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CyberFlashesMountain View College, The School of the Light

Keeping Alumni and Friends in Touch

MVC Website: http://www.MVCollege.org

MVC Email Address: mvcollege at eudoramail.com

Editor/Coordinator: Evelyn Porteza Tabingo

In This Issue

Editor's Thoughts

News from the Hilltop

Voices of Thanksgiving

Sulad’s Corner

On a Lighter Note

CondolencePrayer Requests

Acknowledgment

Meet the Editors

Closing Thoughts

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Editor's thoughts...

Leaves were flying in all directions with each gust

of wind. I look around and see the trees once

clothed with the vibrant beauty of Autumn now

almost stripped bare of most leaves with a few just

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clinging to the branches. I smile when I imagine

the leaves and the wind as little children playing

a prank game of "race to the other side of the

street and ‘mess up’ the neighbor's yard!"

Last week, driving to work early morning, I watched

the full moon in all its glory slowly fade from

view as the day dawned. Two days later, a steady

rain came and a thin blanket of fog covered thecity. Ah, the beauty of nature, God's gift to

us.

Come and let us be a part of the "Voices of

Thanksgiving."

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Stand with Naomi on the rooftop in Zamboanga

and view the rising black smoke from the buildings

below.

Travel with Harville among the crocodiles on

the Luangiga River. Hold on to the grasses to

prevent the long boat from being carried away by

the strong current.

Stand with Danny as he witnesses for the Source

of all blessings to his co-workers and offering a

prayer of thanksgiving.

Accept the challenge given to Jemima to "think

of 1000 things or situations we were thankful

for."

Ask ourselves, "Why am I grateful?" Come up

with reasons to sing praises of gratitude to Godwith Lolit and "think of how great and awesome God

is."

Be thankful like Jon for the joining of hands

all over the world, to provide assistance to help

the victims of typhoon Haiyan that devastated

several villages in the Philippines.

Marvel at the miracle of rain on the drought

season in Sakie providing Rupelin's family with

enough water to fill the two barrels! Praise God

for over 6000 children are fed daily in a remote

village of Ethiopia.

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Yes, my friends, "there is so much for which to be

thankful." Each new day brings the miracle of life

and the blessings only a loving God bestows upon

His children. Praise God for the many difficult

challenges along the way and the knowledge that

there is always Someone beside you.

No matter what comes our way, thank God, for in the

midst of the chaos of this world, He is still in

control.

"O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for

his mercy endureth for ever." 1 Chronicles 16:34

Lyn Tabingo

Sacramento

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News from the Hilltop

SOA FACULTY/STUDENTS ATTEND AGRICULTURE CONGRESS

The faculty of the School of Agriculture and some

students, headed by Dr. Loida Solis, Dean, are

currently attending the 7th Federation of Agriculture

Students in Mindanao (FASMIN) Congress and Mindanao

Agri-Development Forum at the Camiguin Polytechnic

State College – Intensive of Agriculture. The congress

started on November 19 and will end today.

The FASMIN aims to develop the skills and

knowledge of the students, foster camaraderie, and

provide updates on the trends and developments in

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Agriculture, as well as to have a unified academic

direction of the member schools.

The participating schools will join the following

skills competitions:

Crop-Based Skills: Insect Identification,

Seeds Identification, Weeds Identification, Plant

Population Density (PPD) Computation, Fertilizers

Identification, Fertilizer Computation, Plant

Propagation, Pasture & Forage Identification, Feed

Formulation, Live Weight Estimation, Rodeo Skills, Load

Carrying and Tug of War.

Literary-Based Competition: Extemporaneous

Speech, On-the-Spot Essay Writing Contest, Battle of

the Brains, Poster-making Contest, etc.

There will also be a Search for the Mr. & Ms.

FASMIN 2013 and a Vocal Duet Competition.

School of Agriculture faculty Mr. Goram Balansag,

Mr. Beb Palingcod, and Miss Rennielyn Fetalsana arealso attending the Congress.

The student delegates are Sanje Moreno, Danny Catigay,

Gene Lou Cornelio, Eser Morala, Nihl Abarquez, Phatric

Santisas, Dave Sagnoy, Clevin Caparida, Rowena Eslit,

Marvin Mangubat, Ivan Fergie Verallo, Janneth Tomatao,

Junnie Escuardro, Joseph Vegare, Jomar Sulatan,Greg

Lapura, and Venus Star Curilan.

