I wanted to share a wonderful story with you. I met Yane Pe Benito when I gave a sermon in his company. Yane is a delightful lady who has an amazing story to tell, I decided to tell the whole world.
Two years ago, Yane husband, Beni, without warning, lost his job. This causes pain doubled since was a great job. During 6 years, Beni enjoyed working in a multinational distribution company for skin care products. However, due to changes in the organizational structure that occurred in the company (which is often the case in many companies these days), he was laid off.
Yane decided to tell the sad news that the two small children, Gabriel (6 years) and Marga (4 years). He carefully chose the words that will be used to explain them. "Children, we must take better care of our stuff ... and do not waste our money because ... my father did not have a job anymore."
Small Gabriel said, "You mean the mother, father fired?" Yane surprised to hear the words that are rude. "Where did you learn that word?" Son-of-factly replied, "From Peter Parker - Spiderman."
But yeah, layoffs just a better word than "Get out, we do not need you here anymore." Losing jobs is always painful, even if coupled with a "severance". On the one hand Yane grateful for the "windfall" it, but on the other hand Yane worry, wondering how long they will live with a family of the separation package.
The first few months all went well; Beni received an average of two calls per week interview. But a few months to a year - and continuing, invitations got fewer and far between.
For nearly two years of her husband unemployed, Yane through their own unease. As a mother of two school-age children, he saw their savings dwindling. (As a measure, he moved from the work that has been practiced for 8 years, to a higher-paying job.)
But in addition to dwindling funds, he also worried about the price of self-Beni. Not because he was not trying; however, does not seem a lot of job opportunities for old men with backgrounds and experiences like those of Beni. Actually there are two jobs that he received, but both were short-lived. Call it a personality conflict or incompatibility, but he could not see himself working there long. In anger, Beni will be out again.
And their marriage was in trouble, because now Yanelah that provides income for the family. "Will my husband's ego to survive this long?" he continued and kept asking herself. The more time passes, more and more worried he would Beni.
Yane began questioning God, "Lord, I do not know what else you're trying to teach us! How else should we pray? What else should we pray?"
That was when Yane realized that their prayer should be more specific.
So she gathered her two children and said, "Let's pray for the father, so that he can find a good job with a good boss - someone who like his boss at his former company."
And it became the family's specific prayer. "Lord, help my father to get a good boss like a boss once, in the name of Jesus."
One day, about a year ago from today, Yane came home from work and saw the children and her husband in a huddle. "What's going on?" he asked.
He heard his children whispered happily, "Show your mother now!"
Beni handed him a brown envelope.
Yane thought it was something from the school children.
But it is not. Slowly he pulled out a piece of paper from the envelope, he read the name of the company ... then positions her husband ... and his salary ... here, he nodded in satisfaction.
But when he got to the bottom of the paper, she was shocked. Because there is a signature. Signature Beni favorite boss!
Accompanied by a look astonished children, Yane began to cry and laugh at the same time. He is very difficult to believe this!
Like a child, he was jumping around pleasure, and warmly welcomed by her two sons and jumping and laughing with him.
Gabriel asked his mother, "Mom, why are you crying and laughing at the same time?"
Yane saw a great opportunity to explain, "I'm crying because I'm so happy. Remember how you prayed for a good boss for a father? Look at this name," he pointed to a paper which he still holds. "We're just asking for a boss who like Daddy's old boss. Nevertheless, God gave dad a boss exactly the same! He answered our prayers!"
That's when Gabriel started crying.
"Why are you crying?" Yane said.
"Because I'm also very happy," said the little boy, and the whole family hugged each other.
When Yane tell this story, I knew I had to share this story with you.
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