Joyce Etrata Wachsmuth

From Paradise Lost to Paradise Gained Joyce Etrata Wachsmuth

Sometime in our lives we are faced with difficulties that are beyond our control. This is a story of two individuals who were resilient in facing these challenges and who relied on God for their strength and hope. This memoir is about my mom and dad who lived in Hawaii. My mom was taken from her home and raised in an orphanage in Hilo, Hawaii. My dad was told by his dad, "I disown you".
Brokenness and pain are part of the normal Christian life. Suffering and Joy can be friends! Jesus knew that the suffering he would go through on the cross was for our joy in living in freedom from the penalties of sin.
The stories of my mom and dad are part of the Big God Story. They have influenced the lives of future generations!