Another Episode

This past few weeks was so blissful! Everything was so fine. Thesis here, thesis there. Research everywhere.(Hahaha. Can't get enough?). I'm not being so sarcastic the way I mean it. I got my allowance, I got everything I need to support my expenses for this semester. Blessings! More blessings I'm hoping for. But of, course, thank God for being so faithful in every aspects of my life. Waaaah :> 


I never thought that these episodes would get me back in realizing the worthiness of prayers. :> Last week, I never forget when I got a passing grade in our exam in Humanities. Also never expected to have a passing score in Airline Tariff 2. Hahaha! Notwithstanding the fact that I had bad times in reviewing that night before the exam proper. Whew! God is so great in everything. E-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. 


Thesis? Even though I had a hard time in texting and following my members in updating them for our research, I still had joy i my heart that whether they obey me or not, It;s okay. What matters is that I'm doing that for my Lord! :) Not just to have high grades, recognition from my professors, achievements. I did my part because I know that doing my part i what my God told me so. Sure of being safe in every work, I only hears his voice. His loving voice, telling me that It's okay my child, have joy in your heart. :>


Another episode was played last Tuesday. I started following-up my disciples or so called "cell group". I had fun with them, sharing Jesus and how my life changed by His love and faithfulness. We had sharing, interactions and prayers. It was then that I realized that it's not so easy to share my God with them but of course, if you believe that you can and you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you can! And so I did. Haaay :> Nevertheless, God really make a way that some Christians from other sections will meet including me. I didn't know that there are also some Christians who are also sharing their faith with their classmates. They said " Hi, Ate! Victory ka pala?!" I turned to her as we ended our prayers and told them, "Ha? eh, Hindi eh. CCC ako. Pero Nag-church narin ako sa Victory". Yeah! That's how our conversation started until we give each other's contacts. I was so glad that we are united for Jesus. Praise God!


Alright, back again what happened a while ago. I was surprised with what my disciple/classmate asked. "Diane, magkano Bible?" he said. And I replied very eagerly, "Ha? May P600 but I know may P200". Then turned right away to Jaja to asked the price of her bible. "Ja, magkano yung Youth Bible mo?" And then she said, "P200 lang yun :)". It was then I remembered that Daniel (my former Christian classmate/friend) also shared Jesus to them including Dean. My mind processed so quickly that Dean has also the background in knowing God. 


Oh my! Jump! Jump! Glory to God! I never knew that Dean would eagerly and willingly to read Bible! As far as I have known, his passion is only to dance, dance, dance. Nothing more, nothing less. Hahaha! Love it! Really! I hope he will continue his faith to God! Can you imagine?! That all of my classmates are handling and reading their own Bibles when they are doing nothing. :> Yeah!


I need prayers that I would keep sharing my faith to my other classmates. And of course, make another leaders for our generation. 




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Super Blessed

Dalawang tulog na lang. Dalawang gabing inaantay. Hindi mapakali. Hindi magka-ugaga. 

November 14,  9:07am.

I woke up early in the morning. Setting aside the worries about my thesis. (In fact, our group's thesis.) But whenever I am have the feeling to lead anything, I guess it should be my own. My friends told me that they want to be here (home) on my birthday. (Yeee! Anything I can offer to them?) I tried to keep quiet as long as they could remember what kind of celebration it would be. A party? It will never work.. For a 19 year-old-to-be, I guess my 18th birthday was enough. Unless, I owned all franchises of McDonalds and Jollibee, I could send all my friends there. Haha. But of course, KKB (Kanya Kanyang Bayad). I would just sponsor the place but not the price. I have no work yet, of course.

Anything I could offer?

Party? Cross out. As they could remember last November 16, 2009, before I celebrate my birthday, they tease me to ilibre them at Angel's Burger ( Near Theresa at PUP). Never too late. It would be a nice suggestion from my mind. Haha. Apparently, I never used to libre them from Angel's. In fact, that Kat and I are toka to libre them because we have the same birthday month. (Kat is on Nov.21).

Angel's Burger? Like.

But God's grace flown on me. :)

While Mark (Lalab.Ü) and I went home last night from Church (Word of Hope). I remember that mom told me to try to check my account in ATM. Hahaha. Ang galing talaga ni Lord! Praise God! God proves to me that He will open the windows of Heaven kapag nagbigay ka sa Kanya. Hay. Buti nalang talaga at hindi ako umuwi agad. :)

Anyways, my mom was glad to know it.

