One of Those Days

24th March, 2015.

Today  is one of those days when I am so broke, that all I have is faith and a little hope as I step out of the house for work. I say It's one of those days because I will seldom recollect how it tasted immediately the good times come. It only becomes a memory that is retold like an amusing movie. Today, on March 24, Gh2.00 is all I have as I step out. I am not bothered because fortunately, my work place isn't so far from home. The first bus I will board from my little town costs Gh 0.70 and the second bus will cost Gh 1.20. So I spend Gh 1.90 to get myself to work every day of the week. Now this morning as I got to the bus stop to board for my first bus, I was fortunate to get the last sit in the troski. You know the ones that are folded to make way to the back sit of the troski? Yes,  that's what I'm refering to. I didn't notice I was sitting by a friend I had recently made until the guy stretched his hands for a shake. so we shook hands and laughed. I apologised for not seeing him. (Honestly I can't recall what was on my mind as I climbed into the trotro.) We talked about this and that, and about work. We were both national service personnels. Now the conductor (mate) started taking his fares. And I am sure you can guess how I started feeling. I would like to pay for this friend but then it means I will need a double of the change for the second bus. I was still thinking of what to do when he reached out for his wallet and put my anxious thoughts to rest. I sighed with an invisible smile and thanked him as though I could have paid for him too and he hadn't done anything extraordinary. We alighted and walked together to the bigger station at lapaz where he joined a queue for his second bus and I to a different and - longer queue for my second bus. It was at this second bus station that I will see that God has a way of taking care of His own. It was a long queue and it seems today, the buses weren't coming. So I took out my phone, plugged in my ear piece and played a track by Gospel Explosion. When the song was over, I switched to a preaching by David Wilkerson. He didnt speak for ten minutes when a bus came. It wasn't one of the usual buses that come for us. We were familiar with the ovans but this one was a 207 bus. So I put my phone away and concentrated in getting in. Fortunately I got a seat and the moment I sat, I was back to my phone, reading and replying messages as well as discarding some especially those on the group pages. people were still entering the bus and one of them sat by me. I didnt check because I was constructing a birthday message for a lady who was part of my church youth ministry on our whatsapp group page. I had typed "may this year bring you all that is good and perfect. Have a joyous birthday" and as I looked at the message to see if it's cool enough, the person to my right said, "Hi". I raised my head only to see a colleague. She was in a different department. I returned her greetings with smiles and engaged in some chit chat. During the chit chat, the mate started taking his fare. For this one, she was way older than me and so I wasn't even thinking of paying for her. So I went into my bag to take out my money when she offered to pay. I was grateful and thanked her while I thought of God and His sense of humor,  and faith and miracles. I have been transported to work without paying for anything. The Gh2.00 is saved to return me home. For food, I am sure I won't go hungry. Even if I do, I shall make it a fasting day sharp! 

However, I am looking forward to another move of God. Who knows what more the day will bring if I believe?

Obed Mawutoh  Amu.
Lapaz