Helen was healed of Depression

I found out about the Revival Fellowship through my Mother who heard the gospel in an aged hostel and was then baptised by full immersion. I had never heard of such a thing. I met a few of the church people and noticed how different they were and how patient they were with Mum. I brought Mum home after she fell and fractured her pelvis, rather than have her go into a nursing home. I changed my drinking lifestyle to care for her and to have the home presentable for the visitors from Mum’s church. My husband was very sick with alcoholism and other associated illnesses and our marriage was failing. When prayer was offered for him I accepted.

I had formed a strong friendship with the visitors and feared that they would stop coming when Mum died in 2005. But we still had visits and Lyal was given scriptures that gave him something to think about. He continued to drink heavily but I was now a non-drinker, which caused many arguments.

I threatened once to get baptised so I did not lose contact with these lovely people, to which he retorted, that’s no reason to get baptised, you do it for the love of God. I was at my wit’s end & I prayed for an answer. I told my son Steven that I had given up on his Father and he replied, don’t give up Mum - Dad said he was going to get baptised. I replied “I’ll believe that when I see it but I’ll have no part of it; he is not going to embarrass me” I witnessed my first miracle when Lyal was baptised. I was never sure of the Holy Spirit until he came out of the water speaking in tongues, revealing to me proof of God as Lyal would never be able to fake this language. I watched my husband change into a different person, so full of energy. But my joy turned to resentment, jealousy and depression. I wanted what he had but didn’t know how to get it and I felt like I didn’t belong at the church meetings. My prayers were answered and I didn’t know what to pray for anymore. I was told to pray for my own salvation, and that I could receive the Holy Spirit before baptism, so I read and prayed for the Holy Spirit without success. I was prescribed antidepressants but I did not take them as I didn’t want an addiction and side effects.

On 26th March 2006 I was baptised, praying for the Lord to help me. After being baptised I gave the tablets away unopened. I received the Holy Spirit a few weeks later; 18th May 2006. What a relief, just to know that the Lord is now always with me. I cannot feel alone anymore. I now know the truth; Jesus is alive and lives in me. And now, I wouldn’t be anywhere else than with my Revival Fellowship family.

Helen is a member of The Revival Fellowship - Newcastle, NSW