tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86861069415557913102024-02-08T18:38:21.444+08:00THE HEART OF THE ARTIST"Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished". Luke 1:45ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-76667737855964514572012-01-15T16:26:00.003+08:002012-01-15T16:34:13.494+08:00Tablecloth (a true story)<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn , arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw<br />their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve.<br /></div></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls, painting, etc, and on December 18 were ahead of schedule and just about finished. On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days. On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church. His heart sank when he saw that the roof had leaked, causing a large area of plaster about 20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about head high. The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor, and not knowing what else to do but postpone the Christmas Eve service, headed home. On the way he noticed that a local business was having a flea market type sale for charity, so he stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful, handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth with exquisite work, fine colors and a Cross embroidered right in the center. It was just the right size to cover the hole in the front wall. He bought it and headed back to the church. By this time it had started to snow. An older woman running from the opposite direction was trying to catch the bus. She missed it. The pastor invited her to wait in the warm church for the next bus 45 minutes later.. She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and it covered up the entire problem area. Then he noticed the woman walking down the center aisle. Her face was like a sheet. "Pastor," she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?"<br />The pastor explained. The woman asked him to check the lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted into it there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she had<br />made this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria . The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor<br />told how he had just gotten "The Tablecloth". The woman explained that before the war she and<br />her husband were well-to-do people in Austria . When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave.<br />Her husband was going to follow her the next week. He was captured, sent to prison and never saw her husband or her home again. The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth; but she made the pastor keep it for the church.. The pastor insisted on driving her home. That was the least he could do. She lived on the other side of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn for the day for a housecleaning job. What a wonderful service they had on Christmas Eve. The church was almost full. The music and the spirit were great. At the end of the service, the pastor and his wife greeted everyone at the door and many said that they would return. One older man, whom the pastor recognized from the neighborhood continued to sit in one of the pews and stare, and the pastor wondered why he wasn't leaving. The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on the front wall because it was identical to one that his wife had made years ago when they lived in Austria before the war and how could there be two tablecloths so much alike? He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and put in a prison. He never saw his wife or his home again all the 35 years between.<br />The pastor asked him if he would allow him to take him for a little ride. They drove to Staten Island and to the same house where the pastor had taken the woman three days earlier. He helped the man climb the three flights of stairs to the woman's apartment, knocked on the door and he saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever imagine.<br /><br />True Story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reid who says God does work in mysterious ways.<br /></div></span>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-32197061448362069092011-12-15T00:24:00.006+08:002011-12-15T00:53:21.309+08:00A $1 for Agta<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UN23t6s9q3o/TujPIsLwrBI/AAAAAAAABQg/kpsz13pXWsQ/s1600/Agta.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 207px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686022277761641490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UN23t6s9q3o/TujPIsLwrBI/AAAAAAAABQg/kpsz13pXWsQ/s320/Agta.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Christmas is just around the corner. But instead of celebrating it with a Christmas party and gift giving, our bible study group decided to share a day of our lives on a mission’s trip to Camarines Sur on Dec 27-28, 2011.<br />A dollar for Agta is a fund-raising activity of our Pasir Ris discipleship group. Your $1 will be used to buy basic school supplies as a gift for the children in the villages which will include the following: pencil, eraser, ruler, notebook, water bottle, envelope, flashlight and raincoat. </span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8XWkjAua-zo/TujOgNhPKyI/AAAAAAAABQE/Pmb0Jc79ecU/s1600/Picture_796.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 203px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 205px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686021582335453986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8XWkjAua-zo/TujOgNhPKyI/AAAAAAAABQE/Pmb0Jc79ecU/s320/Picture_796.jpg" /></a>We are targeting to send out 250 sets of school supplies and we would like to give you an opportunity to bless these children by sharing a dollar from your pocket. Of course you are much welcome if you want to give more A few people already gave pledges and the collected amount will be given to the ministry of Agta Tribe.<br />If you want to know more about the Agta Ministry, I encourage you to visit their website and be blessed.<br /><a href="http://sjhagen.blogspot.com/search/label/A%20Virtual%20Journey">http://sjhagen.blogspot.com/search/label/A%20Virtual%20Journey</a></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lp7L36yUEP0/TujOgEWx3YI/AAAAAAAABQY/BUYMF5KaGMo/s1600/Picture_2306.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 205px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686021579875671426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lp7L36yUEP0/TujOgEWx3YI/AAAAAAAABQY/BUYMF5KaGMo/s320/Picture_2306.jpg" /></a>The Lord is surely doing a lot of amazing things in that part of the world. We are excited as to what the Lord is going to reveal to us as we prepare to experience what life is up there in the mountains.<br />Please be with us in prayer as we go through this journey and take part by sharing a $1 for Agta.<br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">God Bless You! </div><br /><div align="justify">Matthew 18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven."<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">Agta Missions Team<br />*If the Lord is touching your heart to give your share please get in touch with us through FB personal message or simply sms us @ 93382707 or 91992704. </span></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-26875978936902762422011-02-26T00:12:00.004+08:002011-02-26T00:17:09.296+08:00An Open Letter to my Future Husband<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Even though I don't know exactly who you'll be<br />yet, I think of you often. I wonder how you're<br />living your life now. It matters to me, you know,<br />because how you live your life now determines the<br />kind of man you're becoming … and the kind of man<br />I'll spend the rest of my life with.<br />Apparently, for some bizarre reason manhood<br />doesn't come automatically for males. Some guys<br />seem to spend their entire lives trying to "prove<br />their manhood" – by hunting, playing sports,<br />driving fast … and unfortunately, by having sex.<br />It seems rather strange to us women that guys<br />think that having sex proves you're a man. To us,<br />it just proves that you've reached puberty. And<br />we don't really consider that, in itself, to be<br />any accomplishment. Becoming a man is a much more<br />complicated process.<br />The funny thing is, even in this day and age,<br />most guys want to marry a girl who respects her<br />sexuality. A guy doesn't like the idea of his<br />future wife in the back seat with someone else,<br />or her being the subject of a sexual conquest<br />story in the locker room. They'll brag about<br />girls like that, but they won't marry them. They<br />want to marry a girl, whether she's never "done<br />it" or done it and regretted it, who recognizes<br />that sex speaks the language of forever,<br />committed love … someone like me.<br />But why would I want to marry someone like that …<br />someone who wants to marry a virgin, but spends<br />his dating years robbing other girls of their<br />virginity so that he can prove his manhood? He's<br />not a "real man" in my eyes – he's selfish,<br />immature boy driven by insecurity, not love. And<br />I'm not interested.<br />I want more from you. I want you to respect your<br />sexuality as much as I respect mine. I want you<br />to be a real, confident man not a wimp who has to<br />use women to feed his insecurity. A guy like that<br />couldn't use all of those women, and then<br />suddenly love me. He may be "good in bed" but he<br />is no good in loving.<br />I want you to learn to really love. Learning to<br />love is learning to put the other first. A guy<br />who messes around outside of marriage isn't<br />putting the good of the other first. He is using<br />a girl … speaking the "body language" of<br />permanent commitment when the relationship isn't<br />permanent. He's putting the girl at risk of<br />pregnancy. And he's putting himself at risk for<br />some nasty diseases … diseases he can then later<br />give his wife. That's not making love. A real man<br />loves women – and wants what's best for them. And<br />he doesn't let his desires control his actions.<br />He controls his desires instead.<br />I want you to develop self-control. That's<br />important to me. I don't want to marry a man who<br />can't control himself. Men like that make lousy<br />husbands. A man who isn't used to saying "no" to<br />sex isn't going to be any better at it at 40 than<br />he is at 18. I've seen women who worry everytime<br />their husbands hire an attractive secretary. I<br />don't want that. What kind of marriage could I<br />have with someone I couldn't even trust on a<br />business trip.<br />In the short run, I'm sure there aren't too many<br />rewards for living lives this way. Society tells<br />you that you're missing out on your "sexual<br />peak". You silence during the locker room<br />bragging sessions can seem deafening. You may<br />even heard from the girls you date that something<br />must be "wrong" with you because you won't take<br />them to bed. Deep down, you must know that having<br />sex won't prove you're a man. It's just<br />irritating that no one else seems to know it,<br />isn't it?<br />But someone does know it. I know it. And in the<br />end, I'm the only one who matters. And no, I'm<br />not as narrow minded as those guys who say<br />they'll only marry a virgin. Society isn't too<br />supportive of virginity. I can forgive mistakes<br />of the past. But I'm interested in your future,<br />starting now. When I meet you, I want you to be a<br />man who has made a conscious decision to wait …<br />out of love for our future family and commitment<br />to our marriage. And I want you to be a real man,<br />who's developed the control, maturity and<br />unselfishness that waiting brings. They may not<br />be popular traits in the locker room, but they're<br />popular with me. They'll make you better husband,<br />and a better father. To me, that's sexy.<br />I've abstained from sex all these years and it<br />hasn't been for the lack of offers. I've had<br />plenty of opportunities, and saying "no" hasn't<br />always been easy. I'm sure, it's not always easy<br />for you either, but it will make our marriage so<br />much stronger. Sex will be our gift to each<br />other, our exclusive "language". It'll belong to<br />us, not "us" and everyone else we ever dated.<br />Thanks for waiting for me. I promise you won't<br />regret it.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">by: Mary Beth Bonboci</span></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-57050833713069335182011-01-04T02:22:00.011+08:002011-01-04T23:18:35.622+08:00Two Tiny Coins<div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/TSIUxG0eBiI/AAAAAAAABPE/oySfhzz9rYk/s1600/two%2Bcoins.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 228px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558027724005443106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/TSIUxG0eBiI/AAAAAAAABPE/oySfhzz9rYk/s320/two%2Bcoins.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff9966;"> <span style="font-family:arial;"><em>"Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”</em> Mark 12:43-44</span></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Though extremely poor, I find the widow with the two coins in the bible as one of the most greathearted person ever lived. Jesus caught sight of her in the temple. No one else would have noticed her but Jesus, with eyes that penetrated both her circumstances and her heart, recognized the astonishing nature of her gift. Truly, her gesture was a sign of complete abandonment to God. After learning about this, I kind of picture myself in the scene and asked myself, "If I was there at the temple, putting my offering at the receptacle, what would Jesus see?" Oh my, I guess I would be a great dissapointment!</span></p><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I salute this woman for being able to willingly and graciously give to the Lord ALL THAT SHE HAD! She truly is a woman of faith because she wouldn't have offered her last penny if she didn't believe that God would care better than she could care for herself. Also, she must have believe in the value of her small offering. What need had God for two copper of coins anyway? But maybe, God in a manner of speaking, did need what she had to offer. Perhaps her gesture consoled Jesus a short time before his passion and death. She had given everything she had to live on; soon, he would give his very life.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The widow also furnishes us with the best example of recognizing the need for money - she had money, although very little - but also the need to hold it lightly - she willingly and lovingly gave it away.</span><span style="font-family:arial;">1 Timothy 6:10 says " For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs". A lover of money would have hung unto it more tightly than the widow and, when giving it away, would have made sure the gift was noisily apparent.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Personally, I have been constantly skimming the bottom in the last years of my life but God has remained faithful on my needs. I assure you, He truly is a GOD THAT YOU CAN RELY ON and A JEVOHAH JIREH OF ALL TIME! My true security is not in my bank account, but in God alone! :-)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Lastly, the story of the widow and her two copper coins reminds me that God's kingdom works on an entirely different principle than the Kingdom of this world. In the divine economy, the size of the gift is of no conseqeuence; <span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><u>what matters is the size of the giver's heart! :-)</u></strong></span></span></div></span>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-54847025812565904342011-01-01T11:44:00.016+08:002011-01-01T15:24:44.495+08:00A new heart, a new spirit, a new ME!