Through God's grace I prayed for the Filpinos and Filipinas who were affected by the issue regarding the comedy program in the U.K. last October 2008 about a young Filipina maid seducing her employer's friend. As usual, those Flipinos, including government officials, who have watched the television show were mad. They protested against the comedy show. But I asked God to forgive the Filipinos because all of us are responsible for our country's poor image abroad. Indeed, Filipinas who are working in the U.K. are mostly professionals. But some are domestic helpers doing household chores and taking care of their employers' children. And these domestic helpers are being portrayed like "prostitutes" in some comedy programs like that in the U.K. This is just a reflection of what we're doing here in the country. We paint our country a bad image like the government is corrupt and we have many negative criticisms against our nation on national news headlines and the media. There is no hope in the Philippines and going abroad is the only solution to our poor economy. Consequently, we export human resources while other countries are exporting their products and services to us. We are to be blamed. I'm not saying that the BBC comedy show was not responsible for what it had done to the image of our beloved domestic helpers abroad. They had also made a very bad impression of our Filipinas in other lands sacrificing for their families left at home. Yet, blaming one another won't help. Why don't we just blame ourselves because we, in one way or another, are partly responsible for our bad image abroad? All of us, including government officials, are responsible for our country's morale.
As for me, I have just asked God to forgive us from all our sins and iniquities. I prayed also to Him to take away the "shame" that Satan had put on us. I asked God to touch the Filipinos here and abroad and make them humble and put the blame on each one rather than on others.
Then the Lord through His Spirit told me, "Because of your prayer, I will save you in the Great Trials (tribulations) which are about to come upon this world. I will save you, your family and some of your relatives but not all. I will also save those Filipinos who believe in Me and put their trust in Me. Many will go into Painful Trials and Purifications and by this they will be cleansed from their sins. This is a promise faithful and true, " says the Lord. Praise God now and forever!!! Amen.
