I want to share a favour that Pedro did for me yesterday.
I live in the Holy Land, in a town near Jerusalem. But while I was in Valencia (Spain), visiting my family, I received a call asking me if I could help a couple from Nazareth. They were interested in moving the whole family to live in Valencia, because of the situation in Israel.
I arranged an appointment. I helped them as much as I could, but the most difficult part was getting three places for their children in the school they wanted.
They had to return to Nazareth, but it would take me a few months before I could return to the Holy Land. During that time I took the opportunity to make arrangements to facilitate the children’s enrolment in September.
They had plans to make the move in August and I was already back in the Holy Land. We crossed paths without seeing each other, but always in contact.
As September approached we spoke again because they could not get a place for all three: only the youngest son had a place, the middle daughter had two students ahead of her on the waiting list and the eldest, a boy aged 12, had twenty students ahead of him.
The matter seemed complicated to me, there was only a week left before the start of classes. I had a picture of Pedro on my desk and I had looked at him many times but I had not yet had the courage to ask him for anything. Let's say I just smiled back at him with my own smile.
The Holy Spirit suggested to me to entrust the place of the eldest to Pedro. I thought that from heaven he would watch over him and get him a place. I prayed the prayer card several times. School started on Monday (last Monday). Finally, on the previous Friday, we received the good news that all three children had been admitted.
From this moment on, Pedro and I have become better friends, and I promise to spread his devotion and to ask him for more favours.
CG (Jerusalem, Israel)
7 September 2024