MY PHONE GOT MISSING || A BLESSING IN DISGUISE

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I haven’t been active on Hive for about 2 weeks now, let me gist you about the reason…

So I had a really crazy and miraculous week(last week) but I will explain. Honestly, nothing else can explain what I went through last week, it is beyond comprehension. It was a rollercoaster of all the emotions you could ever think of ; Happiness, sadness, fear, excitement, anxiety, surprise, confusion, and so on.., I went through it all and I am so glad I can share this on hive, with everyone.


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So, I lost my phone(A forest green coloured Redmi note 8 pro) 14 days ago, that's exactly two(2) weeks from now. It was on a beautiful Sunday , after an amazing sermon, where I prophesied blessings into my life in the new week. I prayed with faith that good things will come my way in the week that was about to begin.

I was going home from church and took a cab with @starstrings01 . I was not pressing my phone during the journey because my battery was quite low. I cant exactly recollect if I dropped it in my bag or pocket. To cut the long story short, my people, I got home and I couldn't find my phone, I searched everywhere , then I knew my baby was not with me🥺. At that moment, I didn't know how to feel, I was just there. I wasn't crying or panicking, my heart was not even beating fast, I was just calm. Just that, a million questions were running through my mind at once, because I didn't know exactly how it happened.


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We started calling my number and it kept ringing and ringing , but no one picked it up. I was just praying and wishing that I didn't put the phone on silent. Myself and @starstrings01 went back to the bus stop, if we'd see the cab that took us, but that was to no avail. Then, at a point, I called my number again, It was ringing and boom! someone cut the call and the network provider said the user was busy.


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Busy as in how?😭

I tried my number again and I heard something like 'the number you're trying to call is currently switched off. It was at this moment I knew that the phone has been picked up by someone who has no intention of returning it. Fun fact: I still didnt cry, hard girls do not cry yunno😌


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We kept calling the number but it was switched off every single time we tried. So I just zeroed my mind that it was gone, and that was like a hard reality, because there is a lot on my phone and I just didnt want to start thinking of those really important things, else, I will start feeling so bad and might eventually cry. Honestly though, there was this calmness in my heart, I just had the feeling that everything would be fine. It's not even like I had one money somewhere to get a new phone at the moment, but I just kept cool and believed in God, and I knew the sunday prayers would not go in vain too.

Later that night, my cousin and her friends were still helping to reach my line, then at a point, it rang and someone picked up. The guy identified himself as ‘Ismail’ and they begged him please, give the phone back. He said we should meet him at a particular place the next day, that he would send his own number after they end the call. That was the agreement, but Ismail did not actually send any number after the call😭😭 Ismail dey use us play chess😂😭 They even tried my number immediately after the call, but this man had turned the phone off.


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We tried reaching him with my line the next day, but my number was switched off all through. I was actually very heartbroken and disappointed because I was optimistic and hopeful for a moment, and then he took that little hope from me, it pained so much and I knew the guy was playing us.

I retrieved my line about two days after the incident, because people had to be able to reach me, I own a business. Then, something happened on that same day I retrieved my line. I met my pastor in church when I went for rehearsal, and miracously, he gave me 20,000 naira. It was actually ‘miraculous’ because it’s not even as if he knows me like that, till now, I feel the whole thing was just God’s doing, because there is no other sane explanation. Honestly, I wasn't expecting that kind of blessing last week, I was so grateful and happy and I started seeing the whole phone issue as 'a blessing in disguise'

Luckily for me, I got the phone back about 4/5 days after I lost it but that was still a miracle too, because these people didn’t have the intentions of returning the phone. Funny enough, there was no password or lock on my phone, so they literally had access to anything and everything but luck was on my side because I don’t think they knew so much about phones. The whole experience was just so crazy, I don’t even know where to start my explanation from.

We (My cousin and I) used my Gmail to lock the device(on my PC). Then we put her number on display and begged them to return the phone. I’m intentionally using ‘them’ because we later learnt that about 3 people were involved with the phone. So, we got a call from a strange number the next morning and we immediately deduced that it was them. He ended the call after a word or two and we called the number immediately after that but the line was off already. I was exhausted at that point, I literally gave up because the stress was getting too much.

