So why don't you start by sharing your name and where you're from. My name is Curia and
I am from Pasco. Thank you for agreeing to share your story. Let's start by telling the audience
how your life was before you encountered the Lord. So I grew up in a Christian home about 20,
I decided to part ways with the things of God and during that time, I started going through
a process where I started losing a lot of stuff which will be like I lost my marriage. I lost
my job. I lost myself in the world, drinking, partying. I fell into
depression. I fell into anxiety and then my illness started taking a complete turn.
When you speak of illness, what does that refer to? I got diagnosed at age 26 with fibromyalgia
and lupus. So my body was literally eating me. I was slowly dying in other words, I was dying from
the inside out. I was constantly having a lot of medications that I had to take. I started off with
18 prescription medication. I got carpal tunnel surgery on both of my hands, my bones, my spine
from my main back was already deteriorating. I had two bulging discs on the very top of my neck and
my low back as well. This illness kept me from doing my normal activities, from playing with
my kids. I couldn't do anything, took me away from a social lifestyle that I had. So my anxiety kept
me closed doors like I didn't even like to come out at all. If there was an event, I love events
and I couldn't go to them because my anxiety would just keep me home and I couldn't be around anybody
at all. Wow. Wow. So when was the turning point for you after having gone through all this for so
many years? I had a lot of doctor visits, monthly visits. I had trigger shots. I think that was my
biggest turning point at that time because I was tired of my medications. I was tired of getting
migraines constantly because that was something else that I had. I had a lot of migraines during
that time and I would get sterile shots so my migraines won't exceed or continue on
and that would only help like a few weeks and then I'll go back to having migraines again.
So it was a never-ending. I know that God could heal and I know because I have seen it firsthand
and I have seen the wonders of God but then yet I just kept on going and kept going in my direction
that I wanted to take. So you end up coming to a service here at HungryGen. What takes place
when you end up coming for some time and you sign up for the Deliverance line? Right before then,
I remember my sister telling, it's time sister. It's time and I was like, ah I knew it was time
and that my parents will always tell me too it's time to change your life, just surrender,
give everything to God. I did not want to though but I got to a point now where I'm just like,
I have my kids with me and my kids are seeing me struggle. I don't want to continue showing
them that struggle. I don't want I want them to believe that they have a God, a God that does
great things, that is there to heal, that is there to restore a life that has been long gone for so
many years and now returning and completely new person. I decided to come to the deliverance and
I had already signed up. I was sitting on one of the rows and it was my turn. I was ready to fight
my fight, just leave everything there in the hands of God and let God take over my life completely to
renew me as a whole person who I was not before but better. So what did you experience? Were you
set free? What happened during that time? I was set free. I was set free completely. My pain went
away. I felt the presence of God over me like I've never felt before. I knew that God had already
been working through me. I stopped drinking my medication. I had no withdrawals at all.
I should have because 10 years is a long time but I had none that night and I remember I had the
pain pill in my pocket thinking like, oh maybe I'm gonna take it after church or if it doesn't work.
No, it worked. God was completely able to remove everything that I had that same day. I left it all
here. I didn't take it home with me and I stayed in faith and I continued to walk in that faith
that God already healed me you know so me looking back and I look at my medications. I'm like,
I don't need this. I already have it. I got it. So your symptoms, your depression, it's all gone.
Everything is gone. No more suicidal thoughts. No more anxiety. I'm standing in a group,
in the crowd with a lot of people. This should have been like my runaway kind of thing but I'm
standing here. No more anxiety. No more. Nothing. Come on. Let's give it up one more time for Jesus.
That is truly a reflection of what Jesus has done for her life. Wow. So what is
a word of advice that you would give to somebody who may be in the same situation?
Don't stop. Pray. Pray until something actually happens to your life. Don't leave from here the
same. If you came here for a purpose or reason, let God do what He's supposed to do. You're not
supposed to carry anything with you. Hand it over to God. I mean we always want to solve
our own issues but it's not our issues to solve. That's why He died in the cross for
us you know that's why we're here today and at the same time, the beautiful verse always pops
to my head which is, "By His wounds, we are healed" and I was healed. Amen. Let's give
it up for Jesus one more time. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us.