{"id":4410,"date":"2019-05-20T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2019\/05\/20\/nairobi-sister-shares-story-of-perseverance-courage-through-health-challenges\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T15:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T13:40:04","slug":"nairobi-sister-shares-story-of-perseverance-courage-through-health-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/nairobi-sister-shares-story-of-perseverance-courage-through-health-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Nairobi Sister Shares Story of Perseverance & Courage through Health Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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“He heals the broken hearted and bandages their wounds<\/i>.” – Psalm 147:2 (NLT) <\/p>\n

We all desire to have good health while in this precious gift of life God has given us, but it’s not always the case, as it is demonstrated in the life of Immaculate Edel, a sister in the singles ministry of the Nairobi Christian Church, part of the larger East Africa International Churches of Christ <\/a> . <\/p>\n

Immaculate was baptized on October 6, 2017 in the Nairobi church and was recently diagnosed with fibroids, adenomyosis and endometriosis. For the last 10 years, her life has been filled with constant pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and mood shifts. <\/p>\n

A time came when it became too much for her to handle. The bills were too high and the final solution, according to her doctor’s advice, was a surgery. She recently had the surgery and is now recuperating at home. <\/p>\n

Immaculate’s story is one of endurance, courage, hope, and faith! Click here to read her full story<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Let us continue praying for her. We thank God for the miracle of enabling our sister to diagnose and start the treatment process for this debilitating condition. <\/p>\n

\n Shared from ICOC East Africa<\/a><\/i>.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all desire to have good health while in this precious gift of life God has given us, but it\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":4411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[51],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-4410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-womens-ministry","tag-africa"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Immaculate2.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-198","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4340,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/prayer-request-for-east-africa-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":4410,"position":0},"title":"Prayer Request for East Africa","author":"dtadmin","date":"June 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The East Africa regional family of churches is located within East Africa, which is situated on the mid-eastern part of the continent of Africa. 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