--by Darlene Caliso

“There is always, always, always something to be

thankful for.” -- Author Unknown

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ROBANTES IS MOST OUTSTANDING SENIOR STUDENT

Eden Eve Dialde Robantes, a Bachelor in

Elementary Education student, is this Academic

Year’s Most Outstanding Senior Student (MOSS). She gotthe highest overall result of 72.62%.

Mountain View College started the Search for the

Most Outstanding Senior Student of 2013-14 on Monday,

September 23 at the Accreditation Room. The interview

and essay writing started at 8 o’clock in the morning.

The evaluators were: Dr. Chliejvferwyn Catolico, VPAA,

chairman; the School Deans; Pastor Carlos Aganio, VPSA;

Dr. Apolinar Paulican, Director of Quality Assurance;

Community Extension Coordinators; and two faculty and

student representatives from each school.

The nominees were the following:

School of Education -- Eden Eve Robantes

School of Business Accountancy --

Haries Ben Gulliermo and Jonette Rose Canillo

School of Nursing – Eimarlouyd Mansaguitonand Anchie Veh Mariano

School of Arts Sciences -- Remnyl Joyce

Pellerin, Azor Garlet, Debwimlambstar Mojica, and

Rachel Anne Valera

The criteria for the selection of the MOSS

included: Academic Performance, Leadership, Social

Responsibility, Spiritual Life, Pleasing Personality,

and Communication Skills. These were the rubrics of the

interview: Attire (10%), Delivery (30%), Stage Presence

(5%), Audience Connectedness (25%), and Values

Integration (30%). These were the rubrics of the essay

writing: Focus, Organization, Conventions,

Understanding, Support and Values Integration.

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When asked to comment about her winning the

MOSS award, Robantes said, “Being the most outstanding

senior student doesn’t mean that you stand above

all the other senior students because, in the contextof multiple intelligences, we excel in our own ways.

But it means that amid pressures crises, difficulties

of student life, a most outstanding student outstands

them all. To those who want to be the MOSS of their

batch, start preparing now and live daily in excellence

and according to God’s will. Grab the opportunities to

develop yourself and maintain balance in all aspects of

life. ‘Read your Bible and pray every day and you’llgrow, glow, and go’ according to Dr. Garilva. Lastly,

it’s never a competition with others but with self.”

--by Mary Joy Edralin

“Blessed are those that can give without

remembering and receive without forgetting.” --

Author Unknown

MVC OBSERVES DRUG AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH

Mountain View College, through the Guidance

and Counseling Center, observed the Dangerous Drug

Awareness and Prevention Month, November 11-15, with

the theme: “Make Health Your ‘New High’ in Life, Not

Drugs.”

Every day, various activities were offered.

These were open for everyone in the College and High

School levels. From November 11-14, there were film

viewings during lunchtimes. The films shown were “Way

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to Happiness” and “Drug Education for Teens.” The

videos entitled Marijuana, Alcohol and Alcoholism,

Methamphetamine & Other Stimulants, and Alcohol:

Teenage Drinking were also shown. Assoc. Professor

Ester Mojica, Guidance Office Director, Mrs.Geraldine Jugan, office secretary, and the Peer

Facilitators (PF) took charge of the program.

In the early morning of November 12, Dr. Jimmy

Adil and the PF led the Fun Run at the Flagpole area.

The winners were given cash prizes: P300 for the first,

P200 for the second, and P100 for the third. For the

Male Category , Dan Namanya got the first place, JesseRex Rosario, the second, and Ariel Palma, the third.

The Female Category winners were: Ezel Mae Tadlas,

first; Hazel Tagaca, second, and Dorish Carillo, third.

In the afternoon, On-the-Spot Poster Making and

Slogan Writing Contests were held at the M.T. Oliverio

Hall supervised by Asst. Prof. Emelita Baul and the PF.

The winners in these contests were: Slogan –

Latter Rain Jumawan, first, and Jecris Tuñacao,second; Poster -Making – Joemarie Patiyagon, first;

Hilbert Estrera, second; and Lee Mark Manito, third.

The first and second year college students were

required to attend the lecture in the evening and the

third and fourth year students were required to attend

the November 14 lecture. The speaker of this seminar

was Mr. Michael Schambacher, a German national studying

theology in MVC.The final activity of the program was held at the

Alumni Church during the Social Orientation.

