TESTIMONY

A Road to Faith Through Trials

The Story of Guram Managadze · Ksani Correctional Colony, Georgia

In the mid-1990s, after a severe beating, I suffered a serious injury to my left ear.

My eardrum was damaged.

For a long time, I experienced pain, inflammation, and loss of hearing.

Later, I heard about Saint Gabriel Urgebadze and about the many people who turned to the Lord in faith while using oil blessed at the saint’s resting place.

I too began to pray.

After several anointings, the pain gradually disappeared and my hearing began to return.

Soon afterwards, another difficulty arose.

I developed a severe sore throat.

Ordinary medicines brought almost no relief.

After prayer, I used the blessed oil.

The pain soon subsided.

These events caused me to reconsider my life and to thank the Lord even more fervently for His ineffable mercy.

“The greatest healing occurs when the human heart is renewed together with the body.”

Glory to God for all things!

From the testimony of Guram Managadze. Ksani Correctional Colony, Zone No. 7.

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