By Freya Carmona
Dear Sister Grace,
As I was reading your story Strange Encounter ((March-April) I was inspired by the goodness of the Lord in the way he worked a miracle for you. I can relate to your story.
One time I went to Bacolod, three hours from home, just to refresh myself after busy school days. I stayed at my aunt's house. After a couple of days I needed to go home for school the following day. When I went to the bus terminal I opened my wallet to find that I had only P70. I suddenlyremembered that my aunt forgot to remind me about the money my mom had left with her for me. I wanted to go back to her house but realized that if I did, I’d miss the last trip to San Carlos City and wouldn’t be able to go to school the following day. So I decided to wait until the bus left.
That was the worst day in my life. I had to stand because there were no seats left. I was very thirsty but had no extra money left. Because of this I wanted to get off. Then I reflected that it would besayang if I did. So I decided to stay, even if it would be three hours before I could drink some water. The bus left at exactly 7pm and I was about to cry with the thirst. But I kept on praying. I was about to quit when a gentleman offered me his seat. But this didn’t alleviate my thirst. I wanted to shout and ask for water from the passengers but couldn't. I kept praying fervently. Even though I was about to ffaint I still managed to keep calm.
Thank God, I was sitting beside two ladies who asked my name and befriended me. They offered me some chips but I refused because they would make me thirstier. One had two bottles of water and offered one to her friend who declined it. She gave it to me instead. So I grabbed it. The wwater quenched my thirst.
I had so much to thank them for......They were my heroes for those hours. For me it was already a miracle.....God is so good. He won't let you down. It proves that in times of need God is always with you. But sometimes you can't feel his presence because you’re just being deaf to things in this world . . . Even a small thing like being able to eat three times a day is already a miracle. Now I can already value these ‘small things’ and this has made my faith in HIM stronger.
Thank you!
Freya Carmona