The Guidance and Counselling Office would like to

extend its deepest gratitude to everyone who

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participated in the activities and to the Peer

Facilitators for their assistance.

—by Star Mojica

REGISTRAR RELEASES ENROLMENT FIGURES

Prof. Chona Ramos, Registrar, has released the

summary of enrolment for the Second Semester of AY

2013-2014.

Out of the 1,749 accepted students, 1,697 are

officially enrolled:

The enrolment by department is as follows:

AB-English Language – 79; AB-History – 30; AB-

Theology – 227; Assoc. in Office Administration – 13;

Automotive Technology - 50; BEED – 85; BEED-ENGLISH –

1; BS-Applied Mathematics – 2; BS-Biology – 32; BS

Accountancy – 86; BS Accounting Technology – 108; BSAG-

Animal Science – 20; BSAG-Crop Science – 74; BSBA-

Financial Management – 111; BSBA-HRD - 40; BSED-Biology – 16; BSED-English - 58; BSED-

Music/Arts/PE/Health – 72; BSED-Mathematics - 24;

BSED-Social Studies -- 13; BSED-Tech & Livelihood Educ

-- 12; BSED-Values Educ -- 12; BS Information

Technology -- 95; BS Medical Technology -- 145; BSN --

235; BSOA-Office Management – 49; Master in Management

– 8

--by Daphne Salasayo

“It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you

thankful, but what you have in your heart.” Unknown

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MVC FACULTY GO ON A RETREAT

The MVC faculty and their families went on a

retreat to two places.

Thirty-one faculty members of Mountain View

College, together with their families, went to

Mergrande Resort, Davao City, October 20-23.

Before going to Mergrande Resort, they

visited Malagos Garden Resort and watched the Bird Show

and listened to a short lecture on “How to Take Care of

the Environment.”

On Monday, they rode a shuttle bus to D’Leonor

and toured around the place. The next day, some

faculty members went shopping while some

just stayed and continued their swimming

activities.

Mr. Leodegario Elona, Jr., Dr. Hope Aperocho, and

Mrs. Genevev Vidal were the leaders of the Davao group.This three-day retreat was a way for the faculty

members to have family bonding, relaxation from work,

and spiritual enhancement.

Mrs. Monyfer Porquez who joined the Davao retreat

stated: “To visit different places in Davao City like

the Malagos Garden Resort and D’Leonor is one way of

exposing ourselves to the beautiful spots and scenery

that God created for us.”

---by Lovelane Balajadia

The faculty and their families (numbering 178

people) bound for Dakak left Cagayan de Oro City at 3

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a.m. on a Fantasy Land bus provided by Dakak Resort.

They arrived in their destination at 12:30 p.m.

For three days and two nights the MVC families

enjoyed the seven free meals served. At one time, lunchwas served on a floating restaurant.

The second day of the retreat was family day at

the beach which included jet skiing, banana boat

riding, and kayaking. Unlimited buffet lunch was served

and in the evening a barbecue dinner on the shore with

a cultural show was provided. At 7:00 pm, they then

headed to Fantasy Land and watched the 11:30 fireworksdisplay.

On the third day, the group went on a historical

tour of the Rizal Shrine and the Puntod de Embarko

which features supersized statues that reflect their

great significance to Philippine history. Lunch was

served in Burgos, Dapitan City.

Dakak provided a tour guide to the group duringthe whole time of their travel.

--by Raiah Truta

MONTECASTRO RELEASES PRINCIPAL’S LIST

Associate Professor Flordelys Montecastro, MVC

Elementary School principal, has released the names of

the pupils who landed in the Principal’s List duringthe second grading period.

They are:

Grade 1 – Jon Kyle Clark, Duanne

Claire Eleuterio, Ahava Lourzen Julia Espero, Kyle

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Nasayre, Merrell Angelly Policarpio, Kylle Julane

Soriano

Grade 11 – Reyeon Junn Delos Reyes, Keefe

Matheson MJ Marco, Tahan Ark Sunico, Erika MaeBarnuevo, Kirsten Blaze Langot, Ellianne Joelle

Lucagbo, Kiara Stephanie Pesanos, Jenyfer Mae Porquez,

Gwenyth Lovely Pueblo

Grade 111 --- Zyrryll Lou Ava Aguillon, Kelina

Corazon Eleuterio, Karyll Chsyka Elona, Preach Love

Paulican, Marconi Restauro

Grade 1V – Eric Ismael Barnuevo, Joseph Robert

Manuel 111 Espero, Jade Glabe Utlang, Ziraili Oriel

Vidal, Alyzza Myrrh Casanos, Shekenah Ernestien

Grande

Grade V – Sydrech Rosalejos, Kyla Rios, Gwyneth

Luigi Pueblo

Grade V1 – Argee Lloyd Doña, Crizza KateBretaña, Liezel Vonne Caballero, Irish Jhane Opao

Sent by Nelson Madriaga

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Voices of Thanksgiving

WHY I AM SO GRATEFUL?

More than a month ago, many people expressed concerns

about the collateral damage from the partial shutdown

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of U.S. government. Fears and worries almost paralyzed

thousand of furloughed employees not knowing what would

happen if the impasse lags on. Personally, I have

ambivalent feelings about the outcome of this political

drama but the Lord reminds me of His promises found inthe book of Isaiah 41:10 (ASV) “Fear thou not for I am

with thee; be not dismayed for I am thy God; I will

strengthen thee; I uphold thee with the right hand of

my righteousness.” Sometimes, I am worried so much of

my incomprehensible journey in this world instead of

rejoicing on the blessings God has bestowed upon me. I

tend to focus on mundane issues rather being grateful

for what I have, even in hard times. There are numerousreasons to be thankful for even in the toughest time of

my life.

Let me rewind my life changing experience that had

happened fourteen years ago. I was enjoying the

blessings the Lord had given me. I got a stable job

that I loved most. I had all the qualifications to

buttress my credibility as an assistant professor in a

Judeo-Christian university. I was at the peak of mylife as a wife and a career woman. One day, on my way

to attend a seminar to update my knowledge, skills, and

competence in critical care nursing, an 18-wheeler

almost whisked my life away. I was not given much hope

to preserve my life. On the road to recovery, a severe

infection on my right leg made my life at highest risk

of septicemia if amputation below the knee will not be

performed as soon as possible. Even if I survived from

this near-death mishap, majority of my care providers

doubted my ability to go back to work but the Lord has

another plan for my life. I returned to my full-time

job after 18 months of intensive rehabilitation, which

was still considered a fast recovery from the major

injuries I sustained.

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I thank God for saving my life with my two legs to walk

4 miles 4 times a week. I thank God for families and

friend’s intercessory prayer to save my life and my leg

from amputation. Not all people have families to lean

on during tough times. I thank God for friends who werethere for me during the best and worst time of my life.

God has given me alumni and church family who prayed

for me even if I was a stranger to them. Not everyone

has caring alumni and church family to lift them up

when they are at the lowest ebb. I am forever grateful

for my late husband who made sure I would survive when

he is gone. Not all wives have a life-partner who is

responsible enough to make provisions for his lovedones to make it through the hardships in life. I thank

God for allowing thorns and thistles to penetrate my

comfort zone. This challenging experience made me a

better person every time I came out from it. It’s

through this pandemonium that I learned to see a glass

half full instead of half empty. Finally, I thank God

for Raylene, Evelyn, Joy, Eddie, and Jessie for their

service of love as CF editors. They may have been

depriving their loved ones of their personal time justto meet the deadline for making the weekly issue

available to the alumni around the globe. I surely

enjoyed receiving the fruits of their tireless labor.

More power to each of you.

“We often take for granted the very things that most

deserve our gratitude” Cynthia Ozark

Happy Thanksgiving Week!!!

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Lolit Taroy-Valdez

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1975~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget

that the highest appreciation is not to utter

words, but to live by them.” ~John Fitzgerald

Kennedy

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GOD’S PROTECTION IN TIME OF TROUBLE

· It started Monday dawn on September 9, 2013. I

spent the night at the school because, I was assigned

to prepare the food for Pastor Segundino Asoy, our week

of prayer speaker. Before breakfast, I turned on the TV

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for the morning news. I was shocked to hear the news

about the Moslem National Liberation Front (MNLF)

attack. This will take more than a week of prayer and

more than a month of earnest prayer.

Classes were suspended, Pastor Asoy stayed at the

school thinking that the war will last for a short

time. But as the days went by the war got worst. The

MNLF took several civilians as hostages and tied them

by ropes to prevent escape. Ambulances were busy

transporting the wounded military, civilian victims and

the MNLF, as well as the casualties.

