Ang Ibig Sabihin Daw ng Pangalan Ko...

"Kathrine"

You Are Smart and Curious

You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life. You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don't spill secrets or spread gossip. People sometimes think you're snobby or aloof, but you're just too deep in thought to pay attention to them. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

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"Elaine"

You Are Gracious and Amicable

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

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Power To Succeed

EMPOWERED! It happened today. We were all empowered. All brothers and sisters of YFL Novaliches will not only be excellent in service. But today, we were empowered to go an extra mile, to give more of our all to this one area of our life, that is, our STUDIES.

As the new academic year starts (AY 2010-2011), we will glorify our awesome God through our studies. That our classmates and friends be able to see the greatness of our God in us.

With this, as members of CFC YFL, we will work more for our G.O.A.L.

GOD FIRST.

That in everything we do, we will put God first. We will connect to the One True Source of our Wisdom and Knowledge. We will connect. We will pray. Exams? Pray then study. Projects? Pray then work.

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES.

We will not run from our obstacles. Rather, we will face it. Accept it. And go through it with a heart full of trust and strength.

ATTACH OURSELVES TO THE PRICE.

Passed. 100%. Uno. License. Diploma. Dean's List. Recognition. Award. These are some of the prices we are looking for. We have to know and we have to clearly see the price in store for us, the victory that is laid for us, that they may gas up our drives to do more in our studies.

LOVE.

Above all the most important thing: LOVE! "And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:2)" We are nothing if we do not love. And we have to pour our love to God, our family, our community, and we should also love our studies. Also, that we become excellent in our studies but we do not have love, we are nothing.

We also believe and trust that no matter how low we have been last year, we believe that this year will be great! This year will be awesome, simply because our God is awesome. That when we say "YES!" to our God in His love and in His plans, God is also responding to us with a "YES!". He responds with "YES my child, I will be in charge of your life! YES my child, I will be in charge of your family! YES my child, I will be in charge of your studies! Yes my child, I will be in charge of your service!" That's how great our God is! That's how mighty our God is! And He will do that to us everyday!

Also, as we enter this new academic year, we will also continue to do our part as members of the YFL E-Project. That our school is also our area of evangelization that the love of God may reach all.

Keep the fire burning!

Continue to be empowered!

We will conquer this academic year!

God bless--

With this, may God be glorified!!

I posted this same thing at Mighty C3's blog.

Fulfilled and Contented.

Yes, it is true that you cannot have everything in life.

Yet you can still have a full life.

A full life is a life centered on Christ!

Where I Work

When you work in the medical field, there is one thing I hate.

Some connotes SEX as a human biological need.

Good thing, I don't work at the medical field.

I work in the vast field of God, who assigned me in the medical field.

Not as a worker in that (medical) field; but as a servant to that field.

Got questions? Talk to my employer: GOD.

How Did The Mission Trip Changed Your Life?

The Subic Mission Team's One-liner in:

How Did The Mission Trip Changed Your Life?

“The mission trip changed me to a much faithful and Christ-centered person.” 

–Renzo Gabriel

“Masaya mag-mission at makakilala ng iba’t ibang klase ng tao; knowing that you glorify one God and at the same time know their stories and learned from it.” 

–May Evangelista

“The mission trip helped me to be closer to God and made me realize that I should serve Him more.” 

–Renz Baxa

“The mission trip fulfilled me.” 

–Meme Asejo

“The mission trip made me a stronger, better, and a holy person.” 

–Kevin Matignas

“The mission trip changed me dramatically in spirit, mind, and heart.” 

–Marvin Eguico

“The mission trip inspired me to be more dedicated to my service.” 

–Ynah Gabriel

“The mission trip made me realize that truly, the majestic power and love of God can reach far places; distance will never be a hindrance.” 

–Tash Salcedo

“Mas nag-enjoy akong mag-serve.” 

–Jhoanne Pataueg

“It is not only in receiving that we experience the love of God, but also in giving ourselves for the sake of others and, most of all, for the sake of Christ.” 

–Kaye Matignas

The Mission Team

Thank you Lord for the mission trip's joyride experience!
Thank you Lord for changing us inside out!


God bless all of the mission trip and all of the missionaries!

God's Work Needs No Delay

Mission Area: District of Iba
Mission Activity: CFC YFL Youth Camp


May 28-30, 2010. The first-ever mission trip to the District of Iba was conducted by a team of 15 different young individuals all responding to the one call of Christ to love Him and to make Him loved. It was such a joyride of an experience! The mission team ran a CFC YFL Youth Camp. The harvest of this youth camp counts to thirty-one (31) new souls!

God’s work needs no delay and so He will not delay you.