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc66cc;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc66cc;"><strong><em>"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you!" Eze 36:26 </em></strong></span></div><div align="left"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc66cc;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">It's a new year once again! A time of new beginnings and new hopes for most people... for me! The past year 2010 was "my year" in a sense that I was born on the YEAR OF THE TIGER. I thought of it very positively then but naahhh I was totally wrong. However, now that I look back, I actually am very grateful that the Lord allowed me to go through hardships so I become a better person with a greater and extra ordinary motivation, passion and spirit. As in, I can't describe how excited I am with what's going to happen this 2011. I feel like the Lord is going to surprise me with so many things and at the same time, I'd make my way to make Him more proud of me than ever. Well, I know He is no matter how much I messed up in the last 2 decades of my life but nevertheless, I AM STILL LOVED! What a great God I have:-)</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The year 2010 truly been a tough and rough road for me. It was the toughest I could ever think of. I was so down in all aspects financially, spiritually, emotionally and even physically. I lost a very important person in my life and I have never been so broke in my entire life but I have no one else to blame but myself. I was not a good steward of God's finances and with that comes consequences. Consequences that affected a lot of people - my family, friends, ministry. The feeling of great self-dissapointment started to control me and I began to fail the Lord more and more each day. I have been a Christian for more that 2 decades but I feel like at one point, I have stopped growing. My desire to be "extra ordinary, make a difference and excel" just suddenly dissappeared. And having to reflect over and over again, begging God to help me understand myself better and see where the problem lies brought me to this - <u><strong><span style="color:#6666cc;">I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY IDENTITY IN CHRIST!</span></strong></u> I totally lost a clear sense of who I am in God's eyes. That I am His disciple, a temple of His Holy Spirit and more importantly - <strong>I AM HIS CHILD</strong>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#33cc00;"><strong><em>John 1:12 "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God ."<br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I John 3:1 "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!"</span></em></strong></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">And that as a child of God I should be victorious. And though I may have been betrayed, rejected and abandoned by others, God always welcomes me with open </span></span><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">arms.Because</span> <strong><span style="color:#ffff00;">WITH HIM I BELONG!</span></strong></span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ffff00;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Another issue that the Lord had to deal with me was my CONSISTENCY. It's hard to be consistent isn't it? I mean, in one way or another we all have our own inconsistencies in life, we get busy, but mine was horrible because my inconsistency is on <strong>setting up the right priorities in life</strong>. I forgot intently what's really most important. Being a child of God entails enjoying Him, which for me means, spending time with Him, inviting Him into times of recreation and rest in addition to my ministry work. I neglected that, I neglected Him... not totally but worse, consciously! When I read John 8:31 just a few days ago which says "If you hold my teaching, you are my disciples" it hit me. IT HIT ME BIG TIME because I know that a true disciple puts a high priority on spiritual growth and heeds the admonition of Ephesians 4:15 that we are to "grow up into Him who is the head, that is, Christ." But I didn't.I messed up.</span><span style="font-family:arial;">My spiritual growth became very stagnant and I committed the most common mistake most Christians make - BEING COMPLACENT! I have been very lax, slothful and a mediocre christian. And for once, I hated myself for being one. It is for this very reason why the enemy got to easily steal my joy and passion in most of the things that I do. But game over! It's time to get back ALL that was taken from me! ONLY THE LORD can give me such great determination.Through the Holy Spirit, Christ dwells in all true believers, convicting us of sin, guiding us into truth, and empowering our lives. This then </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">leads me to another area of my life that I have been neglecting for soooooo long - MY HEALTH!</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">By housing the Holy Spirit, our bodies become temples - holy, set apart for God's service<span style="color:#ffcc33;">.</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#00cccc;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;">"Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?" I Cor 3:16</span> </em></strong><span style="color:#cccccc;">This means that you and I carry God's spirit with us wherever we go. We are vessels of dynamic Holy Spirit activity and for this reason we need to take care our bodies by adhering to healthy eating habits, exercising, and getting ample rest. Well, I have no issue in terms drinking and smoking but man, my sleeping habit is VERY BAD! Admittedly, I am a night owl but I have never really tried to change which is actually very possible having a God like mine. Paul instructs us to honor God with our bodies</span><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcccc;"> (I Cor 6:20</em></strong></span><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong><em> you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies) </em></strong><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">and let Christ be exalted!</span> </span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong>"And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[a] his Spirit who lives in you. Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. </strong></em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong>For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live." Romans 8:11-13</strong></em></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#c0c0c0;">Many of our addictions, compulsions, and bad habits are bodily behaviours. That's why scripture tells us not to let sin reign in our bodies but to offer ourselves completely to God, to dedicate the various parts of our bodies to God as "instruments of righteousness". The point is what we allow "in us" determines our behavior. And so, part of being the "new me" is also developing good sleeping habits and a healthy lifestyle!</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">Oh well, these are my main concerns in the last few years that I really</span>, truly wanted to change and I am claiming that I will be victorious over all plans of the enemy to stop me again. W</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ith all these, may be you're asking after all that I have been through, what kept me going? Honestly, it is </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>GOD'S CONSTANT PURSUIT OF MY HEART! </strong></span><span style="font-family:arial;">It isn't in His vocabulary to give up on me. And with that, I am humbled and will always be grateful.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Year 2010 maybe the hardest time of my life but at the same time, it is also a year of GRACE and of GREAT TRANSFORMATION of my life! </span></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!!!</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span></strong></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><em><strong>"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness". Ephesians 4:22-24<br /><br /></strong></em></span><br /></p></span>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-35395745003238116452010-10-07T02:47:00.007+08:002010-11-17T19:59:00.192+08:00I LOOK TO YOU<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffcc00;"><em><strong>"And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it."</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Ecclesiastes 12:7</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Lord, I can't sleep.... I'm tired of thinking and crying. My eyes are red, swollen, but I just can't stop the tears. I just can't :-( I lost 2 loved ones in one night. But most of all I lost my Tito Edgar just like that. Though my heart is broken, I thank you for saving him. I find comfort in knowing that he is with you now. Thank you Lord for bringing him into my life. He may have his share of shortcomings, (who doesn't?) but still I will forever be grateful for his life. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I remember he used to take good care of me and my siblings when we were kids. He was a teenager then. He was really close to his one and only "ate", my mom. We lived in one house for a long time. My mom used to tell me how my Tito loves ketchup so much. Even if we didn't have food on the table, as long as there's ketchup, he'll be fine. Among his siblings, he was the most intelligent. He got a scholarship in Don Bosco during his college days and received recognition and awards in chess. He was the one who taught me how to play chess. In fact, I was able to do a module on How to Play Chess for Kids because he inspired me. At one point, he left the country so he can help out his mom financially. After 3 years, he came back, a different person. There were rumours that he was harassed in Saudi and that resulted to mental anxiety. Since then, my Tito has been a burden to the family. We prayed and prayed that he gets well. Later on, by God's grace, we found a solution. With constant check up and injection, his sanity came back. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Just like me, my Tito loves to eat and laugh. We shared a lot of things in common and we went to church together. My Tito loves the Lord.Even if he's alone, he would go to church every single Sunday that he's with us in Manila. I am confident that he is now with the Lord....... peaceful as ever. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">No more asthma and suffering for you Tito. I will miss you dearly....... I am so sad that I didn't even get to see you the last time I was in Manila. I will miss your "lambing" that I may buy you a chess book, or give you pamasahe so you can go to church etc. I will miss eating and dining with you. I will miss hearing the wheezing sound of our asthma together. Bakit ba kasi tayo ang nakamana nun kay lolo e? 'yun pala ang babawi ng buhay mo. If you were in Manila, I don't think you will die. Mom will not allow that to happen. But I guess this is life. Nothing permanent, except DEATH!</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Thank you for all your wonderful memories that I will cherish forever... I will miss you dearly!!!! :-(</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Lord, in these times when I really don't have the strength to move on with life anymore, I LOOK TO YOU! </span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='279' height='196' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbqV7rP7Bww4IuyjQcXzoQaOJcDIvC9wVtfG2RfeiC3ihVv73SnViwhResSUvFnO-RU7yGeY_T-T3V3gYS-Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As I lay me down<br />Heaven hear me now<br />I’m lost without a cause<br />After giving it my all<br /><br />Winter storms have come<br />And darkened my sun<br />After all that I’ve been through<br />Who on earth can I turn to?<br /><br />[Chorus:]<br />I look to you,<br />I look to you<br />After all my strength is gone<br />In you I can be strong<br />I look to you,<br />I look to you<br />And when melodies are gone In you I hear a song<br /><br />I look to you<br /><br />Have to lose my breath<br />There’s no fighting left<br />Sinking to rise no more<br />Searching for that open door<br /><br />And every road that I’ve taken<br />Led to my regret<br />And I don’t know if I’m go’n make it<br />Nothing to do but lift my head<br /><br />[Chorus]<br /><br />My levees are broken<br />My walls are coming down on me<br />My rain is falling<br />Defeat is calling<br />I need you to set me free<br />Take me far away from the battle<br />I need you<br />Shine on me! </span><br /></p>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-21497708245718656542010-01-03T23:47:00.002+08:002010-01-03T23:51:29.711+08:00Autobiography In Five Chapters<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I had the privilege to listen to John Maxwell preach live online a few minutes ago and I tell you, I was really blessed. He talked about SECOND CHANCES having Jonah as his main illustration. Aren't you glad that our God is a God not just of 2nd but 3rd, 4th, 5th and many more chances????? Well I am, co'z if not, I tell you I should have been dead long time ago. In the last 15 years of my life there is one lesson that God has been teaching me that until now I STILL HAVEN'T LEARNED.And so I'm not going to ask God anymore why it happened again and why I am in that hole again STILL TRYING TO GET OUT for the nth time around. Good thing, our <strong>God is GRACIOUS</strong>! And GRACE means, <strong>YOU GET WHAT YOU DON'T DESERVE.</strong> It is super embarrasing and humbling to hear that after being so stubborn and disobedient God says to me, "It's alright my daughter, you try it again this year, nothing changed, I STILL LOVE YOU".<br /><br />And so, here I am, God didn't just give me a second chance but also dealt with my pride.And I thank HIM for that.It is such JOY to feel released from a long time hidden personal issues and be accountable with someone whom God sent to help me get really directed.<br /><br />With all this I realized, I am not superwoman after all as many perceived. And that is a good thing:-)<br /><br />Maxwell ended his preaching with this poem of Portia Nelson. My prayer is to be on Chapter 5 this year and that I decrease and HE INCREASES (John 3:30)<br /><br />Enjoy! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffff33;">Autobiography In Five Chapters</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">1) I walk down the street.<br />There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<br />I fall in.<br />I am lost... I am hopeless.<br />It isn't my fault.<br />It takes forever to find a way out.<br /><br />2) I walk down the same street.<br />There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<br />I pretend I don't see it.<br />I fall in again.<br />I can't believe I'm in the same place.<br />But it isn't my fault.<br />It still takes a long time to get out.<br /><br />3) I walk down the same street.<br />There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<br />I see it is there.<br />I still fall in... it's a habit.<br />My eyes are open.<br />I know where I am.<br />It is my fault.<br />I get out immediately.<br /><br />4) I walk down the same street.<br />There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<br />I walk around it.<br /><br />5) I walk down another street.<br /><br />Portia Nelson<br />From: Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying </span></span></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-73696992787591124952009-08-26T07:15:00.003+08:002009-08-26T07:34:51.032+08:0035 SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE IN MY 35 YEARS<span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="center"><em><strong>" I thank my God every time I remember you."</strong> Philippians 1:3</em></div><div align="justify"><br />1. Papa – for always being proud of me, for supporting and loving me in spite of my shortcomings; for providing in the family all these years; for the many times you have given me a ride even if I was already a grown up; for your non-stop provision and help…….. THANK YOU!<br />2. Mama – for the many dishes you’ve prepared, clothes you’ve ironed and washed for me; I am a very good cook because of you and popsy; for understanding and being patient, for loving and taking good care of me even as a grown up……….. THANK YOU!<br />3. Eden (my sister) – for doing all my errands and taking good care of our household especially mama and papa…………. THANK YOU!<br />4. Bong (my brother) – for working hard to help our family, for giving in to my massage request whenever I need it; for the many times you picked me up and sent me to take a cab for work………. THANK YOU!<br />5. Tito Buboy – for believing in me and for helping my father send me to college by paying a huge amount of my tuition fee. I wouldn’t be where I am now if you didn’t believe that I can do it.; for inspiring and exposing me to music, maybe you didn’t realize but I did listen to all the tapes you brought from Saudi from classic to reggae, pinoy rock etc. I just love then all!!!! THANK YOU!<br />6. Ate Rose(wife of Tito Buboy) – for your support to Tito and for not stopping him to pay for my tuition; for praying for me and sharing your heart with me; for always watching the plays that I direct; for helping me come to Singapore; for always having nice words to say about people, about me…………….. THANK YOU!<br />7. Teacher Pow – for being my accountability partner for the longest time; for the ears that listen each time; for all the prayers and friendship; for the laughter and tears, teach, you have been wonderful! J THANK YOU!<br />8. Pastor Eddie – for the many preaching and learning you’ve shared; for helping me developed such a strong foundation of my faith; for being a friend and a pastor; for telling me that I am a wonderful lady and that a wonderful lady will never lose admirers……………. THANK YOU!<br />9. Ma’am Cindy – for the many inspirational talk you’ve shared and home cooked recipes you taught me; for being a good example of how a wife, a mom and a pastor’s wife should be and for showing me how a woman of God is like by being you………… THANK YOU!<br />10. Pastor Lance – for showing me a good example of what “self-control” is and “being angry without sinning”; for being a friend, for all the laughter and wonderful memories of missions trip and other ministry work; for believing and saying yes to a ACTS Theatre Ministry years ago; and for always getting better and better as a pastor, a minister, a husband, a father and a friend to me and the rest around you………. THANK YOU!<br />11. Melanie – for inspiring me to laugh each time; for making me feel special – you bake for me, you buy me flowers when there’s a play, you greet me on my birthday, you chat with me whenever I am around, you share recipes with me etc; for always remembering me even if I am far away…….. THANK YOU!<br />12. Fiona – for being such a wonderful person inside and out; for being such an inspiration and a good example of how a daughter of God should live; for always striving for EXCELLENCE! For attending and shepherding ACTS; for always saying yes to most of the projects/assignments I asked you to do; for teaching me how to say no when you really don’t have the time; for listening to all of my stories whether interesting or not; for believing that I can still counsel you even if I am far away; for being a very good friend in spite of the distance; for praying and loving me………THANK YOU!<br />13. Lain – for all the stories we’ve shared; all the places we’ve been to; for all the happy and crying times, for all the ministry work and challenges we have experienced together; for taking care of ACTS; for not giving up or losing hope; for always encouraging, praying, supporting and loving me………. THANK YOU!<br />14. Albert – for teaching me what “FAITH” really is and that “God is never late yet never too early”; for inspiring me and for doing such an excellent job in school, church and your family; for all the good and bad times we have shared and still I never heard you complain, not even once; for being a great leader and an example to the youth….. THANK YOU!<br />15. Erwin – for being so hard-working; for being courageous enough to take charge of ACTS; for all the wonderful memories you have shared with me whether personal or ministry related; for always believing in me as your director; for not being afraid to try new things; for your humility and willingness to learn; for being a great leader, preacher, actor, trainer and a friend…… THANK YOU!<br />16. Weng – for 20 years of friendship! Gosh, words are not enough to express what we have been through as friends, but in spite of all the ups and downs, we are still together! For all the secrets we’ve shared, ministry work, travel and missions trips, for all the musicals and projects we’ve made; for the many wonderful memories and still counting…… THANK YOU!<br />17. Angelo – for being such an inspiration and for proving that God can truly change lives and that with Him nothing is impossible; for the years of friendship; for praying and loving me…… THANK YOU!<br />18. Jennie – for always spending time with me; for all the love, prayers and support; for always reminding me to save; for just simply being a friend, a wonderful mom, a minister and a pastor’s wife; for always changing for the better especially from the time you married Jeff; for not tolerating wrong doings; for the years of friendship……….. THANK YOU!<br />19. Jeff – for being excellent in all that you do; for showing humility, perseverance, hard-work and for loving and obeying God; for all the years of friendship we have shared from Voices of Glory Quarter (since high school) to SUMAYA, Sunday School, Choir, Drama,(I can still vividly remember you saying “good news, good news, Christ died for me! Hahahaha) Breaking Point etc; for being a great leader, a pastor, a trainer, a minister, a father, a husband, a friend……… THANK YOU!<br />20. Tonie – for the trust, respect, support, prayers; for all the laughter, and joy; for all the plays we have made, arts festival and missions trip we have facilitated; for all the places we’ve been to; for the ears that listen; for always being the first one to see me each time I go back home; for all the love in spite of knowing all my weaknesses………THANK YOU!<br />21. Alvin – for being such a good buddy; for always making me laugh; for inspiring the youth; for being such a powerful and energetic preacher with very high sense of humor; for assisting with ACTS, for always spending time with me over a cup of coffee; for all the wonderful memories in the ministry; for the years of friendship……….. THANK YOU!<br />22. Theodore – for the endless inspiration of making music for the Lord; for training the youth without expecting anything in return; for your servant heart and humility; for never failing to inspire me with your songs…….. THANK YOU!<br />23. Chie – for simply loving and believing in me; for always spending time; for not giving up and for the inspiration of forgiveness and undying love; for your friendship so sweet and true……….. THANK YOU!<br />24. Digi – for being “strong” in the Lord; for not giving up nor losing hope; for staying focus on HIM; for learning how to stand up after a great fall; for always believing in me and ACTS; for the love and friendship………THANK YOU!<br />25. Ice – for the countless times you made me cry, you taught me mercy, patience, love, understanding and grace. Hahaha, But in spite of all the hurt, our friendship remained strong; for always believing that there is hope in God and that prayers can move mountains, for the brother-sister friendship that we share for the longest time…… THANK YOU!<br />26. Joy – for all the ministry time we have shared; for always saying yes to Arts Festival, missions trip and other ministry work with me; for inspiring a lot of youth each time you dance for the Lord; for being such a good listener, for trusting and believing in my abilities; for always wanting to attend my lectures; for your eagerness to learn and humility as a servant of God; for being a very good friend…….. THANK YOU!<br />27. Sephii – for consistently doing production stuff with me; for always making yourself available for meetings and ministry work; for not being afraid to share your heart with me even if you are a man; for not giving up on love; for saying yes to Jesus and obeying Him when He called you to preach; for your prayers and friendship…….. THANK YOU!<br />28. Rizza – for all wonderful memories we shared together; for the love and respect in spite of the pain; for surviving the times of trials, for always assuring me that I will be proud when you get married; for all the wonderful ministry time together and years of friendship…… THANK YOU!<br />29. Beng – for all the time you shared with me since way back “theatre time” (won’t mention the theatre’s name anymore, you know what a nightmare that was! Hehehe); for all the help you gave when I was new here in Singapore and even up to now; for all the cooking, cleaning, singing, laughing and crying sessions we had; for the travels, ministry works, outings, events that we were together; for richer or for poorer we were together!J For the years of friendship and still counting……… THANK YOU!<br />30. Jade – for teaching me how to save which I still couldn’t get up to now, I really am a bad student in terms of finances; for being a good example of discipline, hard-work and perseverance; for always being excited when I cook; for laughing at my jokes; for giving me company when I travel; for all the love, support, prayers and friendship……. THANK YOU!<br />31. Teacher Dolly – for being such a great example of how a wonderful teacher should be; for giving and sharing with me kitchen tips; for dreaming of starting a school with me; for being such a great mom and a wife; for always spending time with me; for the many times we went out and you brought me home; for the love, prayers and support……THANK YOU!<br />32. Doc John – for all the discipline and inspiration in establishing a Christian Theatre Ministry; for the very first missions exposure and stage performance you have given me; for believing that I can do it…………. THANK YOU!<br />33. Teacher Super – for all inspiration you gave on how to handle arts for kids; for teaching me to love them unconditionally; for sharing ideas on arts and craft, directing kids and for helping me understand on the importance of praying over your students and lifting them up in the Lord; for the unforgettable “tacos moments” we had with all the PVIS teachers while were doing our bible studies………. THANK YOU!<br />34. Teacher Tetes – for giving me the chance to work with you; for the inspiration of being a great teacher and employer; with you I can say that, “All things I needed to learn in pre-school teaching and discipline, I learned it all in PVIS!”……… THANK YOU!<br /> 35. Teacher Salve – for believing that I am one of the best pre-school teachers in the world; for trusting that I can really help you run your school (Ingenium) before; for bringing me to Davao and asking me to train all the primary school teachers of Ateneo de Davao in Fingermath which pave way for me to ride an airplane for the first time and since then it never stopped; for letting me go when I needed to move on with my career bringing me to where I am now……. THANK YOU!<br /> </span></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-54208697587256263822009-08-15T03:23:00.002+08:002009-08-15T04:16:26.202+08:00EMOTIONAL PURITY<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffcc99;"><em><strong>gave this lecture to ACTS last July..... read on.......</strong></em></span></div><div align="left"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffcc99;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;"><em><strong>“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8</strong></em></span></div><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I. <strong>Emotional Intimacy</strong> – a close, private relationship that would invoke strong feelings, passions, and the senses.<br /><br />Emotional Intimacy will bring about physical intimacy. It is the kind of closeness and familiarity that stirs feelings and senses that promote a bond, a union that God reserves for the marriage relationship.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffcccc;"><strong><em>“Marriage is to be held in honor among all”</em></strong></span> (Hebrews 13:4a)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;"><em> 22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing[</em></span></span><a title="See footnote b" href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eph%205;&version=31;#fen-NIV-29315b#fen-NIV-29315b"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;"><em>b</em></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;"><em>] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."[</em></span><a title="See footnote c" href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eph%205;&version=31;#fen-NIV-29320c#fen-NIV-29320c"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;"><em>c</em></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><span style="color:#ffff99;">] 32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.</span></em> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Ephesians 5:22-32</span><br /><br /><strong>COMMITMENT</strong> produces intimate relationships, in that God-given order.<br /><br />We must re-sensitize ourselves to the importance of guarding our hearts from the “just friends” battle wounds.<br /><br />Heart check: How is your level of intimacy with the Lord?<br /><br />II. <strong>Emotional Purity</strong> – is when you prevent yourself from sharing your heart and your deep emotional feelings to members of the opposite sex.<br />(Compare dating 100 years ago to this new generation – not much emotion involved!)<br />- define or clear out intentions<br />- do not “over-share” especially to someone of the opposite sex (“emotional strip tease” is very common during camp and bible studies/small groups)<br />-do not spend one-on-one time with members of the opposite sex alone<br /><br />When you experience intimacy without commitment you are playing with the heart of a fellow brother or sister in Christ and will violate emotional purity.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffcccc;"><em><strong><br />This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.</strong></em></span> Galatians 5:16<br /><br />III. <strong>Defrauding</strong> – means to have more, or to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach; to swindle, to cheat.<br />You defraud people when you use them, or cheat them of something they need to save for someone else; teasing them with what they couldn’t have; playing with the emotions or expectations of someone in which you do not expect to righteously satisfy.<br /><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;">3It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; 6and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you.</span></em> I</span> Thessalonians 4:3-6<br /><br />A man’s tender attention and smooth words can steal a girl’s heart. However, the young girl in Song of Solomon requests repeatedly not to arouse or awake her love until she pleases.<br />Men, when you treat a young lady as “special” you may be whetting her appetite for marriage. And if you tell a woman that you are just friends yet your behaviour treats her more than a friendship, she will believe your behaviour rather than your words!<br /><br />We all understand the beauty of saving our physical bodies for our mates. How much more wonderful if we saved our emotions as well?</span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"><p align="left"><br />When one avoids defrauding, blessings will follow.<br /><br /><br />IV. <strong>Commitment equals protection<br /></strong><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;">18This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.</span></em> Matthew 1:18, 19<br /><br />Without a solid commitment in a relationship, the walls around the heart are not protected. Commitment equals protection. When a man and a woman become emotionally and spiritually intimate without commitment, one of the two things will happen: they will marry or they will break up. God the protector asks us to “guard our hearts for it is the wellspring of life (Proverbs 4:23)<br />Guarding your heart will require you to discern when to share and when to hold back.<br /><br />V. <strong>The Prize of Life</strong><br /><strong>The prize of life is a relationship with our Creator.</strong> To look to anything else to fill that gap will not bring about satisfaction. God designed marriage but He designed us to be complete when we are with Him. Marriage is not the answer to eternal bliss. To give it that much credit is taking away credit from the Creator. <strong>Marriage is a blessing, not THE BLESSING!</strong> A deeper walk with the Lord is not to be brought about by marriage alone, but by reading His Word, talking to Him, obeying Him and giving Him praise, glory and honor.<br /><br />VI. <strong>God’s Plan for your single years</strong><br /> <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;"><em>32I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs—how he can please the Lord. 33But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— 34and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. 35I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.