A testament to a power far greater than any medical prognosis. A story of a young life on the verge of being extinguished, only to be rekindled in an instant by the invisible hand of the God through Bro. Ronnie Makabai.
“The year 2017 was meant to be my stepping stone, the year I’d truly launch my ambitious career. But as the leaves turned in October 2017, a disturbing shift began. I noticed a subtle, yet persistent, change in my health. I was frequently getting ill, colds that lingered, fatigue that clung to me constantly. It was unlike the energetic, vibrant me.”
In this moment is when a close friend, a sharp young doctor, saw the worry in Annet’s eyes, and noticed the changes in her body. “You need a full check-up, my dear,” she insisted. Reluctantly, Annet agreed. The cascade of consultations and tests led her to a specialist, and then to the cold, sterile reality of a diagnosis that felt like a death sentence: Post-Germinal Diffuse Large B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoma, accounting for about 25% to 30% of all the non-Hodgkin lymphomas. DLBCL is aggressive, with a limited cure rate. (Padala, S. A., & Kallam, A. (2023). Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557796/)
The specialist’s words hung in the air: an aggressive, fast-spreading cancer. It felt like the ground had vanished beneath her. The world, once full of dazzling possibilities, suddenly narrowed to a cold, dark point. By the time the doctors spoke to her, the cancer was suspected to having started invading her spinal cord, stomach, and other vital organs.
“The pain, which had been a creeping discomfort, became an agonizing, all-consuming reality at that moment, as if my body was acknowledging the horrifying news.”
This wasn’t a slow-moving adversary…
The doctors urgently recommended starting chemotherapy because without immediate medical attention the consequences to her health were dire.
“Fear was a constant companion, a heavy, suffocating blanket. Every subsequent appointment brought new terror: The most visible, most shattering moment came on a particularly weak morning. I reached up, running my hands through my thick, black hair that had always been my pride and joy. A sudden, terrifying clump slid through my fingers. I looked at the strands of hair lying in my palm, and an overwhelming sadness broke me. It wasn’t just hair; it was my youth, my identity, being stripped away by this merciless disease.”
The consensus around her shifted from concern to grim acceptance. Friends and family, despite their love, prepared for the inevitable.
“They knew I was going to die…”
Be fully convinced that what God has promised, He is able to perform…Bro. Ronnie Makabai
It was at that point of utter human helplessness that she understood she couldn’t fight this disease on her own. She had exhausted earthly solutions; She needed the Creator. She knew, deep in her heart, that He alone could restore her broken body.
“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived — the things God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9”
She was then led to the Servant of God, Bro. Ronnie Makabai at Holy City Entebbe. Standing before him, with no need for a lengthy explanation, he simply stretched out his hand and the pain was no more!
In that single, timeless moment, something phenomenal happened. The burden was lifted. Not slowly, not gradually, but instantly.
“It felt as if a heavy, dense object had been physically removed from my body. I felt perfectly whole. I was cancer free.”
She then returned to the very institution that had given her the unbearable diagnosis: the Cancer Institute of Mulago National Referral Hospital.
She went to the same specialists who had confirmed the cancer diagnosis.
The wait was excruciating, but the results… the news that overwhelmed her was the miracle she already knew in her heart: there was no trace of cancer in her system.
“My physician, an experienced professional who’d seen it all, looked from the clear results to my face, his own expression a mixture of disbelief and amazement. He could only utter a few simple words. “Young girl,” he said, shaking his head, “you have hit this.””
It was a victory so absolute, that it defied every statistical probability and medical law. Indeed, the God of Bro Ronnie Makabai, had given her an undeniable victory.
“I look at myself now, and I’m like, “Wow! Is this me? My weight is back, my energy is boundless, and my joy is restored. My hair, once gone, is now thick, healthy, and back in full glory. Everything the destructive cancer had robbed from me my health, my dreams, my very life as a young, ambitious woman has been restored. Now, I don’t just dream; I know I have hope that I can make every single one of those dreams come true.”
Now Ms. Annet is celebrating her amazing new life. The transformation is still a wonder to everybody that hears or sees her testimony. We now celebrate with her daily.
Glory and Honor back to Jesus!
