JAWS OF DEATH : Testimony

My name is G.Dahlia Jasper, second daughter of Jasper G.P Hyderabad India. My family and my Uncle's family had been to Vizag for our vacation .We stayed with a Pastor's family in their house. So the very arrival day we had been to a prayer called FESTIVAL OF REVIVAL to which my father was invited. So we spent the whole day in Prayer. The next day we enjoyed visiting many places like Arak Valley and Borra caves .It was delighting to see all of those valleys from knowledge and excitement point of view. So the next day we decided to go to R.K beach which is safest at 4 in the evening. But then as it was 2in the afternoon and we decided to go Rushikonda (beach i.e. the tip of Bay of Bengal).So it was the dangerous beach and we were cautious about the water. So we children were enjoying the water till are knees. We had no intention of going for a boat ride since my elders were scared of the water. So before we went two sets of people had gone for a boat ride and they returned safely .So this gave them assurance that we'll return safely. So the first trip was my aunty with her two sons and I .

I never get scared of water .I literally have gusto in water. So I was just enjoying the boat ride to the fullest. And I was shouting with great joy. My aunty and her first son Joseph was a bit scared of water by nature Her younger son Rufus was also enjoying the ride .I was like "Joseph come on its time to have fun, we never get this chance again". But after a few minutes the boat diver started taking us really very fast. He took us so fast that it made us tell him to be slow. But he didn't listen .At this point of time we were a bit scared. Suddenly might be of the fastness or might be of any other problem the boat motor got plunged into the water. And there was a sudden jerk in the boat. It was from this moment we started fearing a lot. So it was from this point of time we started crying out unto Lord and asking out for his help. At this time when the motor got plunged we were in the middle around two kilometers from the shore. It is the dangerous spot because of it's under currents. My aunty and I was literally praying to God .Rufus was speechless. Joseph started scolding the diver that he is not well prepared of these circumstances. The diver started rowing the boat towards the shore side .He is trying his best to take us to safety. But the huge waves are not allowing him to do so. He tried his level best to save us but is of no avail. Now we at one side we could acknowledge God's presence but on the other side when we look at the huge wave coming behind us, we lost hope utterly. Two three waves hit us but the boat was still in position and only a little water was inside in the boat. Now here's the tragic moment when a huge wave hit us and the boat got overturned and we got drowned into the water. There the people say it has 30 feet deep .Now in this huge sea and salt water with all of those huge waves, it's really indescribable because the experience was so foreign to us. Of course we had life jacket but it was getting loosened and we began to sink immediately the diver started taking us out to attach it. Drowned in the water, when the wave hit us we really had gone down to a great depth inside the sea. And then again floating on the water because of the life jacket until the next wave comes. And inside we hardly couldn't breathe .It was like visiting death and then again coming back to life. I do not know anything of my two brothers because they were quite a bit far from me. My aunty was beside me in the water. I could hold her tightly because I thought she would not survive since she was older than us three. But even if I held her tightly the waves isolating us two. Now my Aunty lost hope in her life. When I was in the water I started recapturing about my life.

Many Pastors who had been to my church have foretold many prophecies about my parents (Jasper and Beulah) and my sister and brother (Daphne and Spurgeon).They said my parents are going to be blessed in every sphere and are going to be filled with gifts. My elder sister (Daphne) is going to receive healing and also going to get healing gift. And to my younger brother he at first was born to be a servant of God and going to be rich in spirituality. So Pastors have said like this to them. But when they prayed for me they didn't say anything about me in my spiritual field .Of course they said about my prosperity in education but not anything regarding my spirituality. So I thought I am futile. And God doesn't have a purpose for my life so I'm sure to die. It was at this point of time I lost hope in my life.

It was for five or so times we were getting drowned and then again floating on water. But for a wonder the waves started pushing us towards the shore side. And then from the shore side many divers came and they individually took us out .We were out of the water which is 2 km away from the stead were my parents and all others were there. Even when I was out of the water I was screaming like a mad girl because I couldn't resist the salt water (which we four of us have swallowed it in large amounts) which is till the tip of my throat. But then slowly it got settled down. My aunty fell down hopelessly. My two brothers and I were running to my elders stead and mainly I thought that my aunty would need any emergency help. But to everyone's surprise we four were perfectly fine.

After going home we had to go to doctor for a first aid or a checkup. And my aunty and I were scared to take head bath.

I was literally scared to take bath for two days. Because when I pour water I felt like the way I felt in that sea water.

And we went to the doctor. My aunty after being checked up, she has a throat infection but it is not related to this sea or salt water. And so she's fine. Rufus after being checked up the doctor told he was fine and so no problem in him too. But myself and Joseph without checking, from far, the doctor said "Oh these two are absolutely fine, they don't look like they have been drowned in any sea" So that's again a great miracle over there.

And we have been told that many of the folks who have been drowned were not found alive .(mainly college students) We were the first set of four people to be found alive after being drowned –PRAISE BE TO GOD—So many Gentiles who have been there confessed that our GOD IS A GREAT GOD.

We went to Vizag with a number of 9 people. (My family 5 and my uncle, Joshua's family 4) So if God didn't save us they were to return in 5 people. But miraculously we got rescued and we returned safely with same number of people. PRAISE GOD.

So now I would like to share my testimony with youth and tell them about Jesus, his death and Resurrection.

Dahlia

26/05/2008