“Please pray that we
can find the people and don’t get lost!” said one of the students to me as she
passed by on her way to join her partner for outreach.
“I will!” I called out
as she went by. Several times through the afternoon, I remembered to pray for
them as they were on outreach, seeking to find the people who had requested
them to deliver the books that day in a faraway place.
The next day during
lunch, I asked them how it went and what a story I heard! It was so amazing!
Later on, one of them wrote out the story and here it is:
“It has really been so
inspiring this week – so inspiring of what God has done for us! Last Tuesday,
when we were doing canvassing, we met 2 ladies who were sitting outside in a
restaurant. We talked with them and showed them the 2 books (Health & Peace and The Great Controversy) we had. They were
the most interested in the Health &
Peace (the Ministry of Healing)
and they wanted it to be delivered to their workplace – a real estate business.
So we set an appointment with them to come the next day at 5:00 pm. The problem
with that was that her workplace was far from here (more than an hour away) and
neither of us were familiar with the area.
So the next day, we set
out to find them to deliver the books. As we started out, we got so stuck in
traffic. Finally we reached the train station and rode to the area we thought
we needed to go to. Then we waited for an hour just for a taxi or jeepney to
pass by. It started to rain, so we waited in the rain. And we prayed and prayed
that we could make it there on time to meet the ladies.
The minutes ticked by
and it was already 6:00 – an hour past our appointment time and we prayed that
the two ladies would not go home though it was already after 5:00 pm. Finally
we got a taxi and it was such heavy traffic that we couldn’t move fast at all!
At last, we arrived at
the right place! We realized we were in the business area and all around us
were business people. I saw the tallest ladies I’ve ever seen before and they
were wearing “killer” heels – 6 inches high and the shortest skirts ever!
While waiting for the
ladies, they showed us around the place. Once the ladies were free from their
clients, we went to a coffee shop to give them the books. Once inside, they
gave us the money and we gave them the books for which they were delighted!
We offered to pray with
them, but suddenly someone else called us to introduce something to us. After
they talked for awhile, several of them began smoking. Suddenly one of the
ladies said, “Oh, before they go they wanted to pray with us. Can we pray?”
The others put their
cigarettes down and responded, “Yes, sure! Let’s pray.” So we prayed for them
all and they all closed their eyes. After prayer, they said, “Thank you! That’s
just what we needed!”
I was so surprised and
just so amazed that though these people may look tough and have anything they
could ever wish for, yet they are empty on the inside. They are stressed,
tired, hungry and thirsty for comfort and a knowledge of God’s love.
As we left, one of the
ladies told us how excited she is to read the book and that it is just what
they needed ‘to be a good person, to overcome our stress and have good health
management.’
Then she added, ‘I
believe we met for a purpose and that is not going to be our last time
together!’
Though we reached home
very late, we praise God for what He did through us that day!”
What a story! Yes, God
wants to reach even the upper classes. Though they have everything money could
buy, they are seeking for true happiness and meaning in life.
