Credit: Jim Kluklow. Source: https://jimklukow.com/miracles-jesus-changes-water-into-wine-2/topics-important-to-church-leaders/
I was living a normal life until 2013, some years after my first visit to NASA as an International Space University – ISU intern… But things were about to change…
Suddenly, I started having “visions of hell,” which were part of my delirium… I was developing schizophrenia… I also had hallucinations, which are physical sensations related to delirium… I am not a medical doctor, so I can only explain in my own terms…
At that time, I suffered prejudice in several environments… It was a very difficult moment for me, and there were moments I thought of suicide… Would you imagine, someone who had been a NASA intern, finding herself in such a devastating scenario…
After some time, I spent about two weeks in a psychiatric hospital… My Dad lived in South Brazil and I lived faraway… We are not a rich family, and my Dad was visually impaired… He helped me as much as he could, but for reasons I am not so certain about, he could not travel to help me more… But God and Jesus always helped me… But I know Dad did his best…
The delirium and hallucinations were strong… I thought that I would go to hell… My mind created a story about that, and no one could convince me that I was wrong… That it was a product of my mind… Then I suffered and suffered…
I spent about 4 years that way… In a certain moment, there was a shift in my delirium core… Instead of thinking that I would go to hell, I thought that I was an alien with a mission on Earth… It was a very sophisticated delirium and in my imagination I was Jehovah’s wife as well… Deliriums can be sophisticated…
In my delirium, I took risks because I walked around cars on the street… I thought I could not be harmed because I was a powerful alien… Well, at some point I stopped taking medication… It was terrible for me…
I had a psychotic crisis… I threw many things from the window of my rented apartment… Including computers and jewelry… And on that occasion, I deleted ALL my wonderful NASA internship pictures… I was devastated when I found out later what I did…
I went to a psychiatric clinic… Second time for treatment… Doctor prescribed me an injection I still take once a month… I spent around 12 days there and I did not like it… I wanted to get out… I finally got out…
Then I came to my Dad’s house for some time… My deliriums finally disappeared… I think it was the injection… That God put recovery in my pathway…
At my workplace, life was not good for me because my productivity was almost insignificant… Schizophrenia in many cases affect productivity…
Years later, I came to Curitiba take care of my Dad… His wife left him, he was becoming ill and I thank God I was able to hire caregivers to care for him… I supervised the care… And I managed the house… I was afraid I would run out of money and my Dad would need to go to a house for the elderly… Thank God, it did not happen… My Dad passed away in May 2021… From covid… But his health was already weak… He was restricted to bed and wheelchair, his heart was very weak and doctors also said he had Alzheimers…
I forgot to mention that after the delirium disappeared, I began to suffer the so-called negative symptoms of schizophrenia… It is anedony (the absence of pleasure), a horrible feeling in the entire body, aversion to shower (it was a great suffering to me to take a shower, many times I only showered 3-4 days each time…), life for me was a black and white thing… My only pleasures were seeing my Dad in visits to him in Curitiba, and drinking cappuccino… Which I still like! 🙂
Thanks to God for miracles, these negative symptoms also disappeared some time after I came take care of my Dad… I do not know exactly when and how…
Well, my Dad has passed away and I retook my dream of returning to NASA… Especially because I was devastated about losing my beloved pictures and I wanted new pictures…
But I had no hope… Because I found no one to help me… It was just then when Jesus orchestrated for me to meet Dr. David Sibeck, Chief Scientist at NASA Goddard… I call him David, and David is my earthly angel…
I presented to him the idea of constructing a series of podcasts interviewing scientists and historians from around the world about eclipses in history, which was the theme of my internship research…
It became sort of a hobby to me, it is a completely voluntary activity that I carry out with David with the purpose of encouraging young women, children, teenagers from around the world to become interested in sciences, STEM in general and Astronomy through the specific theme of eclipses in history…
Indeed, it is fascinating to see how eclipses have been changing and in some cases even revolutionizing history… Einstein used an eclipse of the Sun to test his Theory of Relativity…
