Personal Stories

I am from India but currently doing my Master’s degree in the United States. When I arrived in the country, my sister-in-law gave me Joseph Prince’s book The Prayer of Protection. I started reading the book and since then I’ve made Psalm 91 my daily prayer. My fiancé and I are also reading Psalm 91 together daily.

My praise report is related to the theme of this year—the year of His restoration—that Pastor Joseph Prince preached about.

I first discovered your ministry in April 2009. My father had passed away only about two weeks earlier and it was a very sad time for us. My husband and I were staying temporarily in my mother's home to keep her company. It was actually my mother who had recommended your program to me.

I am a Filipina working in the Middle East. On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (also known as Super Typhoon Yolanda) hit the Philippines. Over the next five days, I desperately tried to contact my brother and his family who lived there to no avail.

My 14-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter were diagnosed with severe non-verbal autism. They are unable to speak and were tested to have the mentality of a 3-year-old. Because of their condition, our family suffered incredible pain.

I have been a Christian for years and have been serving the Lord for more than a decade now. In 2013, I slipped into depression because I suddenly began fearing for my future. I also started having anxiety attacks that were a result of toxic relationships.

My family and I first heard you on television in the spring of 2009, when we were holidaying elsewhere in England, United Kingdom. We do not have cable or satellite TV so we were interested in watching the God channels when we rented a holiday home. We “happened” to turn the TV on to the right channel when you were just starting your program.

Just over two years ago, I became unemployed and left with no place to stay. I was also rejected by my family because all the money and luxuries I had were gone. My son and I ended up living in a village with a family in which only one person was employed as a domestic worker in a nearby town. This person made only $70 a month to feed seven people. Our living conditions were a far cry from what we were used to.

My husband had a sales job for 10 years that required him to travel a lot. We didn’t see each other for weeks, sometimes months, at a time. Two years ago, his company went through some changes that ultimately resulted in us not having enough funds for food or lodging.

Growing up, I just wanted to be a good person who did the right things and avoided doing bad things. I got married and had 2 sons. But my husband and I had frequent fights, leading me to contemplate divorce many times. The future seemed bleak as I struggled with fear and anxiety, not knowing how I would be able to pay off the home debts or how I could afford for my kids to go to university. As a result, I struggled with a very bad temper, stress, and depressive thoughts.

I started listening to Pastor Prince's messages 10 years ago and learned so much about God's goodness, kindness, grace, and love.

About 18 months ago, I lost my boyfriend in an accident. When I got the news he passed away, I had a nervous breakdown. I felt like I couldn’t breathe and move anything in my body. When I reached home, I went straight to bed to read my Bible but while reading, I threw it across the room yelling, “How can God let my boyfriend die?” From that point on, I stopped believing in God even though I grew up in a Christian home and knew all about the miracles of God.