Testimony letter
Before I accepted Christ, I was bitter, angry and separated from God. Being raised in the church as a little girl, I only followed/exemplified what I seen in the church and not so much, of what they were teaching. When I was about nine years old living in Baton Rouge, LA I found out that my great aunt who was raising me was not my biological mother. My great-aunt explained that I was the middle of four children and my mom and dad could not afford to provide for me at the time I was born therefore they left me with her for a while and never return to come and get me. I enjoyed living in Baton Rouge however; we later had to move to New Orleans. I never liked to visit for the reason that I was teased about being the chubby one,
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I was sitting on the back steps of our house just finished hanging clothes and heard someone knocking and calling at the front door it was the missionaries from Carver Baptist Center (where my children and I received biblical training). I welcomed them in my home and they sat and explained the plan of salvation and asked if I would like to receive Jesus into my heart, that day I asked Christ to come into my heart and forgive me for my sins and to become my Lord and Savior. I followed up by purchasing a bible and going to the neighborhood church where I brought my young sons as well. In 1986, I got married, my biological mother passed and God called me to lead a drill team. I truly did not want to lead a drill team because I had a learning disability in school which placed me in special education classes for students with learning disabilities. There was no way I was going to work with children that were just as bad as my very own children and the fact that I could not retain most of the words I was reading in the bible. I did not think that I could retain enough to teach someone else. However, I wrestle with God for a couple of weeks and could not sleep at nights. My great aunt noticed my restless nights and said "when God calls you to do something He will get it done". Well I finally surrendered and went to my pastor with what the Lord …show more content…
With my childlike faith, and a very disgruntled heart, I lay before the Lord and asked why and the Holy Spirit said he (my son) was His first. My soul was content with the answer I received comfort from the
I spent every spring and summer in middle school doing mission work and community service. I loved the opportunity that it gave me to build relationships and share my beliefs with people I didn’t know. Little did I know that this would pave the way for a life-changing experience that I would encounter one day. Each spring my church would host a missionary event called “The Ignite Project.” I felt an urge to join the group, recognizing that it was a calling to profess my faith in Jesus. These mission trips helped me to go out
On the 1st of November 2013, I performed my first simulation on the module, Foundation Skills for Nursing. This simulation was on checking for vital signs in patients particularly, measuring the blood pressure (BP) which is the force of blood vessels against the walls of the vessels (Marieb and Hoehn, 2010). We also measured the temperature, pulse and respiratory (TPR) rates of a patient. This simulation’s objective was to engage us in practising some basic observation techniques taken on patients in and out of hospitals and to familiarise us on some of the tasks we will be performing when in practise. I will be applying the “What”, “So what”, and “Now what” model of reflection in nursing by Driscoll (2000).
Thinking that I was strong minded and never looking at the negatives, ones suspicions changed my whole mind setting. After an endless wait in the mournful waiting room of the hospital, my name was called. The nurse brought us to Dr. Yazay's office where he confirmed his suspicions, and so began my life with scoliosis. Since the age of eight I have been swimming. I was a competitive swimmer for nine years, and now had to deal with a life without the activities I felt defined my identity. The treatment for my scoliosis involved wearing the most uncomfortable thing in the world which was a brace. With several restrictions on my physical activity, I had an abundance of free time on my hands.
Encouraged by my host-family, I joined the Christian camp where explored further about Jesus’ crucifixion, healing and forgiveness. The power of belief brought me compassion and goodness. Last spring break, I went on a mission trip to Mexicali and took care of kids who only speak Spanish. With a heart of respect and care, I broke down the barriers that keep each other from connection and felt the strong spiritual power that God gaves me to impart love, to care for others.
While I was worshipping God, my family came to mind. As I worshipped God for His faithfulness and goodness, I began to think about how my family may view God. A lot of my family members aren’t saved and don’t go to church. As I meditated on who God is, I couldn’t help but crave that same revelation for my family. I know that I fall in love with God more and more whenever I spend time with Him. I receive revelations of who He is and I desire to become more like Him the more time I spend with Him. I believe that as I was worshipping God, He gave me a strong desire in that moment to pray for my family. As I was prompted by the Holy Spirit, I began to pray for my family. I was praying that the Lord would send people to them. I began to pray Scripture over their lives and the situation. I ended my prayer with worshipping God and praising Him in advance for His work in them. I left with a peace that transcends a
When I started this class I thought I was somewhat alright writer. I understood the basics of writing and believed I knew how to write an entertaining piece. All of the papers we wrote showed me one of my weaknesses as a writer.
I still, to this day, do battle with the imaginary demons that were placed in my head as a child. My feelings of being unworthy sometimes surface, but more often than not I feel confident and free following my heart. I feel that God would much rather have me happy and spreading happiness than miserable and spreading misery. Christianity to me these days is just another institution set up by those few who want to take advantage and control the weak and tired majority. I can no longer live in fear, so I must stand up and refuse to listen to anyone claiming to know what’s best for me. My heart is my only true guide.
