PRAISE AND THANK GOD FOR HIS PROTECTION... "Never in her worst nightmares did Filipino-Canadian Faye Arellano, a former journalist now based in Toronto, imagine "that taking a stand for the unborn on a Sunday afternoon during a silent protest" would send her to the hospital. Until now, Faye, her family and friends are amazed--and grateful---that she survived the vicious, unprovoked attack of a knife-wielding, unidentified attacker who suddenly assaulted Faye as she quietly stood outside a Catholic church, holding up a pro-life placard and a rosary. "The peaceful mass action turned ugly when I was suddenly assaulted viciously by an unknown bystander. Grabbed by the hair, smacked on the ground, kicked and punched repeatedly. I grabbed the man by his jacket and was yelling for people to call the cops," goes her recollection of that fateful Sunday in her Facebook account. Her instinctive courage to fight back--obviously honed from years of covering events in Manila, where she met husband Nestor Arellano, former reporter for Tempo, Malaya and TODAY--kicked in during the first few seconds of the attack. It got ugly soon after, however. Faye continues: "But when I finally saw the attacker pull a knife I just had to muster all the courage to get up and run for safety. Everyone froze at the sight of the knife. A good samaritan came and shielded me while I could see the assailant looking for me. The police came and the attacker was arrested.... In a subsequent exchange of notes with FB friends, Faye is hit by the coincidence: "The unprovoked attack happened on the eve of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Come to think of it, I lost my placard during the assault, but when I was rushed to Sunnybrook I still had a rosary on my hand. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death. Amen."
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:18:35 +0000