Community of the Risen Lord, Sri Lanka

Working Girl
I would like to start by thanking the Lord for bringing me out of a dark and deep pit. This is my testimony, which I would like to share with all my brothers and sisters. I am a Catholic and am 21 years old. I am a person who comes from a broken home. My parents were always at each others throats. I had to act as a messenger, going between my parents conveying each other’s messages. I was wounded, broken, shattered, and lonely. I worked for a very reputed company and have a very good Director, who expected much from me when he recruited me. Due to the background I came from, I slipped into unacceptable behavior at office. I got into the habit of constantly borrowing money from my colleagues and sometimes, not returning the money until I was reminded of it. Very soon, I became unpopular. The biggest blow was when my best friend, who sits next to me at our reception lost quite a large sum of money. The Director invited a CID officer to investigate into the matter. I was thoroughly interrogated by a CID officer. The CID officer also questioned my friend who lost the money. By this time I had a lot of problems in office. Most of the staff ignored me, giving me suspicious looks and didn’t want to keep company with me. I couldn’t think straight. I was totally lost. When all this was going on, one of the secretaries in my office asked me to come with her to a prayer meeting and so I attended one with her. It was Wednesday the 25th of January. From the beginning until the end of the meeting I wept. Towards the end of the meeting, during the final worship session, someone announced from the stage that she was seeing a vision. The person said “I can see a broken bridge, a clock and the ocean”. She went on to explain that the broken bridge represents broken relationships and broken families. The clock shows that the Lord will heal the broken family and relationships at his time and the Ocean depicts God’s everlasting love for the broken people. At that moment I knew that it was to me that the Lord was speaking. Because of what I have gone through and the wrong I have doing , I felt that the whole world was against me. The Lord still loved me and at that moment I surrendered my life to the Lord. That was the turning point in my life. After a long time, I slept well that night. From that day onwards I became a different person – looking at things differently, even the way I talked changed. I am a person who usually talks back, snubs, and is very good at telling people off. My attitude to life changed, even in my attire. I began dressing up modestly and lady like. The first people to notice the change were my colleagues in office - they were amazed and to date some cannot believe it. They are still wondering whether this is another act of mine. I am being complemented and loved by almost everyone around me. My testimony doesn’t end here. The best is yet to come!! On the 8th of February (Wednesday). Two weeks after my first visit to this prayer meeting. Around 3 p.m. my director had a word with me. He had received the CID officers report. According to the report, it was bad news for me. The Director read the whole report to me, and finally it said that the CID officer had recommended that MY SERVICES SHOULD BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY. The Director didn’t stop there, he said “ I have been keeping a close eye on you. Over the last two to three weeks, I have seen a change in you and dispute everything the CID officer had to say in the report, I WILL NOT BE TERMINATING YOUR SERVICES. Instead I hope to see you change for the better and be counted amongst my trusted lot.” Praise the Lord! My eyes were soaked with tears at that moment I couldn’t believe it, because this particular Director is a very tough “NO NONSENSE” person. Especially when it comes to things of this nature, he shows “NO MERCY” at that very moment I thanked the Lord with all my heart for saving me from the mess I got myself into and I really felt that the Lord was speaking to me through him. Now the very people who treated me like an outcast show love and care towards me. Everyone in office kind of loves me. I feel so good about it. Since January 25th I have been coming every Wednesday for the prayer meeting, without a break, and eagerly look forward to the next Wednesday. I just want to praise and thank the Lord for this great miracle in my life. Thank you Lord, Praise you Jesus.
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Working Girl

I would like to start by thanking the Lord for bringing me out of a dark and deep pit. This is my testimony, which I would like to share with all my brothers and sisters.

I am a Catholic and am 21 years old. I am a person who comes from a broken home. My parents were always at each others throats. I had to act as a messenger, going between my parents conveying each other’s messages. I was wounded, broken, shattered, and lonely.

I worked for a very reputed company and have a very good Director, who expected much from me when he recruited me. Due to the background I came from, I slipped into unacceptable behavior at office. I got into the habit of constantly borrowing money from my colleagues and sometimes, not returning the money until I was reminded of it. Very soon, I became unpopular. The biggest blow was when my best friend, who sits next to me at our reception lost quite a large sum of money. The Director invited a CID officer to investigate into the matter. I was thoroughly interrogated by a CID officer. The CID officer also questioned my friend who lost the money. By this time I had a lot of problems in office. Most of the staff ignored me, giving me suspicious looks and didn’t want to keep company with me. I couldn’t think straight. I was totally lost.

When all this was going on, one of the secretaries in my office asked me to come with her to a prayer meeting and so I attended one with her. It was Wednesday the 25th of January. From the beginning until the end of the meeting I wept. Towards the end of the meeting, during the final worship session, someone announced from the stage that she was seeing a vision. The person said “I can see a broken bridge, a clock and the ocean”. She went on to explain that the broken bridge represents broken relationships and broken families. The clock shows that the Lord will heal the broken family and relationships at his time and the Ocean depicts God’s everlasting love for the broken people. At that moment I knew that it was to me that the Lord was speaking. Because of what I have gone through and the wrong I have doing , I felt that the whole world was against me. The Lord still loved me and at that moment I surrendered my life to the Lord. That was the turning point in my life.

After a long time, I slept well that night. From that day onwards I became a different person – looking at things differently, even the way I talked changed. I am a person who usually talks back, snubs, and is very good at telling people off. My attitude to life changed, even in my attire. I began dressing up modestly and lady like. The first people to notice the change were my colleagues in office - they were amazed and to date some cannot believe it. They are still wondering whether this is another act of mine. I am being complemented and loved by almost everyone around me.

My testimony doesn’t end here. The best is yet to come!! On the 8th of February (Wednesday). Two weeks after my first visit to this prayer meeting. Around 3 p.m. my director had a word with me. He had received the CID officers report. According to the report, it was bad news for me. The Director read the whole report to me, and finally it said that the CID officer had recommended that MY SERVICES SHOULD BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY. The Director didn’t stop there, he said “ I have been keeping a close eye on you. Over the last two to three weeks, I have seen a change in you and dispute everything the CID officer had to say in the report, I WILL NOT BE TERMINATING YOUR SERVICES. Instead I hope to see you change for the better and be counted amongst my trusted lot.” Praise the Lord! My eyes were soaked with tears at that moment I couldn’t believe it, because this particular Director is a very tough “NO NONSENSE” person. Especially when it comes to things of this nature, he shows “NO MERCY” at that very moment I thanked the Lord with all my heart for saving me from the mess I got myself into and I really felt that the Lord was speaking to me through him.

Now the very people who treated me like an outcast show love and care towards me. Everyone in office kind of loves me. I feel so good about it.

Since January 25th I have been coming every Wednesday for the prayer meeting, without a break, and eagerly look forward to the next Wednesday. I just want to praise and thank the Lord for this great miracle in my life. Thank you Lord, Praise you Jesus.