We praise the Lord for His gracious care and protection upon our whole family. Last September 22 (Saturday night) after a family dinner treat by one of our friends here, we
decided to stop by a mini-mart to buy some drinks. As customary here, I
parked by the sidewalk parking of the shop. Normally, I would just park and wait for Daisy and the children to get into the store and pick up the drinks but I went out of the vehicle because I saw a missionary friend whom I haven't seen for s few years inside. While we were inside praying with the friend, a loud collision impact was heard and I immediately
heard my car alarm blaring. We came out to see that a pickup truck has
bump the behind of a motorcycle then shoved the motorcycle and its 2 passengers
stopping only when it bumped into my car just a few inches away from the glass
panels of the mini-mart. The motorcycle was pushed and pinned under both
vehicles with its front wheels under the car that bumped on us and the back
wheel of the motorcycle under my car. One on the motorcycle riders died
on the spot and the other one was badly hurt and rushed to the hospital.
The driver of the car that caused the collision who was quite drunk was
unharmed and tried to escape but was apprehended by the people around and
brought to the police station. It was a scary moment just thinking what could have happened if the incident happened about 5-7 minutes earlier while my family was just getting out of the car. We are very thankful to the Lord that no one among our family was hurt although our my car has sustained major body damages.
Daisy,
Liza and Ruth (Paul's girlfriend) took a taxi service home while Paul and I
waited for the body of the dead victim to be taken by the family and for the
police to make their reports. At past midnight we were eventually allowed
to leave with our vehicle but I was able only to drive my car just to the
mechanic shop. We do not have car insurance and the only way for us to
make a collection from the driver of the vehicle that caused the collisions is
to file a lawsuit in court (which is more pain than gain in these parts!).
The car itself is 23 years old (1996 model) and I have been driving it for more
than 13 years now. (A replacement would be a wonderful blessing.) The mechanics replaced the entire right wheel assembly (shocks, wheel support, stabilizers and break system costing a little less than US $900. The vehicle is driveable at the moment! However, the right passenger door, stepboard assembly, fender, windshield and front tire all need to be replaced!
Please help us pray for an upgrade for our family vehicle.
