We all have fears,It is a very real thing.We are afraid to many obstacles that comes our way that destroys our human body,and we cant avoid it..Ako,takot sa dagat,probabbly,because i was not taught how to swim,and never learned up to this age.Kahit sa swimming pool i seldom go swimming its because im afraid of being drown.Nakakahiya man!!! but its the reality....
I was so excited for my 4 days trip visit to BOHOL,week ago before the General conference in Cebu started.It is the birthplace of my parents,Papa is from Montevideo Carmen,and mama is from Candijay Bohol.Am no longer called bol-anon coz i was born in General Santos City Mindanao,and grew up in Manila. I was so eager to see Bohol at once,they said its progressing,many beautiful beaches around,foreigners were all over the place,and other reside there permanently...yeah it is...its a nice clean place now.
I stayed at our friends house,with hubby and other 3.the house was located near seashore and its the best place for vacation.They're so hospitable,and nice people trying to make us comfortable as their guest.Every meals we enjoy fresh fish serve to us....One day,they told us if we want to go across the Island at the other side for"whale watching" we all said yes...It was 4am when we started sailing across,i was so excited forgetting all my fears sa DAGAT, i was not expecting that it takes one hour ride going there,they called it PAMILACAN ISLAND.We dont have life vest,and i realized when were at the midst of the blue ocean, that we are joking with our lives...i started praying to God forgive us Lord for negligence,Were here for adventures, just allow us to reach that Island safe...and He did,we arrived there safe and sound the sea was calm and no strong winds.I appreciate and admire the "WHALES" for cooperating and understands the situation they didnt show up that morning,its no fun for me to see them it will frightened me instead...maliit lang ang banca!! what if they will jump near us..naku tataob kami busog agad sila.
When i saw the place it was sooo beautiful..when i step into the white sand beach i feel so happy,laughing,talking,trying to swim kahit hindi marunong,na parang ayaw ko nang umalis sa tubig,the water was so clear,and clean,and the place was so silent and romantic,We tour all over the place,i walked 5 kilometers to and fro,sumakit ang mga paa ko pero naging bali wala dahil i enjoy seeing the beauty of nature. I was so impressed. According to some informant there,that some rich people from manila owns some portion of land in that Island and i dreamed of having a portion too...hehehe lolz...
Time to go back to the other side its 2pm,theres wind and only mild waves..i asked the operator of the BANCA to double check the motor,inorder to have a safe travel going back to Baclayon...dahil malakas na ang hangin at alon sa Gitna ng dagat and he said everything was fine no problem.We headed home.. whew..whew another 1 hour in the ocean,i was setting in the middle of the boat with hubby,so confident,trying to forget all my fears inside me,but everytime i turned around and saw the waves and the huge sea,cant avoid the feeling of fears,i keep on praying all over again,thanking God for His greatness,and the aportunities to visit the place inspite of being busy back home(Tagum)...Suddenly,in the middle of the deep blue-black ocean the motor STOPS! whew...what happen???He said the hose was broken,it was the passage of gas to the machine...WHAT??? maaayos pa ba yan???was my questioned...they never say a word,everyone was calming down and i too was setting there praying and waiting what gonna be happen next...The wind and the waves was tossing us into different direction..I was horrified,hubby told me that it is so delikado kung dumating na nag malalaking alon from pacific, siguradong tataob ang banca.palayo na kami ng palayo...still trusting the Lord,but i cant hardly breathed for fears...after 15 minutes gumana ang makina and we continue sailing.We headed about 2 kilometers pa lang,then it STOPS again..this time the fear was unbearable...I scream to the top of my voice asking God for help,and waving my hands to fisherman i saw miles away from us,nobody hears me,i was desperate,i panic because im alone in the boat that cant swim.Hubby instructed me if ever this boat capsize i should remain calm at hahawak lang daw sa banca...What if makabitiw ako???tuloy tuloy ako sa ilalim ng dagat,dahil i cant help myself for sure,i stand in the middle of the boat silently praying and ask hubby to look for a rope and tied me, para di ako mahiwalay sa banca..so funny pero totoo,sobrang takot ko talaga.I noticed the operator and the other crew was disturbed and in fear too...they started calling for help to the SOS team"Save our Souls" team and they responded...We waited for more minutes,we can see the big waves from pacific fast approaching namumuti na ang dagat at palakas na ng palakas ang hangin,I thought it was our end.. were going to die...we went to different direction na, at naghihintay nalang kung anong susunod na mangyayari,i almost lost my hope cant do nothing except put all my trust to God...My prayer is this Lord ayaw kung mamatay sa dagat,just help us reach seashore dahil sasali pa kami ng conference sa Cebu,sana maayos na ang makina ng bankang ito..almost 30 minutes tossing in the midst of the ocean sa wakas umandar rin...kahit mabagal ang takbo but we manage to arrive seashore...just at the right time,the strong big waves arrived nong nasa shore na kami, but we are safe,by Gods grace.nasalubong nalang namin ang SOS mabagal rin sila...few people waiting for us sa shore.When i stepped down sa banca,ang nasabi ko lang Thank you Lord for your love..this is my first and last ride sa maliit na banca na to,i will never and ever do it again.(TAGAM LAGI)....huh..hehe
It is true,that when our fears is greater than our faith,we are helpless,we dont have courage to do something for ourselves only waiting to die,because fears,covers all positive thoughts.Sana God will give us more more strong faith para walang fears.Just like the disciples of Jesus when crossing to the other side, they were afraid of the storms,and they awake Jesus saying,Master carest please,thou not that we perished?God rebuked the wind and waves,and there was a great calm.Jesus said why ye fearful?oh ye of little faith????yah faith should be greater than our fears,so that we can trust God to keep our lives,and take charge of ourselves.Thank you LORD..that was a bitter-sweet adventures.
Our 4 days visit in BOHOL was one of a kind..previlege to visit and see places there..I saw prony 200kls captive phyton in albur bohol, Loboc tarsier,man-made forest,chocolate hills in carmen,sagbayan peak in carmen,alona kew beach Panglao,hinagdanan cave Panglao,Pamilakan Island,Baclayon church,oldest church in phil. and the sandugo,blood compact.
ill post pictures in my multiply soon...THANK YOU LORD...
glo
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