Nahni, Lauren, Amy and Veronica at WOW
Hi, my name is Veronica and I’ve been at Mission Messiah for 7 months. God has completely changed my life, and because of it, I want to share with you a little more of what goes on inside WOW.
We commonly hear “You’ve given me hope”, “I can really relate to your situation”, “If you can do it, I can do it too”, “I’m overwhelmed by the power of God in people’s lives!” Many of the costumers at WOW respond this way after listening to the women testify about how God has brought them from a chaotic and destructive lifestyle and made us into His glorious creation.
A story is one of the most powerful and influential things in the world. People often write books, movies, or music to share their life experiences with others to give hope and encouragement. Part of the ministry at WOW happens when we share our testimonies with different individuals who come to our store.
A few weeks ago, at the church congregation that we regularly attend, there was a sermon entitled “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” The sermon captures the power of the gospel and it’s effects on people’s lives throughout history. As we continued listening that Sunday morning, Senior Pastor Daniel Stevens drew a connection between our personal stories and the story of Christ’s love. It is this connection that had a big impact on all the women here at the mission. Each one of our lives has been drastically changed because of the unconditional love of Jesus Christ (Click here to watch this sermon online).
Because of the many customers we receive each day, we are able to strengthen people’s faith and glorify the Lord. I asked a few of the women that work here what excites them most about sharing their stories with the customers. Nahni, who has been with Mission Messiah for 4 months, is able to witness to people when they feel they’re prayers aren’t being heard. She enjoys sharing God’s miracles in her life when people seem discouraged. Often Amy, who has been in the program for 8 months, hears the costumer’s remarks of disbelief and astonishment when she shares her testimony – “People can’t see the darkness that overtook my life anymore, they see the light of Jesus, and are drawn to me now”. Patty, who has recently graduated, is always willing to share her “working progress” and let people know that the journey is never complete. She encourages others and assures them that we can get through it together.
You can now have the pleasure of reading our women’s testimonies right here on our Blog. We will continue posting more over the next few weeks. The stories are truly powerful along with the before and after pictures of the women. It’s amazing; you can see God’s love all over them now! Don’t forget we’re constantly open to prayer, you can always go to our website or just click here and we’ll be faithful to pray with you through whatever the circumstance may be.
