~MY VERY BLESSED BIRTHDAY~
This pic was taken last August 27th, Friday, held at our church -- Mount Zion Church of the Firstborn. I was indeed blessed because this was my first time where i was able to celebrate another year with a fresh start of serving our Lord...with my friends and people that i consider as my source of encouragement in times of tough struggling as a Christian. Perhaps you would notice why my college or even high school barkadas weren't present on that special day. Well, i guess i thought, maiba naman. I never had a birthday where my invited guests were my churchmates. I last had that 13 years ago -- when i was 8 years old. Tanda ko na noh?! haha! Aside from that consideration, i started to feel being "comfortable" with the other youth members like i am now able to chat longer with them and enjoy ourselves on that particular situation. I guess i now have that sense of belongingness that i was trying to search for after so many years. By God's grace, He has given me the courage to mingle with them especially initiating a simple conversation way back December of 2003...our first ever Youth Retreat at Zion Ministerial Inc, a Bible school @ Antipolo.
Lately have i known that after the 3-day retreat with contemplation and realization about our personal relationship with the Lord and fellowship with other members of the ministry, Ate Ca (wife of our Youth pastor) told me that the bonding of the youth members of our church has become stronger and everyone has been at ease with each other. Kaya nga once in a while, we, the core committee, plan of sorta vacation so we could grow spiritually mature together, hand-in-hand. I also told ate ca that this might be one of God's way in preparing our ministry to encourage more youth who are totally lost and led astray by their parents/family and needs the guidance from Jesus Christ. I feel that this is the reason why He still hasn't let the quantity increase, but to first and foremost increase in quality...so we could lead the others in the right track and in accordance with His glory.
Ayun, so sumasali na ako ngayon sa activities ng church; not only sa youth but in the Music ministry and the others. I just wrote here my genuine experience and not to recount what i have already done in our church. Nakakatulong talaga if you have a church to rely on to so you will always be guided and lead along God's path...kasi i have learned back in a particular sermon that there are people who are soooo much on fire for God like they're active in every activity there is in their church, share God's Word to others, but soon that person has realized that self-righteousness has planted in her heart. In my case, i don't desire that to happen and good thing i have heard of this message...so i will round-the-clock prompt myself that i should be aware and search my feelings--if feeling na ba ako or hindi.
=Youth Revive last Aug. 21st= 
I'm just soooo happy eventhough my worn-out body and strength is presented in front of the people i meet at the church. ang dami ko kasing ginagawa related sa school and hospital tapos in the afternoon til evening, nasa church ako. i just cannot measure how much i enjoy serving and worshipping the Lord. I'm thankful to the people around me. Nah, i do not need mentioning their names coz the reward awaits them in Heaven! As much as possible, i want to make time for this because this is my way of giving thanks to the Lord Almighty everything He has done in my life...His unfailing love, mercy, grace and blessings........
