The above picture really reminds me of what transpired that faithful day. It was a day I had been waiting and hoping for weeks-the Christian convention where I would finally meet many of my Steemian friends in person. The convention was an event of Jehovah witnesses and was held at the international stadium of Akwaibom State, Nigeria. The convention brought us together from different places to share in worship and learning. I had mixed feelings of excitement and happiness as I prepared for leaving to head to the venue.
At the convention venue, the convention ground was busy with many people of different faces. Energy in the air, cool breeze, and the sound of joyful conversations filled the space. I quickly scanned properly the crowd for familiar faces. Within moments, I spotted a group of Steemian friends.We greeted each other with warm hugs and smiles. It was amazing to finally meet in person the faces to the usernames I had interacted with online.
The day passed really well attending various sessions and discussing the teaching, sharing my views. And then, heart-warming speeches from the Bible by the speakers, a sharing of faith feeling as one family. The moment was worth our long waiting. Then during the breaktime, photographs came to take place.In each snapshot there was a memory forming. And below are the beautiful pictures I took with my steemian friends.👇
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At around afternoon, or just before its session was about to start, hunger came into my stomach. I went out to purchase a quick available snack to begin with, since my stomach felt very hungry. I had my phone in my hand,which meant capturing moments outside and keeping my friends updated inside. So I went into a nearby snacks stall; well, the aroma of hot fresh egg rolls just made me more hungry. I was happy and I bought the eggrolls and a drink, ready to return to the convention.
But the very moment I reached for my phone to check the time, poof, it was not there. I seriously and carefully checked my pockets, bag, and retraced my steps, but it was gone. A sharp wave of shock overwashed me. I believe at that moment my BP must have risen. My phone wasn't just a device, but it contained the pictures of memories, very important contacts, and an attachment with people around the world.
I walked back toward the convention center with a sad heart. My Steemian friends immediately saw the sadness showned on my face. They ask what Happened and I told them. They gathered around, offering words of comfort and support. One suggested we check the lost and found area, while another suggest that we ask the snack stall vendors if they had seen anything. Their concern and care meant the world to me.
We begin to branch out in order to try and cover more ground: some friends examine the lost and found, while others help me help in calming me down. No success, whatsoever we did to found the phone, there was no phone to be found. It feel like ripping off a part off my body that day.
It was at that very moment, as this incident was taking place, that one of my friends reminded me of what we had talked about earlier. They quoted the verse which gave me hope: "We should throw our Budden to God because he is ready to help us." A such remember as that,to have faith in God's plans helped me be at peace, after praying silently in my heart and telling him how i feels at that moment.
Evening session started, and well, I tried to be focused on teaching and worship. My Steemian friends stayed by my side, their silent support said more than words could say as we continued participating in the convention, and meant everything.
Eventually, by the end of the day, I'd come to deal with the phone loss. How sad an incident it was did not matter-the joy and the happiness that characterized my day. I didn't allow the incident to overshadowed the joy i had thoe it wasn't easy.
Reaching house and seeing the packed of the phone I feel sad.😢
Later that night, I was not able to look through the pictures we took, as by that time I had lost my phone. In that case, I started getting active and being connected with my friends using my Mum's phone. I thank God he as really help me to recover from the pains and I am building myself up. I believe I will able to put up enough money to get a new phone sooner or later.
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