Amy McGowan

I knew about Jesus from an early age. I was baptized as a baby in a Methodist Church and attended Sunday school in my elementary years. From a teenager up until pretty much my late 40s I was disconnected from Jesus, feeling lost and trying to do life on my own. In 2021 while working here in Connecticut, I met my husband. We were married in 2023 and finally I felt unconditional love and had stability in my life. Soon after we were married, I lost my father-in-law to a rare heart condition, my son in a tragic motorcycle accident and then my husband’s cousin and best friend to a sudden heart attack. (All in one year). Needless to say, I became extremely depressed, on a lot of medication and I was drinking heavily. I felt suicidal. One day in my living room I felt at my lowest, and I cried out to Jesus for help. I got down on my knees and asked him for a sign that my son was with him. Not long after that I had unexplainable occurrences that took place, and I truly felt in my heart that Jesus heard me. At this point, there was no turning back. I then started to pray that I would be able to open a Bible and understand it. I had tried in the past, but it was so foreign to me. This time it was different because I know the Holy Ghost was guiding me. I now have an undescribable peace within me that I know could only be from God. I am currently in my second round of Women’s Bible Study here at GBC and I am surrounded by so much love. I am also reading the Bible in a year, in chronological order through my Bible app. I am so amazed at how much I understand it and look forward to reading God’s word every day. It truly feeds my soul. I love Psalm 34:18 that says “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”