All my bridesmaids(in pink) and my matron of honor on my wedding day,don't they look absolutely gorgeous?

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Pray with me

Dear readers,
This year I am praying for a house for my gran. She has never had her own home as she cannot afford it,she is a domestic worker. I will keep you updated on when she will move into her own home. I have received it already,I am just waiting for it.
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This is me,Verity Engel. I prayed to God for a bursary last year,and this year I am studying on a R20 000 bursary! Now how can we deny that there's a living God,would you rather be a fruit basket or a fruit tree?(Be the life giving tree).

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My first-born,my big boy.It was prophesied by two people, people unknown to each other that he has the spirit of Daniel. He was blessed in my tummy when I was 5 months pregnant. His name means "wise Man"(Sage Stanford Engel)

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The Lords Prayer

This is for the burdened who need God to take over the problems in their lives:
Father,in the name of Jesus Christ,I come unto You,just as I am,a sinner. I have sinned against You and against Heaven.I ask You,Lord Jesus,to forgive me and to come into my heart and save my soul.Let me be born again by the Spirit of the living God.
I give my life to You,Lord Jesus.I do believe that You are the Son of God.I give You thanks and praise and honor for redeeming me by Your precious Blood. Amen
Sometimes we pray and it feels that God doesn't come through for us,we need to do two things:
1-when you pray ask in Jesus name.(Eg;Dear God,please bless me with a car in the name of Jesus your precious Son. I receive it in the name of Jesus,thank you God.)
2-have patience,God will come through,it might not be on your terms,but he has already come through for you. You have received it,this is where faith comes in,your blessing is in front of you but you must speak as if you have it.say thank you to God every day.I know you get angry with God especially if he still hasn't come through after the deadline but he is testing you,and don't expect Him to do it the way you want him to.He has more creative ways of coming through for you. And He is not a counter fitter, if you asked him for money He will not let it fall out of the sky.It will come through when you need it most,and you will get just your portion,not too much,just what you need.
Thank you Lord for supplying me with all my needs that I have more than enough to give into the kingdom of God.
*ps-dont forget to honor Him with tithes and offerings,bless other people as he has blessed you,you might just bless one of his angels one day.make a list of all you want and need,cut out pictures of what you need,paste it on your cupboard,and thank God everyday. As it materializes take it down,keep it in a file,show others what he has done for you.
Short story:
I wanted a blackberry for awhile and prayed for it,God said,paste it on your cupboard. We were poor,my husband didn't have a job,nor me. I had to have faith for two years.just when I had forgotten,God blessed me and guess what I'm blogging from now? My 7 month old blackberry curve!Thank God!lovies me
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My baby boy,the light in my world.

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Moving forward

That is one day I won't forget in a hurry. After that life went on,you know the usual,my sister and I playing in the dogs kennel,stealing cutlery from the house to use for eating the dog's food(its a miracle we never got sick),stealing jam from the fridge till one day my finger got stuck in the jam tin,man,my gran wasn't supposed to know but I screamed in pain till she came to help me. I got a stern talking to that day but the next day we were up to our old tricks as usual, if my uncle worked late my gran would put his food on the fridge till he came home,then I would stand on my sisters back and take the best from the plate(meat)and we would feed it to the dog or eat it depending on our mood. We were double the trouble. Or if my gran put in his work-bread,we would steal the soft part and leave him the crusts to eat at work,and we were only 4 years old. He worked at a mid mar and would sometimes bring wine home and hide it under his bed,then we would lay under the bed and drink till we vomited,that day we managed to get a hiding,and our baby brother's milk wasn't off limits,we loved baby milk and would eat it till we felt sick,till today I can't get enough of baby milk. We had so much,my mom's cousin's boyfriend would take us for a spin in his new car and we loved it! We had a good life till one day a friend of the family who sometimes came to visit,came looking for my uncle. We were playing on the stoop with a friend of ours(a boy) and we told the man that our uncle wasn't there. The man then said my mom sent him to fetch us(my mom was at work) we wanted to tell our gran who was in the house making jam.that we were going, but the man said that my gran knew. We went with him and he took us to the vlei where the bamboo grew thick. He slapped me and our friend and we fell to the ground. When I came to I could hear my sister screaming and got up and ran,it was late at night and God led me straight home that night. As I was running a lady came up to me and gave me a old R1 coin(she thought I was homeless)my face was bloody from my nose. As I neared my house the road was full of people looking for us as well as two police vans,my mom,who had been fetched from work when my gran realized we were missing,ran screaming to me anxious to know where my sister and our boy-friend was. I was in shock and couldn't utter a word,the policeman suggested they take me inside and give me sugar water. My uncle took me and put me on his shoulders and said that we're going to the vlei and I must point out where Verine' was,it was dark and I couldn't remember but my uncle said I must close my eyes and point. As I pointed where the feeling took me ,my sister screamed! My uncle and the people ran in that direction and found the man on top of her,they pulled him off and started hitting him till the police led him away. Thinking back now,I don't remember receiving counseling or there being any court case. He was a month in jail and let out. It was never discussed again and till today I don't know if he raped my sister. We weren't allowed to talk about it. He is a beggar and vagrant today pushing a trolley to survive. Just shows you that God gets them back,or rather what goes around,comes around. God is there in our weakest moments when we think we're on our own,He is always there watching. When we cry He is our tissue,when we laugh He is our joy,when we're in pain He is our painkiller,and when we sin,He is our salvation.
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