</em></span> 1 Cor. 7:32 -35<br /><br />Why do so many unmarried people have a hard time facing their singleness head on? Mainly because many singles keep themselves wrapped up in activities that do not foster a love relationship with Christ. They do things they want to do (selfishness), without counting the cost paid. They live in the here and now, without a thought of the future. This focus on self permeates this life stage and in many people the years of being single become a wasteland of me, myself, and I, with little concern of serving and enjoying God.<br /><br /><strong>Jesus was in His thirties and not married. He knew God’s will clearly. He was secure in His position with the Father and His purpose was apparent. Therefore, He kept His undivided attention on the Father.<br /></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;"><em>"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"</em></span> Luke 2:49<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffcccc;"><em>Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."</em></span> Matthew 26:39<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;"><em> "My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.</em></span> John 4:34<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffcccc;"><em>I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.</em></span> John 17:4<br /><br />When singles keep their attention and energy focused on themselves and not on a love relationship with God, they miss out on many activities that would bring about deep satisfaction ENJOYING AND SERVING THE CREATOR SHOULD BE OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL, and this period in our life allows for 100 percent attention on GOD<br /><br /><strong>This undivided attention to the Lord is the point of single life!</strong><br /><br /><strong>CONTENTMENT</strong> is not the “gift” of celibacy, nor it is the magic key that gives God a go ahead to send a spouse your way. Being content does not mean giving up hope.<br /><br />What you do need to do to make sure you align with God’s Plan in your single life?</p><p align="left">I <strong>Continue to seek Him with all you have<br /></strong>“dying to what you want and replacing it with what God wants”<br /> </p><p align="left">II <strong>Make sure that you are serving God.</strong><br />When you are seeking Him first He can do awesome things and open doors of ministry you thought were impossible.<br /><br />III <strong>Make yourself emotionally UNAVAILABLE to the opposite sex.<br /></strong>If you saw God as your mate, how jealous would He be over you?</p><p align="left">When we pray from the selfishness of our hearts for a mate, it can be compared to going to your spouse and asking for money for a prostitute because your spouse is not satisfying you. <em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff99;">When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures</span></em> James 4:3<br /><br />IV <strong>Ask God to enrol you in His “Wife or Husband Training Program.”</strong><br /> The Holy Spirit is our teacher, and if you know deep in your heart that your desire to be married is from the Lord, then asks Him to prepare you.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.</span></strong> Psalm 37:4<br /> <br />COMMITMENT:<br /><br />“For better days or for worse days, I accept what God has for me as a single person. He will not keep me unmarried a day longer than He plans. I will save my emotions for God’s plan and I will forgo the games singles play!”<br /><br /><strong>MARRY SOMEONE WHO IS CONTENT WITH THE LORD ALONE!</strong></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Made this lecture from the book, Emotional Purity of Heather Arnel Paulsen July 2009</span><br /> </span></p>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-73006181983200018502009-08-06T18:28:00.006+08:002009-08-06T18:34:00.127+08:00WAIT<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried:<br />Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied.<br />I plead and I wept for a clue to my fate,<br />And the Master so gently said,<br />“Child, you must wait.”<br /><br />“Wait? You say, wait!” my indignant reply.<br />“Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!<br />Is your hand shortened? Or have You not heart?<br />By faith, I have asked, and am claiming Your Word.”<br /><br />My future and all to which I can relate<br />Hangs in a balance, and YOU tell me to WAIT?<br />I’m needing a “YES”, a go-ahead sign,<br />Or even a “No” to which I can resign.<br /><br />And Lord, You promised that if we believe<br />We need but to ask, and we shall receive<br />And Lord, I’ve been asking, and this is my cry:<br />“I’m weary of asking! I need a reply!”<br /><br />Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate<br />As my Master replied once again, “You must wait.”<br />So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taught<br />And grumbled to God, “So, I’m waiting…… for what?”<br /><br />He seemed, then, to kneel<br />And His eyes wept with mine,<br />And He tenderly said, “I could give you a sign.”<br />I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun.<br />I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run.<br /><br />All you seek, I could give, and pleased you would be.<br />You would have what you want –<br />But you wouldn’t know Me.<br />You’d not know the depth of My love for each saint;<br />You’d not know the power I give to the faint;<br /><br />You’d not learn to see through the clouds of despair;<br />You’d not learn to trust just by knowing I’m there;<br />You’d not know the joy of resting in Me;<br />When darkness and silence were all you could see.<br /><br />You’d never experience that fullness of love<br />As the peace of my Spirit descends like a dove;<br />You’d know that I give and I save, for a start,<br />But you’d not know the depth of the beat of My heart.<br />The glow of my comfort late into the night,<br />The faith that I give when you walk without a sight,<br />The depth that’s beyond getting just what you asked<br />Of an infinite God, who makes what you have last.<br /><br />You’d never know, should your pain quickly flee,<br />What it means that, “My grace is sufficient for thee.”<br />Yes, your dreams for your loved one<br />Overnight would come true,<br /><br />But, Oh, the Loss! If I lost what I’m doing in you!<br /><br />So, be silent, My child, and in time you will see<br />That the greatest of gifts is to get to know Me.<br />And though oft’ may My answers seem terribly late,<br />My most precious answer of all is still, “Wait.”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><br />From the book,</em> <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Emotional Purity</span></strong> <em>of Heather Arnel Paulsen</em></span> </div></span>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-52789679292946717752009-06-17T16:59:00.003+08:002009-06-17T18:30:00.147+08:00Let God Do The Choosing!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9900;"><em><strong>If men were like buses, how do you catch one?</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9900;"><em><strong>A more important questions is - how do you catch the RIGHT one?</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Simple : You take only the bus that's headed the RIGHT direction</span><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span></strong></span></em></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">First we must allow our Heavenly Father to do the picking. And second,the decision for a mate must be made on a spiritual and intellectual basis before its made on an emotional one.</span><span style="font-family:arial;">What about love?, you ask. I'll tell you why. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff33;">"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (Jer 17:9)</span></strong></em> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The heart is willful and is driven by its own agenda. It does not consider things rationally and intelligently - it just loves to love! Therefore you have to point it in the right directions: </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" (Proverbs 4:23 ).</strong></span></em></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Whenever you meet a man, you need to get clearance from God, check out his attributes, and then allow your heart to engage. Dating exists not for mating; it exists for collecting data. I believet hat the biblical design would be friendship, courtship and then marriage. Friendship is two people walking together in agreement and accountability, learning and growing together. Courtship follows the mutual agreement to commit to one another exclusively - it is the decisive turning toward the agreed-upon goal of the marriage altar. It is a period of laying a foundation and preparing your life together after marriage. But dating? Well, if you do date, use the time wisely to gather facts.So when you do gather facts, let us compare the process to clothes shopping.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">1</span><span style="font-family:arial;">. Check out the fabric. Is the person mate material? Does this man have an intimate relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ? Does he care what God thinks about his behavior? Is he accountable to God as well as another co-laborer in the faith? Accountability is an important factor. It is imperative to maintaining a committed relationship. Is your potential spouse a member of the same family - the family of God? Scripture is clear on this : "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (2 Cor 6:14 ).You need to have common interest and values and agree on the essentials of living day to day. You have a similar spiritual walk. You eat the same diet. You enjoy a lot of similar things. You have like interests, like goals in life, like opinions on basic life issues. You have had like experiences in your background. Though there is some truth to the idiom that opposites attract, like-minded folks fare better together. Furthermore, does he want to get married? If you want to be married and your dreamboat isn't interested, don't waste your time. Remember, women fall in love and get married. Men decide to get married and then look for a wife. Note the difference in order. So if a guy says he's not looking for anything serious, take his words seriously. If he's not going your direction, get off the bus & wait for the right one.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">2. Does this man want you? Is he pursuing you? The man who is right for you will pursue you and God's hand in the relationship will be clear. No guessing, no fleeces, no dead ends. Scripture says: "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord"( Prov 18:22). Note- who finds whom? <strong><span style="color:#006600;">THE MAN FINDS THE WIFE.</span></strong> From the beginning of time, God has transported men & women across the world in order to put them together. At the RIGHT TIME, He will bring that man on the scene and he will find you. In God's perfect design, the man is the one who recognizes his mate. Adam has no problem recognizing that Eve was his missing rib. You do not need to strategically place yourself anywhere. You don't have to help a guy out because he's shy. Men will do whatever they have to do to get what they truly want. The man in your life should recognize you as the pearl of great price inhis life and be willing to do whatever he must in order to gain your hand. If he is passive about gaining your affections, take it as a sign that he is not interested. A woman's mother has suggested that it is a good idea to marry a man who loves you more than you love him. As cold as that sounds, it actually might be scriptural if you stop to think about it : "We love him because he first loved us" (1 Jn 4:19).Until then, take the ultimate chill pill. You don't need a bunch of menin your life to make you feel all right about yourself. You need only one man - your man, the one God has selected to select you. And trust me, the right man at the wrong time can be just as awful as the wrong man at any time. So trust God's timing in this. He is the ultimate matchmaker. Relax, sit pretty and allow yourself to be found. Again - WAIT until the man voices his intentions. He should take the lead in establishing the relationship. You may have an inkling that he is the one, but God will use the man to set the tone of the relationship. Allow him the opportunity to woo you - this is your first act of submission. Jesus set the standard for all men to follow. They should love us first. And they should lead the relationship.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">3. The man in your life should not desire to move into your house, only into your heart. A man who prepares for your future has made his intentions clear. A man who is husband material has the means to take care of a wife. He is a responsible human being who understands he needs to have something to offer. In short, a man should have the means to bea suitable lover for you.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">4. Check out his buddies. Everyone knows birds of the same feather flock together, yet most women fail to see the connection between a man and his friends. A man's pals tell you a lot about the person that you haven't seen yet. They reveal things about the guy's character that might be hidden when he is on good behavior. Everyone knows how to put his best foot forward. Don't stay focused on the foot, check out therest of the body!</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">5. Check out his relationship with his mother. How does he treat her? This is your preview of how he will treat you. There are lots of men who, because of a negative relationship with their mothers, really don't like women, yet say they do. Unresolved issues between mother and son continue between husband and wife.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">6</span><span style="font-family:arial;">. Remember that a man's family reveals the cloth from which he's cut.Take note and decide whether you want your future with the man in your life to look like his present family situation.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">7. Check out the patterns of his life. Do you see repeated cycles of drama in his personal kingdom? broken relationships? problems in making commitments? including the job market? mood swings? Is a problem alwayssomeone else's fault? Does he embrace responsibility or shirk it? Does he keep his promises? Is he a man of good reputation? Remember all garments look wonderful hanging in the store, but with wear, some begin to unravel. Give yourself time and space to check outthe man in your life. Time will always reveal whether or not he is made of the right stuff.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">8. Does this man have a vision for his life? Is he running with that vision? Remember, God decided Adam needed help once Adam got busy DOING his assignment. As we saw Adam, a man doesn't need help until he is busy doing what he was created and called to do. Is your guy guided by a sense of destiny and purpose, or does he just allow life to happen around him? A man who is not certain of his mission can be a most miserable person - and you'll be miserable too if you know where YOU want to go in life. A man who has vision is not intimidated by a woman whose mission statement is clear. He will be your best ally,cheerleader and assistant because he wants you both to make it! A man who cannot be supportive of your achievements because he is flounderingin a sea of uncertainty over his own life is not a healthy partner to have and to hold forever. Creating dependencies or feelings of obligation is not the way to get the best out of your man. Somewhere along the way, he will resent you and flee from the smothering burden of obligation he associates you with.You want a man who is firmly anchored in his identity in Christ.Remember, we are looking for a man who will be priest and leader of his home. His first instinct should be to want to cover you, redeem you, and provide for you. Your job is to decide if this is the man God has ordained for you to complement.