The shore in front of our school was a busy

traffic of navy boats and military vehicles who brought

in the military to guard the city from the enemies

coming from outside the city limits. Above the noise

of the boats, we heard guns and mortars bursting like

popcorn. From our rooftop, we saw helicopters

monitoring the activities of the enemies. Heavy smoke

filled the air as buildings and homes from different

sections of the city burned to the ground.

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The war lasted for days. Several lives were lost

and buildings destroyed. But to God be the glory,every student of CALDWELL ADVENTIST ACADEMY was safe.

Classes were suspended for over a month. Instead the

school, together with the Adventist Community Services

(ACS) prepared food for the evacuees. With the help of

Zamboanga Peninsula Mission and other mission around

South Philippine Conference, we were able to solicit

for used clothes and food for the evacuees. ADRA also

provided bed kits for the victims of the war.

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By the end of September, the military chopper drop

several messages for the rebels to surrender. Only few

surrendered, dropping their weapons and waving white

flags as instructed. However, many of the rebels did

not surrender. Some of them might still be alive today

had they humbled themselves. But woe unto them who were

arrogant and proud for they landed in a mass grave.

Amidst these crisis, I prayed for our dear beloved

students who were residing in the war-zone area and

that God will spare their lives so they can continue to

study in the Adventist institution without disruption.I prayed for their parents and family members as well.

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I remember the stories of battles fought in the

Bible as I experienced the war here in Zamboanga

city. I also recall the verse in Matthew 25:40 thatsays: "Verily I say unto you, 'Inasmuch as ye have done

it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have

done it unto me."

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This is not the final war. God will come again and take

me, my family and all His faithful children to a safe

place He has prepared for us.

Naomi Ancero Batac

Bachelor of Elementary Education, 1989

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“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you

used one to say ‘thank you?’” ~ William Arthur War

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TO GOD BE THE GLORY

Every year on Thanksgiving day, my department

celebrates this holiday by having a meal together,

including the supervisors and department heads. Each

worker is assigned to bring a particular food, drinks,

sweets, cutlery, etc. It is this time of year when all

the staff to could be together as a group for an hour

or two.

Christmas parties are done differently in that staff is

divided into two groups that would have separate meals,

a week apart. On the several occasions when

Thanksgiving parties were done, I had noticed that

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everyone was just occupied with eating and chatting

with each other. No mention of thankfulness is made. no

one seems bothered with the real significance of this

day. I am not even sure if these folks, especially the

younger ones, know how this event came to be. As soonas the scheduled time comes (usually 12 noon) everyone

lines up, plate, fork and knife on hand, buffet style.

No welcome, no preliminary talk (we expected the

manager to do this), no prayer.

And so it was that last year, I came early to the venue

to help with setting up, but with a mind to start the

event with a prayer. I was apprehensive at first,knowing that I was the only SDA in the staff, and did

not know if the others would mind me praying. When it

was announced that a prayer would be offered prior to

the meal, I was surprised at the reception. Not only

did they appreciate the prayer, they also thank me for

reminding everyone that Thanksgiving is a time to

express our gratitude to God for the year's blessings.

Thanksgiving is also a time to share with others what

blessings we'd received. Hopefully, what started as asimple thought to pray on this occasion would again be

repeated this year and perpetuated in the years to

come.

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see

your good works, and glorify your Father which is in

heaven". Matt. 5:16

To God be the glory.

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Dan Samson

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“Not what we give, But what we share,

For the gift without the giver is bare.”

~James Russell Lowell

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ANSWERED PRAYER ON THE LUANGIGA RIVER

My wife, Ellen, and I worked at Yuka Adventist Hospital

in Kalalbo, a remote rural area in the western province

of Zambia, Africa.

From September to November, transportation from Yuka is

on dirt road. However, when the rainy season comes in

late November to February, the plains are flooded andthe only means of transportation is by boat the rest of

the year. Boat travel is on the Luangiga River, a

tributary of the Zambezi River, which is one of the

main rivers that flows to the famous mighty Victoria

Falls in Zambia. Luangiga River is home to crocodiles

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and hippos that attack and kill people.

The hospital owns one small speed boat purchased in

the 1980’s and a long boat (a passenger/cargo boat)

that could load 30 people. The long boat is run by a25 horsepower old generator which was converted into an

engine for the boat.

