The Star (Jamaica)

God took away my grief

CISOCA seeking witnesses

- GEORGE HENRY STAR Writer

for a mother to lose an unborn child. “I was so devastated that one day, I did not allow my helper to come to he children of God can

work. I sent my daughter off to testify that whenever

school, and my husband they experience their lowest moments had left for work. I and their darkest hours stayed at home that and they call upon the day and just let go Lord for deliveranc­e, everything. I cried, I

toTestimon­y He is always ready prayed, I fasted. I did deal with their situations, everything just to get regardless of some relief because what they are. it was really overbearin­g

Well, Dian GallowaySc­ott for me,” said of the Old the churchwoma­n. Harbour Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Galloway-Scott, who Catherine has endorsed this sentiment. She serves as chairman of her testified that in 2007, she lost a baby when church’s finance committee, and who has she was a little over seven months pregnant. been walking with the Lord since 1994,

“I was at work, and I did not feel the baby pointed out that she knew that the Lord move for a few hours. I was very concerned, answered her prayers that day, and she and so I went to my doctor and had an ultrasound received her deliveranc­e from her traumatic done. It showed that there was no and devastatin­g experience. heartbeat, and the doctor ultimately pronounced “I got over it, but I would not say 100 per that the baby was dead,” cent. But it started that day, and I was on my Galloway-Scott said. way to healing. I use that experience as a

She shared that she was traumatise­d and testimony all the time, especially whenever devastated because it is never a nice thing I encounter females with a similar experience

Tand who may have lost a child, whether born or unborn,” testified Galloway-Scott. She shared that whenever she happens to come in contact with persons who have had such an experience, her encouragem­ent to them is that they should reach out to God because they cannot take away that grief all by themselves.

“It’s a grief that only if you experience it you will know, and the God that I serve gave me the victory over that grief, and I must say that since 2007, I am not saying that the child has been replaced, but I went on to have two beautiful bouncing children – a boy and a girl. and I only give God the thanks for that.”

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Detectives assigned to the Centre for the Investigat­ion of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating three witnesses who are vital to a case currently before Home Court.

They are Romeo Edwards, whose last known address is Nanny Path, Cockburn Pen, Kingston 11, and Karen and AnnMarie Willis, both of Angola Path, Cockburn Pen, Kingston 11.

All three persons are scheduled to appear before the court on Wednesday, July 11.

Anyone knowing their whereabout­s is being asked to contact CISOCA at 926-4079, the police 119 emergency number, or the nearest police station.

St Catherine North CISOCA investigat­ors are also seeking the public’s assistance in locating a witness who is vital to a case currently before the St Catherine the Circuit Circuit Court. She is Moya Burnett-Allen, whose last known address is St Johns Road, Spanish Town. Burnett-Allen is scheduled to appear before the court on Tuesday, July 10. Anyone knowing her whereabout­s is being asked to contact the Spanish Town Police station at 984-2305, the police 119 emergency number, or the nearest police station.

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