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">9.Complementarity. Do your talents and gifts complement his? Do his gifts complement yours? What about your temperaments? Do you see the two of you as an effective team capable of bringing blessing to the lives of those around you? Do your futures mesh? Can you coordinate your gifts inan attractive and effective way? This is why knowing your purpose is so important. Make sure your hearts beat for mutual causes.When I go shopping I always consider the fabric, the fit and what I already have in my closet. Will my next purchase be a complementary addition to what I already have? If I find that I am going to have to buy shoes and matching accessories to go with a new outfit, I leave it right on the rack. It is too expensive a proposition. If the man you meet makes you feel that you need to completely reinvent yourself, something is wrong. This is where I ask you to consider the relationship in terms of cost. Is this relationship expensive spiritually, emotional or physically? Does your longing for a mate make you willing to forfeit who you are in the process? Or does he see you as the gift that you are?The man in your life should consider you a rare find, a priceless jewel -because of you he is getting ready to get blessed big-time! Any relationship that causes you to fee l unworthy, unlovely, unacceptable, undesirable or that you have to work for love, is too expensive!God has called the man to cover, protect and provide not only materially for a woman, but emotionally and spiritually as well. You should bericher in mind, body and spirit for your union with the man of yourdreams. The man in your life should make rich deposits into your heartand spirit, not withdrawals.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">10. Does he have a healthy love & acceptance of himself? Make sure theman in your life has taken time to heal from past relationships and has made peace with himself. How he cares for himself is how he will care for you. A man's relationship with God is crucial here. His love for himself will only be as strong as his love for God. This is not something that you can impart. You cannot be his savior or teacher. That is out of spiritual order. In his rightful place as your personal priest, he should be leading you to a richer relationship with Christ. If he is causing you to compromise your faith and destabilize your walk, if he is leading you into sexual sin or causing you to be distracted from your commitment to Christ, the relationship is too expensive. Offending the Lover of your soul, who promises you eternal love, is too high a fare to pay for a ride that has a limited run. If you and your man can't soar in the Spirit, when the force of yourlove for another is tested by the pull or gravity of the world, your union will not be able to survive.S o you decide. How much is your life worth? How much is your love worth? You will be able to accept only what you believe you deserve. God himself calculated the worth of your love and decided it was worth His life. He now pledges you His love for eternity. Yes, Jesus sets the example for all others to follow when He paid a ransom for His bride. Should you expect less from a mortal man? Throughout the biblical age, men were willing to pay the cost for thehand that they desired. The truth of the matter is, everyone knows that anything worth having, costs. And no one gets a ride in this life for free.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Your prayer:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Dear Heavenly Father, I confess that I have not always been as careful as I should've been with my heart. From time to time, my desire for love has caused me to leave my heart in the wrong hands. I now commit my heart into Your hands for safekeeping. Please help me to stop being so impulsive with what you deem so precious. As I learn to celebrate Your love for me, let me learn from Your example what a bridegroom should really be like. Help me to never settle for less than what you desire for me. As I embrace You as the Lover of my soul, keep my affections in the haven of Your own heart. As I rest in Your love, make me more discriminating of those who approach me. I ask that You take over this area of my life. Keep me from those You know would hurt my heart. I invite You to set a hedge around me and keep me from all who would draw me into unfruitful relationships until the day you present me to the mate that You have selected for me.Grant me the discernment to recognize him as he recognizes me. Cleanse me from the temptation to typecast the men I meet according to what I see. Help me to trust in Your knowledge and lean not on my own understanding. I know that You know what is best for me; therefore I yield to Your choice. In Jesus Name. Amen.</span></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-52009783082424153032009-06-07T22:10:00.009+08:002009-06-11T05:15:29.087+08:00I wish I was a child like that!<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Matthew 18</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ffff99;"><strong>The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven</strong><br /></span><em><span style="font-size:85%;">1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" </span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>2He called a little child and had him stand among them. </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>4Therefore, <strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.</span></strong> </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>5"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. </em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em></em></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">It was a Sunday morning, I went to church and was very excited because Pastor JP is preaching again. I really enjoyed the messages he shared during our 2 day retreat on SINGLES MAX - Living Life to the Max! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I sat third row from the front of the theatre where I would always do together with my housemate. During Praise and Worship, I saw this little girl Revekah, <em>(we call her "vecky" in Sunday School)</em> dancing with all her might as we praise and sing "One Way" to our Lord Jesus Christ. This little sweetheart is just around 5 years old and was on the very front row of the theatre. I smiled as I sang and told the Lord, "bless the little children who come and worship you like that little girl infront, I wish I was a child like that!".</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">As the worship progressed, this little girl didn't stop. She was swaying her arms, raising it up and down, kneeling,bending, bowing down; basically doing her own interpretative dance on all the worship songs being sang. I was amazed at her passion and creativity! At one point, I was soooooo tempted to run beside her and just dance with her for all I care!!!! hahaha</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">As I continued to watch, I told the Lord, "I wish all the people of God in all ages can just freely worship Him just like that. No inhibitions, no fears, no ifs and buts......... and again, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">I wish I was a child like that"!</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You know, children are amazing! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">They teach us a lot of things - more that we can ever imagine! They are innocent, pure, void of malice, transparent, contented, humble, obedient, trustworthy, dependent............... <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(deep sigh)</span></em></span></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I wish I was a child like that................. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Because at this point of my life, </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A child-like faith is what I need.</span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A child-like humility is what I long for.</span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A child-like surrender is what I need to do.</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I wish I am Vecky.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I wish I was a child like that.......</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ffff66;">"<strong><em>Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em></em></span> </div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-30080387063599773562009-06-04T04:44:00.001+08:002009-06-04T04:46:19.302+08:00Serving an Audience of ONE<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">The ultimate test of servanthood is whether you can be content to serve an audience of One, when it’s OK to serve in anonymity, when you can throw yourself into a bit part, when you no longer live for the approval of others, when the size of your audience doesn’t matter anymore, and when the size of the role you play is less important than being faithful and obedient.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffff33;"><strong>AUDIENCE OF ONE</strong></span><br />Greg Ferguson<br /><br />It’s such a strong temptation to live for man’ applause<br />But I don’t want to buy into the lie ‘cause I know that’s not a worthy cause<br />So to keep things in perspective, I hung a signed up on the wall<br /><br />The sign is nothing special, but it really says it all<br />And the sign says<br /><br />I’ll be content to serve an audience of One<br />Only His approval counts when all is said and done<br />And this is my prayer, when the race is finally run<br />I want to hear “Well done” from the Audience of One<br /><br />When the drive for recognition starts to get the best of me<br />All I’ve got to do is look around at the people serving selflessly<br />And they don’t serve for glory, and they are not keeping score<br />There’s a sign that’s written on their hearts<br />A sign I’ve seen before<br /><br />I’ll be content to serve an audience of One<br />Only His approval counts when all is said and done<br />And this is my prayer, when the race is finally run<br />I want to hear “Well done” from the Audience of One<br /><br /><br />In the not-too-distant future<br />When the crowds all fade away<br />I’ll stand alone before my Lord<br />And this is what I long to say<br /><br />I’m overjoyed to serve an audience of One<br />It’s what I’ve been created for ever since day one<br />And this is my song, as I bow before Your throne<br />I love to hear “Well done” from the audience of One<br /><br />So this will be my prayer, ‘til the race is finally run<br />I want to hear “Well done,” I long to hear “Well done”<br />I want to hear “Well done” from the audience of One</span></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-46004597273894241342009-05-25T03:16:00.004+08:002009-05-25T03:41:57.939+08:00SINGLES MAX RETREAT: Are you ready to live it up?<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>YOU ARE INVITED!!!!!</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If you are Single and located in Singapore, we would like to invite you this life-changing event.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>WHAT:<span style="color:#ffcc66;"> <em><span style="font-size:130%;">CCF SINGAPORE Singles Retreat</span></em></span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>WHEN:</strong> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff66;"><em><strong>June 5-6, 2009</strong></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>WHERE:</strong> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcccc;"><em><strong>Trinity Theological College</strong></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Fee:</strong> <span style="color:#99ffff;"><em><strong>$95 - $100 (inclusive of the overnight stay, buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, materials, etc)</strong></em></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/ShmdM44baWI/AAAAAAAAA54/xkZfZ94-be8/s1600-h/singles+max1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339471677977487714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/ShmdM44baWI/AAAAAAAAA54/xkZfZ94-be8/s320/singles+max1.jpg" /></a> <p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPW5RWKIuka2dUJ9XaG4B66RassPW59QjOKFjPVv4-Di6aS0VvrHx_8KcdhfZC7UhzdJZHev4bII_XE3qccQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-61191859284460628392009-05-20T01:59:00.003+08:002009-05-22T00:55:27.930+08:00Only GOD Could Love You More<span style="font-family:arial;">Oh Lord, one day soon I will sing this song to my future husband! :-)</span> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#ff9966;"><strong>Truly, ONLY YOU CAN LOVE HIM MORE!!!!</strong></span></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy1VffEU7cbIT2LsWFHaAND-mPp4fOb3-duUCP0cKMYPYDjBySEnroUjQpu51G_TC8vHjukD_eaMFs7k6pEPg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I asked the Lord for someone,<br />and I always knew<br />that in God’s time and in God’s way<br />it would be someone like you.<br />All my hopes and all my dreams<br />were suddenly fulfilled<br />It’s almost unbelievable<br />our love is in his will. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Only God could love you more,<br />for He gave me this love I have for you.<br />What a blessing to know He’s your Lord,<br />For only God could love you more, than I do.<br />Only God could love you more,</p><p align="center">I’m tempted to be saying ,that we met by chance<br />But God was there at every turn, In every circumstance<br />To share this life God gave me<br />seems such a fearful task,<br />But every moment we have shared<br />is more than I could ask</p><p align="center"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Only God could love you more,<br />for He gave me this love I have for you.<br />What a blessing to know He’s your Lord,<br />For only God could love you more, than I do.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">For only God could love you more, than I do. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </p>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-12105894574745039312009-05-19T02:01:00.008+08:002009-05-27T02:26:53.165+08:0025 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME:THE HEART OF THE ARTIST REVEALED!<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I was tagged at Facebook, here's what I wrote:</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">1. I am a certified SSB! <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;">SINGLE SINCE BIRTH</span></strong>! But no regrets co'z I am enjoying life!!!:-)</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">2. I am a director and I organize BIG EVENTS.But I truly miss acting on STAGE! I dream of being a part of any <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;">Broadway Musical</span></strong>! hahaha </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">3. I am a big fan of Mark Bautista and Sarah Geronimo! They are the ultimate <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;">"TOTAL PERFORMERS"</span></strong> for me! </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">4. I am a Christian. I got to know the Lord when I was 11 years old and my first ministry was the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;">JEEPNEY MINISTRY</span></strong> and <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>VISITATION!</strong></span> Cool!!! </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">5. I dream of having my own school but do you know what my ultimate dream is? To be a <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>HOMEMAKER!</strong></span> </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">6. To most people I am very intimidating, dominant and unsubmissive: I challenge you, <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>GET TO KNOW ME</strong></span> and you will know YOU'RE WRONG! :-)</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">7. <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>I will try any new adventure</strong></span> even if I am scared to death, as long as I have a friend who will do it with me. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">8. I am the eldest of 3. Throughout my life, if there is one thing I can be proud of, that is the LOVE and RESPECT I gave to my parents.Believe it or not, I have never fought with them. <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>My goal is to make them HAPPY and COMFORTABLE each day of their lives</strong></span> especially now that they are getting old.</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">9. A lot of people admire me for being a good Director, Artist, Host, Trainer, Cook, etc. But do you know where I am really good at? TEACHING KIDS!!!!! Oh man, for those who are not aware, <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>TEACHING is my FIRST LOVE!!!