Sister Bless' email about Rose

Well, here's a brief biography of our new sister in the faith. Im not so
sure if there is a real need for me to share these information about her,
however, I'l just leave it on your absolute discretion and I do
appreciate anything I would be hearing from you about it. I don't know
any other way of
introducing her in a way that we will understand her situation and struggles
as well as for us to have at least an idea where to begin our concern with
her.
Edjie Rose Alipio is now 20, her brother Daniel is 22, and her sister
Angely
is 15. Rose became the pride of the family due to her excellent performance
in school and other extra curricular activities most espcially on the
Seventh Day Adventist church affairs.
Her father was a long time Deacon in the SDA church while her mother got
different positions as well untill she became a Deaconess too of the same
church. six years ago, Rose was then a nursing sophomor but her parents
asked her to stop her studies for the mean time untill they can come up with
enough money. Her father and brother then decided to go abroad with the hope
of finding a greener pasture since fishing is not enough to sustain their
growing expences specifically the children's college education. To come up
with the amount needed for that purpose they sold all of their existing
properties ( house and lot, a parcel of rice feild, fishing boat, electrical
appliances,etc. ) in addition to what they've loaned. Shortly, the father
and son got a good job in Malaysia. Everytime Rose' mother receives
remittance from overseas she's bringing her two daughters for a maximum
shopping and "goodtime" which is SKY IS THE LIMIT untill all the money is
melted to the very least centavo.(at least :-) they've tried how to live a
millionair in a day or two) Nothing left for food, house rent, school fees,
and not even paying the interest of the loaned money that was used by
overseas workers. So her mother has to loan from a lending investment to pay
for all of these. It didn't last for half a year when Rose' father and
brother was deceived to leave their legitimate job in exchange of a better
compensation. They managed to work illegal for two months enjoying a doubled
salary compared to their former job not knowing that that was the company's
last month in Malaysia for the contract will expire in the same month. So.
they lost their job and don't know where to go after, they were affraid of
being caught by the authorities too. They have no choice but to get the
lowest paid job even though sometimes not enough for their food even. They
grow their hair and beard in their effort to avoid being caught as the
police can't identify them easily. More than two years has passed since they
were hiding and seeking. Their hope to find a better job opportunity was in
vain, in fact the worst is at hand...They were working as a dishwasher in a
restaurant when there was a BY BUST search for illegal workers. The father
manged to scaped but the son was captured along his way to scape and that
was the last time they saw each other. Both of them didn't know what
happened to each other. Daniel has to serve the sentence of six months
imprissonment but it was commuted to four months because of his
good conduct. Being a prissoner he has to work very hard with a very little
food, tortured and abused. he was deported afterwards half-insane. On the
other hand, Someone harboured Rose' father and offered him a four-month work
in exchange of a boat ride from Malaysia to Zamboangga, Mindanao. Too bad
deal but this is the only choice. At long last, four months has passed. As
promised, he boarded a Malaysian cargo ship bound to Zamboangga for seven
days with the trash from the ship crew's food as his food. From Zamboangga
seaport, he went to a relative on foot for seven hours. There he was fed and
given a bus fare to get home.And owwwhh!!!!! what e sad reunion because they
hardly knew each other, everyone seems strange to eveyone!!!

*During the period of more than two years when no more
remittances abroad and communication among the family was completely cut
off, Rose' mother got sick and needed to have an immidiate operation on her
ovary. Someone loaned them money for it and she became well. As soon as she
is able, she work as sales lady on a comission basis salary. She's not
getting much from the job but broke most of the time. They were driven away
three times from their rented apartment due to non-payment of rent.*

Since everyone looks different they seem freeze, no emotion...Rose' father
approaced her and give her a hug thinking she is his youngest daughter
Angely. The next day, the family was informed that Daniel has arrived in the
country but needed to be under the custody of the social welfare for a short
while, and that was seem to be the key for the whole family's emotion as
they began to acknowlegde the reality that their world is such a mess. Since
then the family hated going to church except for Rose. Despite strong
opposition from the family Rose stayed faithful to the SDA church thinking
that it is all because of God's mercy that their family was reunited again
after all. She set aside her ambition to be a successful nurse someday,
instead she gave up her life "to serve God" by being an SDA missionary. She
was honored, cheered, admired, adored tremendously for her most outstanding
performance in bringing glory to the SDA church and in elevating Ellen G.
White's prophecies and writtings as the only true and consistent. Thus and
thus she was qualified to be recognized as a member of what they call "ONE
THOUSAND MISSIONARY" around the globe. For two years of being a bonafide one
thou missionary, again this little Indian girl... I mean Rose showed an
unbeatable dedication and excellence that made to the top as a multi-awardee
SDA missionary.
Anyway, eventhough Rose' father is not attending church and violating all
sabatarian commandments, he is not accepting any other church as any better
than SDA. Their family is quite big and are all born SDA, in other words he
is a dye-hard SDA and I think a bleach solution is yet to be formulated to
undye him. This is again an aggravating circumstance for Rose because he has
a way of making Rose feel guilty of many things for separating herself from
the SDA church. Nevertheless, God's grace is abundant for her and I'm really
encouraged for her continous victory over those poor little issues on
visions, keeping the sabaoth, meat, etc. Please remember her in your
prayers.

How I wish I can do something to shorten my stay here so I can go back
to reality or actual age. I must be ridiculous eventhough I don't think I
am. I know I rode on a boat bound for Mindanao not a time machine. I
deserved anything you may think about me, but I feel like I'm living during
the times when the gospel is not yet preached to the Gentiles, when the
gospel is just circulating yet among the Jewry. To be around the SDA is so
abnormal thing for me because it seems they never read the account of Jesus
in the hands of the Jews. I mean, they are talking about Jesus and even
quoting from His words but their attitude is no better then the Jews. This
so unrealistic at all and many times I can't believe how sharp I am in my
conversation and it so hard just to keep calm specially when they are
trodden underfoot the simpliest sayings of the Lord so they can continue in
their sin and let their coveteousness ruin themselves as well as others. I
don't understand... who can understand what I'm saying??? who can tell me
something????