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Lucy's Story

Following her husband's stroke, Lucy's story is testament that 'we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him

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Lucy's Story

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Following her husband's stroke, Lucy's story is testament that 'we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him

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I didn't really have time to

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think about church.

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I always thought that I was a believer

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and didn't have to go to church to believe.

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My name's Lucy

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and this is my story.

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My life before I became a Christian

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was pretty full on

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and whilst the church was always there in the background,

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life overtook all of that,

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life, career, marriage, children.

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The thing that led me to explore my faith

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in a deeper level

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was the fact that my husband had a massive stroke

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in January 2015

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and he was then diagnosed with Parkinson's on top of that

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and life was very, very difficult for us.

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I cared for him for two and a half years

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and there were some very, very dark moments.

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At that time I was quite angry

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and depressed and just very low.

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'Cause I didn't see anything

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in our future, our future was great

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until this happened to Neil

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and it was like somebody had pulled the rug

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from under our feet

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and our life changed in that instant.

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And after his stroke,

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I stumbled or was guided

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towards Christ Church Felixstowe

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and my life changed from then

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and it took off in a whole different direction.

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It was just the whole enveloping of love

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and support from everyone.

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It lifted me because my caring role

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was very, very intense,

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very, very difficult because of my husband's needs

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which were 24/7.

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Because of Neil's illness, I think,

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that my Christian life

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I suppose took off.

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It was at 10:50 on the 5th of August

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which was the last worship day of New Wine

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and it was then that I asked God to forgive my sins

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and decided that I wanted to give my life to Jesus

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and every day I take the opportunity

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to follow Jesus.

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New Wine was an awesome experience for me,

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nothing like I'd ever experienced before.

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The whole worship singing, praying, mind blowing.

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I began to pray differently,

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not for material things for me

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but just to have God in my life

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and to guide me towards Him.

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Jesus has been so supportive to me too

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and has wrapped me up

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and comforted me.

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I don't know what I'd do now

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without God in my life.

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