Trip to Victory Malate

I had my first church-hopping alone (well,not really alone since I was with one of my classmates when we were elementary) and I attended Victory Malate, which is near the place where I am staying. 

It felt so different from Victory UBelt, I felt it was my first time attending Victory. Haha! Anyway, the topic was about how can we tell if someone really follows Jesus.

The feeling of learning something new was awesome. It really felt like my first time to attend a Youth Service. John 13:33-35 was something I never thought would give an impact when I was listening to the preaching, and it was something I want to share to the mentoring group I will attend on Sunday. 

I got to meet UP Manila Lifebox (even their campus minister! sorry, I don't know much of the campus ministers in UBelt, I just know kuya Cy, our campus minister, haha), and again, it really felt like it was the first time I attended church because I was so shy! haha! but they were very nice and welcome, it was just I was too shy. LOL.

It was one of their members' birthdays,and she sang! Amazing! I feel so blessed today. 

Thank you to UP Manila Lifebox! I will definitely return on the next week! It was great and refreshing!

Lifebox UPM

 

I have been thinking of pursuing Medicine for my higher studies, and I think this would be the Medical school that I will enter. Praying for it. I'm not going to medicine until next year, after the license examinations for Pharmacy.

On Letting Go

I never thought that my leader would say that he thinks I should have another leader.

But then I realized why he told me that. he wanted me to grow with more mentors. i realized I have been only recognizing him as a sole mentor,that's why I have not been growing much as a Christian.

 Seek mentors,lots of them,that you may learn a lot from them and will help you in the walk with God.

I cried a lot when I thought of it,that I would be finding a new leader,but me and my leader right now are on different seasons,which means God has different plans for the both of us,and that means we have to be on separate ways.
Having realized that, I will pray for someone to be my new leader this season. I don't know what will happen to the bond we have with my would-be former leader but I think it's a bit severed. It needs to be restored first.

I had been responding to him in not-so-good ways,and that was the reason why he said I needed a new leader-because he is not being a person of encouragement to me and maybe he isn't the right person to encourage and help me this season. That's why he told me to get a new leader.

It's sad.

 I am on a social media break. No facebook and Twitter for a month until licensure exam results are out.

Birthday Messages for Two

Two special people celebrated their birthdays yesterday at the LifeBox Leaders' Camp in Caliraya. Sadly, I didn't come there. The Camp's schedule had a conflict with my pre-board exams. However, I did send them messages for their birthday, and even went up early as 6AM just to see them before they left for the camp.

Mark is one of those two people. He was the first person I met when I just started attending church. I was quite aloof and distant at first, but I eventually became close with him and now we're good friends. He's younger than me, but I don't mind, we're still brothers in Christ. He's very responsible and dependable, and he really steps up into leadership and loves the campus.

The other one who celebrated his birthday was Jalil. My leader. He's one of God's greatest gifts. My life wouldn't be like this if Jal didn't lead me to God. Jal was my witness. He helped me walk with God. He saw everything- from Day 1 of my attending at church until today. He's someone who saw how God moves in my life, and I will always be thankful to God that He placed Jal in my life.
He has the heart for discipleship, which is something I really want to develop too. It's a process,and how Jal treats the people he's connected to is inspiring.

Right now, those two are in the Leaders' Camp with the others. They'll be going back tomorrow, and it means one thing- a dinner with Jal tomorrow! We haven't talked for a month or two, so we should update each other. :)

And this was my message for the both of them. Happy Birthday!