The Service

During the service Lisa told us about her past.  All the bad things she had done in her life, and how one day in a desperate situation, she found herself in a church.  She told us how Jesus had touched her, how she had been forgiven and set free from the guilt she carried.  A combination of Lisa's story and Vicky's singing brought us to a point we will never forget. 
 Vicky singing in York 4th from the right   
I had heard my daughter sing hundreds of times, but during her acapella version of "The Greatest love of all", we started to cry.  It was so beautiful, she sounded like an angel.  Many of the people around us were affected in the same way.


Lisa said she was going to say a prayer and if anyone wanted to ask Jesus for forgiveness would they please stand. Everyone had their eyes closed so this was a very private time. I can remember vividly.  Still crying I shot out of my seat like a missile, with my husband Peter and my sister Ivy joining me.  I remembered things I felt guilty about and needed to have forgiven.  During the prayer I felt love, peace, a feeling of completeness that I had never before experienced.  We opened our eyes to see hundreds of people standing.
 
Lisa then asked all those who had prayed to come forward and she would give them a bible. As she gave me a bible I said "Why can't I stop crying" she replied "That's the Holy Spirit, but you don't feel sad do you" I said  "No quite the opposite, I have never felt so happy". The last thing she said was "God will find you a church"