At a point, he picked up and asked for our location and we told him, and also begged him to return the phone, and he said he would bring it after taking his bath. The communication was not that swift because the guy we spoke to was an Hausa guy. We called about 30 minutes after but the line was off again, I was like 'is this guy whining us right now😭'

Then boom!, we got a call that evening that we should come and collect it at an agreed location . Thank God I was with @starstrings01 , my cousin and another friend of mine, we just left immediately. We got to the agreed location and this guy’s number and mine were both switched off😭😭. You can’t imagine how frustrated I was


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like, guy, if you want to carry the phone, do it with your full chest, no dey play me like ludo😩🥹

After about 20 minutes of waiting, this bike just parked beside us like he knew us before. I’m guessing he had gone through the phone and seen my pictures, so he was sure I was the owner of the phone. He was an Hausa guy, a bike man precisely. According to him, they were 3 that saw the phone and one of them was saying they should sell it but he was the one saying they should not sell it. Well, I still want to believe that the whole experience was a miracle, maybe God just touched their hearts or something, because it is inexplicable.

They could have sold it, even to get small money and share among themselves, but then, this happened. He gave me my phone and honestly, I felt like I was dreaming, never thought I was going to see my baby again😭😭. We appreciated him though, and we went back home. My battery was down at the time, so I got home and charged the phone with excitement, but I received a great shock when my phone came back on.


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An Hausa woman was the new wallpaper😂😭, I saw different pictures of the man that gave us the phone, together with his people😩, almost all my apps were already deleted😭, they had logged in their own WhatsApp and Facebook accounts. Although I was truly grateful and I still am, I was like ‘is this playing?’. I was just praying that should not touch my files, and thank God, they didn’t.

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I didn’t know where to start from,lol😂. I was even so happy that they didn’t wipe my phone. Half my gallery was gone (though I got the deleted items back, thank God for the thrash bin feature on my phone). I used the rest of the week to reminisce on how eventful the week had been. It was really crazy, and honestly, I am not even exaggerating.

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See the amount pictures and videos that were deleted😩

I had been through a lot mentally and all the ‘-lly’ you can ever think of😂😭 and my phone had also been through a lot, physically(It had new cracks when I got it back). When I say it has been through a lot, trust me, it has. It was involved in an accident once and I had to fix it back, I will write something on that in my next post.

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The lost but found phone☺️

Then on Sunday ,exactly a week after the incident I was gifted an IPhone 7 by someone really special😌☺️. That was when I realized fully that My whole experience was indeed a blessing in disguise!!! and I am still praying for everyone that blessed and helped me through that time.


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And meet my new baby!!😊😊❤️

I have missed this space so much and yes, I am fully back now. AND BETTER!😎

Thanks for reading🥺♥️

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That sounds intense and glad that you got a better replacement! Iphone at that too. Hopefully you'd be around Hive, engaging and making content again 😊

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Yeah, it was really intense, felt like 'what a week!', literally😹

The replacement was indeed a blessing, and honestly, I didn't see it coming.

I am fully back on hive now, thank you for stopping by, I truly appreciate it.

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I already thought you would not be able to collect the phone again. 😂😂😂 but somehow God did it for you... You got your phone back and with a new phone. Abeg which soap are you bathing with. I am looking for all this type of blessings oh.

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Honestly, as calm as I was, I already gave up on the phone, really thought it was gone for good. Truly, it was God, because there is no other explanation.

Thank you so much for helping out too, you are simply the best!

Ummm……………The soap wey you dey manufacture, or which one again?🌝🌝

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You are indeed very lucky, that Sunday prayer did not go to waste at all, and the forth and back with those people was really intense, I would have given up already😫,

How were you able to lock the phone through you pc?

