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Rhonda |
Rhonda: In
March 1975, I had an experience of God. One of my very best friends had experienced the
Charismatic Renewal while she was abroad and came back to Trinidad a difference person.
At that time in my life, you could not get me too near to
anything to do with those "crazy charismatics" but God used my friend to touch
my hardened heart. She invited me to go to hear an international preacher in the Savannah.
I didn’t really want to go, especially since I was suffering with one of my usual
terrible migraine headaches and so, when my friend arrived to pick me up I declined her
invitation. She was extremely disappointed and as she left the room, I remember lying on
the bed saying to God, "If you are really there, maybe you’ll remove this
headache so I can go." I got up, dressed and went.
We spent the next couple hours surrounded by people
singing, clapping and praising the Lord. I was not impressed and the only thing on my mind
was the fete we were going to afterwards.
Almost one week later, I realized that I had not
had to take one pill for my headaches since that night. God had heard my prayer.
Two days later, I went to bed early and picked up a book
about the Holy Spirit called "Nine o’clock In The Morning". I put the book
aside after the first chapter and lifted my heart in prayer. At that moment I first
experienced a tremendous fear and a presence with me. I could feel this power flowing
right through my body and with it came a feeling of complete peace. Then, I heard
God’s powerful voice saying that He had been trying to work in my life for years but
I had not responded. He said to me, "I call you tonight, I commission you
to Love and I ask you to go out and show the world how to Love!"
The next day I could not understand what had happened but
my friends noticed a difference in me. I asked my friend for advice and she told me that
there were two people she wanted me to meet - Fr. Duffy, a Canadian Priest who was in
Trinidad at the time, and Sr Assumpta (Rose Jackman’s religious name) at Rosary
Convent in St Ann’s who would lead me in Spiritual Direction.
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