Even clergymen are robbed in Jakarta
Even clergymen are robbed in Jakarta
Here are two stories of different foreign/expatriate clergymen
who were robbed. However, at the time of robbery, they were not
wearing their religious outfits, which, in a way, lessens the
robber's sin. Otherwise, it would be abominable that even a man
of the church becomes the victim of robbery.
1. A priest was driving his car when, at a crossing, he
stopped because of a red signal. Suddenly, evil appeared out of
the darkness. The priest had left the car window half open, so
the robber thrust his filthy and tattooed hand inside and tried
to snatch the priest's wristwatch.
The priest instinctively bit the robber's hand like a fox
terrier and would not loosen his grip, although his teeth hurt.
When the red light turned to green, the priest pressed his foot
firmly on the gas pedal and the car hurtled forward. The robber
was unfavorably surprised at his victim's determination and
released his grip on the wristwatch and the car sped away. The
priest was saved from a nasty robbery.
2. My American teacher of an English Bible study class had the
following story to tell.
A pastor with his family had just arrived from the airport to
their lodging at Jl. Kayuputih. When his wife and child left the
car, and he himself stepped out of the taxicab to get his
luggage, after paying the fare, the car suddenly lurched forward.
What the driver had in mind was to get hold of the expatriate's
luggage, which would undoubtedly sell for a good price in the
thieves' market.
However, the pastor had the presence of mind to cling to the
open window with both hands. The car was zigzagging to get rid of
the pastor, but the honorable clergyman held fast.
The driver, who realized that he could not get rid of his
determined victim, stopped suddenly, opened the luggage
compartment and threw his passenger's belongings on the street.
The pastor was glad to get his luggage back and the devil who
took the form of a taxicab driver sped away into oblivion!
A. DJUANA
Jakarta