since the holidays we've had a number of relatives visiting from the us. it has been busy for us, but truly memorable, since we have not seen some of them in a while.
one of the visiting relatives we had is my octogenarian uncle who i fondly refer to as tito pech (his real name is precioso). tito pech and my aunt stayed at our home the last couple of weeks. and almost every night the past couple of weeks i either had dinner with him or a midnight snack (he would drink his hot chocolate while i had my tea).
the talks i've had with him are some of the most memorable moments for me. my uncle remembers my face but somehow, always forgets my name. there are a lot of things he easily forgets. however, the thing that struck me the most is that regularly, he would talk to me about jesus -- that he is god, he is the christ, and that he died for our sins. then, he would talk about the different miracles of jesus, quoting bible verses in the process. he'd talk about how when he was 60 years old, he read the bible, and then, had a revelation of jesus as god and savior. he then asked jesus to heal him, and that jesus did. he has believed in jesus ever since, talking to him every night, thanking him for the gift of salvation.
now i find that really amazing. that someone in his 80's, who has forgotten a lot of things in life, would still remember every thing about jesus, and still profess his love for his god and savior. that's how i want to be -- loving god and never forgetting how much he loves me, every day of my life, even when i'm old and gray.
We will be in Manila for EN07. 
