Go Forth India

"God keeps the hopes and dreams that He wants to fulfil in our lives."

- Richard Sigmund, My Time In Heaven

 

 

Travel @40 is another chapter of my life, another achievement God orchestrated and in everything, God proved Himself faithful in my behalf.

 

In the morning of July 12, 2023, I asked God when will be my passport to be stamped but I heard no reply.  Then Blancaflor called me up in the evening and asked if I am willing to go to India for her wedding.  My heart leaped with joy.  I didn’t expect God will answer my question in that way.  Arrangement was made and it wrapped up.  My journey can be read here. A Call To Travel  

 

Prior to this trip, we had Convocation. I decided not to go to since my finances was quite tight but I bartered with God and He opened doors of opportunities.  He never failed to surprise me and He granted the desire of my heart.  Yes, there was a tug of war but He blessed me beyond that I could ask or imagine.   The travel that we went through prepared me one way or the other for my first ever international trip.  Go Forth

 

When I received the wedding invitation, I entrusted everything to God and I believe, He ordered my tomorrow on how I pray.  Who would have thought that at the beginning of liturgical year, I will be travelling for such a time as this?  I was kind of amused how things collocate.  I smiled when I saw the gate number bound to Manila as well as the flight number.  The numbers and letter talked about Jesus.  I’ve that assurance that God is with me in this travel. 

 

I’ve no words to express how God fulfilled my innermost desire.  I mean, He did it mysteriously.  He used people to become an instrument and it’s not just one country but three.  Again, the number 3 is very significant to me.  

We’ve lay-over in Singapore for about 19 hours and half, then, the main destination India and going back to Philippines via Malaysia.  These three countries were on my bucket list to go to, gradually in succession, but God made me do it in one trip – the purpose, of course, for travel stamp and to explore the world.  I just asked Him about it so He did. 

 

For the first time in my life that I sang worship songs in a loud voice on board.  Why?  Because of the cry of the children.  What’s the situation?  We were on the air for about two hours and half if I’m not mistaken.  The plane was unable to land due to thick fog in Amritsar Airport which reduces visibility, making it too dangerous for the pilot to safely guide the aircraft onto the runway.  Most of the men were pacing, some stayed on the passenger doors and it seems like something is going on.  Maybe the kids were kind of bored too or due to air pressure, I don’t know.  They were kind of irritated, so they cried in chorus and it was kind of embarrassing moment.  So instead of listening to the wailing of these children, I just had my praise and worship.  I don’t care about my surrounding anymore.  I don’t want to be distracted so I just focus on thanking God.    

 

Everytime I travel, I pray in the spirit or speak in tongues then in understanding and sing worship songs according to the need.  At that time, I sang the Goodness of God constantly and eventhough I can’t memorize the entire song, I just hammed.   When I noticed that we’re on the air for a long time, I felt a little bit of fear because if we can’t land in Amritsar, it’s either going back to Singapore or will land in Delhi.  In that uncertain situation, if you don’t have a God to call unto, you will be scared and freaking out but I know my God so as much as possible, I prayed in tongues, sang worship and war songs and did the warfare – rebuking the work of the enemy for the delay, commanding the angels to protect us, asking God to take the wheel if the pilot is afraid to land, asking God to give courage for the pilot to take the risk and commanding the winds to blow the fog.  I did it not because of fear, yes, there was a little bit but I dismissed the thought, instead, I did spiritual battle and we were able to land safely.  Thanks God!

 

My journey to India, from beginning to end is more on spiritual battle.  We prayed for this trip for months and for me, that flight incident was a breakthrough.  Indeed, the battle belongs to the Lord and together with Him and with the help of St. Michael and all angels, we won.  I do hope that I planted the seed of the word of God to the passengers of flight Scoot 789-TRC through worship songs.  

To God be the glory!