Heavy rain pour down, should I walk till I get wet allover? I might get sick. I have no umbrella with me, but still God provides a shelter a nearby bakery, wow I feel hungry. For about thirty minutes I stand there like a guard watching, observing all the people around, waiting for the rain to stop. The truck of flour arrived and its still raining, the overseer told, "wait till the rain stop before you put it down." That moment the delivery men and the driver were restless.They are still young but no other choice but to do their job in order to earn a living. Their delivery truck was open and of course they are wet just protecting the flour not to became wet, they sacrifice theirself. The overseer of the bakery called them "come down take a break." He gave them "merienda" Wow! what a kind creature. I feel his sympathy to them. Yes to be successful you must have a successful relationship from all walks of life. After they eat, they gain strenght and enthusiastically do their job, not only because it's their function, but because they want to give an excellent service because the overseer treat them kindly. Its not the money itself, but building a relationship that matters.
Its almost an hour, and still the rain keeps pouring. What shall Ido? Command the rain? " Rain, stop!, please can you do me a favor? Wow! it works the heavy rain became a shower. My house still far I need to ride, but wait all the vehicles was full its Friday and its mid full trip. As I observed men just only held a part of jeep, standing. Is its just a culture, or a real sign of poverty? Thanks God for about two hours of praying an empty jeepney passed by, and I was amazed because the driver saw me. our distance is about ten meters away side ward. Thanks God even in small details God provides.
That night a friend of mine send me a text. "Do we still pursue our plan despite the rain?" With confidence I replied "yes". And true enough early morning when I wake up its a fine day! We have our jogging and picnic as planned its beside the river with no plates but banana leaves and ate with our bare hands. We don't bring water, so I looked at the place, and thanks God their is water safe to drink. That day, the words is clear "water is a fountain of life." One of our group told. "My cousin don't drink water because he saw how dirty the water is." He saw that it came from the dirty rivers it passes through the dirty tube. That's why he had kidney failure and died ". As a group everyone reacted one said " Not all water is dirty" Being the eldest, I said "scientifically our body is 75% composed of water, that's why we need it." first in order to live we need air, second water, and solid food is only tertiary." And I said with a joke "even how clean or safe your life style is, if its your time to die you will." I laugh telling its a joke but true.Lesson that day "we don't have to generalize its just a part, its an isolated case.It reminds me of the church leaders. Members look to the leaders and if they fall, members also fall and die. I have many acquaintance who of being a general thinker, thinks all is the same. They don't go to church blaming the leaders saying "I have no confidence to church leaders". Well God will understand I just pray on my own." Huh ! what a sigh . What can I do for them? Need to silently pray ? It works but still we need action to move mountains.
