The important question for you to answer concerns your personal certitude: "How can you be so sure that what you are believing and doing is right regarding the Little Pebble?". In this case you are writing to a beloved Shepherd of the Wollongong Diocese. He is the spiritual father for many in the faith in this region. The Commission will carefully read your testimonial. Do not be afraid to share your feelings:

Write a partial summary of your history from some important point in your life leading up to your involvement with the Mission and Apparitions given to the Little Pebble. Explain how you came to know about the Little Pebble. Are you a convert? Explain the role and meaning of your faith as a Catholic? How have you practised your faith? Do you receive the Sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion often? How do you understand the Gospel requirement that we love God totally with all of our mind, heart, and strength? Do you love Mary, the Mother of God? How do you love Her? What does Her love mean to you?:

 

To begin: explain how you define what faith really means to you? What does it mean to believe in God? To believe in Mary’s messages and apparitions? To believe in the Little Pebble? Have you consecrated yourself to Jesus through Mary? Do you practise what you believe and say to others?

 

How did you come to meet the Little Pebble? How did you come to believe in the messages of Our Lady to the Little Pebble? What was your motivation for believing? How long have you persevered in your belief? What commitments have you made to Our Lady on account of the messages given to the Little Pebble? Have you made any personal sacrifices on account of the messages and out of love for God and Our Lady?

 
 

Were you influenced by the personal virtue of the Little Pebble? Can you relate any experiences that deeply edified you from seeing his virtue first hand? Have you been edified by the good example of others whose lives were changed for the better because the good example of the Little Pebble? What have you learned about virtue that you did not realise so well before you met the Little Pebble?

Were you a great sinner? Were you ill or in a state of suffering? Did you have a major conversion because of the Mission of the Little Pebble? What understanding of God’s Mercy did you have before meeting the Little Pebble? Did you have an experience of God’s Merciful love that changed your life – in relation to the Mission of the Little Pebble? What understanding of God’s Mercy do you have now? How has this affected your life for the better?

Your family life: are you married or single? Are you a priest or religious nun? Are you a young person? How were you taught your Catholic faith? How did you lived it and how did you arrived at the point where you are now? If you are married: how have you lived your faith in marriage? Does your spouse also believe with you? If not, have you suffered much because of the disunity in your family? What about your children? What about your parents and relatives?

 
 

	Have you registered your house and family as a St. Charbel House of Prayer? Do you attend another person’s St. Charbel House of Prayer? Have you attended to these prayers for a long time? Have you suffered much persecution for attending or promoting the St. Charbel House of Prayer? Have you been edified by the people you have met at the St. Charbel House of Prayer? Have you formed good friendships through the people you have met there? Have you become a better person through the St. Charbel House of Prayer?
	Do you receive the messages of Our Lady given to the Little Pebble? Which Promoter supplies you with the messages? Do you help in the promotion of the Mission in any way? Do you spread the messages to others? Have you suffered persecution for your belief in the messages of Our Lady – for instance the things that Our Lord and Our Lady have commanded us to do in the messages?
	Are you a member of the Order of Saint Charbel? Give a short and simple history of how you discovered your vocation to join the Order of Saint Charbel? Are you a Fourth Branch (external) member? Are you a Third Branch member? How do you live your vocation to this Order? How have you become a better person because of your association with the Order and the Community that you are involved with? Have you understood the basic charism of the Order – which is atonement? Have you received your copy or partial copy of the Rule and Constitution? Have you read and understood the basic elements of the Rule and Constitution? When did you make your Promise? Have you persevered?

Have you received any of the blessed sacramentals from this Mission – blessed by Our Lord or Our Lady for cures and conversions (eg. blessed rose petals, etc.)? Have you been cured miraculously through the blessed sacramentals? Was your cure (or healing) physical or spiritual or both? Do you have access to the medical or other documentation about your healing? Could you please detail this information and send it with your testimonial to the Bishop of Wollongong? Were you cured on the Holy grounds of the Apparition Site at Cambewarra? Was your cure instantaneous or was it a slow process? Have you had a change of heart regarding your faith? How has this cure affected you spiritually? Has your understanding of God and His Merciful Love deepened since you got involved with the Mission? Have you decided to dedicate your life or a portion of your assets to the service of God because of these events?

These are some guidelines to help you write about your personal certitude in faith. Thank you for spending the time to write your very important testimonial to the Bishop of Wollongong? I include his full address for your mailing purposes: