Fab Friday

Fab Friday

Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,[a] who[b] have been called according to his purpose." It was yesterday that I witnessed this verse manifest in my life.

I woke up with such a heavy heart. I knew I was not focusing on God as much as I needed and wanted to. The past few days spoke of doubt and "what ifs". It seemed that this week, God wasn't my center. But I wanted Him to be. Recently, I have been experiencing some pressing matters of the heart. I woke up and I just felt incomplete. After I cried in prayer and surrendered all of my cares to Him, a certain sense of peace overcame me. It wasn't a fabricated kind of peace rather it was so genuine that it was inexplicable. I always loved when Philippians 4:7 would come alive in my life because I trusted in Jesus. It says, "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Nothing can be farther from the truth.

And then when I was on my way to CCF, one of my Jzone dgroup member texted me saying that he could not see the point of living. There was so much despair and desolation in that one body of message that I couldn't help but be anxious and scared for him. After texting his discipler and my other dgroup mate, I just prayed for him. I saw him in Soulstop and he really looked like he came from a crisis. The message came and several hours passed. When we ended the discussion, he was so joyful and blessed that all of his questions were answered by God during the span of 5 hours. Amazing! When we cry out to God when we're at the end of the rope, there is nothing that He will not do to reveal Himself and His goodness to us. Praise God! (I also brought a first-timer friend and was able to share the gospel to another first-timer. Woohoo! \:D/)



After Soulstop, my friends and I went to Somethin' Fishy in Libis to eat. (yes naman, gimik! ^_^) It was a nice ending for the week to just fellowship with good friends. I also learned a lot about some of my friends and I also got some invaluable inputs for my walk with God. Truly a very blessed Friday. Thank you, Lord for everything!

Blessed in Baguio

Blessed in Baguio

I just came from a mini-retreat in Baguio. After 2,527 days, I came back to the so-called "Most Peaceful City in the Philippines". (at least that's what I saw on the signboard on Kennon Road. ^_^


Baguio horizon at around 5:30 AM

Anyway, it was such a blast. I went with my discipler, Kuya Ryan, his sister, Rizza and the other campus missionaries. We had devotionals every night and we brainstormed on how to improve Jzone. It was simply awesome how God answered the little prayers that we asked from parking to sunshine. Everything was so timely that it could have only been orchestrated by Him. *sigh* Yes, God is in the details.


Kuya Ryan at the back and the campus missionaries ^_^

Kuya Ryan: (while driving along Session Road) "O guys, pray for parking."
10 seconds pass
Kuya Ryan: (stops beside an empty parking space and looks at us) "Pwede ba dito?" ^_^

Kuya Ryan: (while sitting at the back of the Starex) "Let's pray na hindi umulan." (we wanted to play mini-golf)

*We get to the mini-golf place with the sun absolutely nowhere in sight and then by the time we get to the 9th hole, we were already taking off our jackets because we were already sweating. After we leave the mini-golf area, it starts to drizzle. o_0


It was my first time to play mini-golf! L-)

And last but not the least, during our last day we wanted to eat at along Session Road. We just came from the market for our pasalubong shopping and decided to eat this one resto, Sizzling Plate. Knowing how cramped up that stretch can be at night, we prayed for parking again. Guess where we found an empty slot? Hahaha! Right in front of Sizzling Plate!

Only by God's grace! How wonderful to witness Him working in our midst! Praise God! :)