The Gate Church International
A new beginning
I come from a Catholic family but did not really know God. I became a Christian through Christians Against Poverty at The Gate as I was in a lot of dept.
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God's Love set me free!
On 19th February 2006 I came to The Gate and responded to the sinners prayer. I was at rock bottom – one of my son’s had died, the other was using heroin and I was living in a women's aid refuge.
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Overcoming fear and alcohol addiction
“All my life I have suffered from terrible fears due to traumas I was subjected to as a child, and I grew up not able to cope with life. I was adopted at an early age, and was always desperately unhappy and anxious about everything.....”
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A testimony of God’s faithfulness and provision
When my son Jay was born 4½ years ago, I decided to leave my job as a graphic designer to become a full-time mum. It was a step of faith as I knew our family finances were going to be tight but I felt it was best for our new baby....
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Walking through the valley of the shadow of death
In March 2002 I was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal liver disease - Budd Chiari Syndrome. I rapidly deteriorated and was transferred from Ninewells Hospital to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (ERI) to await an emergency liver transplant but I was running out of time...
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God's healing power
I'd been off work for about a week with bouts of sickness and pain in my side/back, and had received a couple of home visits from our local Health Centre doctors. By the Friday afternoon, the pain & sickness had got much worse, and our GP decided to get me into hospital.
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A year of refining
When Pastor Gordon put forward the idea of taking a year out I was delighted as it is something I have always desired. I was then told that the course was going to be called Refine. I didn’t realise how prophetic this word was going to be!
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“All my life I have suffered from terrible fears due to traumas I was subjected to as a child, and I grew up not able to cope with life. I was adopted at an early age, and was always desperately unhappy and anxious about everything.....”