Nu 1,500……that was all I had in my purse when I set out for
a two-week hiatus to the east on June 13, 2012 with a close friend.
I knew I was not carrying enough money but I did not have more
and I believed that God would provide for me.
For lack of money my friend bought direct tickets from Thimphu to Bumthang
The journey from Bumthang to Mongar the next day we spent
juggling our time between sitting at the back seat and an upturned bucket
because we could not get tickets. However, we did not complain.
God provided us a Toyota hilux for free the next day from
Mongar to Kanglung, Trashigang.
We stopped at Yadi for tea and snacks which we got for free,
too because we accidentally stumbled upon a believer’s restaurant. We prayed
for the family and felt blessed in return.
Once we reached Sherubste (that was where our friend plus
sister is staying with her husband who is a lecturer and her two small
daughters), we made ourselves comfortable.
We stayed six days at her place and observed a seven-day
fast starting the very next day we arrived. I observed it for spiritual renewal and
renewed I was.
I learnt about being a woman (babysitting, folding diapers,
baking cakes, making momos and a whole lot more....maybe God was "preparing" me!), about generosity and
hospitality (from our hosts in Trashiyangste where we also spent two days),
about delivering a sermon to a crowd and leading prayer service.
We had hitch-hiked to Trashiyangtse because we were short of
money but when I returned with my friend after our revitalizing and
rejuvenating stay in the two dzongkhags, I had Nu 2,500 in my pocket. God’s
providence.
The poorest (in the worldly sense) people did not withdraw
from giving to us.
This was a lesson in large-heartedness.
I am not a very wise spender but I had decided that I would
trust in God to provide for me and my friend. He did not let us down.
It is not only in plenty that God blesses us. He is pleased
to bless us when we put our trust in him during scarcity, too.
Great lesson learnt.
God bless you n ur friend in abundance Peky. The friend plus your sister in Kanglung must be Parvati de n family,i guess. Its nice to know that they are blessed with 2 beautiful daughters now.:-). God bless them! and keep growing spiritually:-D
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