David and I started developing this project and David had the idea that we also construct this website… The main purpose was to keep me busier, because I am retired…
After lots of conversations, David planned for my visit at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in September 2023… During my second visit to NASA, I discussed eclipses, eclipses in history, and started constructing a presentation about auroras to be delivered in Brazilian schools and universities…
Thanks to support from a local parish priest, I brought my testimony of God miracles in my life to several churches in my district in Curitiba… My work is for free, and my payment is to see children and teenagers bright eyes, their joy, and also from their parents… 🙂
My second visit to NASA is a Jesus miracle… I had no conditions to do all that alone. I was ill. I was devastated. I was humiliated. Of course I also worked, and I am also working on my ideals and aspirations. But God has been guiding me through, he has been providing my strenght, encouragement, and surely David’s vital support, guidance and encouraging and enriching friendship…
Imagem: Sagrado Coração de Jesus – escola portuguesa, século XIX.png|thumb|180px|Legenda. Source: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrado_Cora%C3%A7%C3%A3o_de_Jesus
As I always say, David is the earthly angel that Jesus put in my way to help me in my pathway to the stars… I see as perhaps the most important part of my mission in this world is to share with churches, with the general public, schools, universities, hospitals, clinics, etc. the lessons that I learned from God and from life…
Lessons from a person who overcame the devastating symptoms of schizophrenia thanks to God miracles… Further, I heard many discouraging words coming from many people… But I looked at the stars…
I was always fascinated by NASA… Since I got to know about NASA, I think at the age of 6… I have always been excited about NASA… And God allowed and helped me to return and take hundreds many hundreds of pictures of NASA again… Yes, God made this miracle to a person with schizophrenia…
I was forgotting to mention that to reach this incredible result, I adopted a so-called spiritual routine… It is not only a quick daily praying… It was several hours per day of prayers… As a Christian Catholic, I prayed also to Saint Mary and other saints, angels etc… I respect all beliefs, but this is my belief… That was how I do things… I prayed many many hours a day (and I still do it)…
It is life-changing… I see things more clearly when I have a spiritual routine, with prayers, prophecies that I found on YouTube… There is a specific evangelizer I would like to mention… His name is Fabio Teruel, from Brazil… He is incredible… He makes online prophecies many times per day… And they are life changing…
Well, I would say you can do anything with faith and prayers… But there is more… God saw love in my heart as I took good care of my Dad… God rewards those who do what is right… And it is a very noble thing to God to take care of Mom and Dad…
So I leave you with a question: what is impossible for you? There could be many things impossible for you, but what if you ask… What is impossible for God? If God helps you, you can do whatever you want, provided that it is good and fair! 🙂
So, if nothing is impossible for God, nothing is impossible for you, who are a God’s child!
This website is not only for Christians, it is for everyone who enjoys science, Astronomy and eclipses… But I am Christian and I talk a lot about the wonderful God to whom I owe everything, including my return to NASA as a Visiting Scholar and this website and podcast project about eclipses in history…
Here, my friend and NASA visit mentor Dr. David Sibeck conducts my explanation and also interviews me about my miracle and overcoming…
Finally, I leave my email if you would like a testimony or presentation about my miracle, my story of overcoming, eclipses in history, auroras, and NASA in general… My testimonies and presentations are not charged… But if the institution who is inviting me has reasonable financial conditions I may require that a given amount is given to charity… This will be my payment – charity for those who need the most…
My email for invitations for presentations or testimonies in whatever institutions is eclipsesjesus@gmail.com
Finally, if you think this story is inspiring and this website is enriching, you are more than welcome to share it with your friends and community!
With best wishes,
Norma
This is a mountainous landscape, with a beautiful biblical message – Matthew 19:26. Source: https://www.bible.com/verse-of-the-day/MAT.19.26/52772?version=105
Eclipses in History 