Monday, July 17, 2023

This was a day of rejoicing! The shepherds returned home, glorifying and praising God! I, too, glorified my Creator, who changed my songs of mourning into songs of praise when my son was born after eight years of longing for a child! Just as the shepherds were overwhelmed with joy and gaiety after seeing baby Jesus, I was also overwhelmed. The Word of God was fulfilled. In my community, there are many stigmas attached to a barren woman. For so long, I was heartbroken and cried for many days at not being able to have a baby. But the Word of God strengthened me and spoke through Is. 66:10: “Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her, rejoice with her in joy.” I clung to the verse and prayed. ardently day after day through trials and sufferings, and the Word of God was fulfilled. When I was seven months pregnant I had severe bleeding, and the doctors lost hope. Once again I was filled with the Holy Spirit and my Savior spoke to me and consoled me through the verse. My Savior’s words came true, and my mourning turned into praises. My son was born on December 8, 2005. All who rejected me came to see me and were wondering at the miraculous birth of my son. So we shared the testimony of our God with our people. The rejected stone became the cornerstone. Doctors who said I could not conceive were astonished and marveled after hearing our testimony. Praise be to God!

Haggai’s equipping has given me a new perspective to preach the Word of God to the non-believers in a unique way. I have adopted different methodologies that I learned in the integrated value-based session. Thank you Haggai and the team.