Evangelisation through Vachanolsavam  
 
I wish to testify to the great blessings God gave me and my family through the magazine Vachanolsavam. May 1992 saw me in Divine making my retreat. The talk on forgiveness made me extremely uneasy. I could not forgive two individuals who had hurt me without any provocation. I returned home with the uneasiness of not having forgiven, weighing on my heart. As I was praying for the grace to forgive, I heard a voice telling me, "Give them Vachanolsavam". The message was repeated. I immediately booked the magazine for these individuals. Three months later, one of them called on me along with her family. I welcomed them with much joy and warmth. And with that I received the grace to forgive all the others too.
 
Later, I subscribed to five copies of Vachanolsavam and sent them to families destroyed by alcoholism. After a year of reading the magazine I came to know that two of those families went to Potta for a retreat and experienced the joy of conversion. Next, I was inspired to distribute ten copies more. But the financial straits I was in, did not permit it. I was disturbed. All the same, I trusted in God and booked ten more copies. When the time for payment approached, God helped me wonderfully. Ever since my family has had no financial difficulty at all. Moreover, there is so much development and peace in the family. But I did not realise all this was due to the power of the word of God.
 
During the Bible Convention conducted by Fr Naickomparambil at Alakode, mention was made about the blessings bestowed on people who read and circulate Vachanolsavam. I felt someone telling me to give my testimony. Though I felt the urge repeatedly, shyness and an inferiority complex prevailed. But on the last day, during Holy Mass I saw in a vision the words "I Cor 2" written in golden letters. Thinking it was my imagination, I refused to believe myself. The words became clearer. Since I did not have the Bible with me at the moment, I hurried home to find the passage. It was this one: "When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom...but with a demonstration of the spirit and of power." I painfully realised that the feeling I had was an inspiration from the Holy Spirit. It was then that I decided that the next best thing to do was to give my testimony in Vachanolsavam. May Jesus forgive me for ignoring the voice of his Spirit!
 

Elyamma Joseph

Arackal House, Karuvanchal P.O, Alakode, Kannur.

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