UnADULTerated JOY

If there’s one Ligaya event that I wouldn’t miss for the world, Junior Young Adult (JYA) summer camp it is.  Being with Ligaya kids—10-12 years old—for four straight days entails a lot of fatigue, test of patience and nosebleed (which one figuratively gets in trying to keep up with the English-speaking wards). It is not [...]

HANDS THAT HELP, DO FILL THE HEART

North Sector members met in front of the Cainta Municipal Office between 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. as agreed. The early comers were entertained by the sight of Cainta women of all shapes and sizes doing their morning dancercize at the Municipal grounds. As more North Sector members trickled in, their color coded shirts became more [...]

PROJECT HEART AND HANDS AT ARINDA

It was a fine and sunny early morning of December 19, 2009 when a group of brothers and sisters from all North Sector districts gathered together in Cainta Municipal Hall to formally launch “Project Heart and Hands”, a rehabilitation effort of the Sector for the flood victims of Typhoon Ondoy which hit the country in [...]

CONFESSION OF A DISCIPLE by Mark Dino, NDE

One of my routines everyday before going to work is to read a chapter of John Maxwell’s book ‘The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day’.  And in one of the chapters I was struck by the following:
“When God is involved, it’s not necessarily the giftedness of the leader that prompts God’s blessing; it’s [...]

MY VERY OWN HARANA by Portia Domingo, NDE

I can vividly remember the very first harana I attended.  I was Grade 5 then and part of the first batch of JYA.  Titos and Titas wore their beautiful Filipinianas.  Kundiman songs consistently played in the background.  And my Dad recited a lovely poem to honor the couple. That night was significant. In an innocent [...]

LOVE IS KINDNESS by Katz Festejo, NDE

I’m a medical intern in a government hospital.  And with the volume of patients, it’s easy to get their faces lost in the crowd. Sometimes, the staff, doctors included, become cold and forgetful that patients have faces. They forget that patients have dignity.
Katz Festojo at her work station
My patient, Felipe Reyes (not his real name), [...]

PROJECT “HEART AND HANDS” LAUNCHED

Attached is the info material for the North Sector’s Project: Heart and Hands with link to our video presentation.   The project is the continuing response of the sector to help our brethren affected by the typhoons.  Indeed, “for God is not unfair, he will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him [...]

MAKING THE COVENANT

Few days before the Covenant Candidates Retreat, I needed to talk to my Pastoral Leader as I was not so certain about accepting the covenant this year. Knowing how serious what I was getting into, I found myself torn between taking the covenant and pursuing my desire to work abroad (to receive further training on [...]

WHAT SHALL I RENDER TO THE LORD?

“What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits for me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord, I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of His people.”  -  Ps 116:12-14
This was the Bible passage I reflected on and wrote [...]

SO THIS IS HOW IT FEELS

When I got the formal invitation to accept the covenant, there was not a tinge of doubt in my heart and mind that yes, this is it. It was like a marriage proposal I couldn’t dare resist. I had waited for this moment to come. It was like getting married to the right person (sans [...]

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