And congrats on getting a new baby, indeed every disappointment is a blessing in disguise

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Honestly, I was tired too, I don’t like stress at all, I was at the brink of giving up totally. Thank God I didn’t, and thank God for the people around me, they kept the hope alive.

Yeah, there is this feature of Gmail, I think it’s under privacy, you can access devices that your mail is logged in. You can see the location (region, mostly). We used the ‘Secure device’ feature in our case though.

Thank you so much☺️❤️

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Thank God for you,

Ok, I never knew about that option, will check it out.

You are welcome and blessed😉😍

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Oh dear, that was such a roller coaster journey with your phone. I hope that will never happen again. i think what's better in today's modern world is to invest for a high security feature of phone.

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I hope that will never happen again

I hope so too🙏, thank you so much🥹❤️

i think what's better in today's modern world is to invest for a high security feature of phone.

Yeah, I tried to track the phone with my phone’s IMEI number but it was to no avail, at that moment, I really wished there was a way to see my phone’s EXACT location, and not just the region.

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Yeah I wish that there is a phone like that but I think only Iphone has that.

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Yeah, hopefully, the technology will reach all other types of phones.

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I could feel all your sad feelings and emotions, dear. You know, I have been into that situation. I remember the last time I lost my phone was way back in high school. During those times, GPS in phones were not available, so the only way to track it is just to call it or text anyone who got it. I so feel the mixed emotions which made me remember how I acted when I lost it.

It was not really easy. But good thing, God answered your hopes and prayers miraculously and you were able to backed up. I am happy that you are feeling better now and I hope you will not experience this again. Keep safe always, my friend and have a nice day.

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You know, I have been into that situation.

aww, so sorry about that, thank goodness it’s all in the past now, the feeling is not good one🥹

GPS in phones were not available, so the only way to track it is just to call it or text anyone who got it.

Can’t imagine how you must have felt🥹, really glad technology has improved now. In fact, I am still hoping for more improvement. Imagine if we could track phones In less than 5 minutes, regardless if it’s off or on, that would be so nice to see .

I am happy that you are feeling better now and I hope you will not experience this again. Keep safe always, my friend and have a nice day.

I really hope so too, thank you so much🥹, you’re so amazing and I really appreciate your comment. Thank you❤️

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You are most welcome, dear, and I hope you are okay now after your phone was lost. Your words are so sweet and I must say that you are really beautiful with a heart. See you around and have a wonderful time.

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Yes, I’m much better now, thank you sooo much, you are so kind☺️

Your words are so sweet and I must say that you are really beautiful with a heart.

Aww🥺🥺, thank you so much for this heartwarming response, I needed to hear this today. You have a really sweet soul too, and yes! I would definitely see you around as well😌💃

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That’s great I’m glad things worked out for you! It feels great when things like that happen! Funny enough I’m typing this from an iPhone 7 now lol. I can afford a new one but why spend the money?! I am waiting until it dies to get a new one lol thankfully I’ve got the passwords and stuff written down off it so it won’t be an issue but would be nice to wait.

At least there are some good people left in the world that’s for sure!

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That’s great I’m glad things worked out for you!

Aww🥺, thank you so much

Funny enough I’m typing this from an iPhone 7 now lol

Oh wow, we’re twinning!!💃💃💃

I’ve got the passwords and stuff written down off it so it won’t be an issue

This is a really smart move,I will also consider doing this too. If that phone had gotten lost in the end, I would have lost a lot of things, and some might not even be retrievable.

At least there are some good people left in the world that’s for sure!

Yes! Definitely

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Wow. This is amazing. It is the grateful heart for me.

It is surely a blessed week I believe all this happened in a week though

They should have sold it but I believe it was God grace.

You go dey sing sef “you dey whine me niii😂”

I’m happy for you tho. Thanks for sharing with us

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They should have sold it but I believe it was God grace.

Honestly sis, nothing else can explain it, it truly was God’s grace

You go dey sing sef “you dey whine me niii😂”

How did you know?😂😭

I’m happy for you tho. Thanks for sharing with us

Thank you so much. Thank you so much more for reading 🥺❤️

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