Monday, May 31, 2010

A picture paints a thousand words...

Iloilo mission trip


Awesome visayas...

So blessed, I can't contain it...
So much, I've got to give it away,
Your love taught me to live now...
You are more than enough for me...

I remember few years ago, I was asked to write an essay about... Why do I want to be a missionary? When I reflected on it... Naalala ko ung lyrics ng kantang ito... I realized four years ago that being a missionary is not something I just wanted, it's more than that... It's my God who called me. I'm destined for this.

I could say im my missionary life madaming pa rin up's and down's but at the end It was still the same God who wants me to experience life to the fullest. Right now, my heart is overflowing of love and joy. sobrang siksik (kita sa katawan may evidence) liglig sa kaligayahan.

Even though, sa trip na to maraming times na i'm travelling on my own. Feeling ko eto ung mga times na sinosolo ako ni God. I'm too blessed to be so worried. Worried where to go, what to expect in that area, sino mamemeet... too blessed kaya erased na lahat ung worries ko. I'm so happy for this year's mission trip kasi special kasi tong trip na to sa akin alam kong di lang ako basta basta pinapunta dito, alam kong sobrang pinagdasal :) I felt like singing kay God ng You changed my life in a moment... :)

Thank you Lord for the gift of mission. I love visayas... Awesome na awesome creations mo Lord... The people, THE FOOD, the sceneries... the experience :) Awesome... Thank you Lord for this moment with you :)

follow my trail...



Friday, May 14, 2010

Trip with the Lord Day 2: Everything's ok, everything's alright...

I woke up this morning exactly 6am... Yes... trying and still striving to discipline myself... I guess after a month... I would really form this into habit :) para di nalalate sa meeting (magsmismile na KFL team hehe)

I thanked the Lord for the brand new morning and he spoke to me: "It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you." His words are too affirming :) So inspired to start the day... I asked the Lord to bless my day... It's an exciting day... I don't know what will awaits me, i don't know who will come, haven't met them before. I just entrusted my day to the Lord :)

After breakfast, we went to the farm. Then after an hour, dumating na din sila... Kahit painot inot (tama ba? paunti unti meaning nun) around 15 yfl came... Praise God... nakahinga ako... And 5 cfc's came din to help us up :) Wow great start :) We had our SLHT/ preparation for the SKC and JKD for tom. After the SLHT, everyone really found our KALIPAY (JOY) in serving the kids... Jesus will make us happy as we serve...

Now time to rest, i could really sing: "everything's ok, everything's alright..." but... I forgot the kids praise steps of Jesus in my life hehehe (thanks to Khyme, thanks kay smart bro at kay skype video) But kidding aside, "everything's ok, everything's alright coz' i got Jesus in my life" :)



Pupunuin ng mga bata to tom :) SKC session area and our SLHT session area









Malawak na play area tom :) thanks sa farm ni tito ponet and tita kit:)









Upstairs :)









The rest house :)









The farm :)












Realities of kids in iloilo- Discussion group 3









Group 2










Group 1.... at ang uso daw dito sa iloilo... in young age nagjojoin sila ng frats and gangs... para mag gala









Tito nonoy and I went back home sa pototan after the SLHT...
maaga pa so i had a quality time with myself and God na mag gala sa plaza....










Food trip alone :) Chicken rolls daw masarap naman









Sneaking... hehehe nacrave sa jumbodog hehehe kumain sa plaza...

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Trip with the Lord Day 1: Defying Gravity


Exactly 4 pm, I defied gravity :) for one hour i was up in the air malapit kay God... Namnam na namnam ko paglisan ng manila... My seat is by the window... sa ilang beses ko nag air trip ngayon lang ako maobserve ang mga cummulus clouds ng maigi... I felt that God wanted me to see how special it is to be up there...

Last year, it's my first time to land in visayas... and i could say it's a great blessing to be back in visayas after a year :)Like last year, ang mission partner ko si God at syempre si iniego ang aking laptop... Paminsan-minsan may nakakasabay ako along the trip and after one area we part ways :) I'm blessed to be back here in visayas. To bond with the tito's and tita's na nakilala ko last year and excited din to meet new kapamilya's sa mga new areas na ngayon ko pa lang pupuntahan. It's a month trip lang pero I know it will be an awesome one :) This trip is so special to me because i know it's not just an assignment for me to go here, nor a privilege but God hand-picked me to return here and blessed me as i prepare myself for this trip. It's special because after a year, it's my first time na gagawin ung kid camps sa areas :) God is placing everything sa tama nya kalagyan... I guess that goes for me also :)
Before the mission trip, ramdam na ramdam ko pagyakap sa akin ni God and God intensifies it more, now na sinosolo nya ako :) I'm excited for tomorrow :) We'll have our SLHT... gearing up talaga ang tawag dito kasi tito nonoy said we are expecting 100 kids sa saturday whooooaaah buti wala na akong uric acid problem at makakapag sing sing sing na naman ako to the highest level :) pray for us here in iloilo :) I'm excited to see more God's greatness :)







Defied Gravity

















my guide to understand the kids in visayas... at sana maintindian din nila ako... hehe
















San Jose church... tama nga ba??? malapit lang to sa house nila tita kit :)