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.