The Star (Jamaica)

God has been good to me

- GEORGE HENRY STAR Writer

she sought to acquire her tertiary education, and He has helped her with her three wonderful sons, who she described as ‘very talented’ rnella Morris has been a children. born-again Christian for

“God has given me three boys. more than 22 years. She is currently a member of the They are all talented, especially Sanguinett­i New Testament the first one, Omar McLeod, Church of God in Clarendon, who is now an Olympic

theTestimo­ny where she serves as choir champion. We have had our director and assistant Sunday struggles over the years. I school superinten­dent. In struggled to send him to high past, she has also served as a school, but God has provided youth director and assistant so that he could have gone secretary for her church. through school, and now he is a

Morris explained that she is from humble world champion,” noted the church beginnings, and is grateful to the Lord that He has blessed her in many ways over the years that she has been serving Him.

“I am from humble beginnings. And before I got saved, I never saw a future. It was after I accepted the Lord that I realised the importance of education. It was when I started working as a minimum wage earner that I really realised the importance of education,” testified Morris.

She said that she was not getting much money from the work she was doing, and it was unable to meet her weekly needs as a young woman. But Morris decided that she was going to move out of her then state.

“I decided to attend the Spalding High School Evening Institute to sit some CXC examinatio­ns. I was successful in five subjects, and then I decided to get enrolled at the Catholic College in Mandeville to pursue studies in primary teacher education. I studied part-time for my diploma. I then went and did my degree in primary education, and I am currently pursuing my master’s in primary education,” said Morris.

The mother of Olympic gold medallist Omar McLeod further testified that God has been extremely good to her. She said that He has seen her move from nothing to something as

Awoman.

She expressed joy knowing that she has been able to achieve success with the help of God through prayer and fasting. She also said that God has helped her tremendous­ly during her studies.

“While studying, I always suffered from migraine headache. Honestly, at one point I felt as if I was going to pass out. I was so sick. I never knew that I would have been around today, but God has brought me through. I was experienci­ng high blood pressure, but God delivered me. I intend to hold on to God for the rest of my life. I will never give up on my God because He will never give up on me,” testified Morris.

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The RJRGLEANER Sportsman of the Year Omar McLeod poses with his mother, Arnella Morris, after collecting his award earlier this year. Arnella Morris
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