There are times in life when true lessons of wisdom are taught to us as a direct result of hardship. Our lack of understanding of our own destiny often prevents us from seeing the bigger picture. We are simply too primitive, too shortsighted, inflexible, arrogant or inexperienced to fully appreciate the grace we are granted. When bad things happen, it is sometimes for our own sake and protection.
"Blessings Given," is a story of love and deliverance. It is the account of a personal experience narrating the chronicles of the author's narrow escape from the grasp of Colombian terrorists. Events take place in the Colombian countryside, deep in the mountains of the Andes in the year of 1985.
Rafael Giraldo
Entrecaminos - 1985
Sigifredo, Veronica & Rafael
Entrecaminos - A view from the summit
In 2006, twenty one years later, the author returns to visit Entrecaminos.