Boats owned by the hospital Preparing to go on a boat trip

One day in July 2008, the Medical Director of Yuka

Adventist Hospital requested me to go to the town of

Mongu, 75 kilometers away, to purchase materials for a

building that needed renovation. This was during rainy

season and travel by boat downstream from Yuka to Mongu

takes eight hours and the trip back upstream takestwelve hours on the 25 horsepower engine long boat.

Harrington, the coxswain (pilot of the boat), Dr.

Braulio Concepcion, a Missionary Voluntary Intern from

Argentina, and I started our journey at 4 o'clock in

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the morning on board the long boat. Arriving Mongu at

noon, I purchased the construction materials: pipes,

round metal bars, plywood, galvanized iron sheets and

bags of cement and loaded them on to the boat. We left

the next day at 2:00 o'clock in the morning hoping toreach Yuka in the afternoon. Because of the heavy

load, I expected a slow trip up the river.

The first ten hours was smooth sailing. But at noon,

the propeller of the boat got damaged. Due to the

boat's heavy load, the propeller was needed to stir the

boat upstream and we could not go any further without

having to fix the damaged propeller. Using the knot of

the pipe as a washer to cover the damaged thread of the

propeller shaft, we continued our journey slowly. Three

times we had to stop to fix the damaged propeller,

meanwhile holding on to the grasses along the river to

keep the boat from going downstream. Finally at 6:30

in the evening, the boat could not travel any

further. We decided to stay in Mapungo, a village

along the river while Harrington took a passenger boat

to Yuka to get help.

While waiting for our rescue, Dr. Braulio and I went to

the shore to bury our feet in the sand to keep warm. I

was shivering from the cold winter air that penetrated

my thick maong pants. Fortunately, some kind village

women built a fire to keep us warm and kept us from

being devoured by the mosquitoes. A few hours later,

two men volunteered to watch the boat while we kept

ourselves warm in the Health Center, 100 meters away.

Secretly some kids told us not to trust the men because

they were two of the feared thieves in the

village. One of the men was begging to have my thick

winter coat for himself.

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Time seemed to move very slowly. We had been on the

river for 20 hours and I was very cold and

hungry. Finally the speedboat from the hospital

arrived at 10:00 o'clock that night. Thanks to my wife

who sent us some food which Dr. Braulio and I ate in notime.

We started our trip back to the hospital. To our

dismay, the loaded long boat was too heavy for the

small speed boat to pull against the strong current of

the river. I was discouraged. I knew we could not

reach home in this condition. I prayed, "Lord, please

come and help us. I know that You are in control."

After trying several times, someone suggested, "Why

don't we tie the speed boat to the side of the long

boat?" We followed the suggestion and side by side the

small speed boat and the heavy loaded long boat moved

together up the river towards home.

We were thankful that with God by our side, we finally

reached home after the 24 hours journey on the

Luangiga River.

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Harville & Ellen with children: Sheryl Diana & Sharlene Dawn

Zambia, Victoria Falls at the background

Harville Valenciano

BSC Major in Accounting 1983

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“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in

every situation, you will discover that your life will

suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that

nurtures the soul.”

-- Rabbi Harold Kushner

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A THOUGHT FOR THANKSGIVING

Photo Credit: RichardMacaraeg

My family and I want to express our sincere

appreciation and profound gratitude to all the

kindhearted people in all the four corners of the earth

who remembered our countrymen ~ the victims of the

world's strongest and fiercest typhoon that hasdevastated the islands they once called home ~ a

paradise to many now left in desolate biome. Your

support, encouragement, inspiration and your LOVE

manifested in various ways have kept our spirits high

giving hope to the hopeless.

On behalf of those that are suffering from their

injuries, those in sorrow for the loss of loved ones,

the children that have been orphaned and those thathave perished and had been silenced forever, THANK YOU

all from the bottom of our hearts. May God abundantly

bless you for your outstanding act of benevolence.

"MARAMING SALAMAT PO." Above all, THANK YOU, LORD for

everything!

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Jon Blaza

BS Bio, 1974

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“Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.” -- Author Unknown

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Thoughts on Thanksgiving

I was at a worship meeting and the topic of the day was

Thanksgiving. Asking if we had ever tried jotting

down the things we were thankful for, the speaker asked

us if we could think of 1000 things or situations we

were thankful for. I thought for a while, thinking,

“Wow! A thousand things to jot down is a lot. It will

take a lot of pages!” I was challenged, however, and

I wanted to know if I could really think of a thousandthings to be thankful for.

