Christ Castle visit changed my life

THE EDITOR: Before last Sunday (June 29) spiritual things were very low on my list of priorities. But a visit to the Christ Castle Church of Miracle Ministries in Chase Village, Chaguanas, on that date dramatically changed my order of priorities.

A week before my visit to the church, I was reading your newspaper (I just love it! Keep up your factual style of reporting) at my desk in the office. I am an administrative manager. As I looked at the reports on the crime situation and the depth of social and moral decline in our country, I calmly remarked to a colleague standing next to my desk, “This place really need God, yes”. A bit to my amazement, she just shot back, “You mean you need God in your life.” I did not respond at the moment but over the next few days, those words lingered in my mind. I had read “Pentecostal Perspective” on some occasions and had looked at Pastor Cuffie on television. Although I was not into church, I felt basically impressed with his work. I called up two of my in-laws and we visited Christ Castle on Sunday.

At first sight, the splendour of the facility was breathtaking — absolutely gorgeous. It’s truly a great model of what a people of vision can accomplish. The large auditorium was packed with worshippers. There was a heavenly feeling. The fact that I could get “lost in the crowd” made me somewhat comfortable. I didn’t know the songs, but I love music so I enjoyed the singing around me. Pastor Cuffie came out to preach. I was expecting some kind of sermon on hell, fire and brimstone but his topic was “Miracle in the Mind.” I was literally amazed at how he dealt with the power of the mind in influencing human behaviour and faith, from biblical and psychological angles. It was as though he had read my life and was communicating directly to me. I was also taken by the kind of personal attention the pastor gave to the large number of people in the “prayer line” as we made our way to have his blessings. To make a long story short, my life was completely changed that day. God is real and we all need Him.

KELLY DE VIGNES
Curepe