THE FAMILY BOND
IS‘RESTORED’
B
efore I came to the UK, I lived in Spain for
roughly 17 years. Everything was fine until I
started to have problems with my children. I left
Spain with my youngest child and came to the UK as
a way of running away from my problems. However, I
didn’t tell my older children because I was angry with
them and we were not on speaking terms.
I felt that they had been disobedient towards me,
and since they were old enough to move away from
home, our relationship went downhill. On the other
hand, my children felt that I didn’t treat them well.
Weeks after I arrived in the UK, I was invited to the
UCKG HelpCentre. I joined the Mothers in Prayer
group and I started to learn about the importance of
family. I was taught to consider and love my children
no matter what, so I started to pray for them.
I had not spoken to my children in almost a year.
But a few months later, through all my prayers
and perseverance, I received a phone call from my
daughter and a text from my son during the festive
season. They wished me well and they apologised
for the way they had disrespected me, which brought
me to tears. From then on, they started to appreciate
and love me as their mother and our relationship
was restored.
Hanna Wangui
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