Everyone has a painful past experience that affected them one way or another , it only takes courage to open up.
Gospel singer cum TV Presenter Kambua has opened up how she almost lost her life after she was involved in an accident.
Narrating her story in a local channel program, the singer confessed that she almost died after falling in a basin full of hot water as a three year old. “Nilichomeka vibaya sana, ilikuwa 3rd degree burns.
For three months I was admitted in hospital with third-degree burns. The doctors despaired…there was little hope for me. But God still had a plan for my life.
God saved me from the sting of death, and in spite of what the doctors feared, I began my slow but steady journey to recovery.
“Due to the damage caused on my skin by the burns, the doctors suggested that my family take me for plastic surgery, but before a decision could be made, the great physician, Jehovah Rapha, continued to restore me.
She went ahead to narrate how the doctors advised her there’s no need of plastic surgery since her skin was improving.
“It got to a point where the doctors said there probably would be no use for plastic surgery because it seemed that I was recovering speedily and better than they had expected.I am now alive with only scars to show that I went through the valley of the shadow of death,” she said.
Kambua also revealed that her scares lowered her self esteem while growing up because she felt ugly.
“Growing up I was very conscious of my scars, and what people thought of them. I worked hard to conceal them and would never expose myself publicly (for instance during swimming). I felt ugly, and always endeavoured to protect myself from curious stares.
“When my relationship with God started to grow, I also came to understand that when He sees me, He is not distracted by the scars He sees beyond them; He sees a woman who is fearfully and wonderfully made in His image and likeness! I began to really and truly.
“This freed me totally and liberated me from my fears. And though I’m human and sometimes feel a little self-conscious, especially when someone stares at my scars, I remind myself that God, my creator, loves me…scars and all! I also realized that the more comfortable I became in my own skin, the less of a big deal my scars were even in other people’s eyes,” she stated.