While making my way to my sister’s engagement one evening, I was attacked, dragged to a bush, raped, beaten, and left to die. My belongings and my sister’s engagement dress were also taken away. By the time I crawled out, it was late and there were no cars around. I had to walk quite a distance before I found a phone to call my folks.

I was taken to a hospital to be treated but my heart felt numbed. I kept asking myself: Where was God when I needed Him most? Lying on that hospital bed, I felt like dying. I felt betrayed. I was angry I’d remained alive.

Before all this happened, I had met a young pastor who told me about God’s love and acceptance for me. He also told me about Pastor Prince’s messages and showed me Bible passages I had never known before. Because of my religious background, the messages were all strange to me but I’d kept what he said in mind.

However, the gospel of grace became a hard chunk to swallow after I was attacked. I was mad at God instead of the attacker. I felt that God could have saved me if He wanted to. I reasoned that I wasn’t that important to Him after all.

In the following months, I shut everyone out and became aggressive and bitter. I couldn’t sleep at night. I decided to end my life one day and even had my suicide plan all laid out. But while I was brooding over my plan, there was a blackout. When the power supply returned, the television turned back on (because I didn’t switch it off after the blackout) and Pastor Prince appeared on the screen.

I watched him preach for the first time and was drawn to his sermon, Good Things Happen to People who Believe God Loves Them. I felt the Lord’s presence in my room, and for the first time in months, I cried out to my Abba.

I fell into a deep sleep after that—my first proper sleep in months—and woke up with newfound hope in my heart. Even though the emotional pain did not go away all at once, I had hope that I wasn’t alone.

That started my journey to recovery. I made sure I watched Pastor Prince’s messages on television and YouTube. I also read his books, 100 Days of Favor and Destined to Reign. The latter rocked my world and my recovery became easy and fast.

It has been a few years since the attack. Today, I know my Abba is working all things together for my good, including the harm that the enemy had meant for me. I know that God accepts me in His beloved Son, Jesus, and He is well pleased with me. Whenever the enemy tries to bring back the hurt, I just tell him not to be a sore loser.

I have begun to trust God and people around me again. My business is growing. I am healed in my spirit, body, and soul. I am so filled with joy and peace that my sisters always wonder how I managed to survive all that had happened. I tell them it has been possible because of God’s love and grace. I also told them about Pastor Prince and now they are enjoying God’s love in a new way.

Not only that, I’m engaged to that young pastor who has been standing by me all this time. We’re soon to be married and we’re enjoying the goodness of God together. We look forward to visiting New Creation Church in Singapore.

Keep on preaching, Pastor Prince! I learn something new every time I hear you preach. Thank you for sharing the gospel of grace. You have no idea how many lives it is changing.