Chapter Eighteen [Leaving amazed]On that particular Sunday morning, Ericka Mendel is wearing a white dress with a straight cut above the knee, long, pony-tailed brown hair, black doll shoes, and white fishnet stockings. Her two brothers also look well-groomed in their white, long-sleeved blouses, black long pants, black shoes, and hair that has been gel-applied to make it look neat and clean. Papa Ernest and Mama Elaine wear the same styles but are a little out of date because they no longer purchase new clothing in order to save money for other essentials for the farm and home.Even though they hail from lower-income families and cannot afford to build a new concrete home like their neighbors who share the same farmland, people nevertheless view them as a nice family.Ernest appeared older due to the already aging and wrinkling complexion, haggard face, skinny build, and untrimmed hair and beard, while Elaine appeared stressed and preoccupied due to her constant concern about how t
Chapter Nineteen: [ Sacrificial offerings to save others life]Ericka has been recovering from paralysis for a long time, and she has stopped her secondary school course. Her two brothers, John and Randy, are busy with weekday schooling already when Ericka is in terrible muscle pain on her legs, arms, and body. Her parents are currently busy checking the farmlands that Monday morning when it happens.She was feeding the fattened hogs and the poultry flocks when the pain stopped her. She collapsed while standing in front of the plucking hen and her newly hatched chicks, falling to the ground unintentionally. She didn't know that skipping maintenance may have a serious negative impact on her health and cause her nervous system to lose vital nutrients, which is why she hasn't yet found out what caused her muscles to go excruciatingly numb. "Mama, Papa, where are you?”She says nothing more before collapsing, her gloomy eyes going fuzzy and her vision spinning about the surface until she
[Chapter Twenty: Giving generously brings benefits]Ernest opens up about the most recent problems on the farm, and John looks at Ericka, who is still unconscious and lying flat on her hard wooden bed with a soft, flat pillow on her head. Ernest mentions, frightened,“Because one of our neighbors borrowed money from our funds to pay for Ericka's emergency—a sick baby—we were unaware that Ericka had previously been suffering from a lack of maintenance.Now, my two older sons, you had better lend me all of your savings if you have any in your piggy bank so Ericka can stabilize and regain her lost strength. She already had epilepsy and experienced numbness and stiffness in her muscles.While tending to our flocks, Teddy mentioned that she trembled and quivered, covered in feed. The hens and chicks helped to awaken her senses by making their unique noises, which attracted others to help her. The hogs continued to bump their noses against her unconscious body, making her smell bad and filt
Chapter Twenty-one [Dreamlining involuntarily]Because Mother Elaine had taken Matilda and Teddy to the parking lot where their car was, Ericka was left alone in the private ward, still asleep.As they went along, they had a nice relationship as neighbors, and Teddy felt better since, despite his youth, he still loved Ericka. This was thanks to the Christian sisters. Their mother found Teddy's treatment of Ericka to be amusing.“Teddy is the only child I have with my European-born spouse. He enjoys integrating with people because he gets lonely living by himself in our home. Although I was scared every time I saw him away from home due to the ongoing problems with those snakes that produce medical ailments that prevent Ericka from studying for school, I am very happy that he found her close to our farm. However, I'm glad my son already has a friend here.” As Teddy listens intently and silently to every kind comment that her devoted and kind mother makes to Ericka's mother, Matilda ex
Chapter Twenty-two [Have fun with the suffering]Ericka Mendel suffered an epileptic seizure while tending to the family's sheep in the farmhouse, which caused her to wake up early in the morning after a protracted soul voyage in fantasy land."You're okay now, my baby. We thank God that He spared your life for us, and we pledge to serve Him for the rest of our lives, along with our home.”As Ericka remembers her soul voyage and the man in the white robe who offered her to join Him in His realm, she simply nods merrily. She just said,"Mama, I already know what He wants us to do. He showed up on my voyage into deep sleep, but because he has given me a new lease on life, I should cherish it.”Ericka said, closing her eyes once more to resume her slumber. The doctor abruptly shows up and tells them that Ericka can leave the hospital as long as they pay the cost. As Ericka stands up, they have already verified that her health is okay and are handing her a prescription for health mainten
Chapter Twenty-three: [The inexperienced, naive friend]That late afternoon in Ericka Mendel's farm house, a conversation lasted an hour about the gift of faith that God's holy Spirit had sown in her heart, mind, and soul through her experiences fighting for life against death.The little Teddy boy's eyes began to close uncontrollably, but he still listened to her. All people react normally like this when they hear the powerful and active word of God for the first time. This word judges a person's mind and intentions and pierces the spirit and soul, joints, and bone marrow. Its sharpness is comparable to a double-edged sword.Even at this young age, when not much knowledge has been ingrained aside from his struggles accepting his mother's broken marriage and his sporadic interactions with his biological father, who lives apart from them, Teddy is willing to submit to the Heavenly Father, who is above all.He may have passed the point of no return since, although he is willing and full
Chapter Twenty-four [ The landmark] "What are you planning right now, and why do you appear so agitated and disturbed when you were just enjoying a nice, restful night's sleep here?”Teddy had intended to move the landmark to allow the nearby farm to expand their covered field. Ericka, on the other hand, expressed her joy at Teddy's inability to react to the concept in a different way."Really, humn!”Teddy becomes stunned and raises his hands to scratch his head, trying to convince her that he is not doing this with malice but rather that he is giving her family a few meters of extra land from her mother's family because he intends to join them in an emergency.Teddy would prefer to say,"In reality, I would like to bestow upon your family a few meters of more land that my mother seemed unwilling to relinquish since she longs to travel overseas with my father and remain there indefinitely." His eyes met hers as he awaited her response to his words.He adds,“I have to dig in my moth
Chapter Twenty-five: The intrinsic CapacityBecause no pertinent data or information from the educational system enters her brain, Ericka is asleep and can explore all the colorful imagination that might arise in her currently vacant mind.This caused her to become ignorant in the same way as Teddy, who is only five years old. But she is about to turn fourteen and is still unable to continue her education because of her previous unpredictable illness."Christmas Eve is nearing, my beloved."Mama Elaine said that she was taking a large, coiled bundle of green banana leaves that had already been cut off at the midrib when she abruptly appeared from the backyard."Mama, what are your plans?”When Ericka hears her mother talking about Christmas Eve, she unexpectedly and excitedly gets out of bed. She observed her with a large load. She hurries over to assist her, but as she does, her foot slips, and she suffers severe sprains without complaining. But she realized she couldn't mislead her