It was 3:30 in the morning yesterday when my dad and I left our house to ply the utility vehicle (the yellow multicab) that I took home from the owner's house last Thursday night. My father and I usually pray just after we wake up and before we leave our house. That morning, I felt so tedious, want to sleep more, but there's this urge that lifts me up to come along with my father at his driving.
After all the bathing and brushing of teeth, I stepped inside the cab and my father drove all the way to Daang Hari.
As he was driving, there was an urge again inside of me to pray for more, for I felt such unease that I can't explain, as if I am wandering, and sensed that there's something that will happen. Then, I speak shortly in toungues. I know the Holy Spirit is leading me at that time so I followed it.
Then at 4am, we stopped in the corner at the intersection of Daang Hari in Molino, and we waited for passengers to ride at the multicab. It was our first trip. While waiting, I stepped down, and walked a short distance from the vehicle, and continued in speaking toungues softly, and after that, I've said my prayers, asked for His divine protection, and His blessing as we ply throughout the day.
As I've finished praying, I felt such lightness in my feeling and became confident in our trip.
After 15 minutes, we left, the cab was close to full but haven't occupied all the available seats yet for we are having up and down passengers which gives good profit for our trip.
As we traverse the road, running at 50 km/hr, we heard a short, screeching noise, when the wheels move along at every uneven section of the road and an unusual vibration that resonated underneath the cab. I was sitting at the front, beside my dad, for I was collecting the fares then. And we saw two passengers at Seaside, I gave the front seat to them, and decided to hang at the step board so that I could find where the noise came from.
Then we moved again.
Now, we are running in a full seating capacity, carrying 18 persons including my dad, two passengers at the front, 14 passengers at the back, and I, hanging.
I first jumped at the step board, and I supposed it was just a cracked weld on it, so I said to my dad that there's no problem.
Then, I looked down at the left side of the cab, and it was like my eyes were directed straight on the rear side of the wheels.
To my surprise, because of what I've found out, I shouted, "Pa, tabi mo muna, tabi mo muna, may titingnan ako saglit!". Then, my father stepped the brakes to stop the fast-paced multicab, and parked at the front of Ilang-Ilang gate at T.S.Cruz Subdivision and stepped down. I was greatly startled, our wheels have been disaligned to the point that it will hit the gutter of the running board of the body. I checked the chassis part of the cab. Then, I told him, "Pa, tumabingi yung gulong natin, naputol yung madre ng molye (leaf spring) sa likod, buti di tumama sa tangke." Then he replied, "O, san naputol?". I replied back, "Sa gitna. Pabababain ba natin yung mga pasahero?". "Hindi na, Paul. Dahan-dahan na lang natin itakbo, wala silang masasakyan dito. Kaya pa iyan", he confidently replied back.
So my dad continued to drive the cab in a slow paced run so that we may still convey the passengers for there were no utility vehicles that were plying at that early time and jeopardize their safety in the place.
So we've made to convey all of them at their respective destination up to the last passenger.
Then, we arrived at Alabang City Terminal. I removed the wheels, and it was confirmed, the leaf spring was cut into two. I also realized that, if the wheels have hitted the gutter of the running board which has a sharp edge finish in its corner, it have been exploded and made a severe accident that morning.
My father and I thanked God after that moment.
I can really say that it was God. Its His divine protection that protected us. Its His angels that he had sent to hold the parts of the wheels and made it still intact. We're not fully aware of the accident that is a hundred percent for sure that can happen but it was avoided through such prayer and intercession.
While we're driving home, we decided not to pick-up passengers and I texted to my dad's operator to let him know what happened to his vehicle that he has also used the whole day plying before I took it last Thursday night.
Then I said to my dad, "Pa, kaya pala ganun ang pakiramdam ko kanina, tinatamad ako pero parang may nag-uudyok sa aking mag-pray kanina." Then He said, "Holy Spirit iyon, 'nak. Tinatamad din kaya ako bumangon, pero nag-pe-pray din ako habang nag-da-drive kanina."
That situation proved me again about how the Holy Spirit works. As I pray, I continually ask this to the Holy Spirit that he may guide me into all truth and wisdom and reveal the things to come. And He didn't fail.
I really, really thanked God for His protection. I was imagining if things weren't work that way, probably, things have happened much worse than I thought.
It was His power that made us protected and secured. Not only for us but for the passengers that were riding inside the multicab as well.
For the operator, it was a natural occurrence for the parts of the vehicle to be ruptured. For the passengers, it was a usual thing for them. For my dad, it was a passed opportunity to earn a good profit (kita) that day. Well, the multicab was fetched yesterday, and as you read this, it is now running in good condition and plying now at its designated route.
Let God be glorified! We were in the verge of life and death situation but he chose to make all of us be protected in His hands. For them, they look it as nothing. But for me, it was a miracle. : D