Awesome testimony and story Deb.  Thanks for sharing.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deb Kroll" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: Hello


> Well, John and everyone, if I told you everything it would take an awful=
>  lot of time so I'll try to keep it short, but I really do want to share=
>  it.
>
> It all started a little over two years ago when my husband Gene had to go=
>  to the hospital because of breathing problems.  He asked our neighbor=
>  across the street to look in on me from time to time and she did.  She=
>  drove me home from the hospital the Saturday after he went in and she
just=
>  casually mentioned something about going to church.  I said I really=
>  needed to find a church and she invited me to go with her and her
husband.
>
> And from there it just kept getting better.  I went to their church and=
>  liked it.  I asked the pastor to suggest ways that I could sing the
hymns,=
>  since many of them were unfamiliar to me and not long after that I met a=
>  wonderful lady who has a braille embosser that her blind granddaughter
was=
>  using so now I get all the church bulletins in braille.
>
> Then I heard the choir sing and knew I had to be in it and the dear lady=
>  wrote all the words to the choir songs, too.
>
> Since then I've become more and more active in the church.  The people
are=
>  really God's people.  From the beginning they accepted me just as I was=
>  and I can feel God's wonderful presence every time I go in the door.
>
> Now, how's that for an example of God taking something bad and turning it=
>  into good?  And by the way, Gene's problem wasn't serious, but it sure=
>  took a lot of tests to find that out.
>
> There's a lot more to it, but that's pretty much what's been happening.
>
> Oh, almost forgot.  I was finally baptized about a year and a half ago on=
>  the most beautiful day the Lord ever made.  The weather was perfect and
so=
>  was everything else.
>
> Well, I hope I didn't bore anyone too much.  I'm not really a writer.=
>   <smile>
>
> Love in Christ,
>
> Deb
>