Rose Cortez

My pain in life and a real joy in Eternal life

I was born October 14, 1980. I am thankful for my parents and 3 siblings. When I was a child I remembered that I tried to attend the Sunday mass every Sunday, as a roman catholic religion used to do. That time, all I thought and understand that going to Heaven is according to work a good work or being a good person. Attending the mass every Sunday to the roman catholic church is one of my way to show to the Lord that I am a better person, which is not in the Bible. But because I do not read the bible before I do not know the truth about the salvation of my soul.

Then, at my age of 22 years old I went to Taiwan for work as a factory worker to the company of Canon Camera. After a year that is 2003 I met a man name Aldrin, two years after we decided to get married 2006 of January. I felt so in loved with my husband and I felt that I am one of the happiest woman in the world. Two years after 2008 of November we had Joshua, but big trial comes in our marriage. When Aldrin went back to Taiwan for work he met another woman and abandon us his wife and his own child. My heart was totally broken and full of pain and hatred. I decided to go back to Taiwan to work hard for my son. God is so good, after two years God make a way for me to move on and start a new life here in Canada. 2011 of May I came here to PEI and work at the fish plant South Shore Seafoods. Even I am too far from our country the pain and hatred still within my heart.

One year after, 2012 I met some Christians family. Mommy Pam, Daddy Andrew and their children. They invited us to come to their home and we enjoyed the Canadian food for the first time. This family invited me to come to the Gospel meeting. And I refused because I told to my self that I am a roman catholic religion. I don’t want to change my religion. But, God is really good to me He wants me to know and hear the truth from the Bible His word. Then, I heard two Filipino girls got saved and accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour.

My roommate Sarah she is one of the girl who got saved, asked me to come to the Gospel meeting. For the favor of our friendship, I said yes I will come ones. I heard John:3:16:

John 3:16 KJV
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Then, I told to my self I want to come again and hear more the word of God about salvation. That is January 2nd week of 2012 when I first heard the Gospel.

I continued and enjoyed to come and heard the Gospel for two months. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ I got saved March 25 2012 Sunday night right after the Gospel meeting.

1 Timothy 1:15 KJV
[15] This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

That is the verse that I heard that Gospel meeting , I understood very clear from His word that He is faithful and worthy to trust and why He came to this world is to save sinners like me. My good works is not going to take me in heaven. I have done a lot of sins and one sin is enough to take me to hell, to the lake of fire. That night my broken hearted was healed and my soul have everlasting life. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ that He ever came to this world suffered and shed His precious Blood on the Cross and washed away all my sins. He is my Great Redeemer.

The Lord is full of grace and mercy, after 7 years that me and my husband been separated the Lord have a better plan for us. Beyond in our understanding. My husband and I have a reconciliation and I forgave him as the Lord forgave my sins. Aldrin came here in Canada with Joshua in May of 2016 and heard the Gospel for two months and he got saved “ Praise the Lord”. Then, January 7 2017 we got a chance to renewed our vows at Springfield West Gospel Hall.

Life is not easy but one thing I enjoyed each day, to know for sure that my soul have everlasting life, and with the surrounding of the love of the Brethren in the Local Assembly. Thanks be to God the Lord Jesus Christ for His precious blood that shed on the cross to washed away my sins.