Last Sunday at church, I ran
into a very skinny man named Willy. His hair was all gone, cheeks sunken, eyes
rolling in deep dark sockets, breathing in short labored puffs. In other words,
pitifully weak.
As he shook my hand, his other hand went roaming in
his backpack. "I've got to give you a gift.". He repeated over and over. "A gift
from Jesus.". Then he handed me an unusual pen one I had never seen before with
a retractable salvation message, after this he turned and said "goodbye," "See
you in heaven.". I was puzzled with his statement. He could have said, "See you
Sunday," or the like.
I found out later from one of the church members that
Willy's lung cancer was now a stage 4. He could have just stayed in hospice but
he chose to stay behind to work in the Lord's vineyard.
May we pray for him?
Candy Araneta
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