On my 19th birthday, our house would be flip upside down again. Friends from college. Friends from High School (Crossaders). Nothing more, nothing less. :) It would be a nice nice celebration again with the people I really love!

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Thanks Dhie for the Amazing Cube. :) Haha. 

Nakakatuwa at nakakamangha talaga yun!

I will treasure that! Good thing that I can read that every moment because I enjoy the way of reading your message. Haha. Mwah!

-- Super BLESSED,

Achi

A Breath Taking Experience

a breath taking experience. a natural wonder. a nice place to go.

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I never expected to be in that place. It was my first time, having a long

trip with my friends and classmates. And I was so amazed with its 

beauty. Given the fact that it was natural, nothing can take its beauty 

unless it will not give love and care.

In the middle of the trip, it was third to be in our itinerary. And before I

knew that it was included in our itinerary, I just found out that it was

one of the beautiful rivers in the Philippines. And it is also the hometown

of the movie actor, Cesar Montano. I also watched different reports 

and documentation about this place. And it attracted me so much that gave 

me reasons to be excited to be there!

Loboc River Cruise, a very wonderful experience that you should have this

summer or vacation. It will be a bonding for those families who seek relaxing

and peaceful place. Ah! It would be a worthy trip for the whole family! 

Haaay. :)

 Welcome Rio Verde Floating Restaurant ! :)

 this is one of the pictures taken at

Loboc River.. :)

Going back, we were in the Rio Grande Floating Restaurant 

and had our lunch there. I really enjoy their food while cruising 

the river. While we were eating, a very relaxing acoustic song

from a singer with his guitar playing the song of, " Top of the World".

Whew! I didn't know why I was so emotional that time that it made

me cry the whole time. Maybe because, I just appreciate the beauty

of LobocRiver and remembering that all of what i saw was from our 

God, the Father.

                                               Hahaha. Laughing Out Loud!

 Haay. :) Words can't express how much I love that place! I want to be there again

and again and again. :) Some people think I'm fool. LOL. I don't care. Haha.

Just give it a try! And you'll see what I say..

All glory to God! Highest praises! :)

Amen. 

still blessed,

-- Achi

WHO WANTS GRAHAM ? :)

GRAHAM. GRAHAM. GRAHAM. :)

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I looove Graham! 
Em so happy last night, we made graham for my mom's birthday.
I never used to shop at grocery with my friends.
But it was good to see myself with Mark to shop at Shopwise, Cubao.


3 packs of grahams
Condensed Milk
All Purpose Cream
Mangoes and Peaches


--- are these enough?


We started to make graham late in the afternoon, trying to think the
procedures to do it. But having the experience of Mark last week, we did it ! 
Mark had the chance to overnight with his friends at Paul's house last week.
But since he didn't grab that chance, it was so nice to know that they had also
graham for food trip. And that experience paved the way for home made-graham :)
I didn't know why Mark decided to make graham for my mom.. But I'm sure, he also
grab that chance to teach us what he had learn. And at the same time, a gift for my mom. 


whaaaaat. :)
we had a great time. my brother made the crashed grahams while cheating to take a bite
some of it! Mark made the whipped cream, my mom also helped us to cut the peaches 
and mangoes. and of course, i am the " seem-to-be chef" for food tasting. hahaha.
(nice job )


But anyways,  I really enjoy it! We should try again for my 19th birthday!
Later, we'll eat the graham..
                 
today is my mom's birthday !
uh-oh, i forgot to write a card for her..
i have to do it now before the sun comes down..
Haha :D


Happy Birthday to my MOM :)
i loooove you so much! 
-- an October fest! :)

so, K-POP ?? :)

hahaha.

-we took this picture after we had our graham-

'til my next birthday ! :)

-- still blessed,

ACHI

dare you to move

i just wanna share the lyrics of this song, Dare You To Move by Switchfoot. :) At first, you could hear the song as one of the hit list of an ordinary band. without knowing the meaning of this song. but if you could hear one more time and try to hear every single lyric, you could understand the meaning. :) 

hey, Christians.. this is for us!!

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Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone's here
Everyone's here
Everybody's watching you now
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next?
What happens next?

