Welcome to The Grace & Truth
Grace & Truth represents a person, and that is Jesus ("And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14 ESV).
Every year since 2020, as I begin reading the Bible through the year, I pray for a word from God—a word He wants me to remember and live by. For the year 2026, God's revealed word to me is "Purpose" - to run my race with endurance and purpose, fixing my eyes on Jesus. This is how The Grace & Truth channel began.
What is my purpose?
My name is Catherine. I was born in the Philippines, and my family migrated to Wellington, New Zealand, many years ago. I am married to the man I prayed for—God's absolute best for me.
Through this channel, I am sharing our testimony of how we experienced God's faithfulness in the wilderness while waiting through infertility. My prayer is to share every word, reflection, and revealed truth from the Lord, planting a seed of faith in the heart of everyone who reads it and bear fruit for God’s glory.
By God's grace, I want to live my life here on earth with the following purpose:
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Reading and meditating on His Word, the Bible. You can only trust someone you intimately know and you will only obey someone you trust. Intentionally seeking God is a way to draw closer to Him and know Him more intimately. Listening to God's Word (reading the Bible) is our direct access to God's promises and to know His character and experience His faithfulness.
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To be like Jesus is to be HOLY.
Humble (He Humbled Himself, taking the form of a man - Philippians 2:7)
Obedient (Obeyed God event to the point of death - Philippians 2:8)
Loving (They will know you are my disciples if you love one another - John 13:35)
Yielding to the Holy Spirit (Walking by the Spirit - Galatians 5:16)
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God loves us and He desires that we have an eternal life with Him. We must place our faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. We are saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus alone. One of my most favourite scriptures is in the last chapter of the Bible in Revelations 22:20 "The One who has spoken these things says, 'I am coming soon!' So, Lord Jesus, please come soon!"
Our Testimony
For over 10 years now, my husband and I have been praying and waiting expectantly for the blessing of a baby at the Lord’s appointed time. We stand firm in steadfast hope, walk by faith, and worship in every season as we wait.
Back in 2021, by God’s grace and guidance, I started writing a short book and journal about our fertility journey and the Lord’s faithfulness in our wilderness. I finished writing it in 2023, but it wasn't the right time to share it yet, and God led me to write another chapter in 2024. I waited patiently, and in October 2025—at the Lord’s appointed time—we officially published our book, “God’s Faithfulness in the Wilderness: What to Expect When You're Not Expecting.”
I am sharing our story with the hope that everyone who reads it will know and experience the faithfulness of God. My prayer is that through these pages, you will see and embrace His goodness while you wait. Even in a wilderness that seems barren, dry, and distant, God is right there with us.
In November 2022, we were supposed to welcome our baby. Instead, we faced a heartbreaking loss, but God in His sovereignty and faithfulness continues to work in our lives, moulding our character to be more like Jesus during this season of waiting.
Through the waiting, despite the loss, pain, and barrenness, I have experienced the joy of being in the presence of the Lord. I have learned the total sufficiency of God’s grace—that Jesus is more than enough, always enough. In the wilderness, we stay planted in God’s love and truth. We abide in Jesus and continue to be fruitful by grace, through faith.
This is our "even-if" faith journey as we wait for our miracle and experience a love and faithfulness that never changes.
Walking by Faith Through Infertility
Reflections
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RESTORE
God restores everything for His glory.
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FULFILLED
It’s not about what Jesus is going to do for me but what He’s already done - on the cross and in His resurrection.
When I accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Saviour He became everything I truly needed.
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REST
God taught me the significance of rest as He revealed Himself as the creator of Sabbath.
The word ‘Sabbath’ is connected to the verb “to cease, desist, rest”.
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YOKE
A yoke is a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
Jesus told us to take His yoke. I picture this beautifully, taking the yoke of the King of Kings, our Saviour, our Lord, being in His presence, walking side by side with Him.
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REMEMBERED
Are you in the season of waiting? Waiting for a breakthrough, an answered prayer, a miracle?
I found encouragement in the book of Genesis, the story of creation is so amazing and also, in this book God showed me how He remembered and made fruitful, three generations of barren women.
