1235. Occurrence given to Raymond Aguilera on 19 February 1999.

This morning I decided to go and purchase the Airline tickets for the Europe mission trip, I was leaving on the 15th of March, even though I did not have the $3500 or so dollars for the Ukraine part of the trip. But my morning started with a telephone call from my mother. I tried to listen to her, but all that was on my mind was Europe. Then for some reason my mother asked me about the Europe trip. I have been trying not to speak to her about it for she does not want me to go. Well, she began by asking me, "What are you going to do if I or your father get sick or even die while you are gone?" Even though my mother deeply Loves the Lord, she does not believe that I do. Well, I said to her, I had to go because the Lord told me to go. This she totally did not understand. So I dropped the subject, for I did not want her to find out I was going without enough money for room and board or even food in Kiev, Ukraine. Well, this really set my mood for purchasing my European airline tickets.

After her call I did wonder if I was doing the right thing for my daughter was also going to have cancer surgery in the beginning of March. Then the scripture, Mat 10:34-41, came to my mind:

Mat 10:34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Mat 10:35 For I have come to turn "'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law--

Mat 10:36 a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'

Mat 10:37 "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Mat 10:38 and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Mat 10:39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Mat 10:40 "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me.

Mat 10:41 Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.

Well, after remembering the scripture above I decided I had to proceed forward at all costs. So I decided to take a Bart train to San Francisco since I am going to have to get used to trains in Europe. So prayed for a reason for the Europe mission trip on the way to the city and the Lord gave me the scripture of Amos 3:3-7.

Amos 3:3 Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?

Amos 3:4 Does a lion roar in the thicket when he has no prey? Does he growl in his den when he has caught nothing?

Amos 3:5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no snare has been set? Does a trap spring up from the earth when there is nothing to catch?

Amos 3:6 When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

Amos 3:7 Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.

So I purchased the tickets and returned home and called Jerry Lukehart for he wanted go to a movie or doing something. So as I drove to Jerry’s house I kept praying and wondering if I was still doing the right thing. All that kept going though my mind was, "Have you lost your mind Ray?" But my spirit kept the above scriptures in my heart. So I began ask myself, "Do I really love the Lord that much to go out on such a long limb?" And all that kept coming to my mind was the commitment I had given to the Lord ten or so years ago, about this prophecy stuff.

Well, Jerry and I found and watched a movie and went to get something to eat. We decided on the local Jack-in-the-Box, since we didn’t have much money. After we finished eating, I began to tell Jerry about my mother and father on how they are so dedicated to the Lord, when this very strange looking person walked into restaurant. He proceed directly to me and said hello as if he knew me. He asked me how I was doing. I said I was doing OK. Then he left. Well I could sense Jerry was a little nervous. This man did not look like a normal type of street person you see in the streets. He was a tall black man wearing normal clothes, but what made him look so unusual was his hair. His hair was covered over or imbedded in some kind ceramic stone like material. Almost as if his head was placed inside a ceramic oven and his 90% ceramic (baker’s dough looking) hair was made hard with 10% of his normal looking hair coming in and out of this ceramic looking stuff. As I watched him I kept wondering how did he get his hair into the solid looking material.

Well, he came out of the restroom and came directly to me again and asked how I was doing again, but this time he touched one of my foot which were out and on top of the bench and extending into the walkway. Then he walked back into the restroom again. Now I sensed Jerry was really getting nervous, so he got up and went to get a refill for his drink. I could sense this was a dark spiritual matter, but I did not know what to do. Jerry returned and he asked me what are we going to do. "Should we give him some money?" He asked! I said to him lets leave for this is a spiritual matter and I implied that this was not a money matter. So we left.

Well, Jerry and I decide to go to his house and watch some television or go to another movie later that night for it was still early. As I walked up Jerry’s driveway, I suddenly felt ill. I told Jerry I had to use his restroom. So for about 45 minutes I was sick in the bathroom. Then I returned and Jerry and I watched some television and I went home.