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened

Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself, to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened before

i want to share this with you. :) this generation is for us, because this generation is "Jesus Generation". Sometimes, we forget our burdens. but let us pray that Jesus will remind us that in everything we do, He will be glorified! 

Godbless us all.

--- still blessed,

Achi

WIN SOULS FOR HIM part2

Much awaited for the next generation shouting the name of Jesus. :)

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What a wonderful day! Congratulations soldiers of God! We've made it. Now it's time for us to move.

Early in the afternoon, everybody was so busy. Check the sound system here and there, register the students, welcoming the youth, we were all excited! The backstage were full of energy with the actors and actresses that were ready to deliver their own scripts.

 

 * I never expect for such number of students wanted to register their names. So amazing!

* Most of them are from college of accountancy. Albert was good in inviting huh. :) Congrats!

 * Smile guys! Cam shot's here!

Guess what, we were full of supporters from church. :D Pastor Joseph, Ate Penny, some of the leaders and other YA family! Waah. Can't get over.

* Here's Kuya Otet and kuya... Unfortunately, I don't know who's on his side. Sorry kuya whoever you are. :)

* Pastor Joseph, Jessa and Ruby. :D

* Of course, the hosts should be here! Apple and Rowena. Beautiful the YA-PUP t-shirt huh. Hehe. You can see the running man from afaaaar. :))

* Before the event starts, we had our game for globe, smart and sun subscribers! Free 100 load for the lucky winner. Hehe. All you have to do is to type on your phone the pin number. Tsk. Tough. :3

* The actors and actress. :) Talented soldiers of God!

** The very much awaited scene for this event. The youth that day received Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. :)

*August 12, 2010. The most important date of their life.

                                          ** Youth Live - PUP family**

WITH THE RUNNING MAN ! ;)

HAPPY FACES ! :)

IMMORTAL LOVE, NO EXPIRY !!

-- So blessed ! I can't contain it.  

GREATER LOVE

John 15:13

stressful week

uh-oh.

stressful week!:D 

done with "my-not-own" project of my 'lil bro.

periscope! ugh. i can't imagine how i did it all by myself. 

all i know, we had it when i was in high school. :)

but then, it was a group work!so what can you say, it's not me who made it.

hahaha!

another tough thing, 

3 pages reaction paper in the film air force one.

i can't do it unless i know the whole story.

i googled it for one hour and still hoping

that i'll finish it soon.

feasibility? haha. i have no idea in financial. 

all i need is a financial student and a CPA. :P

haha. albert! i need you!

these things might be happen again next week.

tough things?

-- still blessed ! 

My Monologue

It started with my second blog, “win souls for Him part1” and I just want to post this as a remembrance from my co-actors and actresses on our first big event, Immortal Love: No Expiry last August12, 2010 at PUP. My role is an emo girl who is heart broken because of his boyfriend and tried to seek attention from parents and classmates and later failed. And all she has to do is to take drugs. Here it is..

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Oh? Anong meron?! Bakit kayo nakatinigin sa’kin? Panget ba yung suot ko? Bakit kayo natatawa? Hindi niyo naman kasi ako kilala. Wla naman nakaka-initindi sa akin eh. ‘Ni minsan nga hindi ko naramdamang tanggap ako ng mga tao. Kahit pamilya ko nga walang paki-alam sa’kin. Mga kaklase ko? Palagi nalang akong iniiwan. Porket ba ganito ang buhok ko? Pananamit ko? Mga kantang hilig ko?

Lahat naman kayo ganyan ang tingin sa akin eh! Ganun naman palagi. Wala kayong alam kundi ang mang-husga! Ang mang-husga! Yung iba sa inyo, akala mo kung sino makatingin. Akala mo, may alam sila sa buhay ko. Bakit?! Alam ba niya lahat ng pinagdadaanan ko?

Lahat na ata ng problema nasa akin na eh! Yung boyfriend ko, iniwan din ako. Ngayon magtatanong kayo sa akin kung bakit?! Simple lang! Binuhos ko ang buong pagmamahal ko sa kanya. Lahat binigay ko, lahat lahat! At ano? Pagkatapos ng lahat ng ‘yon, nakuha niya pa kong lokohin. Nasira na nga ang buhay ko dahil sa kanya eh, pati pag-aaral ko nadamay na.

