Al1P ln CCu 1ake Llme Lo read and Lo share wlLh your frlends

Somewhere ln Mllaor Camarlnes Sur Lhere llved a fourLh grader boy who would follow Lhls rouLe Lo
school everyday Pe has Lo cross Lhe rugged plalns and cross Lhe dangerous hlghway where vehlcles are
recklessly drlvlng Lo and from
Cnce pasL Lhls hlghway Lhe boy would Lake a shorL cuL passlng by Lhe Church every mornlng [usL Lo say
Pl Lo Cod and falLhfully say hls Magandang umaga po ln 8lcol dlalecL Pe was falLhfully belng waLched
by a rlesL who was happy Lo flnd lnnocence so upllfLlng ln Lhe mornlng

kamusLa Andoy? apasok ka na?
Cpo padre he would flash hls lnnocenL grln Lhe prlesL would be Louched Pe was so concerned LhaL
one day he Lalked Lo Andoy
lrom school he advlsed uo noL cross Lhe hlghway you can pass Lhrough Lhe Church and l can
accompany you Lo Lhe oLher slde of Lhe roadLhaL way l can see LhaL you are home safe
1hank you faLher
Why donL you go home why do you sLay ln Lhls church rlghL afLer school?
l [usL wanL Lo say Pl Lo my frlend Cod and Lhe prlesL would leave Lhe boy Lo spend Llme beslde Lhe
alLar Lalklng Lo hlmself buL Lhe prlesL was hldlng behlnd Lhe alLar Lo llsLen Lo whaL Lhls boy has Lo say Lo
hls heavenly lA1PL8

?ou know my maLh exam was preLLy bad Loday buL l dld noL cheaL alLhough my seaLmaLe ls bullylng
me for noLes l aLe one cracker and drank my waLer lLay had a bad season and all l can eaL ls Lhls
cracker
1hank you for Lhls! l saw a poor klLLen who was hungry and l know how he feels so l gave my lasL cracker
Lo hlm funny buL l am noL LhaL hungry
Look Lhls ls my lasL palr of sllppers l may have Lo walk barefooL nexL week you see Lhls ls abouL Lo be
broken buL lL ls okayaL leasL l am sLlll golng Lo school Some say we wlll have a hard season Lhls
monLh some of my classmaLes have already sLopped golng Lo school please help Lhem geL Lo school
agaln please Cod?

Ch you know lnay hlL me agaln lL ls palnful buL l know Lhls paln wlll pass away aL leasL l sLlll have a
moLher Cod you wanL Lo see my brulses? l know you can heal Lhem Pere here and oh blood
l guess you knew abouL Lhls one huh? lease donL be mad aL lnay she ls [usL Llred and she worrles for
Lhe food ln our Lable and my schoollng LhaL ls why she hlLs usCh l Lhlnk l am ln love Lheres Lhls
preLLy glrl ln my class her name ls AnlLa do you Lhlnk she wlll llke me? Anyway aL leasL l know you wlll
always llke me l donL have Lo be anybody [usL Lo please you you are my very besL frlend! Pey your
blrLhday ls Lwo days from now!!! ArenL you exclLed? l am! WalL Llll you see l have a glfL for you buL lL ls
a surprlse! l hope you wlll llke lL! Cooops l have Lo go Lhen he sLood up and calls ouL adre padre l
am flnlshed Lalklng Lo my frlend
youcan accompany me Lo Lhe oLher slde of Lhe road now

1hls rouLlne happens everyday Andoy never falls laLher AgaLon shares Lhls every Sunday Lo Lhe people
ln hls church because he has noL seen a very pure falLh and LrusL ln Cod a very poslLlve look aL negaLlve
slLuaLlons
Cne ChrlsLmas day laLher AgaLon was slck so he could noL make lL ln Lhe Church he was senL Lo Lhe
hosplLal 1he Church was lefL Lo 4 manangs who would chanL Lhe rosary ln 1000 mlles per hour would
noL smlle and would always flnd faulL ln whaL you do Lhey were also very well versed ln curslng lf you
lrrlLaLe Lhem! 1hey were kneellng saylng Lhelr kllomeLrlc rosary when Andoy comlng from hls ChrlsLmas
parLyplayfully dashed ln
Pello Cod! l
!! (a curse) baLa ka!! Alam mo nang may nagdadasal!! Alls!!

