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2012

A gift for the world

First appeared in the December 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in French.

Do you know the story of Heidi? Every year at Christmas when I was a child, our family doctor’s wife would offer me a book of the series telling the (fictitious) adventures of Heidi, the little Swiss girl who went to live with her grandfather in the mountains because she was an orphan. I would read those books over and over again, fascinated by the qualities of that child and touched by her story.

A universal family

First appeared in the December 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in Portuguese.

I grew up in the city of Rio de Janeiro and was raised very spoiled. I had hardly ever done laundry or performed household chores, since my mom always did all these things and sought to satisfy all my wishes.

Healing of chicken pox

First appeared in the December 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in Spanish.

I was planning to travel to Buenos Aires with my family to attend a one-day meeting, and then spend a few days visiting the city. Our 9-year-old and 13-year-old sons were coming with us.

The pain vanished

First appeared in the December 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in Portuguese.

One day, 15 years ago, while working as a seamstress at a friend’s house, the sewing machine threaded needle was driven into my left thumb nail, catching the finger at the machine's darning foot. The puncture was not very deep, but I felt a stabbing pain.

My wrist moves freely now

First appeared in the September 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in Indonesian.

Sometime ago, one of my wrists suddenly became red and swollen. It hurt every time I moved it.

My life was transformed!

First appeared in the December 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in French.

It is with a heart full of gratitude that I am writing this testimony, wishing to give hope to all who are in poor health and afflicted. In 2001, while I was actively working for my country’s public administration, I started suffering from different illnesses.

Christmas without stress and inharmony

First appeared in the December 2011 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in Danish.

When I was a child, I used to sing a popular Danish song that translates into English as: “Christmas is coming now, and Christmas continues till Easter.

Christ, the only true way

First appeared in the December 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in Spanish.

Through the ages, mankind has always tried to get closer to God, to that which is higher and more spiritual. Those who have been looking for ways to transcend the material have left signs around the globe.

Healed of the effects of a bad fall

First appeared in the December 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in German.

I was in the middle of moving into my new apartment, when I fell down and injured myself severely. Something had happened to my ribs.

Love, the basis of everything

The book, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, records a remarkable discovery that divine Love is at the very core of existence.