Pero sa kabila ng lahat ng ‘yon, nagkaroon ako ng mga kaibigan. Mga kaibigang tinawag kong “tunay na kaibigan”. Bisyo ang tinuro nila sa akin. Ang sarap kaya mag-drugs! Buti pa yung drugs, palagi mong kasama. Tama diba?! Walang problema, lahat magagawa mo. Pero ano sa huli?! Ako din ang talo. ‘Ni hindi ko makuha yung atensyon na hinahanap ko sa buong buhay ko. Wala naman talagang nag-mamahal sa ‘kin.

Kayo?! Kaya niyo ba kong mahalin?! Kaya niyo bang magmahal ng isang tulad ko?! Sus! Sabi niyo lang yan. Pero sa totoo lang, hindi!   

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I hope, many young students from my generation relatively feel the same way that Jesus is the only way to find love because He is the love.

Bring back all the glory to God for the success of the event. Congratulations, soldiers of God!

WALK THE TALK.

By the way, here are some pictures taken last August 12, 2010.

The funny thing about this is that, I can't clearly see the audience because of the spot light that's why I found myself "go with the flow". Unknowingly that I have my friends who are staring at me all the time and cheering me up all way long. Hihi. :)

Thank God for the courage, it's not easy to stand on stage, facing to all youth, delivering the script that is actually relating them. Whew! It's just a start.. I know many things will still come for Youth Alive-PUP.

You Do Not Belong to This World

My fellow sisters and brothers in Christ, I have a simple question for all of you. Why does every time we have problem we keep on thinking that life is so unfair, the world is against you and sometimes we feel that we hate the entire world?

I have an answer for that “sort of” sensible question.

You do not belong to this world! It’s simple as that. John 15:19 says, Jesus said, “If you belong to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you”. In what part of this world do you think we belong? I guess we have the same answer.

But before anything else, I would like you to think on how Jesus faces the persecutors in His time. What if you are one of the people in those times and actually see how they mock Jesus? How would you react? Jesus says, “If they persecute me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also” (John 15:20b).

Why they will treat you this way? Because of His name for they do not know the One who sent Him. They don’t even know who the Creator is. Until now, many of us encounter the same way. Different ways of persecution but have the same thinking that they hated God first. For me, it’s hard to face the truth that when you are being with God, the closer it gets the extreme persecutions you receive from different people.

See, it’s not only you who has the feeling of unfairness and hatred to this world! You have brothers and sisters with you. Fighting and keeping the faith is very important. Who will stand up for God until the end? Is it you? Let’s see how far you would go against the mockers.

Be proud that you do not belong to this world! Shout it and make them feel that Jesus is with you.

God bless. :)

BUSYNESS

Take it easy. Seize the moment. Have a break. .

How would you do these in the middle of school works, organization tasks and ministry? Students everywhere are too busy. Everyone does their responsibility without knowing the effects on them about these. It made me think of Jesus whenever He sees me while I’m doing my school works. Most of us are working for long hours at stressful stuffs just to meet targets. But at the end of the day, we crash into bed forgetting personal devotions and prayers, or maybe that’s just me.

Is He smiling because of my diligence? Is He proud of me because I have my attitude like no any other students have? Or He is sad because I may not remember Him while I’m at work and not glorifying Him because of busyness?

Yet, a fraction of my friends seem to be in the same situation. Tired and stressed in doing the same thing every week. Are you related on these? Or you’re just ignoring and denying that you are one of these?

Let’s put ourselves in this story. Philip, a soldier who is very courageous in everything he does is walking down the city of Gulliver. It is a busy city, full of vendors and very crowded. Until he saw a snatcher holding a bag of a lady rushing down the street trying to escape. He didn’t think twice and tried to follow the snatcher and ran as fast as he could. But he didn’t notice that he already bumped a vendor holding a bunch of oranges on the top of his head. The oranges rolled into the crowd as he tried to pick every piece of it and put back to the container. Philip doesn’t know what to do first. But in the middle of this, he picked up all the oranges from the ground and help the vendor put back into the container. Not only put back but he wiped out the dirt of each orange with his clothes. After this, he still tried to follow the snatcher but luckily, the policemen already caught him.

