Jesie Lyn Sacay

“Owe no one anything except to love one another...” Romans 13:8 NKJV.

“What are we going to do?” I asked my teammate, Alexa. “We haven’t been able to pay our last three months’ rent, and there doesn’t seem to be any hope of being able to pay this month’s either.”
“I don’t know,” Alexa replied. “Normally we spend a portion of each day making tofu to pay for our rent. But during the COVID-19 lockdown, we haven’t been able to get any soy beans, and no one can come buy it anyway.”

“Do you think we should take out a loan to pay it?” I asked. “Our landlord hasn’t demanded the money yet, but we’ll have to pay our back rent soon.”

“Let’s pray about it first,” Alexa encouraged me.

A few hours after we prayed about our rent situation, my phone rang. “Hi!” said the voice on the other end of the line. “This is the pastor’s wife. Are you home? Well, of course you’re home, there’s nowhere else we can go during lockdown! Just wait a while, pastor is on his way to visit you. He has something to give you!”

We tried to wait calmly but we couldn’t help bubbling over in anticipation. We were like kids waiting to see what their dad had brought home after a long trip. Finally, pastor pulled up outside and we met him, careful to follow all safety protocols.

“Jesie! Alexa! The brethren from the Besao church took up a collection to help those who are struggling during this pandemic. I know that you guys haven’t been able to operate the small business that you support yourselves with while you work as missionaries. Here, I hope this helps!”

“Alexa!” I shouted when I opened the envelope after we went back inside. “Look! This is the exact amount of money that we need to pay the rent! There’s no possible way the believers in Besao could have known. God has worked a miracle to teach us to depend on Him, and not take out a loan.”
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“God has the perfect timing!” Alexa replied, grinning back at me. “And He definitely didn’t want us to borrow money!”