Simona grew up in a Christian home. Her family attended church regularly and her faith was growing. She learned about Jesus and loved him. Yet, when she was in early teens, her world fell apart one day when her parents told her and her sister that they were going to divorce. Three days later, Simona’s mother left the country. Simona didn’t see her again for six months. In fact, Simona didn’t want to see her ever again, but at this point she had to live with her. She was angry with her parents and with God. She thought: Why didn’t God help me? Why didn’t he help my parents understand and love each other again? At that point, she decided that she wasn’t going to pray anymore. Yet, that didn’t last long, she remembered the special moments that she had experienced with God in her childhood. She couldn’t forget God. She realized that he was calling her to draw close to him. Through prayer and reading the Bible, her world began to make sense again because God was consoling her and giving her a new joy. Simona's life continues to demonstrate God's love and joy in tangible ways.
Gloire and Simona have two things in common. They are both training for the nursing field, and they have a contagious, joyful faith in Jesus Christ. What a blessing they are to their fellow students, hospital patients and staff!