My whole life today is a testimony.
I have been seeing the hand of God in many
ways in this life. Mostly I see that when I am so desperate, with all
hope gone.
JESUS IS ALIVE!
I will give two testimonies, one today, and
one tomorrow. I work at an international school here in Malawi, and I am
a Malawian. As staffs, we are allowed to have our two kids enrolled in
school at 10% the actual fees.
This made me more worried when I was pregnant
for my third child. I had a workmate who introduced me to this your
newslatter, late Rukshana Kunkanga, she told me to trust that God is in
control and will make a way for us.
I accepted, but deep
down my heart still I had a lot of queries, as honestly, with my salary,
there was no way I could have managed to pay fees at an equivalent
school. I kept hoping and trusting.
Kids in Malawi start school in this school
after turning 4. By the time my third one was turning 4, my first born
was in year 11. He had two more years ahead, and it was time to think of
his universty! Nothing was adding up.
By this time, my job was at stake, and I had
lost all the hope. All along I was so comfortable that, except for this
third child, I was taking things for granted. I thought my job was all I
needed. BUT, I realised it was God I needed the most. I cried to God. I
asked HIm to intervene for the sake of my children, to be there for them
as a good father.
Just that year,
2017, there was an advertisement in our local Newspapers for
Scholarships. This was just two weeks after this friend [who introduced
me to this newsletter for us to be growing in faith] had passed on. I
was so lonely, but suprisingly, the daily messages I was receiving
through this bulletin kept comforting me as daily they were like they
have seen my situation.
According to the
advert's requirements, my son was not qualified to stand a chance. With
faith in Him who is mighty, I encouraged my son to submit his essy.
He was reluctant. I kept insisting and
encouraging him that when we say our God is the God of impossibilities,
we mean being God of impossibilities. He submitted his application on
the closing day.
One month later, he was called for interviews.
Hallelujah, the third month he was nominated
to go study for his I.B [the remaining two years that i was worried of]
in Canada on a full schollarship, exept for flights, medical insurance
and upkeep.
We got the news on
the Easter week. I couldn't afford even the ticket for the flight. I was
more confused then.
I started crying so loud that my son, who was
16-years-old then, came to my room and said, "mom, it's okay, I won't go
to Canada“. He didn't understand my sorrow.
I changed my prayer request and hoped even
more, claiming that the sponsors said they would even be paying for his
flight. And I started being happy. Then it was time for the visa
application. This was when they sent us another letter stating that they
will also cover his flight cost, medical scheme and pocket money there.
Wow!
That meant, my third child had room to join
the school at the right age, just as her brother left, giving me two
kids to comfortably go to school at the fee I could afford. That
scholarship covered even the university that I had been fearing!
GOD COMES TO OUR RESQUE ALWAYS WHEN WE DON'T
SEE ANY ROOM FOR POSSIBLE INTERVENTION.
I give prise to God.
AMEN.
Prisca Palasa
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