouraged me to set up a complete school. In 2014, Mount Carmel School was started. It is a school running on a contemporary curriculum, but with a Christian foundation. God is extremely good to me. He has never left nor forsaken me. He has done me well. He has kept every promise He made to me. When you are publicly persecuted, you feel like you have the right to revenge. You might even get support from other people who may find your quest for vengeance legitimate. At the same time, however, the persecutor will do all in his power to justify his actions and sometimes, 80% of the people will be convinced that the persecution is well-deserved. It took me long to understand that human beings are prone to the harshness and dark times that come with life. Although I was not a good Christian, I later realized that God did not give the life of 80
His Son only for those who believed in Him only, but for all mankind. It is unfortunate, however, that only a handful embrace the free gift of salvation. Outreach is one of the ways we tell other people about God’s love, grace and mercy through the good news of Jesus. When one is at war, you expect them to leave the battlefield with spoils. Likewise, when you are sharing the Gospel, you deliver people from the hand of Satan and they are converted into new creatures in Jesus Christ. The victory we walk in is not primarily ours, because it is Christ who accomplishes everything in us and gives us strength. When we let Him work through us, He enables and leads us to victory, even in what we would not have achieved on our own. Through the bible, we can appreciate the different ways He used to heal people. In the same way, we are all created differently. Everybody is unique before God and we are called for different missions. That is why people have distinctly different life testimonies. If you do God’s will, nothing on earth will change His plan for your life. If you trust and obey Him, you will see miracles happening. The only issue is whether we are truly ready to obey Him without resistance. God wants to give each of us a new Life. However, we have to be ready to let go of our old nature and forgive ourselves and also those who have hurt us. My journey has been such a long one and I know that without the power of the Holy Spirit, I would never have made it. People spend much time focusing on the wrong things. 1 Corinthians 13:1-2 shows us that the most excellent way is love. Verse five in particular tells us that love keeps no record of wrongs. When you have love, you become whole in God’s eyes and He gives you the ability to see like Him and look for the good in people. Without the love of Jesus, we will never amount to anything. Proverbs 10:12 says, “Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all wrongs.” Also, 1 Peter 4:8 says, “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.” 81
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PREFACE When I think about my roots
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