Looking back the events of the last months, I have come to realize how I've been carried on eagles' wings of love and prayer by many people.
In the early hours of 16 April, I woke up reluctantly due to kind neighnours banging on my door, to the smell of smoke rising from downstairs filling the bedrooms upstairs. In a daze I took ten steps to open the nearest window.
To my astonishment, l saw the vehicles of the Police, the Ambulance and the Fire Brigade was just arriving and onlookers standing down there on the street all gazing up. Still not aware of the gravity of what was going on, I waved to a Police officer and inquired from him what was the problem. He answered that there is fire in the building - downstairs and asked me to stay put. Fire in the building- downstairs? I heard it but it did not register well..... 'downstairs' did not click to mean my sitting room but the shop downstairs and so I waited at the window and within 10 minutes I climbed through that small window into a fire brigade crane. While being lowered down, I saw to my horror that the fire was rather raging through my sitting room. I could not believe what I was seeing and was taken straight to the hospital for a check up.
Two hours later 2 police officers came to the hospital to brief me of the situation and to warn me of what to expect, bringing me new temporal padlock keys.
With friends who responded immediately to the news I was not on my own to face this disaster.
Then slowly but surely it began to dawn on me that it's not a dream or a horror film I was watching. I could not find any answers but a lot questions, not how, what caused the fire but why didn't l go downstairs? , why on waking up from the bed did I go straight and got glued to that window waiting to be rescued?
I shall never be able to find answers to these after thoughts except to conclude that I was protected by a force beyond me. I climbed through that window with nothing except the pyjamas I woke up with. If I had wanted my phone or slippers, bag or whatever, then I would have gone downstairs, then I would have seen that it was my sitting room that was on fire and only God knows why my mind just went blank when I was told that there was fire downstairs. It would have been a different story......who can guess? ......
I'm not able to describe my gratefulness to God for choosing to exalt himself by rescuing me from that raging fire. the depth, breath and length of God's love is beyond my feeble mind. I cannot fathom yet why God took such pity on me......All Glory be to Him. I'm equally grateful for the Peters, Josephines, Desmonds, Victorias who walked with me through the ashes together with the countless known/ unknown who carried me in prayers, all of which have brought me so far........ I am equally overwhelmed by the love and kindness of my daughter, Irene, and all the strangers that in the meantime have become good friends, that the Lord has brought into my life.
One thing is sure, God is faithful, his love is beyond our imagination, He is near, very near........his Words are true........ now I know only partially, but one day, I'll understand fully, when this veil is removed....
All I need to do is abide in His amazing love ......One day at a time........ on this love journey...... till we meet face to face.....
In the early hours of 16 April, I woke up reluctantly due to kind neighnours banging on my door, to the smell of smoke rising from downstairs filling the bedrooms upstairs. In a daze I took ten steps to open the nearest window.
To my astonishment, l saw the vehicles of the Police, the Ambulance and the Fire Brigade was just arriving and onlookers standing down there on the street all gazing up. Still not aware of the gravity of what was going on, I waved to a Police officer and inquired from him what was the problem. He answered that there is fire in the building - downstairs and asked me to stay put. Fire in the building- downstairs? I heard it but it did not register well..... 'downstairs' did not click to mean my sitting room but the shop downstairs and so I waited at the window and within 10 minutes I climbed through that small window into a fire brigade crane. While being lowered down, I saw to my horror that the fire was rather raging through my sitting room. I could not believe what I was seeing and was taken straight to the hospital for a check up.
Two hours later 2 police officers came to the hospital to brief me of the situation and to warn me of what to expect, bringing me new temporal padlock keys.
With friends who responded immediately to the news I was not on my own to face this disaster.
Then slowly but surely it began to dawn on me that it's not a dream or a horror film I was watching. I could not find any answers but a lot questions, not how, what caused the fire but why didn't l go downstairs? , why on waking up from the bed did I go straight and got glued to that window waiting to be rescued?
I shall never be able to find answers to these after thoughts except to conclude that I was protected by a force beyond me. I climbed through that window with nothing except the pyjamas I woke up with. If I had wanted my phone or slippers, bag or whatever, then I would have gone downstairs, then I would have seen that it was my sitting room that was on fire and only God knows why my mind just went blank when I was told that there was fire downstairs. It would have been a different story......who can guess? ......
I'm not able to describe my gratefulness to God for choosing to exalt himself by rescuing me from that raging fire. the depth, breath and length of God's love is beyond my feeble mind. I cannot fathom yet why God took such pity on me......All Glory be to Him. I'm equally grateful for the Peters, Josephines, Desmonds, Victorias who walked with me through the ashes together with the countless known/ unknown who carried me in prayers, all of which have brought me so far........ I am equally overwhelmed by the love and kindness of my daughter, Irene, and all the strangers that in the meantime have become good friends, that the Lord has brought into my life.
One thing is sure, God is faithful, his love is beyond our imagination, He is near, very near........his Words are true........ now I know only partially, but one day, I'll understand fully, when this veil is removed....
All I need to do is abide in His amazing love ......One day at a time........ on this love journey...... till we meet face to face.....
