Illness & Faith: Does Faith Make a Difference?

Does faith make a difference when you are living with a chronic illness? Michele has lived with chronic illness for over 23 years. Unfortunately, she knows first hand how it affects the family. Being in the ministry for over 34 years, she has ministered to many people with some form of chronic illness and even death. She has a daughter recently diagnosed with autoimmune hives and fibromyalgia. Her daughter also suffers from bipolar along with her 13-year-old son. Michele has had first hand experience on how illness can affect one's faith. She says, "But most importantly, I do not know how I would have been able to go through any of this without my faith. My faith has brought me through some very difficult times."