Catherine shared with us her testimony of God’s work in
their lives. She shared that once we
have Jesus in our heart we can give life to other people. We will be directed by the Holy Spirit to
share the Gospel with other people. We
show them and lead them to Jesus. For
her it is her attitude to share because she wants people to know Jesus. All of us have opportunities to share with
people. When we share Jesus with people, let them speak and not to rush into sharing the Gospel because as we
listen, the Holy Spirit will prompt us to share at the right time. We are not to worry because the Holy Spirit
will help us. Do not be afraid to share,
ask the Holy Spirit what it is that He wants us to share and the Holy Spirit
will tell us. She shared that she often
walked in the park and seeking the Holy Spirit whom she should talk to and what
to talk about. She said usually people
are more relax at the parks and they usually have more time. That was where she shared with many people
about Jesus.
At age 35 she personally encountered Jesus and she felt
awesome power of God in her life. She
had a personal relationship with Jesus which changed her life. Jesus had taken away all her sins by shedding
His blood. She received the Holy Spirit
that now dwells in her. No matter where
she is the Holy Spirit is with her. As a
Christian she wanted to do the best she can.
We are better than people who do not know God, they do not have the Holy
Spirit. We do and we can do many things
with His help.
In 1989, her husband Giancarlo, a very successful lawyer
decided to give up everything to follow God.
His business partners were unhappy and he had to give 18 months grace
period to leave the job. However, during
this 18 months both felt they did not hear God speak to them about what they were
to do. A Swedish friend suggested they
go to Sweden to share what God’s impressed in their hearts. What they shared was well taken. Than they moved to America for two years,
they shared in many churches and venue and they were also well taken. However, they felt they wanted to return to
the UK. They went back but not many
churches invited them to speak, so they went to Europe for some time.
She shared Matthew 6:31 “Therefore do not be anxious,
saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?” Do not worry about anything, our heavenly
Father knows everything. Catherine
shared all these 20 plus years they are in ministry they have been provided for
and they have visited more than 40 countries. Earlier they did not know what to
call their ministry, but finally they call it “Light to the nations”.
Once, she and her husband were in Austria, a Uganda man
heard their preaching and invited them to Uganda and from there they went to Tanzania
and other countries. Catherine could not
believe that she could take the poor living conditions in Africa, but she
trusted God and went. Her visits there
turned up well! In Africa people came by
the thousands to hear them speak. In
these meetings they witnessed healings, the sick were healed, those who could not walk
healed,the blind healed. Most time, they
did not pray specifically for these people.
The Holy Spirit was present and He healed them.
They ministered to people in churches are pastored by former addicts. They can relate well with their
congregations. Catherine also ministered
in the prison where there are many addicts.
But those who received Jesus were very fervent believers. She could see in their worship and
prayers. In one case, she shared that a
young woman addict was put in prison by her mother. In an ordinary case, this was bad, a mother
putting her child in prison but in this case it was a blessing as she became a
believer and turned a new leaf!
She shared about how Jesus shed His blood and
clean our sins. She emphasised about His
blood that cleansed us. Many came to
believe and receive Jesus in their hearts.
In another case, there was a Christian family who had a deaf and dumb
child. While sharing and praying, this
child started to speak. Catherine and
her husband only learnt about this one year later when they visited this
family. So the Holy Spirit can heal even
when we do not pray directly for the people.
In one visit they had a new friend who
mistaken Giancarlo for a famous evangelist from Argentina. People were expecting this evangelist to
speak but that was a mistake.
Nevertheless, Giancarlo spoke to them and many were touched. Their friend apologized for his mistake and
said perhaps they will speak in Argentina some time. They do not have contacts in Argentina. One day, they were sharing in Germany and someone
asked whether they wanted to share in the prisons in Argentina, so they went. Sometime people may prophesy we are to take
note.
The presence of the Holy Spirit is with us. We are not to worry what to say or do, seek
the Holy Spirit for direction. When we
pray for people we trust God for healing and answered prayers. Sometime we do not need to pray for people
directly, the Holy Spirit can heal.
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