Table Of Contents:
- My first missions trip
- How God called me to serve in missions
- Start of my first missions trip to Northern Thailand
- Lessons learnt on my first missions trip
- After my first missions trip…
- Getting to know the Filipinos
- My second missions trip
- The turning point
- A strange request; a special gift
- Writing for God’s glory
- Planning my first trip to the Philippines
- Hindrances removed
- First time in Manila
- First time in the Philippines
God did something miraculous – He solved the biggest problem I had and opened the door for me to go on my first trip to the Philippines in 1999!
Problem Number 2 – would PC accept me as the 4th member of the team? It had been between this persistent friend and me up till this time, and I had no idea what he thought.
I called PC as soon as I could, and it wasn’t as bad as facing the boss at the office, that was for sure. PC immediately started to talk about all the places and people we would visit, and I knew none of them, and never heard of any of those places before, whether it was a big city, or up on a mountain, or some remote jungle, or wherever!
Problem number 3 – confirming my flight. I had to call the travel agent next, and again, God kept the door wide opened. The flight dates were confirmed quickly and I got my air ticket in due time.
Problem number 4 – PC and team were flying to Manila on 8th Sept. I could not go that day… I had to fly there alone on the 10th. In Sept 1999, our company’s Y2K contingency planning included testing and making sure that our computers did not go mad on suspicious dates like 09/09/1999 i.e. 9th Sept. I must be in the office not only on the 9th, but to report for work at 5am on the 10th Sept to make sure all was well before we opened for business!
It was a hectic day to be sure – wake up at an unearthly hour, show up at the office by 5am, work feverishly for the next couple of hours, then say bye-bye to my supportive boss and colleagues, catch a cab home at 7am, pick up my luggage and be at the airport for the 9 am flight to Manila!
More problems when I reached Manila – the city was flooded!
The shock of everything is now starting to sink in and the dust is starting to settle some.
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