Cultural feast

I enjoyed so much every night of the GoForth National Missions Conference (about 18 countries were represented) that I’ve attended more than a week ago. Aside from the rallies (keynote messages on missions), we were treated with cultural presentations by the Pacific Islanders who were so good and contagiously funny, a Korean lady with a lovely fan dance, [...]

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I want to be…

In one of the workshops (Short term missions, Long term impact) I attended during the Go Forth conference last week, a short video clip of how one group of believers of Christ reaches out to a poor village in India was shown. They help give the children education, food, health, and medical services. They also help empower [...]

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A revolution!

Today is the last day of a four-day interdenominational event for missions mobilisation Go Forth 2008, which I have the privilege to attend. How exciting to be with people from different countries, groups, churches, organisations, and companies come together to learn and wrestle on God’s Glory in the East: Our Asian Missions Challenge.  (A few of the many images from the exhibit and materials [...]

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Calm

I love sitting on the carpeted floor of Suntec City Convention Center during conference breaks. Cold. Clean. Comfortable. Coffee. :-)

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In my dreams

I was in a rescue team in the Philippines when another typhoon hit my country. It was so windy. I was soaked in the rain. I was so cold. But oh, no. It was only in my dreams. Haha. But the rain was for real. I woke up today around 7 in the morning. It was still dark [...]

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No motorcycle parking

Oh, really? Haha. Taken in Kuala Lumpur. 

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happy birthday, gen!

(Psalm 27 (The Message), for my sister and friend, Gen, who is celebrating life in God. Happy birthday. We love you. Greetings from your families and friends in Singapore, Canada, and Philippines. ) Light, space, zest— that’s God!    So, with him on my side I’m fearless,       afraid of no one and nothing. When vandal hordes [...]

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A journalist’s life

(An article from PCIJ blog posted by Alecks P. Pabico, 19 June 2008 ) NO story is worth a journalist’s life. This ABS-CBN broadcast journalist Cecilia ‘Ces’ Drilon has painfully learned from her 10-day ordeal as a captive of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu. Presented to the media at yesterday’s press conference following her release, [...]

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