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Christian’s Story . age 17
I don’t have much of a story, but it attests to God’s true power, Christ’s power. I have been having issues with anxiety, stress and doubt, each day for the past few days I have struggled with more and more intense anxiety, but then I truly confronted my doubt and went into a conversation with my father and he explained to me how Christ was the only thing that brought my parents back together, that it wasn’t his persistence or magic, but Christ. Then we both began to weep. Just the saying of the words “There is power in God” made me shake and tremble. If this isn’t proof of Christ I don’t know what is. Now I just want to tell the world of his power and strength.

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Katy’s Story
My parents were planning to go on the yearly trip with UBC to Nicaragua to help run Campo Alegria, a week-long camp for kids that live in the city dump in Managua. My mom asked me if I wanted to go on that trip or the medical trip, & I couldn’t make up my mind, so I went on both. I expected the trips to be challenging both physically & mentally, but I wasn’t prepared to be spiritually shaken-up. Spending time with children & families that barely have two nickels to rub together, yet are still happy because they have each other & they know that there is a God who loves them & cares for them who sent his son to die for them totally changed me.

It was definitely a heart-opening experience. I felt God showing me how wrong my priorities were. I had been putting myself & what I wanted first, then my family & friends, then serving God. By the end of the two weeks, I felt a huge change in me to want to see people the way God sees them & to love them accordingly. It started a process in my heart that continues to cause me to seek Christ & to serve him & love others, just like he asks us to.

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Ada’s Story
First of all, I want to give many thanks to my Pastor Bill for sending me those edifying messages. which were of great encouragement to me because during this year I had been through some trials of health and others; but despite that, I had been so blessed spiritually from my Lord that I can not count them. Praise the Lord!!!  – Ada

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Alicia’s Story
Hi UBC, I want to thank you for the wonderful words you send to me daily, and I praise Father God for keeping me in peace while I’m going to a transitional period from inside – out of my soul to my lifestyle. I love you all and keep me in prayer. with love  – Alicia

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Ana’s Story
I praise God for his kindness towards me and for giving me a “permanent” job at the University of Miami. When the world seems to be turning upside down with unemployment, I get accepted as an employee of UM Miller School of Medicine. I had been there for one year and three months as a temporary employee, after losing my job at the Miami Dade County Public School Board. At my age it is very scary to think that I would have to look for another job and maybe even move to another city. But Thanks Be To God, that He had better plans for me. My friends at work prayed for me to get the job, and also some friends from UBC.

I also have praises because God is more powerful than the economy and can bless any circumstance. I’ll explain. I worked for one year and three months at UM-Miller School of Medicine, as an assistant conference coordinator. The department for which I work has a yearly conference. This year the directors of the conference where very concerned that they would have to cancel the conference due to low attendance. This is a good conference that teaches neonatologists, respiratory therapists and nurses, to care for newborn babies with a variety of birth problems.

I was concerned because of my superiors’ fears, but I remembered what a friend told me once, “not to limit God.” For me He is the God of “the possible”. I prayed a lot for this conference to be blessed. Every day I prayed for God to bless it, and he did, with an attendance of close to 700 physicians, nurses, students and respiratory therapists. There were other conferences at the Medical School that did not fare as well as this one. Some had to be cancelled. I believe that God still does Miracles, and for me this is one of them. I give him all the praise and Glory for my job and for a successful conference.  – Ana