In 2006, Euna Kambule's twenty-eight year old
son committed suicide, leaving no note behind.
It was an extremely painful time for Euna and
she stopped going to church. She carried a lot
of hatred toward her son’s girlfriend, who she
blamed for the suicide for a very long time.
When she decided to do Alpha, Euna had a
powerful encounter of the Holy Spirit and her life was turned around completely. This is
her story:
‘My name is Euna Kambule, from Holy Rosary
Catholic Church, Soweto. I lost my son in 2005
(committed suicide) age 28. I cannot explain how
I felt. It was worse after the funeral. Days, weeks and months dragged, and the pain of losing my son
was not getting any better.
I had questions without answers about why I should go to church when this horrible thing happened to me. I was introduced to Alpha in Bryanston, by a lady called Florence Banaham. For the first few weeks I was confused as I was crying throughout the sessions. The fifth week and the weekend away I started seeing beyond my grief through the Holy Spirit. My world changed, I started seeing things in a different way. To make my message short, this is what I can say after attending Alpha: My world changed. I got life after my son's death through Alpha. I received supernatural strength from the Holy Spirit. Alpha healed my broken heart. I found peace although I am still grieving. Alpha was God's perfect timing for my life. I found love, peace, hope, faith, forgiveness and spiritual strength. Alpha taught me to tell others about Jesus' love.’
After this Euna became instrumental in growing Alpha in the community of Soweto and specifically at the parish. Her testimony touched the lives of the people who know her in that community because they saw the transformation in her. She also felt led to approach her son’s former girlfriend and make peace with her, forgiving her. They are now close friends.
I had questions without answers about why I should go to church when this horrible thing happened to me. I was introduced to Alpha in Bryanston, by a lady called Florence Banaham. For the first few weeks I was confused as I was crying throughout the sessions. The fifth week and the weekend away I started seeing beyond my grief through the Holy Spirit. My world changed, I started seeing things in a different way. To make my message short, this is what I can say after attending Alpha: My world changed. I got life after my son's death through Alpha. I received supernatural strength from the Holy Spirit. Alpha healed my broken heart. I found peace although I am still grieving. Alpha was God's perfect timing for my life. I found love, peace, hope, faith, forgiveness and spiritual strength. Alpha taught me to tell others about Jesus' love.’
After this Euna became instrumental in growing Alpha in the community of Soweto and specifically at the parish. Her testimony touched the lives of the people who know her in that community because they saw the transformation in her. She also felt led to approach her son’s former girlfriend and make peace with her, forgiving her. They are now close friends.