Sherri met Fatima
 

This is a true story...and I have her permission to publish it..





She smiled as she handed me my Bible as I left for church. My mind wandered back some 6 years ago when she first arrived at my house.

Life had dealt her a terrible hand of cards…after all her first husband had left her when she was very young and she had a little girl to raise alone. It would not be long until another man would come into her life. However that marriage soon would become a horror story for she would find out he was deep into not only using but also buying and selling drugs. Not only that but he lived on the run from the law because of his involvements with illicit things. Her life was pure torment and filed with fear.
However by now she not only had a daughter but a son was born into that union.
Life became unbearable as the years passed. She wondered everyday if that day would be her last. Her today’s were dark and her tomorrows seemed to promise to be darker…her relationship was immersed in lies, strife, insults and disagreements.

Her daughter married Michael (our son) and slowly she heard about a real God that answers prayers and relieves sins heavy load. She knew her only hope in life was to flea and when opportunity presented itself she followed. She fled with her daughter (married to our son Michael) when they came to visit her. And that is how she landed at my house several thousand miles from her origins.

Oh the marks of sin…the scars of suffering that are always present in the devils domain.

Sin, suffering , and shame it all seems to run together…Oh what a cruel master the devil is.

You are not going to let her live at your house was the response I received when she arrived. How could I turn her away? She too was one of God’s little hurting lambs. She may not have looked like a lamb or even acted like one at first. In fact I suffered embarrassment from some of her attitudes but I knew she would soon be molded into the image of Christ if I would patiently wait for his working in her life.

She came to my house a chain smoker and a nervous wreck. I wish I could tell you that one prayer changed everything but it was not visibly that way…Her hurts and distrust ran deep and like a wounded animal she backed away, scared she might be hurt again. Time after time she tried to free herself from evil vices but it took time, much time….however the day came and she asked to be baptized and vices soon lost their holt to a power much stronger than the power of this world.


Oh! The amazing wonder of the forgiveness of God! The genuine relief from the inner torments of a heart the joy of being set really a free.

The restoring grace of God to fallen souls is beyond the finite mind….a sinner washed white as snow.

Today her life is different, she is a Christian by choice. Happy beyond words….Her son that was just a small child today plays the guitar in our church, studies in a good school and is leaning to be a computer technician… What a difference God can make in a life.

Re: Sherri met Fatima
 

How true Sister Alvear. People come to us with a lifetime of hurts and we somehow expect one altar service to make it all different (and sometimes these things happen).

But people need ministry in their lives to help them past their own past and these things take time and love.

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so true...

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I am fixing to post a few pictures of Fatima and her son Kelvin...

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Jesus' success rate is 100% to those who are broken and come to Him! Another great inspiring story! Thanks Sis. A!

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you are so welcome my friend...love you all lots.

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What a beautiful testimony!

Her son looks just like her!

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and to God be all the glory...Love you Renda and my what a beautiful grandbaby...have seen the pictures here and on facebook...

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That is a wonderful story of how the love of God can do more in the life of a person if we just let Him do the work and be available to be the vessel for His love to flow out of than we could do in a million years by trying to change someone OUR way. Thank you for sharing this. You are such an inspiration, Sis. Alvear. I don't know if you even begin to realize the impact that you've had on soooooo many of us. Love you much. As do many, many others, I'm sure.

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AND THIS WOMAN CAN COOK!!!! She is awesome. Thanks for sharing her story - I learned things about her that I didn't know or had forgotten. I did NOT know that Marcela is her daughter!! How did I miss that?

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Love you my twin....thanks for such kind words.

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Yes. she is a wonderful cook...wow I thought you knew Marcela and Kelvin where brother and sister ..half...

Kelvin is doing so good...just to think he could have been all mixed up in drugs...

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and what a sweet picture of you and the grandbaby....

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Thanks Sis. Alvear!

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I love people...and love to help in any way I can...and so many times I set out to help someone and I end up being the one really helped....

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I love Renda's new avatar.

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me too...