Ten years ago, my beautiful eighteen-year-old daughter was killed in a violent vehicular homicide. Our lives were changed forever as anger and bitterness ate at us, and sleepless nights turned into years.

A few months after her death, I found Joseph Prince at odd hours at night. After hearing about God’s grace, I began to pray for God’s grace to come into my situation. At that time, my marriage was destroyed and I was prescribed anti-anxiety medications that would help me sleep for hours. My therapy seemed endless.

One day, I wrote to Pastor Prince’s ministry and explained my situation, asking for prayer and they answered within the hour. My heart was lifted after being discouraged because my friends and family wanted me to simply snap out of it but I simply couldn’t. Prayer was made for my restoration and for me to find the fountain of living water that would restore my soul. I held on to the prayer feeling hopeful.

I had blamed myself, my husband, and perhaps even God for my tragic state in life but today, I am able to lift up my hands with praise again. I am free from anti-depressants and no longer need professional therapy.

I have been sharing God’s Word with other bereaved parents and this has brought a sense of joy back into my life. I have also witnessed great deliverance when I pray for the bereaved parents.

It struck me that although my daughter will never return to this world, God has restored my heart with His love. He has also delivered me from a battle with cancer. And every year, I see my three prayer requests come to pass.

My son was only eleven years old when the tragedy struck and he struggled in school as a result of it. But today, he has graduated from high school and received a scholarship to a prestigious technical institute. He is a junior in computer engineering and is a testimony of God’s grace. He faces the world with great courage every day and I could not be prouder of him.

Thank you, Pastor Prince, for showing me God’s forgiveness and how I can receive His grace. It is not about my forgiveness but His. Without His grace, it would have been impossible to be delivered from all the years of bitterness. Every time I am reminded of the tragedy, I take comfort in knowing that God understands how I feel, and that He has forgiven me of all my shortcomings. Every day, I wake up and see the sunrise and I can say, “Shalom.”