I asked myself, where could I start? As I was

thinking, the thought of starting from my head to my

feet came to mind! And yes! This is number 1. Thank

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you Lord for this thought. But then, this is not

really the number 1, because God had to be thanked for

challenging me to think! Ok, but this is not number

one either. If I didn’t come to the meeting, I

wouldn’t have this thought of thanksgiving. If Ididn’t have this job, I wouldn’t have the privilege of

attending this meeting. If my parents didn’t send me

to school, I wouldn’t have had the job. If my

grandparents didn’t instill in my parents’ mind the

importance of school, I would be cleaning floors. If

the worship speaker didn’t prepare, I wouldn’t have the

thought, if the speaker… And the list went on and on

and on.

I concluded that truly, every breath, every second and

every moment brings a lot of things to be thankful. A

thousand thankful thoughts is just the beginning

because if we really think deeply, if we take time to

open our hearts and explore with our minds the things

we can be thankful for, the list is endless.

As I went through the exercise of jotting down things Iwas thankful for, it gave me an opportunity to think of

how great and awesome God is. Every situation, every

experience, every detail, every person that I could

think of gave me countless reasons to be thankful.

Even those situations or experiences that were not very

pleasant, I smiled because, through them, I found

reasons to be thankful.

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will

of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians

5:18).

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Now I understand better why it is the will of the Lord

for us to exercise thankfulness. It is not for Him to

feel good but it is for us to feel His closeness, it is

for us to feel loved, for us to know how rich our lives

are when He is there.

So let our Thanksgiving be a daily Thanksgiving.

Jemima Orillosa

Bachelor in Science, 1983

Major in Office Administration

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“A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances.

A complaining soul complains even if he lives in

paradise.” Baha’u’llah

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“Thank You Lord”

Thirty years ago, my late husband, Artemio (Temiong)

Gorospe, and I were called to serve as health care

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providers in a small clinic located in a very remote

village of Sakie in southern Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a

beautiful place with beautiful and very hospitable

people, and the place where one can find the “best food

in the world,” as decided by my children. Ethiopia isthe only Christian country in the horn of Africa and it

is well known as the “land with 13 months of sunshine.”

How could this land have 13 months of sunshine? It is

because even during the rainy season, the sun still

shines even just for a couple of hours a day. There

are 13 months in one year, with the first 12 months

having 30 days each, while the thirteenth month has 5

days.

Life in Sakie was very difficult and challenging,

epidemic and calamities often afflicted the villages

thus rightfully describing the word Sakie, which means

“disease” in the Ethiopian language. In spite of the

difficulties we often faced, there were a lot of things

to be thankful for during the six years of working with

the people in Sakie and the surrounding villages.

Rupelin with the clinic dresser (nursing assistant) in front

of the clinic-1987

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Sakie Clinic taken 2013

To reach the highway 16 kilometers away, we had to walk

over dirt and gravel road. During the rainy season, the

roads were impassable by car so we did not own a car.

However, God had been so good to us and provided us

with money to buy a motorbike which made life easier

and more pleasant. Oftentimes, the five of us would go

on a road trip in the surrounding villages. On the way

home we would stop at a little store for a treat of

biscuits and soft drinks. The “mission bike” greatly

helped Temiong travel to the nearby villages to

immunize children, and also manage the six feeding

centers where over 6,000 malnourished children were

being served daily for three years.

The drought turned out to be a blessing for we saw

God’s hands moved in many ways. One time we had onlyone gallon of water at home for the weekend. It was a

Friday afternoon and the boys we hired to fill the two

barrels of water from a spring down the mountain slope

about a kilometer away did not come. It was getting

late and we decided to pray for rain. Imagine praying

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for rain during the drought season with the hot sun

shining bright in the sky! Knowing that nothing is

impossible with God, we used the last gallon of water

to clean the two barrels and placed them under the

gutters. Then we prayed earnestly for rain. Just as wesaid “Amen”, rain started to fall on the roof and it

poured stronger and louder for the next thirty minutes

stopping abruptly when the two barrels got filled.

Temiong could not believe what he witnessed that

afternoon, so he went outside to investigate the extent

of the rain. He found that the ground in the campus was

very wet, while outside the gate the ground was dry. He

came back home and asked me, “How do you explain whathappened? How come it only rained in the compound?” Of

course we knew the reason and we were the only ones and

God who knew about it. Calamities and epidemic were all

around us, even just outside the gate, but we never got

sick.

