I have no idea whos gonna read this, its pretty long but heres another glimpse of my life away from Tampa: ::jollibee and sampaguitas:: Coming home tonight, 10pm, I walked a different direction to catch the bus, I ended up meeting two little girls and one chubby cute little 12 year old boy selling sampagita or flowers, one of them said please buy them. I usually say no and walk away, but then I just had this nudge in my heart that tonight, I sat there along the stairs of the overpass and talked to the kids. Their ages ranged from 12-9 years old, turns out, they sell these flowers till midnight. Their mom sells chips and cookies about a block away. These kids look out after themselves and roam around selling the flowers. Alone. So one of them asked do you have food?! I took them to Jollibee and their eyes lit up. Chicken and rice! Really? Ended up with 8 kids and let me tell you, everyone looked at me like they were mine. We walked into SM but the kids got scared. Suddenly the oldest boy out of the group named JR said hide the spaguitas! I asked why, and they said the guard will arrest us if they see us holding them. Im with you, youll be fine, I replied. We reached the inside of the mall and one of them goes have you ever been in that?!! That! As she points at the elevator in the middle of the mall at SM North. I said youve never had a chance to ride in that?! She said once! I loved it! So I bought 8 kids a chicken meal at jollibee, sat down, and shared jesus. Then, this old man sat next to us he asked me who the kids were and why I was with them. I explained to them that theyre street kids. He then asks me are you a social worker? I said no Im a student, and asks me what I study. It turns out this old man is a semi-retired doctor. He said semi retired because he does medical missions. Hes old, hes about my grandmothers age. He graduated from UST and showed me his card from the Philippine medical association. Hes a real doctor. I was floored. He started sharing with me about his life, and he ended up inviting me to do medical missions with his team. He said get in contact with me, and let me know how I can help you, we have clinics where you can always come and serve. I was floored. God is really up to something more than i can imagine. So the kids finally ate, and I started to talk to them about their lives. I became heartbroken, as theyve been nearly kidnapped and raped. Their stories were eye openers to many but to me they just broke my heart. A 9 year old was told she was a slut, as she looked down in shame after two girls looked over at her when she said rape. All they do is sell sampaguitas, and that is all they know. Before we parted ways, I prayed for them, with as much Tagalog I had, I was able to bless them with prayer. Suddenly one of the girls called me maam! Wait! She rushed over and gave me a hug with the look in her eyes as if she didnt want me to leave. Please can I see you again? I said if you see me, just approach me. And she smiled. She felt better. Tonight, as I rode the bus Home I just thank the lord for everything. I cant explain how I feel inside because its more than just emotion, its a God thing. God did something tonight and I know He is doing something bigger than what I can imagine. I seriously can tell hes shaping my heart for something more than a clinic. Future Mical Tapales MD, my clinic is the world. For jesus. Kram Ecnerwal D Etaira Meshack Tapales RamonMeriam Tapales
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:26:51 +0000
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