I had always wanted to come to the United States Of America and so when the opportunity came, I was excited .

After taking a much-needed break for a while in Ghana, I traveled to the states. ‘Home sweet home’ as the saying goes.

Upon arrival, I was met with the brutal winter weather. Whew! it was not the one I was used to… This one was no joke !! However, I was happy I made it and reunited with my sister and her family. For this, I am grateful. Now a new chapter had begun. “Lord, what do you have in store for me?” I asked. As Proverbs 3: 5 – 6 reads… Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and he shall direct your paths. God had a lot in store for me… little did I know.

The expectations I had were high, although I had very little clue as to how to execute everything. I quickly found a church and joined, and they became like a family. A few weeks into my stay I had pneumonia, a really bad one that landed me in the hospital.

During the admission, the issue of the aneurysm came up. The doctors wanted to do an intervention as soon as they confirmed it with a scan but for some reason, I was hesitant and afraid too… as human as I am. One thing I always do though is to pray and tell God that if he wants me to go ahead with something he should give me a sign and let it be… and if not too he should give me a sign and not let it be.

The intervention did not happen as planned, but I was put on close monitoring. I had periodic scans every six months to assess it.

I believe God knew what he was doing. At the time it was discovered in 2007, the only way to treat it was through open head surgery, not sure if I could have handled that. Over the years, different methods of treatment unfolded… many of which were minimal and not as invasive and complicated as previous years.

Whenever doctors presented the complications that could arise during the procedure, coupled with the underlying health issues, it looked scary.

Was that what was preventing me from yielding to treatment? or was it God’s timing? I believe it is the latter.

As children of God, when we pray and entrust something into his hands, we need to look out for his leading; his way of communicating to us. Do you have the green light?… Do you have that inner peace?

I started to find my bearing in the states and it was a roller-coaster type of situation for me. My desire was to have a better life, better healthcare, and help others as well. As nothing good comes easy, the obstacles were many and I must say it is just the grace of God that kept me going.

I said to myself, “girl, if you survived in London, you should be able to survive here.”

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Christ in you, the hope of glory!