Blessed Hope

I(Joy) want to share with you this song that speaks deeply in my heart..
It is a song that the Holy Spirit inpired.

There is a place prepared for me by Him
And there I will go to be with Him
There in heaven, thats my home
A place of love, joy nad peace
forever.

For I'm not meant to be here in the world
I'm not meant to suffer and die
I am meant to be in heaven
With all the saints and angels
in the glory of my God

There I have a Father who loves me so
Jesus, my Savior, my way to go
Holy Spirit my gentle guide
My loving God, my destiny
Forever

Marriage

If we see the world...one thing that is very evident is the destruction of families..which begins with the destruction of marriages.

we are married for three years and we got some ideas of probable reasons why many marriages do not last "till death do us part" as we promised before the altar.

Man as an effect of original sin tends to be selfish. First of all man thinks and approaches life very different from woman, then in marriage the couple are supposed to share and move in unity which takes sacrifices, commitment, humility, trust and courage- these are not easy to do.

In our different experiences for the span of three years, we can testify that if we journey in this path of life without the third person(God) we will for sure give up very easily. We are very grateful that we have our individual personal relationship with our living God. It enables us to forgive, to sacrifice, to hope, to strive in fulfilling our commitmant,to grow in unconditional love.We believe that without the love of God flowing in us, nourishing our love tank,we will find ourselves exhausted and hopeless especially when difficulties and trials comes our way.

To our fellow couples: allow God to middle in your relationship, its the only way.
We are not called in marriage just to be together but to live together the fulness of life.

Christian Community Bible commented:
Marriage contains a mystery, that is a divine treasure which can not be understood before the second coming of Christ.When it is said that marriage is a sacrament, that does not mean primarily that there is a Church ceremony. It signifies that through marriage and the couples who live a life of LOVE according to Christ, the mystery of the love of God is manifested among humankind.

What a noble call...don't you think?

Life is tough...but we are all called to be WINNERS!

I think life here on earth is tough.Either you are rich or poor, single or married, young or old,simple or intellectual...name it.Each one is experincing different chalenges, sufferings and trials.The good news is we are all called to be winners...to be overcomers!

We just need some tools to make it ...

first: FAITH- without faith in God(The Trinity) who has the highest power, we will not survive because our power is easily exhausted.

Second: VISION- without vision people perish.A vision will take us up...it will fuel us when we are down...it gives us a goal to pursue, a direction to follow.

Third: STRONG, PERSEVERING WILL-if there's a will,there's a way.I think this is very true.

Forth: A FAITHFUL FRIEND AND GUIDE, THE GOOD SHEPHERD - we need help..we can not make it by our own.

So if you are suffering right now, just keep in mind that you are not the only one and I assure you that victory will follow.Grab these tools and you will make it.

Noralyn's Testimony

We want to share with you a testimony of one of the members of our Balikatan Ministry in Montalban.Here it is.....

I am Noralyn Gacias. I live in Sub-Urban, Montalban with husband and five children.I’m very happy that I belong to the Balikatan Ministry. Through our Saturday meetings, I’ve gained a lot of friends and support and I’ve learned a lot about our God who created the heavens and the earth and I believe that He has called me by name. I thank God that I was given the chance to put right the wrong images that I have about Him. I believed now that God is the most important above all and that He is worthy to be worship and to be praised. I pray that I will continue to know Him deeper, to understand His Words and to live it with the help of the Holy Spirit.I thank God that He is always with me.

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Introducing the Balikatan Ministry Team, Joy and Jeanny(right end),Esther and Joan(Left end) amd Jitka (middle back)with LSS_3 participants:Dominga,Janice,Fedelina,Christina,Marjorie, Bing,Rose, Erlinda, Marissa, Tere and thier children.

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Coming to Jesus, the fountain of life, the Redeemer

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Desiring and receiving God's love

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Understanding our Wrong images of God and putting it right

Life in the Spirit Seminar 3

God is indeed faithful. He draws people to His heart.

We have heard testimonies on how the Holy Spirit captivated the hearts of our 10 participants who attended our third batch of LSS given to friends from Balikatan Ministry on Sept. 29-30,07. After the LSS, they said that during the seminar, thier hearts were burning to know God more and when we prayed for them, they asked us to pray that God will give them grace to live a new life.A life that testifies they are children of God.Even our two young particiapants amazed us hearing their sharing that they experienced God and they are choosing to live a new life.

Its a privelege to hear and see how God changes lives in the power of His Spirit.
We have seen joy and hunger to know God more after we met our friends the saturday after the LSS.

Its also a joy and blessing for me(Joy) to be given the chance to lead this event and to share with them the effect of Sin and the Salvation that Jesus won for us. As a couple we also prayed with them to receive the paternal and maternal love of God.

To God be the glory!!