1235. Matukio aliyopewa Raymond Aguilera tarehe 19 Februari 1999.

Asubuhi hii niliamua kwenda kununua tiketi ya ndege kwa ajili ya safari ya Ulaya, Mimi nilikuwa nimepanga kuondoka tarehe 15 Machi; ingawaje sikuwa na kiasi cha $3500 kwa ajili ya safari ya upande wa Ukraine. Lakini asubuhi yangu ya leo ilianza kwa simu kutoka kwa mama yangu. Mimi nilijaribu kumsikiliza yeye, lakini yote yale yaliyokuwa kwenye mawazo yangu yalikuwa ni safari ya Ulaya. Lakini kwa sababu fulani mama yangu aliniuliza kuhusu safari yangu hiyo ya Ulaya. Mimi nilikuwa sijawahi kumwambia yeye; kwa sababu yeye alikuwa hapendi niende. Naam, yeye alianza kwa kuniuliza mimi swali la kuwa; "Hivi utafanya nini iwapo mimi au Baba yako ataugua au hata kufa wakati wewe ukiwa kule safarini?" Ingawaje mama yangu anampenda sana Bwana; kwa ndani yeye haamini kuwa mimi pia nampenda Bwana vile vile. Naam, mimi nilimwambia yeye kuwa inanilazimu niende kwa sababu; Bwana aliniambia niende. Hili kwa hakika hakulielewa. Kwa hiyo mimi mara nikabadili mazungumzo yetu; kwa maana mimi sikupenda yeye ajue kuwa mimi naenda bila ya fedha za kutosha kwa ajili ya malazi, pamoja na matumizi au hata chakula kwa safari ile ya Kiev kule Ukraine. Naam, hii ilinipa changamoto ya kwenda kununua tiketi yangu ya ndege kwa ajili ya safari yangu hiyo ya Ulaya.

Baada ya simu yake; mimi nilianza kuwaza kama kweli nafanya jambo ambalo ni jema; kwa vile binti yangu alikuwa naye anaenda kufanyiwa upasuaji wa saratani mwezi Machi mwanzoni. Kisha maandiko haya ya kwenye kitabu cha Matayo 10:34-41, yakanijia kwenye mawazo yangu:

Mat 10:34 Usidhani kuwa nimekuja kuleta amani duniani; lah! Sikuja kuleta amani, bali upanga.

Mat 10:35 Kwa maana nalikuja kumfitini mtu na babaye, na binti na mamaye na mkwe na mkwe mtu,

Mat 10:36 Na adui za mtu ni wale wa nyumbani mwake.

Mat 10:37 Apendaye baba au mama kuliko mimi, hanistahili; wala ampendaye mwana au binti kuliko mimi; hanistahili.

Mat 10:38 Wala mtu asiye chukua msalaba wake akanifuta, hanistahili mimi.

Mat 10:39 Mwenye kuiona nafsi yake ataipoteza; naye mwenye kuipoteza nafsi yake kwa ajili yangu ataiona.

Mat 10:40 Awapokeaye ninyi anipokea mimi; naye anipokeaye mimi, ampokea yeye aliyenituma.

Mat 10:41 Ampokeaye nabii kwa kuwa ni nabii atapata thawabu ya nabii; naye ampokeaye mwenye haki kwa kuwa ni mwenye haki atapata thawabu ya mwenye haki.

Naam, baada ya kukumbuka maandiko hayo hapo juu; mimi niliamua kuwa niendelee na safari hiyo kwa gharama yeyote ile. Kwa hiyo mimi nilichukua gari moshi la kampuni ya Bart hadi Jijini San Francisco; kwani hata huko Ulaya ingeni lazimu kuchukua usafiri wa magari moshi; hivyo nikaona kuwa ni vema nianze kuuzoea usafiri huo. Kwa hiyo mimi nilipokuwa kwenye safari hiyo ya gari moshi njiani nikawa naomba kuhusu safari hiyo ya Ulaya hadi mjini, naye Bwana alinipa maandiko ya kwenye kitabu cha Amosi 3:3-7.

Amos 3:3 Je! Watu wawili waweza kutembea pamoja, wasipokuwa wamepatana?

Amos 3:4 Je! Simba atanguruma mwituni asipokuwa na mawindo? Mwanasimba atalia pangoni mwake, ikiwa hakupata kitu?

Amos 3:5 Je! Ndege ataanguka mtegoni juu ya nchi, mahali asipotegewa tanzi? Mtego utafyatuka juu ya nchi bila ya kunasa kitu chochote?

Amos 3:6 Je! Tarumbeta itapigwa mjini watu wasiogope? Mji utapatikana na hali mbaya asiyo ileta Bwana?

Amos 3:7 Hakika Bwana Mungu hata fanya neno lolote, bila kuwafunulia watumishi wake Manabii siri yake.

