Times of Eswatini

‘God has never left my side’

- BY VUMILE MAVIMBELA

y name is uonbgeus. uI wthaus ibnorannan­dngrlaiics­aend

hurch. y father gisoatopcr­hiuerscths­eovewrye upunI wdaoyu,ldgrsoerwv­einagt ethreI acoltuelrd­w, Ihweonuevl­dǦ psirnagyhe­yrms nosrarneda­adlǦl mingas dsosneeriv­niecveeray­t

nglican hurchǦ es.o even though Istdriedna­gltlhtehni­smtoy relationsh­ip with God, I still never relaaltlyi­ohnasdhiap dweietph tohraisnt. I nwgelnitca­on chigahelǯs­schoigohl, cthooiǦl apnradydei­rdsaIllsth­ilel hsamd enrooeunti­cnoeusnatn­edr wtcuainmth­aptGesloay­dnt.dhIewtiems­neetrvhtoi­acdcenosǯn­bt fuceotrmeu­necfofeors­rǦ, mDzeI cotoormehx­eppǯlseetp­reiredensh­ceiegnhcGe­so.cdhsopoel aanidnhgatdo timy efattohset­rauysheodm­toe lwecitthur­meymfaemai­nlyd. mchyanlict­etlehebrwo­othueldr gaelmt tohsatteiv­nerays mipautcehi­nasthwineg­wsotuhaldt nsienegdat­nodbpeadro­tniceǦ anwtoDziTtc­hhhbGaueto­lricdeshtv­wue, cerwswiotwehfr­iotehuhŒutrmsiaste­ntc.ahenundrco­ahutgenome­teresr uchpueracc­hh. tiomIewIow­uoldepurapytot­ogGootdo aI ndeesdayyǣ oǮGuordpIr­neesedncye­ouanindmI yneliefed, to hear you spea to meǯ. ecause acosmyoeua­gt ryowu,uspo mif yooreu cdhoanlǯlt­ehnagvees

hrist you feel lie God doesnǯt loDzve eyolluteov­weanr. ds the end of that yI enaor,mI altltyendd­ide,dbautciotn­wfearseinc­tehast year that I would have my first

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encounter with God. GewvDzoaTed­shrydaetru­pheraiwins­agtgoshara­engthsuiag­aehistdtts­ssppteoueracveiceaiernbw­aomnhudoyt hpreaayded, raingdhatsthederfoer aGnod ttohrevrea­Il

imself to me. inDzg Ihwenasths­ienpgiansg­to, ras tIawrtaesd­ipnrtahyeǦ pterarises­tteaarmte,danrdolali­lnl ogfdaoswun­ddmeny cahndeeIhsearndd IimfesltpG­eaodtǯos mpreefsoer­nthce very first time. Then I prayed and fpirnailsl­yedshhoiwm­inang dupthiannmeydlifheim­thafot rI coDzurldomf­eetlhatisd­parye, sIeanlwcea. ys pray to spimeathatot Imcoeualnd­daltwhayts heawrouilm­d sthpreoaugthhmroyug­hiftmoef soirnmgini­ngisatnedr

DzeGdoid.has never left my side, e has always been there in whatever Ishmoawynb­me geohinogwt­hmruocuhgh.e leohveas me.aIndatllh, aift yoeuhǯvaes ngerevaetr­pfelaltnGs ofodr, time we,illerepveoa­nl priamysine­lgf.dzin the right

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 ?? ?? I always pray to Him that I could always hear Him speak to me and that He would speak through me or minister through my gift of singing.
I always pray to Him that I could always hear Him speak to me and that He would speak through me or minister through my gift of singing.

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