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Woman's prayer comes true; wins Audi A4 but wants to give it away
By Kim Boodram
Story Created: Jan 6, 2011 at 11:47 PM ECT
Story Updated: Jan 6, 2011 at 11:47 PM ECT
When Kathlyn Daniel Alleyne found out she had won a new Audi A4 sedan from Digicel, she could not wait to give it away—to her pastor.
But the pastor yesterday humbly declined the offer, deciding instead that it was Alleyne's blessing to be enjoyed.
Alleyne, of La Brea, had for some time been praying for a "big ride" not only for herself but also for her preacher, Pastor Dennis Collins of the Bethlehem Spiritual Baptist Church in Cape-de-Ville, Point Fortin.
Collins does not own a vehicle while Alleyne drives a Toyota Cressida.
Alleyne received a call from cellular provider Digicel on Wednesday, informing her that she had won the vehicle, which carries an on-the-road value of $375,000.
She immediately got down on her knees to thank God.
A member of the congregation of a "small church", Alleyne said she believed the vehicle to be a blessing from God in response to her prayers.
She kept the prize a secret from most of her family, only informing her husband of her intended donation while the couple was being photographed in the vehicle at distributor, Southern Sales Ltd, on Tragarete Road, Port of Spain, yesterday.
"My husband loves cars and of course he was very excited about the Audi but he understood my promise to God and he supported me," Alleyne said in a telephone interview yesterday.
Alleyne, a nursing assistant at the Point Fortin General Hospital, said she has never been selfish in her prayers and always asks for the opportunity to help others.
"Nothing is too great for me to give," she said.
"People don't realise that, they don't realise that it is not about you, it is about others and that is when your faith works for you. I have always won things and had things given to me because I don't always want these things for myself.
"I like 'big rides', like a Hilux. I was praying for two Hilux trucks, one for me and one for my pastor. But I had also pledged to God that I would give the first vehicle I get to my pastor. So when I found out that I had won this car, I could not go back on my word. I had to give it to him (the pastor) to clear the way for me to receive that Hilux!"
Alleyne said it occurred to her, on Tuesday, that she might have been guilty of gambling by taking part in the competition.
In the 2010 Top-up To Live It Up Christmas promotion, the telephone numbers of anyone who topped up at least $50 on their cellular accounts were automatically entered into the draw, which Alleyne later realised did not qualify as "a gamble".
"It so happened that the next day I received the call telling me I had won," Alleyne said.
Alleyne said her family supported her decision to give the prize away when they found out about the car.
"One of my two sons said to me, 'A car is a car'," she recalled.
"They are both car lovers like my husband but they knew this was something I had to do and that God would bless me again when the time was right."
When Alleyne visited Pastor Collins at his home in Cap-de-Ville yesterday evening, to surprise him with news of the intended gift, he was pleased with the gesture but chose to decline.
"I feel that this was God's gift to her," Collins later told the Express.
"If God wants to give me a vehicle, it will happen."
Alleyne said she is a frequent winner of such promotions and she owes it not only to her "strong faith" but also to her willingness to give to others.
Alleyne also won a BlackBerry cellular telephone and an ornate living room "hutch" from a promotion by Courts, where she made several purchases during the holiday season.
She believes she will still be given a Hilux.
"God knows what is in my heart," she said.
"He will bless me again."
Ah feel the pastor touching the cookie..
VexXx Dogg wrote:he already collecting tithes.
If she wanted to give that badly, she should sell it and give the cash to various charities.
Greypatch wrote:She is better than most of us.
Big Respect
Greypatch wrote:She is better than most of us.
Big Respect
foss wrote:wonder if she bullin?
baby needs a new pair of shoes
MasterShake wrote:sell it and give the $$$ to charity. i dont see how giving it to the pastor really contributing much to society
I was praying for two Hilux trucks, one for me and one for my pastor. But I had also pledged to God that I would give the first vehicle I get to my pastor. So when I found out that I had won this car, I could not go back on my word. I had to give it to him (the pastor) to clear the way for me to receive that Hilux!
Jason45 wrote:I know d pastor personally,i am not a member of his church but he is a very humble person and is not attracted to vanity and is very helpful to anyone he used to ride to work on a bike for over 25 years,and he never owned a car.Lucky ting is not cuffie she dealin wit.U woulda end up seein da audi in one ah he daughter music videos.
eekipoo wrote:This reminds me of a joke i heard sometime ago about a guy who fell in a river and could not swim but while he was in the river a boat passed and offered assistance he said no "my god will save me" a helicopter passed offered to save him he declined " no my god will save me" eventually he died and went to heaven, when he met got he asked god why you did not save me? god replied " i sent donkey, a boat and a helicopter what more yuh wanted? lol..... This is like her yuh prayed for a hilux and yuh win an audi
audi = $375000
Hilux = $275000
Sell audi = $375000 cash = Hilux fully loaded with change. ent they say "if god cant come he will send ah man"
She should be the star of two stupid dogs. Some ppl unbelievable yes.
Alpha_2nr wrote:eekipoo wrote:This reminds me of a joke i heard sometime ago about a guy who fell in a river and could not swim but while he was in the river a boat passed and offered assistance he said no "my god will save me" a helicopter passed offered to save him he declined " no my god will save me" eventually he died and went to heaven, when he met got he asked god why you did not save me? god replied " i sent donkey, a boat and a helicopter what more yuh wanted? lol..... This is like her yuh prayed for a hilux and yuh win an audi
audi = $375000
Hilux = $275000
Sell audi = $375000 cash = Hilux fully loaded with change. ent they say "if god cant come he will send ah man"
She should be the star of two stupid dogs. Some ppl unbelievable yes.
^^ QFT. Well said indeed.
Woman got her prayers answered yes.
But notice, she prayed for TWO....not one.
Hell, she could have sold the audi, and bought two base model Hiluxes (for a lil extra), and that way satisfy her "plan".
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