Chain of Prayer | UCKG HelpCentre

Jul

12
2019

Overcoming the challenges of starting over
Due to political issues, Esther Acheng left her home country to look for new opportunities and a better life here in the UK. Having to be far from her two children wasn’t an easy decision at all. Find out how she managed to overcome the challenges of starting from scratch. ‘Things here in the UK […]
a way out of this situation, my biggest achievement,

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Dec

03
2018

Alcohol was drowning my family
‘I started drinking from a very young age – in fact, I was under age. It was something that my friends and I used to do a lot’, he told us. Jose’s wife had become accustomed to his drinking, and everything seemed fine; however, it all changed when they had their first daughter. ‘Our fights were […]
Chain of Prayer, I was absent,

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Oct

29
2018

I couldn’t get out of my bed
‘At first, my health was absolutely fine up until I felt an excruciating pain across the left side of my stomach and started passing blood. I was soon rushed to the hospital in an ambulance; I had some checks done, but I wasn’t diagnosed. Not long after, I was discharged; however, a terrible pain remained […]
my faith in God,

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Oct

26
2016

The Chain of Prayer kept my hope alive
Before I came to HelpCentre, my four sons were still in Nigeria after a series of unsuccessful visa applications. I started a Chain of Prayer along with other church purposes, and to the glory of God, my sons were permitted to come to the UK.
a prayer session, British nationality law, God, Home Office, Indefinite leave to remain, Jesus, Nigeria, Prayer, the glory of God, United Kingdom,

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Oct

15
2016

Diagnosed with leukaemia
Last year I was diagnosed with leukaemia; however, 3 months prior to that I had been experiencing severe pains. We didn’t know what it was, so we tried different medications but none of them worked; the pain still continued.
a long time ago, Chronic myelogenous leukemia, Leukemia, London, made a difference, National Health Service, United Kingdom,

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Oct

25
2015

I put my skills to use
After finishing my first year of university, I was searching to see what I could do during the summer break to earn some extra cash, as I am in full time education. I used my faith and challenged God with a vow I made during the time of the “Nothing to Lose 3” book launch.
design company, God, summer break,

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Aug

23
2015

Climbing out of the pit
As a child, the youngest memories I have are sad. When I was seven years old, I went to live with my father so that I could go to a better school. But it wasn’t all good news. My stepmother mistreated me. She dealt with me differently, compared to my brother, her biological son.
Baptism with the Holy Spirit, Christmas, God, Holy Spirit, I was empty, Jesus, Lord, low self-esteem,

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Mar

27
2015

I found the love of my life!
After a failed engagement, I saw marriage as nothing more than a fairytale. Women became nothing more than objects and my growing hatred towards them slowly turned me into a man I no longer recognised. I turned to drinking and violently beat up an ex-girlfriend. Becoming this way, I knew it was time to return to the UCKG HelpCentre.
Golders Green, Stamford Hill, UCKG,

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Mar

27
2015

Now I sleep like a baby
I would wake up with bruises on my arms that were not there before going to bed.I didn’t know how I could free myself from those unseen powers that harassed and tormented me. I could feel them, hear them and see them; my life was like a scene from a horror movie! I became a wreck.
Finsbury Park, God, Prayer,

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Mar

27
2015

Menace to society turns Olympic torchbearer
On Monday 23rd July, in the borough of Sutton, onlookers watched from the sides as the Olympic torch passed by them. It was a significant and proud moment, and so they cheered, clapped their hands and documented the occasion with pictures.
borough of Sutton, Croydon, dysfuctional family, foster care, Holy Spirit, Olympic flame, Olympic torch, UCKG,

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