Community of the Risen Lord, Sri Lanka

Father of Three
I am a father of three beautiful children and I had a beautiful loving wife, who kept a lovely home for us. Today I have no answers for the sins I have committed, and I do not know from where to begin. I was a heavy drinker and womanized all my life. I lost all values and whatever respect I had gained in life. Things took a turn for the worse when my wife could not take it anymore and we separated. It was my 16 year old son who brought me to the Wednesday Prayer Meeting. Ever since that day I have never missed a Wednesday Prayer Meeting. I will never forget the very first Prayer Meeting I attended. It was as though the Prayer Meeting was meant just for me. It seemed as though every word that Lalith Thattha spoke was directed at me. That day, on the balcony of St. Peter’s College Hall, I wept my heart out while my son embraced and hugged me. He too could not stop crying. All I could say was Son, please forgive me. If only JESUS can give me my life back I will be the best father in the world and I promise you I will love your mother and make a happy family together. All he said was Dada I am happy you came, I know JESUS will do something…. please trust JESUS. That was just the beginning. I come from a strong Buddhist family, but today I am happy and proud to say that I embraced Jesus and became a Catholic. Today, it amazes me that I have not touched a drink for the last four years and the Lord has set me free from almost every vice in my life. I have been honest to my own self and have repented of all my sins, asking JESUS to forgive me. Now, whenever possible I find the time I go to church and I recite the Rosary every night before I go to sleep. During the bad old days, after my wife and I separated , I was so bitter, that I had sworn to get even with my wife or destroy her in the process. If I am going down, I thought to myself, my wife is going down with me too. After I started attending Prayer Meetings, without my even realizing it, my anger and bitterness turned into love and forgiveness. I began to realize what she must have gone through to put up with me; the painful life, the agony of knowing my drinking and womanizing. I wonder how she tolerated me for 17 years. I deserve all what has happened to me. Today my wife has come to realize that I have changed. I have left everything in JESUS’ hands and I believe that he will bring us back together in his time. Six months ago my son sat for his advanced level examination and passed, obtaining the best results in school. What's more, he had been selected by an Australian University to follow a degree in Fiber Optic Engineering. When he came home and broke the news to me I did not know what to think. I was thrilled that he had passed so well, but I also knew that I had no way of finding the money to send him to Australia. I had no one to borrow from, nor did I have anything to sell. I spent many a restless night. As I hugged my son while he slept, I cried. Please JESUS help me. It is this child who brought me to you and gave me a new life. Please help me give him a new life. I needed to find the funds for a six million rupee bond and an admission fee amounting to one million rupees. I just returned from Australia after admitting my son to the University. I did not borrow money from anyone. One of my uncles provided the bond as a gift. My brother volunteered to pay his entire University fees. If these are not miracles I don’t know what can be called miracles. The LORD JESUS is taking me to new heights. The Lord touched me and removed every vice from my life. Bitterness, anger, hatred are things of the past. I praise my lord every moment of the day. I say a prayer and always ask for his guidance and to be with me in everything I do, and believe me nothing has ever failed. The Lord is blessing my business as well. Recently some investors from Japan approached me, as they were keen to resurrect a project that was abandoned four years ago. They sponsored my visa and sent me a ticket to present myself at a Board Meeting in Japan. The outcome was very positive and I believe it’s coming right this time around. YES LORD JESUS I am your creation. Let me walk the rest of my life and set an example to my children, for them to feel proud about their father. Let me humble myself more as I want to devote myself and do your work for the rest of my life. PRAISE YOU LORD JESUS!
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Father of Three

I am a father of three beautiful children and I had a beautiful loving wife, who kept a lovely home for us. Today I have no answers for the sins I have committed, and I do not know from where to begin. I was a heavy drinker and womanized all my life. I lost all values and whatever respect I had gained in life. Things took a turn for the worse when my wife could not take it anymore and we separated.

It was my 16 year old son who brought me to the Wednesday Prayer Meeting. Ever since that day I have never missed a Wednesday Prayer Meeting. I will never forget the very first Prayer Meeting I attended. It was as though the Prayer Meeting was meant just for me. It seemed as though every word that Lalith Thattha spoke was directed at me. That day, on the balcony of St. Peter’s College Hall, I wept my heart out while my son embraced and hugged me. He too could not stop crying. All I could say was Son, please forgive me. If only JESUS can give me my life back I will be the best father in the world and I promise you I will love your mother and make a happy family together. All he said was Dada I am happy you came, I know JESUS will do something…. please trust JESUS. That was just the beginning.

I come from a strong Buddhist family, but today I am happy and proud to say that I embraced Jesus and became a Catholic. Today, it amazes me that I have not touched a drink for the last four years and the Lord has set me free from almost every vice in my life. I have been honest to my own self and have repented of all my sins, asking JESUS to forgive me. Now, whenever possible I find the time I go to church and I recite the Rosary every night before I go to sleep.

During the bad old days, after my wife and I separated , I was so bitter, that I had sworn to get even with my wife or destroy her in the process. If I am going down, I thought to myself, my wife is going down with me too. After I started attending Prayer Meetings, without my even realizing it, my anger and bitterness turned into love and forgiveness. I began to realize what she must have gone through to put up with me; the painful life, the agony of knowing my drinking and womanizing. I wonder how she tolerated me for 17 years. I deserve all what has happened to me. Today my wife has come to realize that I have changed. I have left everything in JESUS’ hands and I believe that he will bring us back together in his time.

Six months ago my son sat for his advanced level examination and passed, obtaining the best results in school. What's more, he had been selected by an Australian University to follow a degree in Fiber Optic Engineering. When he came home and broke the news to me I did not know what to think. I was thrilled that he had passed so well, but I also knew that I had no way of finding the money to send him to Australia. I had no one to borrow from, nor did I have anything to sell. I spent many a restless night. As I hugged my son while he slept, I cried. Please JESUS help me. It is this child who brought me to you and gave me a new life. Please help me give him a new life. I needed to find the funds for a six million rupee bond and an admission fee amounting to one million rupees.

I just returned from Australia after admitting my son to the University. I did not borrow money from anyone. One of my uncles provided the bond as a gift. My brother volunteered to pay his entire University fees. If these are not miracles I don’t know what can be called miracles.

The LORD JESUS is taking me to new heights. The Lord touched me and removed every vice from my life. Bitterness, anger, hatred are things of the past. I praise my lord every moment of the day. I say a prayer and always ask for his guidance and to be with me in everything I do, and believe me nothing has ever failed.

The Lord is blessing my business as well. Recently some investors from Japan approached me, as they were keen to resurrect a project that was abandoned four years ago. They sponsored my visa and sent me a ticket to present myself at a Board Meeting in Japan. The outcome was very positive and I believe it’s coming right this time around.

YES LORD JESUS I am your creation. Let me walk the rest of my life and set an example to my children, for them to feel proud about their father. Let me humble myself more as I want to devote myself and do your work for the rest of my life.

PRAISE YOU LORD JESUS!