I looked back on my life and realized that all my hopes and dreams, everything that I wanted to be and do, I had tossed it away. I had forgotten who my grandparents had raised me to be. They wanted the best for me and now I want the best for my newborn son. I had decided right then and there that I needed to change my ways. I had to change who I let into my life and who I let influence me. It is funny how God works in mysterious ways. Once I decided to better myself for me and my son, I met my future husband. It’s funny because our lives have passed our whole entire lives and yet we never knew one another. We both attended Fort Worth Christian School at the same time. Our families attended all the same events and venues at the same time. Yet, had I never made the decision to move back in with my mother I never would have met him. Twelve years later we are happily married with three wonderful boys. I have spent the last twelve years taking care of our children and building a nurturing, Christian home for our family. Most recently, my boys have inspired to go back to school and finish what I started many years ago. They make me want to continue to grow and be a better person for
During the semester I have learned a lot about writing. The last time I had written a paper of any kind was over 5 years ago so relearning everything was both challenging and rewarding. There were many opportunities within this class to work towards improving my writing skills. It is important to realize that by improving those skills I was also working towards fully understanding the SLOs. For this paper the skills I will be focusing on are things such as planning, researching, citing, using the correct tone, and reflecting on how these tools will be useful in the future. The five SLOs I have chosen to write about are SLOs that I feel I have progressed in successfully but could still use to improvement in some form.
The day finally arrived when I ‘felt the call’ in Sunday school. I remember my friends smiling and encouraging me to let the teacher know what I experienced so they could help me through it. They told me how proud they were and explained that I had to promise from now on to try and live a sinless life. I felt I was ready for the challenge, so I hastily nodded my heart and promised them I would try.
Religion takes the forefront in many current crises, and in order to understand the role of religion you must first understand the history of it then look at the effects of which it has in a modern environment; this is something I am looking forward to delving into at university. As an agnostic applying for theology I believe this leaves me fully open to ideas, and currently I feel that I can argue either for or against the idea of God depending on what presents the strongest argument. My enthusiasm for Religious Studies was enhanced greatly at GCSE where the ethical debates proved to me that I can argue and back up my point successfully, whilst still listening to the variety of opinions put across by others. It is through Religious Studies that I have learnt that no opinion should ever be regarded to be wrong so long as it is backed up; it is with this mind-set that I will enter university and hopefully this will allow me to provide well rounded essays that take every account into consideration. At AS-level I found the rigorous essays were something that I enjoyed, I predominantly liked having to search for the different scholars and philosophers and then analyse the different perspectives to come to the strongest conclusion possible.
Which brings me to Fowler’s Theory of Faith Development, specifically Individual-Reflective Faith which occurs in early adulthood. Growing up as a family we went to church every Sunday and sometimes even twice a week, everyone in my family was a catholic and that was expected from all of us, no questions asked. I even got baptized as a baby and did my first communion when I was about nine years old. I did not mind the expectation from my family when I was little because I loved church, especially the singing. Then came a time where both of my parents started to work on Sundays, so did my sister, and so my brother and I helped out at my parents restaurant. Ever since then we really have not made church a priority, I believe this is what effected my encounter with my mother when I was eighteen years old. I was currently taking a class called “religion in the modern world” and learned about all rituals and how different religions support different things than others, and it got to me to reflect on what religion I grew up learning about. Some things I liked and some things I was horrified by. So talking to my mother, I was telling her my opinions and what I believed in and that there is not just one way to believe or think. She was furious, I was stepping out of the norm, but it had been because of my Individual-Reflective Faith than lead me to this stage. I am very thankful I was able to reflect on my faith, I now have a stronger bond on my beliefs and now my mother totally supports me on it, so it was all for the best that I went through this
...rd was trying to tell me this. It was during this time I heard the word ‘seek first the kingdom’. As I heard this word, I cried out to God for the first time in my life to remember me. It was here I made a vow to the Lord in the faith that I would find remembrance. As I made this vow and fulfilled it, the Lord opened doors that I can truly say would not have been opened if I didn’t respond to the word to ‘seek first the kingdom’. Out of this time, the Lord blessed me financially, led me to buy a home and healed my anxious heart. It was here that I began to find testimony before God through offering. This is something I am still finding to this day.
During my seventh grade year, my church went to a youth rally at a local church on weekend. Because of this rally and the message it sent, I realized and wanted to give my life to Jesus through baptism. It was awesome, I got home as a young teenager and actually talked to my mom about what it really means to be a Christian and to pick up your cross and follow him. So that very next weekend, my dad baptized me in front of the whole church on Sunday morning. It was an awesome feeling knowing that because of Jesus’ grace and mercy, I will be with him one day and spend eternity with him. Although I was on top of the world at this point, I still didn’t know fully what I had gotten into. So the next few years, I live the typical Christian life. I was trying to be the perfect person by doing the right stuff, I would try not to cuss, I would try to wear as many WWJD bracelets as I could so that I wouldn’t have to talk to them about Christ and they could just see it on my wrist, I would not join in on conversations with my friends that I knew were not right, I was just living life on cruise control.