</strong></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">10. I am a SHOPAHOLIC! I get annoyed if I know that I still have money in my wallet.<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>I so hate myself for spending too much UNNECESSARILY!</strong></span> sick!!!! </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">11. When I was small, I played all kinds of street games! Gosh, PATINTERO, TUMBANG PRESO, MARBLES, CARDS, SHIATO, TAGUAN, LANGIT LUPA IMPIYERNO, AGAW-TAKAW, TAMAAN BOLA, CHINESE GARTER, MORO-MORO, LUKSONG-BAKA, atbp. Gosh, <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>I wish the kids today are able to play those. It was so much FUN!!!! </strong></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">12. I've watched "27 dresses" and enjoyed it. However, after watching the movie I realized I had more than 27 dresses already yet I am still single! hahaha, still counting.............. (sigh) <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>When will my BEACH WEDDING ever come true? :-)</strong></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">13. I am targeting to <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>lose weight</strong></span> significantly in the next 2 months. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">14. I miss SBC so much - the people, the ministry(ACTS), the worship, the rehearsals etc. I wish I can already be back to the Philippines for good. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">15. After the Singles Retreat I am organizing right now, I will start planning for a <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>MISSION's TRIP in Cambodia</strong></span>. I've been there before but I went there to teach PHONETICS and Theater. This time I want to have a 3-5 days MANNA FEEDING PROGRAM! I want to personally cook and feed those precious children of the Lord. Open to anyone who wants to join me! Pray, Pray, Pray! </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">16. <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>I don't like guys who ADMIRE, LOVE AND ADORE me too much. </strong></span>It's very ANNOYING! A BIG TURN OFF!</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">17. Even up to now, there are still times when I would just suddenly wake up in the middle of the night and cry.<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong> I miss my family and friends in Manila</strong></span>.....................:-(</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">18. <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>I love to cook.</strong></span> It's one ministry that I have while I am here in Singapore. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">19. My voice is just <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>NATURALLY TOO LOUD!</strong></span> I am always mistaken as angry or too demanding and arrogant because of my voice. Yes, it is one of my greatest assets but it pulls me down to embarrassment as well. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">20. I hate to admit this but I really think <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>I am madly in love with someone at the moment</strong></span>. The sad thing is, I don't think he is the man the Lord prepared for me so I AM LETTING GO! No text, no e-mails, no phone calls, no dating. I invested too much time and emotions already into something that eventually led to NOTHING.................. Ouch, sakit ha! So TAMA NA! </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">21. I am so <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>scared of giving birth</strong></span>. Maybe that explains why I am still single.... hehehehe, my tolerance on pain is very low!</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">22.<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong> I wish I learned how to play any musical instrument</strong></span> when I was a kid.</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">23. I enjoy guys who are <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>confident </strong></span>and can make <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>sensible </strong></span>conversations with me. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">24. I can live without CAKES and ICE-CREAMS, but I can't live without <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>PASTA</strong></span> and <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>CHICKEN</strong></span>! Yum Yum! </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">25. I am a "mother hen" to many. But I wish and pray that the guys that I meet won't just look at me as a "mother hen" but as <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>a woman who can be a perfect wife and a mother to their kids! :-)<br /></strong></span></p></span>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-46789459955636700002009-05-16T02:47:00.004+08:002009-05-16T04:19:39.722+08:00HAPPY 5th Year Anniversary ACTS!<p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">This is our 5th year anniversary video last year which we were unable to upload because of its </span><span style="font-family:arial;">length and size, but as they say, "It's better late than never!" hehehe ENJOY! </span></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='321' height='257' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwh3ee3UKzd5WASC4_A3F4Jtv92UG061eTINkPfFaRc_8hgHJZjYEsF4yAo5UyOvqfZVS96xohBV80J2XbNSQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-56001775458051043302009-05-14T02:50:00.002+08:002009-05-14T02:55:33.028+08:00G U I D A N C E (Dancing with God)<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>*received this from a friend today...... it's really nice!</em></span><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Dancing With God</strong></span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">When I meditated on the word Guidance, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">The movement doesn't flow with the music, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">both bodies begin to flow with the music. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">or by pressing lightly in one direction or an</span><span style="font-family:arial;">other. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">The dance takes surrender, willingness, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">and attentiveness from one person </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">and gentle guidance and skill from the other. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">My eyes drew back to the word Guidance. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">When I saw "G": I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i". </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">"God, "u" and "i" dance." </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>God, you, and I dance.</strong></span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">As I lowered my head, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I became willing to trust </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">that I would get guidance about my life. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Once again, I became willing to let God lead. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">My prayer for you today is that God's blessings </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">May you abide in God, as God abides in you. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Dance together with God, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">trusting God to lead </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">and to guide you through each season of your life. </span></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-91614042375173408132009-05-12T01:07:00.004+08:002009-05-12T02:45:24.648+08:00Love Hurts<span style="font-family:arial;">How come <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>LOVE </strong></span>can cause so much joy and at the same time so much pain?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">How come a guy says <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I LOVE YOU</strong></span> yet doesn't really seem to know what it means?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">And how come a girl like me even believes that there is <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">HOPE</span></strong> </span>with someone like him? </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>STUPID LOVE, STUPID ME!</strong></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">(Can I just cry Lord? why do I fall on the same trap over and over again?) </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-82212974547669073732009-05-10T02:46:00.006+08:002009-05-13T21:30:09.921+08:00HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY<p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong>To my momsy:-) Tessie</strong></em></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong>Only a mother can communicate love without saying a word</strong></em></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong>For the many unspoken ways that you share your love in our family, </strong></em></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong>I hope you know that you're loved and appreciated beyond measure.</strong></em></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong>Have a Beautiful Mother's Day</strong></em></span></p><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;">I love you ma!</span></em></strong></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxQODZRsdfq8vn6z84W8FnW7yjEeyhT5BfXGoEnA84R0F9A0BA2MXusavBVTOJm5RwAL1kyBTNzfkV_oWytJQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">And to all other great moms out there, this video is for you! Enjoy your day!</span></strong> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><strong>HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!</strong></span></p>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-10144568268347656202009-05-10T01:45:00.003+08:002009-05-13T21:29:33.417+08:00Lover of my Heart<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">"I want to walk with you everyday of my life </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">to talk with you in the good and the strife </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">you're my friend you're my father, for all time</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Nothing can keep us apart, you're the lover of my heart"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Today is a time of rest and relaxation. I talked to Him, went jogging and biking with Him. Sang praises to His name and read about Him. Oh man, what an awesome God I have! </span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=2&chapter=15&verse=2&version=31&context=verse"><span style="font-family:arial;">Exodus 15:2</span></a></div><div align="left"><em>"<span style="font-family:arial;">The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."</span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-46148063730256120842009-05-05T15:31:00.009+08:002009-05-05T21:59:33.844+08:00One Day at a Time<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm back to work!</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Yes, after 2 weeks of vacation in Manila I am now officially back to work again. However, before I came back to Singapore, I told the Lord to prepare my heart, my mind and my body physically, for what is about to come.You see, whenever I would handle big events, the enemy is ALWAYS on the attack, not just to me but to all of those who are with me in the frontline.He strikes in many areas of my life and I tell you, if I am not prepared, I should have surrendered and just totally given up long ago. I know in my heart that the victory is already mine because of Jesus, but I am not a hypocrite to say that things are easy. Most of the time, Christians commit mistakes when we underestimate the power of the enemy.I assure you, he is not the type who makes things easy! </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Like right now, the challenges that I am going through are those that will make any normal human being anxious and worried. At work things are sooooooo crazy, employees are being terminated each day. It's been an emotional and mental torture for most of us, coming to work thinking "I might be next". But then again, if it happens, then it happens! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">For years, I entrusted my entire career to Him and He has shown Himself faithful all throughout. Who am I to even doubt that His plans are not always for the better? In fact, each time I would move to a new job, it gets better and better!:-) God is good!</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Psalm 138:7<br />"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me."</span></strong></em></span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Other than all the stresses at work, I am also getting slowly concerned about my health. I have been having asthma attacks here in SG and somehow I feel like my body is getting weak. This morning when I woke up I discovered a painful lump on the right side of my stomach and my dysmenorrhea was just so severe I coudn't even get up.Praise God though because later this afternoon the lump just suddenly dissappeared. :-) </span><span style="font-family:arial;">God is good.</span></div><div align="justify"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc66cc;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">As I go through this challenging time, the Lord brought me to the story of Hagar. She is an Egyptian slave and Sarah's bitter rival. (Gen.16; 21:8-21) Most people know her as the "concubine and a surrogate mother," to bear Abraham's heir. But you know what? there is actually so much more to learn from this woman than we thought.She was mistreated for many years which led her to the wilderness twice. The first was the time she discovered her pregnancy and began lording it over her mistress - not a very smart move I would say for a young woman bearing a child. The second was by force rather than by choice.In a crescendo of bitterness, Sarah had expelled her and her son Ishmael from their home.Can you just imagine how desperate her situations were on those two scenarios? Her bondage, her bitterness, her anxiety about the future? This is what really amazes me about Hagar - on those times when she felt like giving up, desperate and no one one to hold on to, SHE LISTENED TO GOD AND DEPENDED ON HIM!!! And whenener the Lord tells her to do something, she would do it without second thoughts. She wouldn't argue but just turned right around and retraced her steps in obedience. <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff6666;">God's word penetrated the wilderness of her heart like a fresh spring nourishing a desert oasis.</span> </span></em></strong>From the time she responded to the voice in the desert, she began to trust that GOD IS ALWAYS NEAR and that GOD SEES HER! whoa, what a comfort! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">As the retreat comes, I pray that God will continue to give me an EXPECTANT HEART. I have always believe that retreats are good avenues for lives to change and for spirit renewal. And I am confident that God is going to do something great in the midst of those who will participate to this event. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">From this day onwards, inspite of all uncertainties, I will take things ONE DAY AT A TIME for I know that GOD IS IN CONTROL! And in His arms I am safe! :-)</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff00;"><em><strong>Psalm 4:8<br /> "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."</strong></em></span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#99ff99;"><em><strong>Psalm 37:23-24<br /> "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way."<br />"Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand."</strong></em></span></div><div align="justify"> </div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-29947838572311191362009-04-28T23:55:00.021+08:002009-05-14T04:47:41.598+08:00Tagaytay Trip with Aspacio Family and Erwin<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">It was a Tuesday morning; I still haven't recovered from my wakeboarding escapade and my muscle ache is awfully bad but here I am again on my way to the South!!!! hahaha</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Even if I am tired, I know I needed to do this - ESCAPE from the hustle and bustle in the city! I am not used to chaos and such hurly-burly anymore. I needed peace and quiet in which Tagaytay can offer.