"God Be With You Little Angels"

I don't know them. I haven't met them. This is the first time that I heard of them. Now they are gone. Gone in such a dramatic incident. One is 6 years old, the other is 5. They were run over by a truck, dead on the spot with scattered tiny pieces of their body parts.

I felt so devastated upon hearing this from my very dear and close friend Lea Sobejana. I have been waiting for her message so we could have the usual everyday talk. I was telling myself that maybe she was busy after many text messages I sent to her and no response. Finally when she got online today, she broke to me the sad news.

Lea is related to these young children. One lived just accross the street and the other is just having a holiday with the relatives. These two kids apparently were playing by the road. The elder brother who was resposnsible of them was at home cooking. The kids were excitedly waiting for someone from the family who would be bringing them some Christmas gifts from Manila.

For some reasons the older kid tried to cross the street and the younger one followed without looking at the big truck approaching quickly. They were hit instantly.

One of the kid's parents are OFWs working in Saudi Arabia. As no parents available, Lea was the one who took the initiative to help in identifying the corps and taking the necessary action to help the family. Unfortunately, they are so poor.

As she continued giving me the account of the accident, I felt so bad and I could relate the feeling of someone losing a loved one. It's painful. Yes, I can imagine how the parents would feel upon hearing the sad news. I don't want to be in their shoes. Believe me.

What a way to end up the year. But this is life. Everything happens for a reason. All I could say is to pray for the bereaved parents to have strength to cope up with this difficult challenge for them.

I know that those young little ones are happy where they are. Happy to find those little angels way up high. They are in good hands. I am absolutely certain.

I just hope that the parents would know that their children are little angels who have gone early to have early mission somewhere.

I believe, everything happens for a reason.

Goodbye little angels. May the Lord bless you and your parents and you will continue your way up high to meet your maker.