
My first encounter with Ray Williams was in a Divorce Recovery Class. I'll never forget walking into that room, after not attending church for several months. You see, that very day I had talked to with a lawyer about divorcing my husband, Chino. Soon after I had separated from the father of my three children, I had met Chino--and we fell in love. Just three months after we started dating, we moved in together and were married shortly afterward. But it only took three weeks for the physical abuse to begin. At this point in my life, I loved the Lord. However, my faith was so weak. It was difficult to totally rely on Him. Although I still felt love for Chino, after enduring three years of torture, I could take no more. In my twisted thinking, I believed that acquiring "stuff" would make him happy and the abuse would end. Finally, in 2003 God blessed with a nice house and a SUV. But that didn't solve our problem. The mistreatment only intensified. I remember locking myself in a closet and crying myself to sleep. All hope was gone , and nothing mattered anymore. On Good Friday of 2004, I decided to retaliate. A big mistake! He began to beat me and then called the police. I was the one who was arrested and put in jail. The next day he bailed me out. But I packed my belongings and moved out. Throughout this ordeal, I had been attending church. But after leaving my husband, the pain was so intense, I quit going to church and decided for file for divorce. About three months later, God began a divine reversal in my life. Upon returning to church on a Wednesday night, I noticed a sign posted on the glass door: "Divorce Recovery Class." This was their first meeting. At first, it seemed to be a coincidence; now I know it was God's intervention. I didn't miss a single class. With Ray's encouragement, I enrolled in the Inner Healing & Deliverance Ministry and the attended "For This Reason" at her home. On my first visit, we prayed for God to save Chino. Praise God, He not only saved my husband, but Chino also enrolled in the Inner Healing & Deliverance Ministry. We are together again with our kids, living in a beautiful home. Now that God has so abundantly blessed us, I regularly attend "For This Reason" to testify and pray for other marriages. This awesome ministry has provided an opportunity for us to sacrificially give to other couples whose lives have been shattered. Irlanda