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FAITH STORIES

Heaven. My relationship with
God, whom I fondly call Dad,
It really is a pleasure to share this story with you, has evolved beautifully to this
moment.
the story of a life so evidently touched and beau-
tified by God. What’s more is that her joy and You are a single mom, would
faith are palpable despite what have been many you mind sharing a little bit
challenges and trying times and about that journey?
seasons and because of that, her steadfastness in My husband transitioned in
what she has believed gives one so much strength 2006, after only six years of
marriage. That was a very sur-
as you will soon see for yourself.
prising thing to me, because I
Msingi Afrika Magazine Team think when you’re young and
you get married, you don’t think
about loss, you just think about
starting a new life, which will
Who is Florence relentlessly talked about God's mature into old age. When he
Wanyonyi? love, I couldn't understand how left us, I found myself single with
The most important thing that I a loving God would allow me a daughter to raise. At the time,
can say about myself is that I am to go through all that turmoil at I had left my daughter in Kenya
the daughter of the Most High a fairly young age, but her per- with my husband as I pursued
God and that God is my Best sistence wore me out and I final- my studies in the United States,
Friend. That is the one thing that ly caved and accepted her invi- so when news came that he was
truly describes me to this day tation to attend a church service no more, my heart broke for my
and everything else comes com- at the Gates of Glory Church daughter, knowing how close
pletely secondary. Beyond being in Dallas, Texas. That Monday she was to her father. I got on a
a child of God, I am a mother, an night service was peculiar be- flight to Kenya immediately, just
Entrepreneur in the Forex indus- cause the words that came out to hold her in my arms and com-
try, a motivational speaker and of the preacher's mouth healed fort her and so we could start
also an upcoming author. something within me and left me figuring out life together. Her
yearning for more; and that's father was gone, so I had to do
How did you come to your how I was introduced to an in- my best to be there for her; to
journey of faith? credible prophet; Pastor Howard put her needs above education
My journey of faith came to Richardson. He spoke prophetic or career during that trying time
me as a surprise, in August of words about my past and future, and thereafter.
2007, through Ellen Mensah; and I was left dumbfounded, I can say one thing though,
an incredible lady whom I con- wondering how a human being that when something happens
sider my Heaven-sent Angel. could know so many personal in your life, even such as loss,
She was born in Ghana, but things about me that I had never God is going to be there for
lives in the United States with shared with anyone. I remember you, whether you understand it
her family. I was in such a bro- crying out to God that night on or not and whether you believe
ken state then, as I had lost my my way home from the service it or not. Within a year of losing
mother and husband within a saying "God if you are real, save my husband, I started connect-
span of three months in 2006, me, for I don't know what to do ing with God and He gave me
so no matter what I did, I was in or where to begin". Two weeks an understanding of counting
such pain and didn't know how after that prayer, I had a power- on Him and leaning on Him.
to face life and move forward. It ful visitation in a dream where I The scripture, Psalm 68:5, re-
was then that Ms Ellen constant- saw Jesus, the Son of God; He ally made a difference. Every
ly talked to me about the love came to me with two Angels and time I needed something from
of God every time we bumped touched me. Since then, I felt God, I would call on Him and I
into each other in the hallways quite light and hopeful; cement- would remember His words say-
of our work premises. As she ing my belief and understand- ing "He is a Father of the father-
ing that I had been accepted by less and a judge to the widows".

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