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God Embraces You. God Will Change Your Life 100%. Marie's Journey to Islam (Philippines)

Gina Marie DeBarthe | Marie Garduque | 19 December 2020 | Episode#63

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This is a story about one woman's discovery of Islam and how her conversion to Islam was an answer to her prayers, as she
was seeking a closer relationship with God.

Marie is 27 years old and was born in the Philippines.

She currently resides in Hong Kong and was recently married in November of 2020.

She converted to Islam on July 6th, 2020.

In this episode Marie talks about:

How her friends would go to the mosque and she would go to church
That through her friends who were Muslim, she was able to learn more about Islam
The research that she did prior to becoming Muslim
The beauty of watching her friends pray
Some of the difficulties she encountered with learning wudu (ablution), and with being shy at first to pray in the mosque
The day of her conversion and what led to her finally taking her shahada
The positive and negative reactions from her family, and friends, after she became Muslim
The positive impacts her conversion has had on her life, including increase patience and the ability to be more forgiving

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Episode Host: Gina Marie DeBarthe (USA)

Gina Marie DeBarthe converted in 2019

Her mother is from Honduras, a small country in Central America, and her father is from Missouri.

She was born in California.

Her father was in the Navy and then in Civil Service, so she lived all over the US and she spent time in Germany.

She currently lives in Independence, Missouri.

Gina is a Speech language pathologist.

She works with adults and children with communication disorders, developmental disabilities, and those who have had strokes, or traumatic brain injuries.

Gina states, "I feel very blessed for being guided to Islam. I have had a few trials and difficulties in life. More than once, I almost died. When I read the Qu'ran, so many things in my life made sense. Also, after taking shadada, I found I was truly able to forgive and let go of those things from my past that had been encumbering me".

More career details:

Experienced Speech Language Pathologist with a demonstrated history of working in Acute Rehabilitation and with Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC). Skilled in E-Learning, Instructional Design, Tele-practice, Bilingual Speech Therapy, Research, and Science. Strong healthcare services professional graduated from University of Kansas.

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