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My Testimony
In 1995, my brother was in the hospital battling cancer.
My sister and I were on our way to go visit him
on January 10 of that year,
that's when we got into a big car accident.
The car we were in was struck by a cube van,
our vehicle was totaled.
I was entangled in the wreck,
it took about 45 minutes for
emergency crews and fire department
to get me out of the vehicle.
I was very badly bruised from head to toe,
I suffered from a severely shattered arm,
a rupture in the lower abdomen
and my legs were totally entangled in metal from the car.
My sister was crushed quite severely as well
but to our surprise she had nothing broken.
After all was said and done I ended up spending
close to a month and half in the hospital,
then was sent home in a wheelchair.
I was not able to walk any more.
The doctors were telling me that I would probably
never be able to walk again.
I was devastated by this news and was not accepting
the fact that I would not walk on my own again.
I became desperate and at the same time ready to put
up a fight, but not right away.
I went through a time at first
when I remember just existing,
waiting around to just die,
I felt there was no hope for me.
I was already in bad health before my accident,
have been sick since the age of 21,
so the accident on top of my health problems just gave
me more reason to just give up and pray that the Lord
would take me out of my misery.
My family was going through a rough time at this time,
I had one brother who was just 2 years older than me
who had open heart surgery,
and then later that year a heart transplant,
my other brother was suffering with terminal cancer.
So with all this I felt I really had nothing to live for,
I just let discouragement take over and I wallowed in self pity.
Day after day laying around,
being cared for at home by Home care,
my husband and children,
I started thinking that maybe I do have a little hope,
something to keep fighting for.
Not long after in February my brother passed away,
it hurt a lot to loose someone so close.
I began to question God why he was putting my family
through all this,
what were the reasons for the hardship
we were all going through.
My younger sister felt the same way I did as well.
One day she had stopped by to visit with me
but she came with a Bible.
She talked to me about a few things she had read,
it kind of took me by surprise to hear some of God’s words.
I was born and raised catholic so that is what I turned to.
I began reading books,
finding different prayers,
really getting into a spiritual atmosphere.
I got my sisters, children, nephews and nieces
to start taking me to a nearby church
that which for me was still very difficult to do
because I was still struggling with the fact
that I could barely walk.
I was going for daily therapy.
I graduated from a wheelchair to a walker,
then two canes.
This was a big achievement for me because
the doctors told me I would never be able to walk again,
but I was determined that I would not have to
depend on anybody to help me get around,
I struggled to make sure I would walk again.
I went faithfully to church with my siblings and children
almost on a daily basis.
This went on for almost a year.
I remember feeling inside of me that something was
missing in my spiritual walk.
I was not being fulfilled by just attending church,
praying to all these saints,
reading the books I had picked up at
the Christian book store.
But I continued to do what I was doing.
Then I heard that my brother
who had the heart transplant was not doing well.
He lived in Elliot Lake and I felt he should have
family with him during his trials and tribulations.
I decided to move there to be with him,
to motivate him,
have him turn to God for help as well.
I was showing him all that I had learned in my Catholic walk,
he was just as interested as I was.
His health got worse and he soon passed on,
another big blow for me.
I moved back to Sudbury.
I felt discouraged again,
I started to pull back from the church I attended,
starting feeling emptiness in me
but at the same time a hunger to know Christ even more.
Catholic Church was not
satisfying my hunger I had for the Lord,
it kind of made me sit back and think things through.
During this time I had a sister who
drove transport with her husband.
She used to send me all kinds of literature
she found at truck stops.
When I first started receiving these leaflets,
little books and tapes I thought she was getting
involved in some sort of cult.
I was trying to tell her to watch what she was getting into,
she laughed at me,
assured she was in no such thing.
She came to visit me at least once a month
during those times she always had tapes,
books and leaflets to pass me to read,
it kind of started to catch my eye.
It was sparking a big interest.
Curiosity got the best of me.
They had a friend who they introduced me to,
here in Sudbury,
this guy also had a longing to know
who Christ was,
and he felt the same way I did.
He was looking for something to fill in the void we had in our hearts.
We attended different catholic Churches,
but it was not giving us what we were looking for.
My sister and her husband found all these books,
tapes and leaflets on the road during their travel
but they were also not to sure what it was all about either,
but felt in their hearts that it was a good thing.
It was satisfying their Christian walk.
They searched with both their friend and myself
to find a church that would teach the things
that she found in those leaflets and tapes.
We found a church, wow we were happy to find this.
We started attending on a regular basis.
It was filling our void we had.
Our curiosity was overwhelming,
we had such a big hunger to know more about Christ Jesus.
By this time were I lived
there was a man who walked our streets,
he was speaking to the youths on the street
telling them that nearby in our neighborhood
there was a center offering free hotdogs
and a play to attend after in the building.
My son Lionel was approached by this man.
Lionel came in to tell me that he wanted to go to this place.
I was not too sure what he was talking about,
why someone would be offering free hotdogs
to the neighborhood children.
I got into my vehicle,
drove around the street to find the location in question
and met up with the man that invited Lionel.
He assured me that what Lionel was saying was true,
they were all welcome to come inside afterwards
and enjoy a play put on by the children in that group.
Lionel had my permission to attend the event.
When he came back home,
he had so much joy in him and excitement.
I said to myself well he made new friends
and he is all excited about that,
which was a good thing because Lionel was lonely,
alone and had nobody to spend time with other than me.
He brought a brochure home that night,
it said there would be a service there
at 10 in the morning on Sunday,
another at 6 the same day,
it went on to say they also had a service on
Wednesday nights at 6 as well.
Lionel wanted to go to those events in a bad way.
I could not see any harm in letting him go
and at the same time I new where he was
if I had to go get him I new that he would be there.
The more often Lionel attended these meetings
the more he came home with joy in his heart,
at the same time he was worshipping the Lord.
I had never seen Lionel this excited,
this happy in his entire life.
I was very impressed with the way he was changing,
the gladness he had in his heart.
He came home one day with such excitement for the Lord
I started getting real curious,
I wanted to go there to see if this could happen to me too.
I wanted some of what he had,
that is what I was looking for all this time.
I attended a Wednesday night service,
just the praise and worship I heard there
was so overwhelming, so exciting,
I new I found what I was looking for.
Both Lionel and I started to attend the church on a regular basis.
That is when I finally found the Lord of my life,
I gave my heart to Jesus in 2003 of that year.
I have not stopped craving to know the Lord since that day.
Would you like to know who Jesus really is?
It is so simple,
all you have to do is just ask Jesus to come into your heart
and pray this little prayer along with me.
Always remember that Jesus stands ready for us
to invite Him into our heart:
PRAY;
Dear Father in Heaven,
I realize that I am a sinner and worthy of the fires of hell.
At this moment,
I confess my sins and ask You to forgive me
for my rebellion against You
and my refusal to accept the Sacrifice that Your Son, Jesus,
made for me on Calvary’s Cross.
I believe that you raised Him from the dead,
and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord.
Thank You for hearing this Prayer
and accepting me into the Family of God
because of the blood of Christ that covers my sins.
And I know from this moment on,
I am saved.
Thank You, Lord,
Amen.
God is Awesome, God is so Good,
and it must be told and shared to all who crave for Him.
That is how I felt and there is such peace in my life now
along with joy and contentment
I just had to share this with you.
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PSALM - 28:7
The Lord is my Strength and my Shield;
my heart trusted Him, and I am helped:
therefore my heart greatly Rejoiceth;
and with my song will I Praise Him.
Enjoy and God Bless You!
Thank You!
Linda T. Stewart
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