KKREW Bible Study, 15th September 2015. Nairobi is gathered under one roof to share what God has placed in their hearts for today’s study. “ 1st John 5:10 ESV- Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself.”
It was the much awaited time for testimonies again. A soft spoken lady by the name Laura walked up to the stage to share with us what God has done in her life.
“I never got to come for this Bible Study for a while, mainly because of the distance from home and other reasons. But I thank God for giving me the opportunity to be here. It is my 3rd time here.”
After her brief introduction to us, she goes straight away to her testimony.
From when she was 14 years of age, she has had a back problem; mainly attributed to the habit of slouching and swinging on the chair while in primary school. The bad sitting position caused back pains. She says it had become part of her life and she got used to it, though it really burdened her.
“I couldn’t bend for a long time, so washing clothes and doing house chores was really difficult. My Mum was worried, because I was only 14 but with a back problem. I couldn’t walk for too long or stand or even sit for too long. I couldn’t wear high heels. Even when I bend for a short while, standing up would be really painful.”
Through her life, she avoided talking much about it because to most it would look like a small issue. Truth is, it really burdened her.
“It got serious, so I went to hospital for an X-Ray. The X-Ray revealed that nothing was out of place, and the doctor recommended physiotherapy. So on Friday night I was at a Kesha, and I was so exhausted. Saturday was School of Supernatural and I struggled to attend because of the previous night’s fatigue. I went though.
As the pastor was praying, he made an altar call for people with back problems. As I was at the altar, I wondered why I hadn’t just believed in God to heal me at once.I realized that I was healed the next morning, while I was spreading my bed. I could now bend without the heaviness in my back. I thank God for my healing. Right now, I have no back problems, I have no pain at all. This is my testimony. I also thank Him for calling me to ministry.”
Before she hands the mic over to Njugush, she reminds us that a testimony is as little as being saved from an accident. It doesn’t have to be a healing from cancer, or a big long testimonial. The little things in life are just as much testimonies that we ought to be grateful for.