DANGER

The Pangutaran Mission house was going well, many products were produced for the promotion and marketing sample. Maketa bought the first produced from the weavers, Metalworks, dried fish and pearls. about ten container van loads were produced that cost One Million for the Maketa foundation. Then they were organized as a cooperative like the Tugaya Mission House, It reached them six months in Pangutaran.

Maketa brought the goods in ferry boats to Jolo Sulu, then to Zamboanga, but the Staff in Jolo were kidnapped. They were three personnel, two males and one female. Maketa must save them no matter what.

"Juan, my staff in Jolo were kidnapped. They are to be rescued by the police and military?" Maketa said.

"I will talk to some Officials and to Malacañang Mother. I will be there tomorrow." Juan said.

He was authorized to go to Jolo with some of his special units of Guards and SAF. Robert's talents and monitoring capabilities will play to guide them where to find enemies.

Juan has tagged all personnel in Jolo and Pangutaran. All can be monitored through GPS, from their clothes, watch, cellphones, and shoes, this was a proactive move when things like this happen.

When Juan reached Zamboanga through the military helicopter, she meets Maketa.

"Mother, Thank God you are safe," Juan said.

"It's just timing that we have left just about an hour that we are on the air that they were attacked in the office if we had been late, I could be one of the victims. We must save them, Juan." Maketa said.

Robert reported to Juan that the GPS was traced and the kidnapped were in a boat which went to Pangutaran then just for three hours they went back but they landed in Patikul, Sulu.

Juan now who was authorized by the

President, coordinated with the SAP command. He had told the SAF commanders that he tagged the kidnapped and gave them the GPS coordinates. Then the operation was planned.

It was revealed from the translation of the communications heard in the monitoring gadgets installed with the kidnapped, that it was some relatives in Pangutaran that incited the attacks, this could be those who doubt or has prejudices against the Maketa foundation. This could be a religious motivated attack.

When Robert confirmed their location, SAF sends the team near the area. It is a night operation. The kidnapped were in one place, in one room.

Juan with his eight-man special team, ride the Maketa jet plane and was inserted by parachute at the buildings.

Two of the snipers transferred to other buildings through rappelling, one prepared his sniper rifle. Juan and four of his men joined the SAF to extract the victims. The SAF cut the electric current that caused a blackout then they used night vision and thermal sights to see and engage the enemy. It started silently, then when the enemy was alerted by the movements and killed companions, they returned fire that alerted the whole town.

Ratatatatat... Boom! Bang bang bang, tsog tsog tsog!"

Guns were so loud like new years eve. But because of the blackness of the night, limited visibility made the enemy desperate and panicked, and there were times that they killed each other. Juan and the four guards secured the three victims, the lady is half-naked, she was given a jacket, the two have bloody faces and bodies. If the team has been late they were killed already. After the victims were secured outside the room, Juan, hurl his two teargas grenades and went out. The gunfight between the SAF, the reinforcement of the military, went until morning until all that have guns were neutralized in the area.

Juan brought the victims to Zamboanga and they were treated there in the hospital.

The Jolo office was closed and transferred to Zamboanga. But the Pangutaran operations continued.

Maketa told the Cooperative Manager and the Principal of Pangutaran National High School, "I will not withdraw my support and commitment with you and the community, I just ask you that please protect my people there. They are there to help." Maketa said.

"We are thankful, for your help. we identified those individuals who incited the kidnapping, they were punished. They were rejected by the leaders here when they bring the kidnapped here. We can not just save them at that time because there will be bloodshed. But it was decided that we will protect you and your people here. You have done much for us here. Sorry for what happened, we are thankful that they were safe" The leader of the Simbahan, Pangutaran Mission House.

The products of Pangutaran were transferred to ten container vans and were shipped to Manila.

The victims were now all physically Ok, they were debriefed and had a stress therapy. They were happy that they are still alive and did not regret that they have helped in the program. They were sent to Makati to rest for a while and to be with their families.

"Mom never quitted with helping the poor. No one can stop her. No danger can discourage her. She will win evil with good. That's the principle of her Jesus, that she will follow voluntarily." Juan said to Jacky in the video call.

"My Nanny, my second Mom Martha or Maketa, that's who she is. Her heart is full of Jesus, and that is so contagious, it contaminated everyone who knows her" Jacky said with tears of joy.

When Maketa arrived at Makati, they had a reunion.

Everyone was there, they shared experiences, their joys, their struggles, their victories and they thank God for everything. Because every experience made them strong and made them see the contrast of everything.

You appreciate white because of black, you appreciate light because of darkness, and sugar and salt, well good or bad give meaning and test which side we take in life, we sow what we reap.

We sow good we harvest good, though sometimes there are tares, but that's life.

"What is important, we know what is our objective, our motivation and we don't quit in the middle of the game even it's risky or dangerous," Maketa said.