Jesus Christ said in John 16:33, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world."

 

I have known trouble, hardship and oppression in the form of mental illness since my teenage years but I testify to the goodness, mercy and compassion of a loving God.  He has delivered me from such a deadly peril and on him I have set my hope that he will continue to deliver me.

 

Like the prophet Isaiah, I now believe, "The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary." (Isaiah 50:4)

 

I have the prophet Jeremiah's conviction when he said, "But if I say, "I will not mention him or speak any more in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones.  I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot." (Jeremiah 20:9)

 

And I believe my calling is spelt out in Acts 20:24 where Paul said, "However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace."

 

I would love to share with you my story of how God has rescued me from the dark, lonely life of anxiety and schizophrenia and transformed me into a seeker of God, a confident young leader in the church and a Federal Government officer.