“There is a given time for everything and a time for every happening under heaven”

– Ecclesiastes 3:1 (CCB)

It was set as a two-day camp and since we wanted to start on time on the first day of the camp, ie, on a Saturday (29 May 2010), we departed from Manila by Friday (28 May 2010). In traveling to Subic, we have divided the team into two batches. The first batch departs by two in the afternoon (2PM). The second batch departs by seven in the evening (7PM). Those included in the first batch are those who do not have summer classes; while those who have their summer classes and ojt’s are part of the second batch. Unfortunately, I am part of the second batch. Trips to Subic are scheduled by the-hour; the last trip to Subic is scheduled by 9PM. We (the second batch) are supposed to meet at SSS, East Avenue by 6PM. But what happened was different from what was planned. Heavy rain falls caused heavy traffic in Metro Manila. And yes, it was raining heavily by that time. It was already 7PM and we are still not moving from SSS. Two trips to go. I messaged the team to pray for us. Prayer is our most powerful tool. I don’t want to say hello to Subic by Saturday. When we arrived at the bus terminal by 07:20PM, I saw the bus to Subic. The sight of it excites me; but we can’t board it yet, we still have to wait for our two other missionaries. And so, I prayed and I claimed in Jesus’ Name that the bus that has given me part of the taste of the mission will be the same bus we’d board into. It was 07:30PM when the 7PM trip left Manila. And yes, we are Subic-bound!

God’s work needs no delay and so He will give you strength.

“[But (God) answered:] “my grace is enough for you; my great strength is revealed in your weakness”. Gladly, then, will I boast of my weakness that the strength of Christ may be mine.” 

– 2 Corinthians 12:9

I was assigned to give the third talk of the youth camp. Giving a talk is an exciting thing to do. As it is exciting, it is exhausting as well. It is exhausting in a way that, you have to connect all the points into one thread, you have to connect that one thread to the participants, and you really have to be part of that one thread to get connected to the participants. And as you connect to the participants, you absorb other negativities, eg, the heat of the place (or it might be because I am giving the talk), the inattentive of some, and other distractions. But the negatives I absorbed had not made me quit the work that needs to be done. I refocus myself to the very reason why I am there in the first place: the Love of Christ!

It was not only me who has seen the weight of this work. But as I saw its weight, I have seen the greatness of God’s power and might. One facilitator is to four participants, that is the minimum. And that one facilitator is to four to five sets of one-to-ones. With this article, I would like to honor the facilitators of our team. They did their service really well. Though it is a tough service, they had not seen its cost on their human strength. But they had seen its cause: the Love of Christ!

God’s work needs no delay simply because it is all about God.

"This is love: not that we loved God but that he first loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." - 1 John 4:10 (CCB)

Our God is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, and above all, Love. The very fact that the work of our God needs no delay is simply because He loved us first. It is all about Him loving us; for His love is ever constant that it does not increase nor does it decrease. God Himself did not delay His love for us: "But see how God manifested his love for us: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8, CCB). In the same way, we should not, as well, delay to channel the love of God to our brothers and sisters. It is because they need what we need: the Love of Christ!

  

Note:

Italics in the Bible verses are mine.

All Bible verses are taken using the Digital Catholic Bible software program, with the Christian Community Bible (CCB) version. © 2007-2008.

Humanizing Humanity

Humanity. It encompasses everything under the sun that concerns and revolves around man—from language to culture, from kind of work to man’s way of life, and any other things where man is involve. In humanity, man is both the subject and the agent.

The 21st-century-humanity is, I think, somehow dehumanized. Everything is done for a particular someone’s own benefits. In commercial advertisements, women are exploited and used to boost number of sales of a certain produce, thus, resulting to profit and gain increase in that industry; and resulting to dehumanized women.

Television series also dehumanize human worth and values. It neglects the sacredness of sex within the Sacrament of Matrimony; and establish the idea that sex out of marriage is a requirement of love—a dehumanized love.

Another example of a dehumanized here-and-now humanity is when you walk in the busy streets of Metro Manila. Sometimes, during the morning rush hour, I try to isolate myself and observe the context of the intersection of Kamias Road and Kalayaan Avenue with every other thing observable. One would realize, as I have realized, that almost everyone, including I, are only living to do each one’s affairs.

Thus, a dehumanized society is condensed in just one word: individualism. An individualized society concerns only one. But humanity concerns every human person with his/her nature.

Humanity must magnify the different colors of human experience taken collectively as one and never individually. Human experience is necessary in order to create humanity and through these human experiences, man can clearly define man himself/herself, thus, humanizing humanity.

(C) 2008.

Ayaw maniwala nung teacher ko na ako gumawa nito. I was dehumanized. Haha.