Pleasant Surprise!

On March 22,  I got a pleasant surprise! Zha, one of my friends and I went to the Municipal Office to follow up the release of my sticker, or the permanent residence visa. I applied for this 6 months ago, last September 2011. I was told that Greek red tape is such that the sticker would not be released in a month, two months or even six months. In fact, one of my friends whose temporary visa is about to expire next month has not received his sticker.

So we did not want to be disappointed, we just wanted to know when my sticker would be released. But surprise, surprise! I was told by the office that I already had my sticker !  I could not believe what I just heard. After only 6 months, I had my sticker, ahead of all the others in the embassy.

Thank you, Papa Jesus. Thank you, Mama Mary. And now, I specially wish to thank St. Expeditus, the Advocate in Urgent cases. In fact, I had been praying to him for Charmaine's exam and designation as Consul General. And through his intercession to the Virgin Mary, I had my sticker in 6 months, not 1 year as the others. And on the same day, the designation of Charmaine as the Consul General was also released.

God is really good all the time!

My friend passed her Exam!

Today my friend received a formal notice from the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of the Undersecretary that she passed the Career Minister exam. A number of her batchmates did not make it. After taking the exam last December, she told me that it was very difficult. In fact, she was not able to answer everything. But i told her that we will pray to Jesus through Mama Mary. I was confident even then that she would make it.

Beauty, our friend in the Marian devotees group and my sister joined me in praying that she would pass it. And today is the confirmation of our hopes and the grant of our prayers.

I never wavered in my belief. Thank you, Mama Mary. Thank you Papa Jesus.

"Thanks, O mother, for having remained among us, your humble and devoted children"