I will never forget you – 9 July 2009

Alfredo William is staying in the YWAM base where he is helping out during the day and studying at school in the evenings.  Here is his testimony:

“First of all I want to introduce myself.  I am Alfredo William, I’m about 20 years old and would just like to tell you a little bit about my story.

I grew up in a family where things were difficult and I stayed with my Grandma.  First I was staying with my father and then my parents separated.  I stayed with my father, my younger sister stayed with my mother.

Then my parents passed away.  My father in 1994, and my mother in 2003.  Then I was just living with my grandmother - and things were difficult at home.  Friends would take me in different ways - like always drinking with them and doing something wrong – some things that I never thought I would be doing.

I stayed with my Grandma and she came here to the social work department and she talked with Pastor Bonga, who received me in this orphanage.  I was about 14 years old and when I arrived here I received Jesus as my Saviour and I forgot everything and

started to move on and live a good life, a lot of brothers around me, and things were good in my life.  I saw a change. 

The verse I would like to share is….

Could a mother forget a child who nurses at her breast?
Could she fail to love an infant who came from her own body?

Even if a mother could forget, I will never forget you.
Isaiah 49: 15 [CEV]

I like this verse.  This verse makes me strong, day by day, and I still walk with Jesus.

I did my YWAM Discipleship Training School (DTS) in 2006 and spent a year working with YWAM, and things are going good in my life and I have everything: clothes, food, everything - so you guys are helping me a lot.  

Thank you, William”