When God Intervenes

On spring bank holiday, May 1987, I left home to walk the short distance to catch the coach to Derbyshire. It never occurred to me that anything could happen to change my way of life. I was a broken and sad person feeling unfulfilled due to a lack of self-worth and, unable to move forward towards my goal. As the years crept up on me, I often felt that any chances I had towards my dreams coming true were evading me, but I still kept dreaming of finding fulfilment. That Spring Bank Holiday Monday, however, I was given an awakening to the realities of the Christian way of life. I was in a place where the worship was exuberant, and people praised God in a way that was completely new to me. It was as though heaven had come down to earth as God’s presence was felt everywhere I went. Something supernatural was also happening as I could hear a voice in my head making a demand on my life. This form of worship was new to me, and I became afraid of the sacred atmosphere, and the urge to escape was overwhelming. I was very critical of those who gave their testimonies. I wondered why they were talking so much about Jesus even giving Him credit for healing them and wondered whether they were genuine or not. However, as I listened, I began to relate to some of the things that were being said and wondered if Jesus could help me also. But somehow the feelings of scepticism kept returning, and I could not wait for the meeting to end to make my exit. I decided not to attend the final service and went to the bookshop. There I met a friend who had previously heard Rev Colin Urquhart preach and recommended that I come with her to the Lower Tent where he was due to speak that afternoon. Reluctantly I went along to that meeting, and it was there that I finally made a new commitment to God. On the return to London, my life was wonderfully transformed. I found the confidence to move forward towards my goal and I’m now a fully Accredited Local preacher and the founder of an organisation which has been serving the community here in London and internationally, for the past twenty-seven years.