(it's the nearest place I can think of! hehehe)</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><p><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskaQE2bcI/AAAAAAAAA5w/Ir_sWcdUnjk/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335398216960994754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskaQE2bcI/AAAAAAAAA5w/Ir_sWcdUnjk/s320/1.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"><em><strong>TAAL VOLCANO</strong></em></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I went up there with a family very close to my heart - Jeff, Jen and Jed and my "son" Erwin (hahaha Well, he deserved this treat because he has been working so hard for ACTS and the church)</span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskaIVP9JI/AAAAAAAAA5o/yMl3SAr3ly4/s1600-h/2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335398214882292882" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskaIVP9JI/AAAAAAAAA5o/yMl3SAr3ly4/s320/2.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;"><em><strong> Jeff, Jen, Me and Jed</strong></em></span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335398089772675890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskS2QyszI/AAAAAAAAA5g/4Pi6-KOzzp8/s320/3.JPG" /><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>Erwin and moi!</strong></span></em><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335398088011608434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskSvs68XI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/ENSnk_ZDzdU/s320/4.JPG" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#66ff99;"><em><strong>Aspacio Family</strong></em></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">We didn't go any place extravagant. We just really want to spend time together. Our first stop was at <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Picnic grove.</span></strong></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskSYftTRI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/iRn99iAG7ck/s1600-h/5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335398081782172946" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskSYftTRI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/iRn99iAG7ck/s320/5.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Sightseeing and having picnics are the most popular activities to do when in Tagaytay. Many go to the Tagaytay Picnic Grove with their family and friends to get together and have a picnic, and enjoy the picturesque and marvelous view of Taal Lake and Taal Volcano. </span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskSWRxSOI/AAAAAAAAA5I/ZWZOlT58Na0/s1600-h/6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335398081186842850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskSWRxSOI/AAAAAAAAA5I/ZWZOlT58Na0/s320/6.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The Tagaytay Picnic Grove is also a popular destination among lovers because of the scenic view of the Taal Volcano and the coastal towns of Batangas and of course the fresh mountain breeze. Aside from sightseeing and picnics, the Tagaytay Picnic Grove also offers very affordable horse back riding activities both for kids and adults. But we didn't go horse-bike riding. Instead we had Erwin and Jeff tried the zipline! Quiet new and interesting!</span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskSEAciII/AAAAAAAAA5A/sizkO3aRTAY/s1600-h/7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335398076282341506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskSEAciII/AAAAAAAAA5A/sizkO3aRTAY/s320/7.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">At Tagaytay Ridge Zipline & Cable Car you will experience an exhilarating ride up to 60km/hr as you soar up to 300 feet off the ground on a scenic zipline courses 250 meters long. Their professionally trained guides ensure safety and comfort, a ride full of thrills, awesome beauty, and fond memories. The rides are almost for everyone! Their staff will assist and provide outfit with a customized seat harness and equipment. If you're looking for an adventure, go and add some zip to your trip by visiting Taal Lake's nature from new heights - <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">TAGAYTAY RIDGE ZIPLINE!</span></strong></span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397822522753874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskDSrcg1I/AAAAAAAAA44/rELgaulmGts/s320/8.JPG" /><span style="font-family:arial;">For the longest time, Jen has been wanting to see Sonya's garden. And so, to satisfy her curiosity, off we went to this secret paradise.</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397821483105074" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskDOzkuzI/AAAAAAAAA4w/_H9ThLaRPFE/s320/9.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397814686981618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskC1fQHfI/AAAAAAAAA4o/5IMVd5qDov8/s320/10.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;"><em><strong>nice venue for a wedding ha! hmmm...</strong></em></span><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskC-3_vPI/AAAAAAAAA4g/37Ci4ekSEKA/s1600-h/11.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397817206684914" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskC-3_vPI/AAAAAAAAA4g/37Ci4ekSEKA/s320/11.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Time and again I am in awe and extremely delighted about this place. A flower garden planted in “organized chaos” yet soothingly pleasing to the eye, as if choreographed with artistic perfection. And then there is the simple yet incredibly filling country cuisine with fresh and organically grown ingredients from the garden, served in fine tableware that complements the idyllic setting.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskCVIo3RI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/FwyCMvQbH7c/s1600-h/12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397806002199826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgskCVIo3RI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/FwyCMvQbH7c/s320/12.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397425278383154" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjsK1AdDI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/3ay1l4DV_14/s320/13.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397421657157218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsjr9Vo7mI/AAAAAAAAA4I/c-fWDrdOMC8/s320/14.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397416404452674" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjrpxTBUI/AAAAAAAAA4A/1H2BSptilEM/s320/15.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397413789155362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjrgBwwCI/AAAAAAAAA34/hqrXM8h49t8/s320/16.JPG" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397410006229266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjrR714RI/AAAAAAAAA3w/3WcVexQvrS8/s320/17.JPG" />mother and son moment!</strong></em></span><br /></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397102670748082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjZZBWmbI/AAAAAAAAA3o/TV4MfTjZgRE/s320/18.JPG" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>si Erwin din nag-mo-moment! hahaha</strong></em></span> <div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks to Sonya! I may not personally know her but her private paradise is practically what burned-out city-dwellers are seeking for. May your wonderful haven of romance continues to bloom like flowers of an eternal spring. </span><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397099911193730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjZOvbJII/AAAAAAAAA3g/1BGq7zD3PUk/s320/19.JPG" /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> <div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">It's lunch time! We went to La trobada, one memorable restaurant for our barkada and while eating, we were serenaded by these 3 musicians. Lovely!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjZCLKmWI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/4sSjC-jaLBM/s1600-h/20.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397096537889122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjZCLKmWI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/4sSjC-jaLBM/s320/20.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397091740452946" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjYwTXiFI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/tC_z6E0JWNU/s320/21.JPG" /><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"><strong>asim!</strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335397088076362082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsjYipx8WI/AAAAAAAAA3I/pF8xnjSw1sg/s320/22.JPG" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-family:arial;">yum, yum!</span><br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335395399547171314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh2QZDMfI/AAAAAAAAA3A/awEKEpkgAv8/s320/23.JPG" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;"><em><strong> "panalangin ko sa habang buhay!"</strong></em></span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh2IvuRNI/AAAAAAAAA24/C64jlNrXIRA/s1600-h/24.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335395397494785234" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh2IvuRNI/AAAAAAAAA24/C64jlNrXIRA/s320/24.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff9966;"> <em>father and son moment!</em></span></strong></span></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="left"><br />After lunch our journey continued</span>.......<br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh2M89HVI/AAAAAAAAA2w/cUy1FL82C14/s1600-h/25.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335395398624025938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh2M89HVI/AAAAAAAAA2w/cUy1FL82C14/s320/25.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">We went to Nature Discovery Camp hoping to have Jed swim and play at their very nice playground but the rates went up. We thought it was a waste of money since we won't stay there for long so we decided to go to RESIDENCE INN instead.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh12VKgJI/AAAAAAAAA2o/u9jlZyBF9iY/s1600-h/26.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335395392551551122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh12VKgJI/AAAAAAAAA2o/u9jlZyBF9iY/s320/26.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">RESIDENCE INN is famous for its mini-zoo and is overlooking Taal Lake. Located 56 kilometers south of Manila, this idyllic ridge city in the southern part of Cavite is blessed with crisp and cool mountain air all year round.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh1oHSvxI/AAAAAAAAA2g/KkO87Rgkoto/s1600-h/27.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335395388735274770" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgsh1oHSvxI/AAAAAAAAA2g/KkO87Rgkoto/s320/27.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335395003296765010" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgshfMPl1FI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/DDMv1CuvRjc/s320/28.JPG" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;"><strong><em>Jed had fun playing with these colorful balls! weeeehh!!!</em></strong></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">They also have a restaurant, Serpentarium, Birds Aviary, Honey Bee Farm, Bonsai Garden, Game Room, Activity Area, Playground, Souvenir Shops and Food Kiosk. During Sundays and Holidays , they have special entertainments such as Magic Show, Pantomime and steel walkers that will will excite every visitor. </span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgshe7_hrMI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/Mv7-G1NGaec/s1600-h/29.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335394998934416578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/Sgshe7_hrMI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/Mv7-G1NGaec/s320/29.JPG" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em></em></span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>a, e, si Erwin po ba yun animal? hahaha</em></span></span></strong></div><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em><div align="justify"><br /></div></span></strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335394988906275298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsheWooYeI/AAAAAAAAA2I/cufRMhBn7e0/s320/30.JPG" /><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>uy, friends tayo!</strong></span></em> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Finally, we got so tired. We had an early dinner in one famous Bulalohan and then we went home.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsheHQPq5I/AAAAAAAAA2A/fFenLJuqACw/s1600-h/31.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335394984777460626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsheHQPq5I/AAAAAAAAA2A/fFenLJuqACw/s320/31.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;"><strong>the famous bulalo</strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsheKVZI3I/AAAAAAAAA14/u65HqzVvncM/s1600-h/32.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335394985604359026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgsheKVZI3I/AAAAAAAAA14/u65HqzVvncM/s320/32.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>our all time favorite "tawilis"</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This trip to Tagaytay maybe short and sweet but surely an added memoirs of good times! </span></div></div></div></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-34488468841355164172009-04-28T23:53:00.019+08:002009-05-10T01:28:20.273+08:00WakeBoarding<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I am not into sports but I am a big fan of those in the World of Sports! And in spite of not being athletic, I am not the type who would refuse to try new adventures, so when my friend Fiona asked me to go wakeboarding, I said yes! :-)</span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Wakeboarding is a surface </span><a class="mw-redirect" title="Water sport" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_sport"><span style="font-family:arial;">water sport</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water behind a boat or Cable System . It was developed through a combination of </span><a class="mw-redirect" title="Water skiing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_skiing"><span style="font-family:arial;">water skiing</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, </span><a title="Snowboarding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding"><span style="font-family:arial;">snowboarding</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and </span><a title="Surfing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing"><span style="font-family:arial;">surfing</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> techniques. The rider is towed behind xi boat or a cable park; typically at speeds of 18-24 miles per hour (29-38 km/h), depending on water conditions, rider's weight, board size and most importantly, the rider's personal preference.</span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgVAVp4dhHI/AAAAAAAAA1w/GZI8xAd2SNo/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333740074454320242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgVAVp4dhHI/AAAAAAAAA1w/GZI8xAd2SNo/s320/1.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>LAGO DE ORO, Batangas</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Riding</strong></span><br /></span>Using edging techniques, the rider can move outside of the wake or cut rapidly in toward the wake. Jumps are performed by hitting the wake and launching into the air. This can also be done by hitting a kicker (a jump). There is also the slider (a rail bar) in which a rider approaches and rides along keeping his balance. Once a rider improves in the sport, he or she can progress to tricks high in the air. As the rope tightens the rider gains speed toward the wake. When the rider goes airborne, the tightened rope launches him and while in the air, at which point the rider may attempt to do tricks.</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgVAVL8V9FI/AAAAAAAAA1o/rPCe-YaUseI/s1600-h/2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333740066417538130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgVAVL8V9FI/AAAAAAAAA1o/rPCe-YaUseI/s320/2.