Faith in Action 2017 05.11.17 | Page 3

uckg.org|3 THE CAMPAIGN NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME Edna Marta had taken part in the Campaign before, so she had already tasted how rewarding it can be. But could she keep the same faith, now that the stakes were raised? Continue reading to find out. “I took part in this Campaign because I knew it would change my entire life for the better, so I began asking God what He wanted me to sacrifice and to give me the strength to obey Him. They gave me a few months’ time before I could start paying. It turned out that He wanted me to sacrifice in my spiritual life, as well as in my finances. Nevertheless, I was moved to sacrifice my car and the rent money I had saved for my business. Thoughts of doubt bombarded me until the following morning when I presented my sacrifice. I cried and cried like a baby. I thought to myself: ‘God, if You don’t help me, I don’t know what I will do. It’s in Your hands.’” A few days after Edna had taken the envelope, something unexpected happened, which gave her more reassurance that she was on the right path. “My 16-year-old daughter, who had been giving me a lot of problems, also took the envelope. And without me saying anything, she decided to give her life to God. She soon abandoned her old lifestyle. The first thing that happened that showed God was working in my favour was my landlord’s response. After presenting my vow, God gave me the courage to call my landlords. I explained to them that I didn’t have the money at that moment and, to my surprise, they said: “Edna we believe in you and you don’t have to pay two months’ worth of rent (£6000)”. Then three weeks after the Campaign, having chased the government for my certificate, Ofsted approved my application. I then finally opened my business, and God has helped me succeed. Before my mother was sceptical that I wouldn’t have enough to pay one member of staff, but after the Campaign, she has seen many people working with me. Sacrifice was the fastest way to achieving my dream. Today, I have my business, a happy home, and peace because I decided to use my faith.” Edna Marta “Faith is the original source of sacrifice. It is faith that stimulates it; without faith there cannot be a perfect sacrifice.” - Bishop Edir Macedo in Change Your Life Through Your Sacrifice