The Touch of Class April 7, 2014 Issue

Challenges overcome

Estela O. Badol

This article originally appeared as a Web Original on January 15, 2014.

I took Christian Science Primary class instruction because I love Christian Science and wanted to deepen my understanding of it. I was working in the research department of a state university in my country, the Philippines, at the time I took class.

One immediate benefit was that a supervisor said that I became kind and patient after I’d gone abroad for class. Until he said this, I wasn’t aware that I used to be impatient and quick to get angry. This change in my attitude also improved my work, so I was promoted from an assistant researcher to research specialist and then instructor in the university.

Class instruction also gave me more confidence in my prayers. I would often go on university research trips with others to the farmers’ fields. These trips were along dangerous mountain roads, where landslides were common. I prayed for our safety, and we were protected. One night on our way back there was a landslide, and we had to wait a couple of hours until the road was opened, but we were safe. I also had many healings of headache, colds, and fatigue.