I felt there was a way forward
I have been a student of Christian Science for over 45 years. Not long before being introduced to this Science, I had arrived in Australia from Austria with a husband, three children, four suitcases, no understanding of English, and no home. Soon after our arrival, my husband left me. I was devastated and hopeless.
I answered an advertisement in a German-language newspaper from a woman who wanted someone to speak German with her. She was a Christian Scientist, and she gave me an English copy of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Soon she introduced me to a Christian Science practitioner who spoke a little German. He gave me a translation of Science and Health that has both German and the original English on facing pages, and I eventually learned to speak and write English through reading this book.
Following that initial conversation with the practitioner, I felt there was a way forward. I felt hope for the first time since my arrival in Australia. Shortly afterward, I found a home for my children and me. Then I saw an advertisement for a job opening as a cook, and I applied. The position happened to be at a Christian Science nursing facility. At my interview, I told them I was a new student of Christian Science, and I got the job.
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