A Parents' Story...Be Not Afraid

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A Porents' Story... BE NOT AFRATD

ry,@b6g'b.%ry Vhen Raymond was younger, about four

years old, he was diagnosed

of

pneumonia. After a month stay in the hospital, frail and health fast deterioraring, the family pleaded for Divine intenrention. Personally, I made a deal with the Lord

to keep a sickly child alive. Look what the good lord did with him. God

has

designed him for greater things despite his imperfections.

He was bom 32 summers ago on April 18 at Chong Hua Hospital in Cebu

City through caesarian operation. Upon leaming of the child's weak condition, I requested my sisten

in - law (Dr. Nelly Montero) to cancel immediately the earlier

authority for my wife's tubal legation. He is the second child in the family. His elder brother is Gerald (with twin brother George who died later) and

a

younger sister Ma. Rosario or

Bah. After

he

was baptized at Sto, Rosario Church, the family setded in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur,

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Since both of us were working at the Provincial Capitol in Tandag town, the

kids were taken cared of by their grandmother, the late Feling Bayabas. We visited them only on weekends

Mudlo Montero in

bringing with us groceries.

Like any normal child, Raymond grew up "full of surprises". gathering, he would become the center,of attraction by pretending

In

any

to be an

effeminate. Somerimes he would go bold to show his butt to the delight of other

children. Of course, he got strict sanctions from his Lola who would eventuallv know his antics.


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