Testimony by Ancy Castro

April 13, 2004, a date I can't forget, the date when I and my husband decided to part our ways after almost 28 years of being together as husband and wife. We decided to part our ways because I can no longer take the humiliations that I'm experiencing with him. Womanizing, living like a bachelor, pride, barking out bitter words whenever we meet and many more that I could no longer take. JOY, PEACE and LOVE can be felt no more. We exchanged bitter words whenever we saw each other. Our life then was really MISERABLE.I decided to leave him. We left the house with my 3 kids ages 26, 22 and 13.Temporarily we stayed in a friend's house till we found an apartment to stay.

One day, my best friends came and invited me to join the Mother of Perpetual Help Choir. Without any hesitation, I joined them.

It was April, 2005 when I first met APO CONCHING in the house of a friend. My heart felt light upon seeing her. I heard several stories about her through my friend and I learned that she is a woman gifted by the HOLY SPIRIT with a gift of healing and a gift of tongue. I learned also from my friend that the images of DIVINE MERCY and MAMA MARY are venerated to different places and the highlight of the activity is the messages of the HOLY SPIRIT delivered through APO CONCHING.I was curious to find out what these messages are. Out of curiosity I joined my friends when I was invited to be with them.

I had my first experience in this kind of activity, but after which, I found myself going to the places where the images were taken. In one occasion, the HOLY SPIRIT through APO CONCHING gave me a personal message. APO CONCHING told me that time will come that my husband and I will be together in going to places where DIVINE MERCY and MAMA MARY are. It was ridiculous for me, for I know that it will never happen for my husband and I are separated. I told myself that it's unbelievable.

Then last December 3, 2005, the HOLY SPIRIT spoke to me through Sister Irma. I remembered very well the messages told to me. I was advised to sponsor a mass in our chapel on that Wednesday. I was told to make a wish and has to come back to the chapel the following Wednesday to thank the LORD. Then the HOLY SPIRIT through Tita Irma gave a further instruction that on the third Wednesday I have to light a yellow and a white candle at exactly 12:00PM and pray to the DIVINE MERCY. As I prayed, I fervently asked HIM to touch the heart of my husband so that we can mend our differences for the sake of our family. It was December 19, 2005 that my husband decided to communicate with me. In the process of our conversation, he initiated to fix our problems for the sake of our family. He asked forgiveness and to forget everything that had happened. The following day, we packed all our things and went back home. I can't express the excitement of my children as I told them the good news.

One day, while reflecting on the personal messages given to me by the HOLY SPIRIT through Apo Conching, I can't believe that the time will really come that my husband will be with me in serving the LIVING GOD, the DIVINE MERCY. We are always together in the mission. In his own little ways, he fixes the sound system whenever we have an activity.

Another miracle is, every time we say our prayers, we kneel down together as he recites the responses to the prayers. This never happened before.

Words are not enough to thank our Almighty Father for this kind of miracle. Nothing is impossible with GOD. "Ask and you shall receive." I asked for the unity of our family as I prayed fervently and now we are staying as sweet as ever.

Thank you LORD, thank you to the HOLY SPIRIT through APO CONCHING. Though there are still some problems, but there are no more arguments, understanding exists and we are now experiencing JOY, LOVE and PEACE coz we make Jesus Christ the center of our relationship, the center of our life.

GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME!
DIVINE MERCY, WE TRUST IN YOU!

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