Finding My Voice

God’s Love Heals

Good morning, everyone: First, I want to thank Rev. Sam for inviting me, and I especially want to thank all of you for coming today.  You have no idea how excited I am to be here. Let’s pray…Dear heavenly Father God, thank you for being with us all this morning.  Please open hearts and ears to my testimony.  I pray that it will be a help to anyone in need.  Thank you for answering my prayer.  In Jesus Precious Name, Amen. Through the years I have been led by God in so many ways, to bring my very important message to the public.  Sparks of God’s love, light, and encouragement here and there throughout my life have brought me to this moment, to speak publicly of how my journey of faith, forgiveness, and healing transformed me.  I truly believe that this is my God given purpose. Today I will briefly share some things that happened, starting when I was very young, that changed my life’s direction.  But the good news is that not long after, my faith journey began. I will start at the beginning. My name is Gretchen.  I was born in January of 1948 and I am the...