It is with mixed emotions that I am posting this praise, sorrow because one of the most beautiful souls I have ever met has left the arms of her family and friends to be in the arms of her Heavenly Husband, but joy because her suffering has come to a end and she is in His loving arms. I met Challice Welsh through this Ministry about 8 years ago when she was believing for the restoration of her marriage after her husband had left her for not one but two OW.
Throughout her 15 month restoration journey (thank You Lord for restoring her marriage) there were many tears and many prayers. I called her my Prayer Warrior. I called her my Prayer Warrior because even though she was the one who would call me sobbing and needing prayer she would always be the one who would after our talk say “Lets Pray” and then she would pray the most heartfelt prayers I had ever heard. After her hubby returned home when her marriage was restored we remained in contact. We lived 900 km (560) miles from one another. I had always told her that we would one day meet and last year February I was blessed to take a road trip to Cape Town which is about 1600 km (1000 miles) from where I lived.
I had decided that I would stop to visit her on my way back from Cape Town, it would be the first and last time that I would ever see her. We spent the evening talking so much, taking photos, hugging. I left the next morning back home. Challice and I were great friends and if it was not for my Heavenly Love and this Ministry I would never had had the honor and the pleasure of knowing this awesome woman of God.
Ladies you will form friendships with women in this Ministry that you would never dream of having.
I want to thank You my Heavenly Love for the time that You loaned Your precious Challice to me, for her many prayers that went from her mouth to Your ears. Challice ended up becoming a certified Transformation & Infidelity Trauma Life Coach through her love for broken women and thus has led many women to her Heavenly Husband in the process.
Denise thank you so much for sharing this beautiful praise and tribute to one of His beautiful brides that are now in her HH arms. She leaves behind a wonderful testimony of His love and faithfulness that will continue on in every life she touched and led to their One True Love.
Oh Denise I had no idea you and Challice were good friends. How beautiful 😍
Many may have known her as Huldah in South Africa. Her smile was infectious and as people sometimes say she smiled with her eyes. She came to RMI on March 30, 2016 and blessed all of us. Just now my Husband led me to one of her praise reports and He pointed out two lines that I want to remember her by and then I’ll paste her full praise.
1. She mentions she is not yet restored, but then goes on to say “but I am OK with that.”
2. The way she ends… “I am truly IN love” and we all know who she’s in love with.
Huldah in South Africa “My Encourager Praise Reports”
Although it has been a long time since my last praise report, I am so grateful that today is the day that I am led to share some of what has been happening in my life.
No, my marriage has not been restored yet, but it will be in my Darling Lord’s perfect timing, and I’m so OK with that.
Allow me to go back just a little for those who are new and believing for restoration: I asked my hubby to leave in February this year. He was in an adulterous relationship with a married woman. We have been married 12 years, he’d been in adultery for 5 of those years. At the time of his leaving he had started seeing another (divorced) woman. After a number of months of him being gone, the divorced person messaged me, asked me to forgive her for her part in the breakdown of our marriage, said she hadn’t meant to fall in love with him, but she had and she believed they were soulmates. She then told me he was still seeing the 1st person as well as her, that he had lied to all of us and was sick. I did reply after praying saying only: “I forgive you, go in peace.” and then deleted all trace of her. I refused to discuss my hubby with her. As far as I know she is still hanging on. PTL, I really have forgiven both women and have no animosity towards them or my hubby.
But, I was a mess, and went down to 44kg (97 lbs)!!! All I wanted was to complete the courses as quickly as possible and get my hubby back. That was all that was on my mind. My hubby was my idol. He was all that I wanted. Approximately 4.5 months ago hubby had what he called a “reborn” experience and believed that God had broken him. He would visit and would cry as he spoke about the Lord and would pray with me, but he could not make up his mind about me and the 2 women and said he was waiting to hear from God.
And then he fell again, started another massive binge on cocaine, and I never heard from him until our anniversary when he came over to wish me. Then there was complete silence until 23rd Dec when he sent me a message to ask if he could come and wish me for Christmas.
I don’t want to try and guess dates, but I estimate that is was approximately 2 – 3 months ago that my HH, my Darling really became more important to me than anything or anyone including my hubby, children and grandchildren. This is not to say that I do not think or pray for my loved ones daily, I do.
Now, when it comes to hubby, I have to be honest and say that I really do love him, and I do want a restored marriage. It’s just that I really don’t need him anymore. I honestly don’t.
I’m not too sure how that happened, but I am so so grateful to my Darling that it has happened. Sure, I’ve had a few wobbly’s in this time, however they really are short lived.
You see ladies, God showed me that He would NEVER, EVER, EVER give me thoughts that would torment me and cause me to become an emotional wreck. He would NEVER EVER cause emotional pain. NO…when that happens it is the enemy!! My Darling has helped me to become aware when this happens and has enabled me to fight off the negative thoughts and emotions that do not come from Him.
This year has been the most excruciatingly painful and sad year of all my 60 years here on earth, BUT…it has been the BEST year of my life. I am so eternally grateful to my Precious Darling Lord for the relationship I have with Him, and for the way that He has brought such deep everlasting beautiful changes in me. I am eternally grateful for how He has proved to be the most wonderful Husband EVER. He has supplied ALL that I need, whatever I need and so much more and He continues to Bless me beyond my wildest dreams. I don’t want another husband or restoration but if God restores I’ll accept it.
Please allow God to teach you how to experience His love to make Him your 1st Love. We will never be able to love anyone until we have experienced His love to the fullest.
My precious sisters, I am truly IN love 🥰
*Thank you Challice. You will be missed. Thank you Denise for the wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to a wise woman who reflected His love 💕
Thank you Erin for sharing this with me it’s just something more I get to read when I feel a longing for her. And may I take this opportunity to say what a wonderful idea to have us comment on each other’s Praise Reports it’s something I’ve wanted to do for years.
My dear Denise, you are completely right!!! I have met wonderful women in this ministry that has become true friends!! There is no more valuable thing than having a friend in which you can walk this journey together, that belive the same things and that have that special bond with our Beloved!!
Praise the Lord you got to meet her!!
I will treasure this praise my dear.
This is so beautiful Denise, thank you for sharing. I have also met many wonderful women from this ministry that I will cherish forever! He puts amazing women in our lives to encourage us and walk with us through our journey.
Thank you Denise for this beautiful and heartfelt PR, I have also met beautiful women in this ministry whom I thank God for that he has put such encouraging women in my life for such a time as this. I say thank you HH for the life of Huldah here on Earth and now that she is in peace with you.