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"><em><strong>Fiona and moi!</strong></em></span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-3DmEoqI/AAAAAAAAA1g/B_If7nApp3I/s1600-h/3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333738449268941474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-3DmEoqI/AAAAAAAAA1g/B_If7nApp3I/s320/3.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#ff9966;"><strong><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> Go, go, go, Fiona!</span></em><br /></strong></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-2xJAKII/AAAAAAAAA1Y/y6tD5RQSkZQ/s1600-h/4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333738444315175042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-2xJAKII/AAAAAAAAA1Y/y6tD5RQSkZQ/s320/4.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#66ffff;"><strong> <em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">preparing to do my first try!</span></em></strong></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-2sW7ozI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/fK4FsYNfFRo/s1600-h/5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333738443031421746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-2sW7ozI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/fK4FsYNfFRo/s320/5.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"><em><strong>kneeboarding for a beginner like me!</strong></em></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>Wakeboarding maneuvers</strong></span><br />As with many freestyle sports such as </span><a title="Snowboarding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding"><span style="font-family:arial;">snowboarding</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and </span><a title="Surfing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing"><span style="font-family:arial;">surfing</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, there is almost a separate language of terms to describe various tricks. The more height, the more "pop". So therefore the rider's edge is very important to the height of the jump. Heading towards the wake chest facing the boat is known as a heelside edge; approaching from the other direction with chest facing away from the boat is known as toeside edge. A typical beginner to intermediate rider will tend to have an easier time hitting the wake heelside because it tends to come more naturally to them, while more advanced riders can hit the wake both heelside as well as toeside.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-2FxLLnI/AAAAAAAAA1I/MJ8HkdDSRi8/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 143px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333738432672509554" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-2FxLLnI/AAAAAAAAA1I/MJ8HkdDSRi8/s320/6.jpg" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;">wakeboarding stunt!</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;"></span></em></div><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;"></span></em></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>Surface Tricks</strong></span> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Surface tricks are tricks that are performed when the rider is not airborne. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Examples are: </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Backside Butterslide- Rider turns the board backside 90 degrees and grinds the wake. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Backside Butterslide 180- Rider turns the board backside 90 degrees and grinds the wake. Rider then grabs the handle with opposite hand and does another 90 degree turn in the same direction. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Backside Start- Rider gets up in a backside position where the backside is facing the boat. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Body Slide- Rider lies back onto the water. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Butterslide- Rider turns the board frontside 90 degrees and grinds the wake. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Butterslide 180- Same as regular butterslide but with an additional 90 degree rotation in the same direction. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Perez- Rider carves outside of the wake and slides into a surface 360. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Potato Peeler- Body Slide with fin release. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Powerslide- Board is turned backside 90 degrees in the flats. Fins are broken loose. If done correctly, it creates a huge spray. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Surf Carve- Rider cuts back and forth in the wake in a surf-carving fashion. Surface 180- A 180 degree turn on the surface of the water. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Surface 360- A 360 degree turn on the surface of the water. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Ollie- A bunny-hop out of the water.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-1xj8kiI/AAAAAAAAA1A/z9EgRaPeVTU/s1600-h/7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333738427248316962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU-1xj8kiI/AAAAAAAAA1A/z9EgRaPeVTU/s320/7.JPG" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ffcc99;"> <em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">It's alright Ton, try again! :-)</span></em></span></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9IHbxv7I/AAAAAAAAA04/C3CS81Ex9ko/s1600-h/8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736543334023090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9IHbxv7I/AAAAAAAAA04/C3CS81Ex9ko/s320/8.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="color:#99ff99;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Zar, Tina, Carlo, Fiona and moi</span></span></strong></span></em><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9Hw3qKuI/AAAAAAAAA0w/vFKwCrSJRkM/s1600-h/9.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736537276951266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9Hw3qKuI/AAAAAAAAA0w/vFKwCrSJRkM/s320/9.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"><em><strong>Tina and I had fun!</strong></em></span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9HlIMSmI/AAAAAAAAA0o/DUJ7inXigy8/s1600-h/10.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736534125070946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9HlIMSmI/AAAAAAAAA0o/DUJ7inXigy8/s320/10.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#66ffff;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong><em><span style="color:#66ffff;">Thumbs Up!</span> </em></strong></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9HdXKP4I/AAAAAAAAA0g/Pqd02unnA94/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736532040368002" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9HdXKP4I/AAAAAAAAA0g/Pqd02unnA94/s320/11.jpg" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff66;"><strong>this is me with the wakeboarding addicts! hehehe<br /></strong></span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">After wakeboarding we stayed for awhile to see the sunset. Gosh! breathtaking to watch as always!</span><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736028534887890" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8qJqGVdI/AAAAAAAAA0A/riKFIGfUXzk/s320/15.jpg" /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">And picture-taking will always be a part of us ofcourse...............</span></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736526474669794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU9HIoMbuI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/MKVpMGbvljQ/s320/12.JPG" /> <div><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffcccc;"><strong>pretty Fiona and Zarah</strong></span></em><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8qRnrEpI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/lLsvTYr2a9I/s1600-h/13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736030672196242" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8qRnrEpI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/lLsvTYr2a9I/s320/13.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><span style="color:#66ff99;"><strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">mother hen with Zar, ang gaganda naman! hehehe</span></strong></span></em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8qCN9lyI/AAAAAAAAA0I/vS44dxd15ro/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736026537826082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8qCN9lyI/AAAAAAAAA0I/vS44dxd15ro/s320/14.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;"><em><strong> sisterchicks!</strong></em></span><br /><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8p64w3CI/AAAAAAAAAz4/QcL4iNKRyEU/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736024569863202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8p64w3CI/AAAAAAAAAz4/QcL4iNKRyEU/s320/16.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">mother hen with Fiona</span></em></strong></span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8pjhjykI/AAAAAAAAAzw/PNVFiE9xuC0/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333736018298522178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU8pjhjykI/AAAAAAAAAzw/PNVFiE9xuC0/s320/17.jpg" /></a></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;"><em>Uy, si Carlo! sino'ng bestfriend mo duon? hahaha</em></span></strong></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU6JIr-W5I/AAAAAAAAAyg/wGgA61wG6U8/s1600-h/2861_93213879858_551629858_2468628_5927292_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333733262315379602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU6JIr-W5I/AAAAAAAAAyg/wGgA61wG6U8/s320/2861_93213879858_551629858_2468628_5927292_n.jpg" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#99ff99;"><strong>guess who??? nice!</strong></span></em><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU2oAH-aVI/AAAAAAAAAwI/8Cv2AuFejUo/s1600-h/DSC03104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333729394546338130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU2oAH-aVI/AAAAAAAAAwI/8Cv2AuFejUo/s320/DSC03104.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;"><em><strong> dinner in Tagaytay (Leslie's reataurant)</strong></em></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Now who will ever thought that there's wakeboarding here in Singapore too! </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Check this out: <a href="http://www.ski360degree.com/">http://www.ski360degree.com/</a> Very nice place!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">And gosh, I am so excited to see this!</span> <br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU2oAFZc-I/AAAAAAAAAwA/LHsR5hL9DUs/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333729394535527394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgU2oAFZc-I/AAAAAAAAAwA/LHsR5hL9DUs/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The Asian Wakeboard Association is please to announce the Asian Wake Park Tour 2009. This inaugural tour will include several stops in Asia with the following schedule:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Bangkok Thailand (Thai Wake Park) - 6 June 2009 *DATE CHANGED*</em></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Singapore (SKI360) - 13 & 14 June 2009Camsur Philippines (CWC) - TBC</em></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>For more info click on the link below:</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.wakeboard.com.sg/">http://www.wakeboard.com.sg/</a></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></em></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Man, this was really an experience I will never forget, who knows when I get back to Manila, I can already wakeboard really well and do my stunts! hahaha (how I wish!) </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">For those of you who wants to see the video of our first try, click on the link below:</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared?p=89f69f3f40b99abfecd52a&skin_id=601&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url">http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared?p=89f69f3f40b99abfecd52a&skin_id=601&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url</a></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686106941555791310.post-22887263884944627902009-04-20T12:21:00.009+08:002009-05-06T01:16:39.833+08:00Youth Camp 2009<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I was fortunate enough to join the Youth Camp this year. The theme was CALL<img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 288px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332358544436196130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBX2BgjcyI/AAAAAAAAAuA/yTknqekYV0A/s320/DSC01273.JPG" /> OF DUTY, held at Mt. Peniel Tarlac.I was very excited the whole week. Other than the fact that I get to meet old friends, I also got the chance to work with my team ACTS and I was so blessed with their commitment and dedication to the Lord and His ministry. They have grown so much in the last 1 and a half years that I'm away spiritually, physically and emotianally! hehehe, Skill wise they have improved so much that I didn't have to do much of polishing on the dramas they've prepared. They have also made a lot of "original" performances and that for me was way beyond expect</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBX2nBdhdI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/ZQ1p3bgh-qU/s1600-h/DSC01341.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:arial;">ation.Truly, God is </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBX2iCQoMI/AAAAAAAAAuY/-eenyTnB8pc/s1600-h/DSC01351.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:arial;">working in their midst! I am just so proud of them:-)</span><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332380054547472274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBraE6uH5I/AAAAAAAAAv4/dk9SukAsOpI/s320/DSC01755.JPG" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffcccc;"><strong><em>DRAMA TEAM 2009 </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332380047203665426" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBrZpj0hhI/AAAAAAAAAvw/-s_89SrbJJw/s320/DSC01751.JPG" /></em></strong></span> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9966;"><strong>one of my favorite scenes (Jesus played by JM protecting man from the evil ones)</strong></span></em><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332371110226813122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBjRcuf4MI/AAAAAAAAAvA/TfHHwVpW99M/s320/DSC01343.JPG" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBlVlSd9FI/AAAAAAAAAvg/oqKVaJ_9ZM8/s1600-h/DSC01450.JPG"></a><strong> </strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>wow, very high energy!</strong></span><br /></em></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332371095004036818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBjQkBGvtI/AAAAAAAAAuo/iol60B__Em4/s320/DSC01291.JPG" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ff9900;"><em><strong>Let's go scare them!!!!! hahaha</strong></em></span><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332371107491934962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zsKpkDPI45k/SgBjRSic8vI/AAAAAAAAAu4/DW7k8L5E-kk/s320/DSC01314.JPG" /><span style="color:#33ffff;"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Fiona and Erwin performing the skit CHOICES</span></strong></em></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">There are so many things I am thankful for, for Youth Camp. As always, I am grateful to all the volunteers who willingly gave their time and efforts to make this whole event possible. From the Registration Team to Praise Team, Game Organizers, Kitchen Team, Counselors, Junior Counselors, Pastors and ofcourse to those who have supported financially - without them, this Camp will not even be a reality. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I praise God as well for those who got saved. Almost 200 souls got to know the Lord as their Savior and I thank God for using me to be a witness to 4 of them. Weeeeeh!!!! Something to celebrate!</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">It was all worth the trip back home:-) Until next camp!</span></p><p align="justify"></p>ANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406275634262307919noreply@blogger.com0