| I have always been a very quiet
person remember when I was young and my
mother took my sister and I to church all the time always told myself that I was never going to church when I get older.As the years past got a little wilder loving to go to house parties and sneak out of the house with boys.One night a minister came to me and told me that God wants me to turn from my ways and to be obedient. Well I didn't listen to what God was saying. This upset me a lot, but I was determined to what I wanted to do.That very next Monday morning I was awaked by my mother telling me to go with her that morning to Knightdale. I tried everything that I could so that she would leave me at home but it didn't work Few hours later we were in a bad car accident. My mother had broken bones in her back.head concusion. My sister had whiplash was the worse, I had hit the windshield with my head. They thought that I was gonna have to have plastic surgery but I didn't broke my right emur, and had stitches in my fingers and elbow. The doctors told my mother that I might not live. My mother and a few other church members went in prayer for me and God moved. My mother had been saved since she was 18. She preached for 28 years of her life. Finally I excepted God into my life to the fullest. God came and took my mother from me May2,2000 She died of Cancer. That was the biggest trial of my life .I admired my mother she was very religious, powerful and loved by so many people. Through that God has strengthened me a lot. I was down and depressed but God changed that because that's the Devil's job to get us down when we are the weakest. But I would like to encourage you because today I am a Minister .I haven't been happier . I didn't say that I don't have trials and tribulation because I do. But now I 'm serving God, instead of the Devil. I thank God for sparing my life in that car accident. So I gave my life back to him. VICKY BURGESS NORTH CAROLINA |