Dear Reader:

I emailed Ambika yesterday and asked if she felt comfortable telling her story…parts of her journey to date. She graciously agreed and I want to share it with all of you today. Can’t think of a better way to start December than through the miracles that her family has undergone since they gave up their family’s cultural Hindu religion and became Christians.

It has been at least two or more years since I started getting comments from someone named Ambika. I had no idea she was Indian and living in Dubai. One day, while responding, back to a comment she made…I asked her about her name…it was certainly different but so beautiful…and that is when I discovered her background. Immediately I thought….How in the world did she discover my little blog…Chapel of Hope Stories?

Over the years Ambika has shared privately with me tidbits of her journey…but today…she will share these and other parts with all of you. An amazing journey as you will see.

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Hi Becky,

Sure I would love to share my story with you all. Thanks for the privilege.

I found (stumbled upon) Chapel of Hope stories during a really low time of my life. The reason is this: I had been struggling to get a job in my profession for past 3 years, but here they always require the candidate to pass the Health Authority exam in the UAE.

The more exams I wrote, I kept failing, and I began to lose my faith, hope and trust in the Almighty God. But I couldn’t continue like this forever, I had to start somewhere. This way I began my search for Godly inspiration through fervent prayers, through the scriptures and even through the Internet. And that’s how I can across Chapel of Hope stories. I must admit that your blogs have been very inspirational and spiritually encouraging, thanking God for that everyday.

By the way, if I haven’t told you already, I and my family are all converted Christians – from Hindu background. We have been in Christian faith since 1988, by His Grace, Love and Mercy alone.. Initially, my parents had gone through a lot of oppositions from our relatives about the conversion, but eventually, even they received salvation, one by one. It wasn’t an easy decision to change the religion, for my grandparents and parents, but we gave our hearts to the Lord, because He performed divine miracles in our family. I will share one example with you.

My mother was suffering from epileptic attacks since her teen years. The Doctors had challenged that there is no cure for this illness, and my mom used to get those deadly fits every 6 months. She used to fall all over the place, and remain unconscious. Until she heard the Word of God, and believed that someday Jesus would heal her too. Now this was back in 1988. From the time she started believing in Jesus, her attacks reduced from every 6 months to once in 1 and a half or 2 years. She had her last major epileptic attack in 1994, and by the Grace of our Lord Jesus, she has been permanently healed. It is God Who preserved her for the last 20 years, and He will continue His Promise Forevermore. 

As for me, I was born a Hindu, in a Muslim country (UAE), but I practically grew up a Christian. Now how fascinating is that! Lol!