Hi, I’m Kristine, a wife and mother and I’ve been a member at Emmanuel Church in north London for the last 16 years. 

In 2023, I completed the 3-year Biblical Counselling UK Certificate Course at Oak Hill College. The course gave me the tools to help women draw closer to Christ even in very dark times and overwhelming trials. I’m not a certified psychologist or a formally accredited counsellor. 

The course covered many problems people face and various methods, whether secular or Scriptural, that can help. During the first year, I worked on a project to understand more about my own weaknesses and sinfulness and what Scripture says about them.  It helped me understand how hard it is to struggle against circumstances beyond our control and to fight sin.  Whilst trials are always difficult to bear, I’ve experienced growth in faith that the Lord truly helps us when we have no strength left. Knowing that the Lord has gone before us and prepared the way, together with his promise that he will never leave us, offers us great comfort.