Lesson? We don’t just help because we ought to do but we should sincerely help the person because we are concern. Try to look on the situation of Philip. He didn’t just put back the oranges in the container but rather put it back and wiped out the dirt of the oranges. How sincere he was! What if you are in his situation? Will you do what he did? Or simply ignore what you have done?

Let’s have another story. Nathaniel the rich man is walking down the road sees the disabled woman on the corner of the street trying to cross the     road. His mind is in the process of making a choice if he will help the woman or not. “Shall I help her? I see this kind of thing on television. They say that in this time of need I should help her. But I’m late for work; I have meetings to attend and work to do. And if I help her, I have to stop for a minute and get dirty. Ah, I have more important things to do!”

Are we so busy that we do not remember the things that really please God? Let us be reminded that whatever we do, whether in word or deed do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus (Col.3:17). We are not pleasing the people around us in what we do for God. God knows the heart. He knows and sees how we offer our time and effort in everything we do.

Sometimes, we’re just simply passing the exams or subjects we have just to please other people. Just to end the day to escape the difficulties. We feel that our life lacks real power because of stress, pressure and busyness. Maybe it’s time to leave those things for a moment and go back to our Father and feel His presence. Think what really matters.

My God spoke to me in His letter. Here’s what the letter said..

To: You

From: God

Date: Today

Subject: YOURSELF

Reference: LIFE

This is God. Today, I will be handling all of your problems for you. I do not need your help so have a nice day. I love you.

P.S.

And remember, if life happens to deliver a situation that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it by yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (Something for God to Do) Box. I will get it in my TIME. All situations will be resolved but in MY TIME, NOT YOURS.

Once the matter is placed in the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Focus on all wonderful things that are present in your life now.

God has seen you struggling; God says it’s over.

It’s time to have a break. Have a quiet time with Him.

God Bless!    

                         

   

WIN SOULS FOR HIM part1

The time has come for us, stepping another stone for our mission and vision. Last day, we had our practice for our upcoming BIG event on August 12, 2010 at PUP-main for the preparation of evangelical crusade we've planned one month ago. I am part of the committee since I am the assistant secretary of our organization, Youth Alive-PUP. And as I grabbed the opportunity to perform on the said event, I will act as an emotional girl, once called, EMO in a monologue. Well, it's not easy for me to act that way since I'm not an emo. But as time goes by, I realized that being an "emo" in that role will really help the students in the university to be part in the family of God. God loves "emo". Right? In what way? Since we are all sinners, God loves all the people in the world including those people who are heart broken and has emotional imbalance. And this is where God sees the heart. 

Going back, during our practice made me think in what way will I act to touch the heart of the audience. Will I cry? Will I make any change in my script into a drama one? Will I make a script that audience will laugh at? Or will I act as an "emo", a real emo that actually owning the true role that's not actually myself? In the end, I acted naturally in the practice. 

For you to have a better performance, you should take away all the things in your mind that blocks you to focus on your role. And of course, you must e serious enough. Thank God, even though we were only two who practiced that time (since others are busy and unable to attend) we are really thankful that God helped us to have practice once in a while.

Another day was over. Another day to thank God. I guess, God saw what we've done and I know that all of these is not in vain. :) I'm still praying for strength that I would be able to perform well on the actual event for the Lord. 

One week and 5 days left..
God still working on this. 
I'm gonna sleep. :)
Pray for us!


God Bless
 

BIG EVENT

 
 by the way, this is our poster. :) Hahaha!

I'm a Christian

When I say..."I'm a Christian"

I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin."

I'm whispering "I was lost,"

Now I'm found and forgiven.

When I say..."I'm a Christian"

I don't speak this with pride.

I'm confessing that I stumble

and need CHRIST to be my guide.

When I say..."I'm a Christian"

I'm not trying to be strong

I'm professing that I'm weak

and need HIS strength to carry on.

When I say..."I'm a Christian"

I'm not bragging of success.

I'm admitting that I have failed

and need God to clean my mess.

When I say..."I'm a Christian"

I'm not claiming to be perfect,

My flaws are far too visible

but, God believes I am worth it.

When I say..."I'm a Christian"

I still feel the sting of pain,

I have my share of heartaches

So I call upon His name.

When I say..."I'm a Christian"

I'm not holier than you

I'm just a simple sinner

who received God's good grace somehow.