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Fearless

11/9/2020

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​At just 5 feet (152 cm) tall, this Filipina presents an imposing stature. She went out this week to provide emergency food and modest cash gifts to some of the poorest people in the Philippines, those who live at the roadside on zero income owing to the Covid-19 lockdown. She herself is very poor yet determined to share what she has for the benefit of strangers in need. She prays to Jesus, dons a face mask and heads out fearlessly. One family revealed they had barely survived until she arrived. They had been living on just boiled water with a little sugar stirred into it. No rice, and little hope.

One group surrounded her when she at first appeared. Some men grabbed the bags of rice that she carried with her, skulking away in an attempt to avoid being caught. At that, she lifted her mask and yelled assertively: ‘Bring that back now, or I leave here with everything I came with.’ Slowly…the stealthy thieves reappeared, with guilty expressions on their faces now, and handed them back. She explained, ‘We are poor, but this is no way to conduct ourselves. We need to learn to share what we have, like Jesus.’ She then held out the sacks and cash, and every family went home with something real.

I asked her if she had felt nervous, to be confronted and robbed like that in broad daylight. She was, after all, alone among strangers and anything could have happened. She said no, she wasn’t afraid, because she had prayed hard before setting out. ‘I know what it is to be poor, and I have lived my entire life among the poor.’ I reflected on how I might have acted defensively in response, annoyed by their attitude and fearful for my own safety. By contrast, she showed courage, empathy, faith and love. Question: When have you been at your most fearless? What made the difference for you?
26 Comments
Jona Jones
11/9/2020 11:43:11 pm

Brilliant.

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Nick Wright
11/9/2020 11:43:58 pm

Thanks Jona. Indeed!

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Rob
12/9/2020 06:47:03 am

Nick, this reminds me of an occasion whilst helping homeless people in Nottingham. We would go out as a group of normally 5 or 6, on this night there were only 2 of us available, myself and a young lady, we shouldn't have gone out. We prayed and both strongly felt called to still take the food and drinks, with just the 2 of us.

Normally when we arrived there was a frenzy to be first, this was motivated by a need to return to there pitch. On this night they saw the 2 of us and began to organise themselves, they knew we shouldn't be there. They queued in good spirits, some helped us, and all thanked us. The evening was great but the lasting impact on the relationship between us and those we were serving was amazing 🙏

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Nick Wright
12/9/2020 12:21:46 pm

Thank you for sharing that story, Rob. What a great testimony to the human spirit. You, in turn, reminded me of another occasion where this Filipina stepped in: http://www.nick-wright.com/blog/on-a-knife-edge

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Lana Wildman
14/9/2020 09:27:11 am

She knows how to serve in ways I have never had to contemplate. Thanks for sharing, Nick.

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Nick Wright
14/9/2020 12:36:26 pm

Thanks Lana. Yes, she sets an example that I struggle to follow. Here are some other short glimpses into this amazing Filipina's life and work:

http://www.nick-wright.com/candles.html
http://www.nick-wright.com/a-radical-heart.html

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Lana Wildman
15/9/2020 10:38:08 pm

...oh my... Thanks, Nick.

Nick Wright
15/9/2020 10:38:33 pm

Hi Lana. You're welcome.

Ian Henderson
14/9/2020 09:28:07 am

That young person is an example to us all. I will have to give your important questions some serious thought Nick!

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Nick Wright
14/9/2020 12:39:21 pm

Thanks Ian. Yes, indeed. I hope you will share some of your stories of fearlessness too, once you have had time to think..!

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Carl Lucas
14/9/2020 04:35:24 pm

Think about all the possibilities that could happen in the realization of your mission. Positive as well as negative. Then pray and trust. Do not be too scared and pursue the mission that you have chosen. With God's help everything is possible.

What would happen if I really dared take a step where others said, "Don't do it. Wait." I quit my job even though I didn't know where and what I would work afterwards. I didn't want to wait and be passive. So I dared to take the step after praying and praying again and again in between. Now I can say: it was the best that I could do!

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Nick Wright
15/9/2020 10:41:18 pm

Thank you, Carl, for sharing an example from personal experience. You demonstrated well the difference between belief and faith. Faith is acting on what we believe, as if it were true.

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paul
17/9/2020 08:16:48 am

Always comes as a surprise Nick. This Filipina you're referring to with her unorthodox ways of practicing Christian doctrine never fails to amuse me. This article is a trademark Nick Wright. Spreading the gospel through good works.

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Nick Wright
17/9/2020 11:16:25 am

Hi Paul. Yes, this Filipina is certainly unorthodox - and surprising - and what an inspiration! I see her life and way of being in the world as a great example of the gospel of Jesus at its most authentic.

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Christian Dinesen
17/9/2020 12:35:21 pm

I have had people with mental disorders in my courses who thought they could train themselves and heal in a traditional self development training, though when I have been most fearless and also most challenged is when a person ignite that mental disorder and start disrupting the training, turn the group against you and basically want to close you down through group pressure. Fortunately it has not happened many times though when it does it drains you from energy for a whole week afterwards... Here you need to be fearless and show leadership and authority so no one beside that person will doubt that what you do as a trainer is the right thing in the particular context.

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Nick Wright
17/9/2020 12:45:56 pm

Hi Christian. Thank you for sharing such an honest response from personal experience. That sounds like a very challenging person and situation to deal with. I too have encountered some difficult training situations. Here's an example of how reframing the encounter - what we experience, how we interpret it and how we respond - can sometimes change everything: http://www.nick-wright.com/blog/defences-against-anxiety

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E.G. (Ervin) Sebastian - CPC, CSL
17/9/2020 02:56:19 pm

WOW, Nick, what a story. A what a testimony of what we can do when we have faith (faith in God, faith in ourself, faith in a cause, etc.)

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Nick Wright
17/9/2020 03:00:57 pm

Thanks Ervin. Yes, indeed. This is the same Filipina that I wrote about in that previous short piece: http://www.nick-wright.com/blog/safe

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Lob Marunga
17/9/2020 04:17:23 pm

Nick, what a brave young lady. I just read both articles.

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Nick Wright
17/9/2020 04:19:50 pm

Thanks Lob. Yes, she is. I have had the amazing privilege of working alongside her in the Philippines on a number of occasions. I tried to capture and express the impact of her encounters of me and on others in this article, that may be of interest? http://www.nick-wright.com/a-radical-heart.html

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E.G. (Ervin) Sebastian - CPC, CSL
18/9/2020 05:18:42 pm

Nick, wow (again), what an amazing lady. Great article on your experience with her... and the article not only beautifully describes this amazing lady, but it also tells us tons about the amazing human being you are.

Keep making a difference - you (and Jasmin) ROCK!!! 😎

Nick Wright
18/9/2020 05:20:08 pm

Thank you, Ervin. You always make me smile. 😃

Mohammed Salim Ashedoff
18/9/2020 11:53:52 am

Amazing!!

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Nick Wright
18/9/2020 11:55:19 am

Hi Mohammed and thank you for the encouraging feedback. You may find this article interesting - it's about the same amazing Filipina! http://www.nick-wright.com/a-radical-heart.html

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Subtain Afzal
20/9/2020 07:08:45 pm

Great Nick.

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Nick Wright
20/9/2020 07:09:19 pm

Thanks Subtain.

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