“End that pregnancy or else…” I cannot even share the words that followed, but these words kept sounding in my mind as I wept and didn't know how I would pull through with my resolution. Even today, after a hectic day at the University the words resound yet with a different feel to it!
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| Hallelujah! |
Twenty-three (23) years ago, I relocated to a foreign land. Just a few weeks after arriving, I found out I was pregnant. To say my dreams felt shattered is an understatement. Apa munhu kutoramba, hanzi “kana ari wangu dzokanaye (story for another day).” The shame, the guilt, the fear, the pain I felt them all deeply.
But through it all, I knew one thing for sure: no matter what, I was keeping my baby. How? I didn’t know. Where? I had no idea. What I did know was that this life inside me was a gift. Yes, I became “the shame” of the family, “the disgrace.” Yes, I received calls urging me to end the pregnancy. But that was never an option for me.
Those months were filled with tears, heartbreak, and loneliness but they were also the season where I discovered the truest friend of all: Jesus, the One who sticks closer than a brother. I saw God take my brokenness and turn it into beauty. He made a way where there was none. And now, 23 years later, I stand as a proud mother, watching my daughter once my greatest fear become my greatest testimony. Ndakaona Mwari… I saw God! 🙌🏽. As I watched her walk across that stage, being capped with her first of many more to-come degrees, my heart overflowed with gratitude. Siyabonga Nkosi yami ! I couldn’t help but look back and thank God. This is my testimony of grace and faith!
Receive Jesus Christ today and go to church!
Moral of the testimony:
No matter what you’re going through no matter how hard, painful, shameful, or uncertain do not give up. God sees you. He is working everything together for your good, even when you can’t see it yet. Hold on, keep the faith, and remember it’s not over until God says it’s over. You are loved💖
Bishop Sibiya’s Comment: Am so touched my daughter. I have no more words to say. I will ask those who read to comment by what they learnt 👇🏻