oor Andoy was so Lerrlfled Wheres laLher AgaLon? Pe ls supposed Lo help me cross Lhe sLreeL and
Lo be able Lo cross Lhe sLreeL l wlll have Lo pass by Lhe back door of Lhls church noL only LhaL l have Lo
greeL !esus lL ls Pls blrLhday l have a glfL rlghL here

!usL as he was abouL Lo geL Lhe glfL ouL of hls shlrL Lhe manang pulled hls shlrL and Lhrew hlm ouL of
Lhe church Susmaryosep!!! (does Lhe slgn of Lhe cross fervenLly) Alls kang baLa ka kung hlndl
maLaLamaan ka!!!
So Lhe boy had no cholce buL Lo cross Lhe dangerous slde of Lhe road ln fronL of Lhe church Pe crossed
A fasL movlng bus came ln
1here was a bllnd curve 1he boy was proLecLlng hls glfL lnslde hls shlrL so he was noL looklng 1here was
so llLLle Llme Andoy dled on Lhe spoL A loL of people crowded Lhe poor boy Lhe body of a llfeless young
boy
Suddenly ouL of nowhere a Lall man ln a pure whlLe shlrL and panLs a face so mlld and genLle buL wlLh
eyes full of Lears Pe came and carrled Lhe boy ln Pls arms Pe was crylng Curlous bysLanders nudged
Lhe man ln whlLe and asked
Lxcuse me slr are you relaLed Lo Lhls chlld?
uo you know Lhls chlld?
1he man ln whlLe Pls face mournlng and ln agony looked up and answered
Pe was my besL frlend was all he sald Pe Look Lhe badly wrapped glfL ln Lhe bloody chesL of Lhe
llfeless boy and placed lL near Pls hearL
Pe sLood up and carrled Lhe boy away and Lhey boLh dlsappeared ln slghL
1he crowd was curlous
Cn ChrlsLmas Lve laLher AgaLon learned of Lhe shocklng news Pe vlslLed Lhe house and wanLed Lo
verlfy abouL Lhe man ln whlLe Pe consulLed Lhe parenLs of Andoy

Pow dld you know LhaL your son dled?
A man ln whlLe broughL hlm here sobbed Lhe moLher WhaL dld he say?
1he faLher answered Pe dld noL say anyLhlng Pe was mournlng We do noL know hlm and yeL he was
very lonely abouL our sons deaLh as lf he knew our son very well 8uL Lhere was someLhlng peaceful
and unexplalnable abouL hlm
Pe gave me my son and Lhen he smlled peacefully Pe brushed my sons halr away from hls face and
klssed hlm on hls forehead Lhen he whlspered someLhlng
WhaL dld he say?
Pe sald Lo my boy Lhe faLher began 1hank you for Lhe glfL l wlll see you soon you wlll be wlLh
me and Lhe faLher of Lhe boy conLlnued and you know for a whlle lL felL so
wonderful l crled buL l do noL know whyall l know ls l crled Lears of [oy l could noL explaln lL
laLher buL when LhaL man lefL someLhlng peaceful came over me l felL a deep sense
of love lnslde l could noL explaln Lhe [oy ln my hearL l knew my boy ls ln heaven now buLLell me
laLher who ls Lhls man LhaL my son Lalks Lo everyday ln your church you should know because you are
always Lhere excepL aL Lhe Llme of hls deaLh laLher AgaLon suddenly felL Lhe Lears welllng ln hls
eyes wlLh
Lrembllng knees he murmurred Pe was Lalklng Lo no one
buL CCu

lf you love Lhls sLory please share Lhls on Lo your frlends So you can Louch oLhers Loo