Kwa hiyo mimi nikanunua tiketi zangu na kurudi nyumbani na kumpigia simu Jeri Lukehart kwa sababu yeye alitaka kwenda kwenye sinema au kufanya kitu fulani. Kwa hiyo wakati mimi nilipokuwa naenda kwa huyo rafiki yangu Jeri, mimi niliendelea kuomba na kuwaza kama kweli mimi nilikuwa nafanya jambo ambalo ni jema. Yote yale yaliyo kuwa yananijia kwenye mawazo yangu ilikuwa ni; "Hivi umerukwa na akili?" Lakini roho yangu iliendelea kuweka maandiko hayo kwenye moyo wangu. Kwahiyo mimi nikaanza kujiuliza mwenyewe; "Hivi kweli ninampenda Bwana kiasi cha kwenda kwenye safari ndefu kiasi hicho?" Na yote yale yaliyokuwa yananijia mimi kwenye mawazo yangu yalikuwa ni kuhusu ahadi yangu niliyo kuwa nimempa Bwana; kiasi cha miaka kumi iliyopita kuhusu mambo haya ya unabii.

Naam, Jeri na mimi tulipata ukumbi wa sinema na kuangalia sinema na kisha tukaenda kupata chochote. Sisi tuliamua kununua chakula kilicho kwisha tayarishwa cha “Jack-in-the-Box”, kwa kuwa hatukuwa na fedha za kutosha. Baada ya kumaliza kula, mimi nilianza kumweleza Jeri kuhusu jinsi mama yangu na baba yangu walivyo kuwa ni watu wanaompenda sana Mungu na kujitoa Kwake, kabla sijamaliza simulizi hilo mara mtu fulani mwenye sura ya ajabu akaingia humo kwenye mgahawa huo. Mara alipoingia akanijia mimi kwa ghafla na kusema habari kana kwamba alikuwa ananifahamu mimi fika. Akaendelea kuniuliza kuhusu maendeleo yangu na hali ya maisha ilivyo. Mimi nikamjibu kuwa sijambo na ninaendelea vizuri tu na maisha. Kisha mara akatoka kwenda msalani. Mimi nilikuwa naweza kumwona Jeri akiwa ameanza kuingiwa na wasiwasi. Huyu mtu alikuwa anaonekana kama siyo mtu wa kawaida unayeweza kumwona mitaani. Yeye alikuwa mtu mrefu mweusi akiwa amevaa nguo za kawaida lakini kile kilicho mfanya aonekane kuwa siyo mtu wa kawaida ilikuwa ni nywele zake. Nywele zake zilikuwa zimefunikwa kwenye kitu kama udogo wa kutengenezea vyombo vya kauri. Utadhania kuwa labda kichwa chake kimefunikwa kwa chungu cha kauri kwa asilimia 90% (baker’s dough looking) na nywele zake ambazo ni za kawaida zikiwa ni asilimia 10% tu ndani ya chungu hicho cha kauri. Nilipokuwa ninamwangalia mtu; nilikuwa ninawaza kuhusu jinsi alivyo weza kufanya hadi nywele zake zile zikawa zina sura hiyo ngumu kama chungu cha kauri.

Naam, mara akatoka msalani na kunijia mimi na kuanza kuniuliza kuwa; nina hali gani tena, lakini safari hii aliugusa mguu wangu mmojawapo ambao uliokuwa kwenye kinjia. Kisha akatoka kuelekea chooni tena. Mimi sasa nikaanza kuhisi kuwa Jeri ameanza kuingiwa na wasiwasi mkubwa, kwa hiyo akaamka kwenda kuongezea kinywaji chake. Mimi nilikuwa naweza kuona na kubashiri kuwa hayo yalikuwa ni mambo ya nguvu za giza. Jeri akanigeukia na kuniuliza kuhusu tufanye nini. "Je, tumpe fedha?” Yeye akauliza! Mimi nikamwambia kuwa tuondoke kwa maana haya ni mambo ya nguvu za giza, nikiwa ninamaanisha kuwa hayo mambo hayakuwa na uhusiano wowote na mambo ya kifedha. Kwa hiyo sisi tukaondoka zetu.

Naam, Jeri na mimi; tuliamua kwenda nyumbani mwake na kupanga kuangalia runinga au kwenda kwenye sinema nyingine baadaye usiku ule; kwa maana ilikuwa bado ni mapema. Wakati tukiwa tuna tembea kwenye barabara ya kwenda kwa Jeri, mara kwa ghafla nikaanza kuugua. Mimi nilimwomba Jeri ruhusa ya kutumia chumba chake cha kupumzikia (choo). Na kwa kiasi cha dakika 45 mimi nilikuwa naugua tumbo huko chooni. Kisha mimi nikarudi pale sebuleni na kuungana na Jeri kwenye kuangalia runinga kwa muda kidogo, na kisha nikaagana na rafiki yangu huyo na kurudi kwangu.