To My Loving Sister

This is the poem that was read by the Pastor during my sister's funeral wake in a funeral home in New York last December 22, 2011. I was really touched and blessed so I would like to share it here. It is really hard to lose a loved one, but God gives us assurance that we will meet again and be together for eternity.
I know God has taken her with Him in Heaven which is a far better place... there, she will have no more pains... no more sufferings... no more worries... but I still miss her sooooo much.
I am grateful to God for giving me such a loving sister. I just really wish God gave her more years on Earth but even then I do not question His will and His wisdom. He knows what is best.

When I'm Gone

by Mrs. Lyman Hancock

When I come to the end of my journey And I travel my last weary mile Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned And remember only the smile Forget unkind words I have spoken Remember some good I have done Forget that I ever had heartache And remember I've had loads of fun Forget that I've stumbled and blundered And sometimes fell by the way Remember I have fought some hard battles And won, ere the close of the day Then forget to grieve for my going I would not have you sad for a day But in summer just gather some flowers And remember the place where I lay And come in the shade of evening When the sun paints the sky in the west Stand for a few moments beside me And remember only my best

Autumn in New York

I wrote this while on the plane going back here in the Philippines...

Autumn in New York

It is really a blessing for me to be able to be with my sister Grace and her family and my sister Mary Ann and my Mom in New York. My heart is overflowing with gratitude for what God has done in my sister Grace's life. The process she went through was not easy but God was there every inch of the way. He sustained her through the pain and all the discomfort. I could almost feel her anguish as she underwent the high dose chemotherapy and the bone marrow transplant... but she continued to hold on to God to work on the therapy to give her complete healing. I do praise God for His faithfulness. Truly, He was and always is in control.

The dream of going to the United States was far from my mind. I never really thought I will be able to go to New York but God in His infinite goodness gave me this surprise gift. Now, I have no doubt that He worked in the hearts of those who helped me financially, technically and emotionally. I had my doubts until the last minute... I could not believe I was really going to New York until I finally boarded the plane... (can you imagine that... ha ha...) This is the reason why I could not get myself to say goodbye to everyone... anything can happen... but my fears were definitely without any basis. God has planned everything.

My heart is overwhelmed because I see God's hand moving in every step I take. I will be forever grateful for how He has been working in my life even through all the sorrows and the pain.

Before going to the Big Apple, I have already conditioned my mind that I will be going there to be with my sister and to help her in anyway I can and that having a tour of the beautiful country and shopping (to the max...) will be just added perks and privileges. For being able to visit many wondrous spots, I do thank my sister and her husband for going out of their way to take me to these places especially for taking me to the mall time and again. My sister, even while she was going through all those therapy, made sure that I was able to visit some tourist spots in New York. This really touched my heart deeply... that she would think of me though she was in so much pain.

There are so many things that I thank the Lord for... but most of all I thank Him for the special moments I was able to spend with my sisters and my Mom in a far away land. For everything He has done in my life and all the wonderful things I am confident that He will do as He has planned... I praise Him mightily.

Comment on Plunder of GSIS

Thank you for the article you wrote about the plunder of GSIS.
I am referring to your article:
Winston Garcia and the Plunder of GSIS
http://bulatlat.com/news/4-35/4-35-garcia.html
by DABET CASTAÑEDA (Bulatlat)

I am a public school teacher. I have been in the government service for twenty years. It was only during the time of Winston Garcia that we experienced problems in GSIS with regard to loans, premiums and even annual dividends . (I have not received any dividend since he stepped into his office).

I have been trying to search the web about any step that the government has undertaken to help GSIS recover the billions that have been stolen by Garcia through his grave misuse of the government employees' premiums and retirement funds. I have not found any news about this.

Garcia's lawyer said "Garcia is a genius"... I guess he really is... to be able to squander somebody else's money and come out clean... well... that's something! I really hope the government does something ASAP to correct everything he has done particularly about our records.

The last time I went to the GSIS provincial office in Bulacan, I asked for a copy of my premium contributions. I was really shocked to find out so many months (in their record) that were missing when we are being deducted these premiums monthly without fail. I think this is Garcia's genius working on the records of the GSIS members... but of course he attributes this to the computer failure... ha ha ha... Up to this time our records are still in a big mess.

I am writing to you to simply ask you to please post any NEWS about what the government is doing to help its poor Garcia-victims. We are hoping that now that the culprit is gone that everything will be in order... we are also hoping that he will be prosecuted by law for every misdeed he has done... that he will be required to return every single centavo of the money he has stolen from us. I hope the government will not whitewash the pink elephant that has trampled on the very same people it is trying to serve and protect.

Thank you so much.

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