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The Crippled Chef

A strong Mind

By Chisom FavourPublished 11 months ago 3 min read

It was August 12th 1999 Maribel Angus was an 11-year old girl in Zamboanga. On that day, this little girl went with her uncle to draw water.

Along the way, four men met them. They were carrying long knives. They told her uncle to face down on the ground, and they h.acked him on the neck and killed him.

Maribel was in total shock, especially that the men were their neighbors. She tried to escape, but the men ran after her.

She cried, “Kuya, ‘wag po, ‘wag n’yo akong tagain! Maawa po kayo sa akin!” (“Don’t k.ill me! Have mercy on me!”)

But they weren’t listening. With a long knife, a man s.lashed her on the neck too.

Maribel fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she saw a lot of blood. She also saw the feet of the men around her, but she pretended to be dead.

When they walked away, Maribel ran back home. But along the way, she saw that both her hands were falling off. Because the men h.acked them too. She cried but she kept running.

Sometimes, she would faint and fall to the ground. But she’d regain consciousness and run again.

When she was near her home, Maribel called her mother.

Upon seeing her daughter, her mother screamed in terror. She wrapped her bloodied child in a blanket and carried her to the hospital.

Here was the problem: From her house to the highway, it was a 12-kilometer walk. It took them 4 hours just to reach the highway.

When they arrived in the hospital, the doctors thought Maribel was going to die. But for 5 hours, they operated on her. It took 25 stitches to stitch together the long knife wound in her neck and back.

Maribel barely survived. And she lost both of her hands.

Ironically, the next day was Maribel’s birthday. She was 12 years old.

But tragedy didn’t end there. When they went home, they saw their home was gone. It was ransacked and burned down by the goons.

Being very poor, Maribel’s family also didn’t have P50,000 for their hospital bills.

But God sent many angels along the way to help them.

Archbishop Alexander Monio a distant relative, paid for hospital bills and helped them bring the criminals to court. They were sentenced to prison.

Today, she’s staying with the nuns at a Catholic Church.

But this is the incredible miracle. Instead of staying down, Maribel kept running.

Instead of c.ursing God why she had no hands, she now uses her wrists in incredible ways that will boggle your mind.

Maribel was cited as the most industrious, best in computer, and most courteous in the School for Crippled Children.

In 2008, she graduated from a course in Hotel and Restaurant Management. She even received a Gold medal for Arts and Crafts.

Years later, she finished her education to be a chef. Yes, a Chef without hands.

Nothing can stop this young lady from reaching her dreams.

Years Later she got married to Daniel, A chef too, they gave birth to two beautiful girls, Kate and and Rosella.

Later on she started a Cooking Academy which turn out to be the most popular at the community.

Maribel was living her Dreams, A woman with no hands, a Crippled becomes a well know chef and well paid.

Her story inspired so many people in so many way, and her story was published on so many News-lets MARIBEL A CRIPPLED CHEF.

Dreams they Said Only Comes True when Determination is involved. She was Determined and never stopped Dreaming.

Real Winners Don’t Give Up!

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