just before i went to bed last night, i checked my handphone for any new smses and set my alarm clock for the next morning.
to my surprise, there was an sms from an unknown number with +63 in front and 10 digits. as i read on my excitement grew, because here was exactly what i read:
“H!,h0w r u?wat makes u bz dztym?gerlyn s h!r,,wat u d0!ng?”
why, this must be the gerlyn we know from tuao! and +63 is the extention for numbers in the philippines. but reading the sms over, i was and still rather in disbelief that she really had sent the sms all the way from there.
this must have been the sms i have spent the longest time reading over, and the longest time thinking of what to reply; or rather knowing whether or not to reply.
in the end i did, though i havent gotten another sms, but i guess it must be expensive to send overseas smses from there.
reading the sms over, i REALLY REALLY wonder if it came from tuao. and i wonder if my reply got through. but for me the sms came at a time where i was just totally exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally from the stresses of school, and i’m really thankful to God for sending a giant ray of hope. last night before i fell asleep the experiences of tuao just swept before my eyes again, and i realised that this mission trip is not the end. it is only the beginning.. of eternity.
i guess i feel the same way as you too. i don’t know, when i went back to school, i felt different, felt like a different person, even up to now. My friends say i’ve become more mature and i agree. I guess we all experienced part of Heaven and somehow it really impacted our lives, the way we look at things, the way we see God now. I just stand in awe of God, His Love for us, His will for us and I cannot stop praising Him.