Many people have always found the Bible difficult to
understand.
To some, it is a jig-saw puzzle, and to others, it’s a book of
mystery.
As a child, I attended Sunday School and intently listened
to the Bible Stories taught by the Sunday School teacher.
My father was a headteacher, and we lived in the house provided for him by the Canadian Missionaries.
We were fortunate that the house, school, and church were in
the same compound.
Once, the church minister and members of the
congregation enacted a play about the Life and
Teachings of Jesus Christ.
It was called The Passion Play, and the actors
performed it in the church’s yard next to our home.
We could have seen and heard the entire play from our porch.
My eldest sister, Myrtle Cleghorn, acted as the
Woman of Samaria, and one of the church members, who later studied for the
Ministry and became a vibrant church minister, played the part of Jesus.
That play was so
powerful, it influenced my life completely.
I studied Bible Knowledge in High School and received a
distinction in the subject in the final examinations.
The exam was on my
sixteenth birthday, and I prayed to God for a distinction on my birthday. God
answered my prayers.
However, I did not choose to study theology.
I wanted to work in a bank and started as a
bank clerk. I met my husband at the bank, and after marriage, we were blessed
with two wonderful children.
I moved up the ranks to senior managerial status, and so did
my husband.
I loved banking, and later I moved into insurance.
My faith in God
has always been strong, and I read the Bible regularly.
I believe He guided my
every step in life.
Sometimes I wonder if my parents had given me up to the
Canadian couple who were missionaries, and who asked to adopt me when I was
born if I would have become a missionary too.
I was the eighth child in the
family, and Dr. and Mrs. Kemp, who were friends of the family, had no children.
Dr. Kemp was the church minister and he baptized me when I was a baby.
He and his wife asked my parents to adopt me, but they loved
their daughter and refused.
I am very happy they did not give me away.
My
parents had two more children after me.
They loved all of their children,
educated all, and each one held an important position in society.
At the age of seven, I almost drowned in the sea, and at
nine I almost died of acute appendicitis.
My father saved my life on both
occasions, and I believe God spoke to him to take early action.
I wrote about
these incidents in my early childhood, in one of my other publications, ‘My
Life as a Banker.’
In 2005, I was struck with cancer, and my doctor in Trinidad
gave up on me.
I went abroad to Miami to a doctor my daughter recommended for
treatment, and I miraculously recovered.
During the seven months, I was
undergoing chemotherapy and surgery, I read the Bible many times and prayed
fervently.
I underlined many passages in the Bible until the pages began
falling apart.
My husband and I bought many new Bibles afterward.
I remembered the
woman in the Bible who touched Jesus’ garment and was healed instantly.
I could
not physically touch Jesus’ garment, but I knew I touched his heart with my
prayers.
Other family members and friends prayed for my recovery. God answers
prayers.
I was healed completely after seven months.
My family and I visited The Holy Land Theme Park in Orlando
a few years ago.
The Holy Land Theme Park is a living Biblical museum and park,
that brings to life the world of the Bible.
We saw real-life scenes of the
serpent in the Garden of Eden, Herod’s Temple, Jonah in the Whale’s belly, a
Jerusalem Model City, a Judean village, Bethlehem’s Manger, Calvary’s Garden
Tomb, the wells of Samaria, and many other biblical sites.
We were awestruck
by the amazing park where we felt pure and holy.
In 2013, I wrote a book about my cancer experience.
I AM
CANCER FREE became a bestseller, and later on, won an award in Readers Favorite
International Awards in the category, of Health, and Fitness.
That book was the start of my writing career.
To date, I
have published 48 books in many genres - memoirs, science fiction, romance,
self-help, mystery, children’s books, psychological thrillers, Christian books,
poetry, and poetry anthologies.
The first Christian book I wrote was YOUR TIME IS NOW.
It
was more like a memoir and was well received by readers.
It obtained excellent
reviews and won a Recommended Reader’s award.
My 46th book was HE IS THE ONE: A BOOK FOR END TIMES.
I felt
a driving force within me to write that book.
It became an Amazon No 1 Hot New Release
two days after I published it.
I was once more motivated by that same force to write and
publish CHOSEN BY THE CREATOR: BIBLE STORIES.
It also became an Amazon No 1 Hot New Release after two days.
The book is available on AMAZON. CLICK HERE.
