The Story of Divine Blessing
Divine Blessing is a woman from Eastern DR Congo, Bukavu. Atrocities caused by traumas of war forced Divine to leave her country with five children from the age of eight years and under with a pregnancy. She was on a road without knowing the destination. She witnessed corpses and a lot of innocent blood of neighbors and family members who were killed. Furthermore, Divine was raped many times and due to the traumas she underwent - it was only right to leave her country behind. She left with no money nor any traveling documents.
Divine now became homeless, hopeless and restless and began sleeping under the trees on the streets and they ate from dustbins. Life on the streets was a fearful existence, the children would always question Divine as to where they were heading? Mentioning that they were tired, hungry, and so on. Divine became raped once again by different criminals in her predicament under the pregnancy and she wanted to commit suicide. The pregnancy was bleeding.
Some people were mocking her and others advised that she should commit abortion but Divine refused. As it was, Divine talked to herself saying, “God are you real?” And if you are real, why did you create me to suffer so much? I have heard that you exist but why have you forgotten me in my affliction?”
Divine now became homeless, hopeless and restless and began sleeping under the trees on the streets and they ate from dustbins.
Soon, Divine thought of jumping into the river and end her life but as she looked at her children, she cried in sorrow as she did not plan to leave her children behind. Divine said, “God, you divided the red sea into two. Do the same for me as well”. By the grace of God, a fisherman helped her and the children to cross over to Namibia.
Life in the refugee camp in Namibia was unbearable. The agony of living as a refugee in Namibia was intolerable. The child she had in the womb was born in the refugee camp. A day came on which her children were starving and Divine then went into the bush together with two of her children to collect firewood as to cook beans for her children. Unfortunately, she met three namibian criminals, they assaulted Divine and one of her children and they also raped Divine while she was in her period.
Divine now became homeless, hopeless and restless and began sleeping under the trees on the streets and they ate from dustbins. Life on the streets was a fearful existence, the children would always question Divine as to where they were heading? Mentioning that they were tired, hungry, and so on. Divine became raped once again by different criminals in her predicament under the pregnancy and she wanted to commit suicide. The pregnancy was bleeding. Some people were mocking her and others advised that she should commit abortion but Divine refused. As it was, Divine talked to herself saying, “God are you real?” And if you are real, why did you create me to suffer so much? I have heard that you exist but why have you forgotten me in my affliction?”
Divine then asked God four things to prove His existence. Daily food for her children, a home address, education for her children and to better her life so that she would be a testimony to many.
Divine and her children crossed Tanzania, Zambia, and ended up in Namibia. In Zambia, Divine found herself at the Zambezi river, the question that crossed her mind was how she was to cross the river since she had no documents.
After police investigation, Divine was taken to the hospital by the police. Divine and her children were in their custody. Due to all the pains, traumas and insecurities, Namibian government together with UNHCR decided to send Divine and her children as quota refugees to Sweden.
In Sweden, Divine and her children were welcomed very well. Divine´s life has changed and she has decided to stand firm and tell the world that God is real and also what the Lord has done for her. Her testimony is that God has answered. As of present, Divine has written her book with title, The Amazing Life of The Divine Blessing. Furthermore, Divine is gifted with the gift of composing gospel songs for God's glory.
To God’s glory, Divine has now a home address and daily food. One of her child is a sociologist, another is a doctor, another one is a media producer, another one is a payroll consultant, another is a Swedish artist and so on.
Divine has made herself available to testify the goodness of God and give hope to the hopeless by telling the world that with God, nothing is impossible. God is love.
