I wish to express gratitude to the Father for healing me and taking away shame through my
encounter with Gospel of Christ Ministries ( GCM).
In 2017, I was diagnosed with chronic Sinusitis. It all began one morning when I felt pain in my
head, blood and mucus was oozing out of my nostrils. My family was shocked. My elder sister
rushed me to a specialist who prescribed medications but I couldn’t afford it because it was
expensive. The pain went on but I kept ignoring it. Whenever I tried to study, read or engage in
a stressful activity, the pain will intensify but I kept trying to be happy and fight on my own
without asking for help from anyone. At times I will think I am being punished for the way I
lived or maybe I didn’t deserve to be happy. I faked my happiness to prevent my mother from
suffering because of me.
In 2022, I couldn’t hide the pain from my mother anymore. One day, I was home alone, lying
on the floor, unable to move. My kid brother called the doctor who prescribed some
medications and instructed that I be brought to hospital for a full scan. The results showed that
I was to be operated upon. My elder brother was fine with the operation but I denied. The
doctor encouraged and advised me on the things to avoid and to drink allot of water. I gave
heed and became okay. Before then, the Man and Woman of God had prayed for me declaring,
“You cannot serve and be put to shame.” I held on to these words.
In 2023, during the 40 days of fasting, I thought it was time to be recognized as a full member
of this household of faith. I got baptized and Christmated. It was the best moment of my life
and my whole family. During the fast, I decided not to open my shop so I could stay focused and
keep on unlearning and relearning. A few days later, the pain in my head resurfaced like never
before, this time with serious shaking, mucus, blood and sometimes puss which had a pungent
ordour that I couldnt bear. Whenever the Man of God laid hands on me, it would feel my head
shaking. I went back to the hospital and the doctor changed my medications but the situation
worsened. I started experiencing other complications like tooth ache, neck stiffness and
vomiting. I could neither sleep nor eat for two months. This got my family confused and my
elder brother suggested I be taken to Shisong Hospital at Nsoh. In the midst of these complications, I remembered the words of the Woman of God, “God cannot be put to shame.” These words kept me going.
While at Shisong, all test results showed negative. I requested to see another doctor who
prescribed more medications. Yet, there were no changes. I started visiting traditional doctors
but still didn’t get better. After spending three months in the village, I returned to Douala and
continued with the traditional treatment, to no avail. At this point, I started moving from one
church to the other in quest for prayers until one faithful Wednesday this year, 2024, when the
Woman of God, together with the whole church prayed for me. From that day on, the head
shaking and sleepless night ceased completely. I was free from the shame and embressment
caused by head shaking. Now, I can sing and shout without pain or stiffness of neck.
I will forever be grateful to God for His Sent Ones to us.
Blessing, Cameroon
Tags: 40 days of fasting Last modified: August 17, 2024