Our children also learned lessons in sympathy and

compassion and in being channels of blessings to the

poor hungry children. One Sabbath morning while Temiongand I were still in church, our two boys ages four and

five asked all the children in Sabbath School- about 50

of them to come to the house if they wanted something

to eat. Everyone came, and our boys gave away all the

bananas in a bunch and biscuits from a big can.

There was a time when people suddenly got sick and

died. We did not know what caused their sickness. Somechildren lost both parents and parents lost some if not

all of their children. Family members were buried in

the same grave and those who carried the dead bodies

also died the next day. Animals got sick and died from

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the epidemic. Sometimes there were no chickens or eggs

sold in the local market.

During one of the epidemics, an elderly man got very

ill and had given up to die. He told his relatives notto take him to the hospital about 35 kilometers away,

but instead take him to the “farenje hakim” meaning

foreign doctor. He got very good medical and nursing

care from the clinic and recovered after three days.

After a week he came back to our house bringing a big

white hen as a thanks offering to Temiong for healing

him. Temiong pointed up telling the man that it was God

who healed him. That chicken helped us through thedrought by laying eggs twice a day for one year even

without a rooster around. When the drought was over,

the hen stopped laying eggs. There were also dangers

from wild animals in the place where we lived. One dark

early morning Temiong was walking through the forest,

when a pack of hyenas ran after him. With his heavy

backpack on this back, he ran as fast as he could and

climbed a tree. Thank God for the adrenaline, the fight

or flight response hormone, his life was spared.

Temiong and I were so thankful to God for sending us to

Sakie. Even the bad situations turned out to be great

blessings. We wished to serve longer than six years in

Sakie, but our children needed to start school. Home

study was not an option because mail reached us within

three to six months and sometimes a year after it was

posted. So we moved to Ethiopian Adventist College,about 220 kilometers from Addis Ababa, the capital city

of Ethiopia. Life was better then, but the unexpected

happened. As we were driving to the lake on a camping

trip to get a much needed rest, a bandit stood in the

middle of the road and fired a fully loaded machine gun

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at us. Temiong and our Ethiopian housemaid were hit and

died instantly. What good would come out of this? I did

not know. It was hard to understand that a loving God

would allow three children to be without a father.

A couple of years later, as a result of missionary

outreach by Chris Howell and Beniam Andarge, the bandit

studied the Bible and both he and his cellmate were

baptized. I recall Chris would come to my house every

Sabbath afternoon asking for leftover food, and once

asked for clothes and a blanket. When I asked him what

he would do with the food, he said he would give it to

the bandit who killed my husband. I haven’t heardanything more about this man except that he was

imprisoned for life.

I left Africa in 2007 after 25 years of service and

came to America. Early this year, twenty-two years

after our family tragedy in Ethiopia, my stepson

Marcel, his wife Kim and three children came from

Maryland to visit us in Tennessee. Kim told me of a

certain Ethiopian who asked her if she knows RupelinPichot. She said, “Yes, she is my stepmother–in-law.”

The Ethiopian said, “I have heard about Rupelin, but

haven’t met her. Please tell her that her story of

forgiveness for her husband’s murderer is used as the

theme for the Sabbath School Lesson for the children in

Ethiopia. You see, our people have tribal conflicts and

even the present generation does not know the cause of

the conflict, but they just want to kill each other. Ifthey learn to forgive, there will be no wars.”

During Temiong’s memorial service, in Addis Ababa, I

sang the song, “Thank You Lord for the Trials that come

My Way.” It was difficult to sing this song at that

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time, but I knew that God is in charge and only He knew

the reason for such a tragedy to happen.

Yes, indeed God knows the beginning to the end. As what

Mrs. Ellen White said that we will never question theway God leads us if we know the beginning to the end.

David the Psalmist said, “In everything give thanks”

and everything means good or bad.

The Gorospe family taken in 1987

Rupelin D. Gorospe Pichot

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1980

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Thank you, Lord, for the trials that come my way.In that way I can grow each day as I let you lead,

And thank you, Lord, for the patience those trials bring.In that process of growing, I can to care.

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But it goes against the way I am, to put my human nature down,

and let the Spirit take control of all I do.'Cause when those trials come, my human nature shouts the thing to do;

and God's soft prompting can be easily ignored.

I thank you, Lord, with each trial I feel inside,that you're there to help, lead and guide me away from wrong.

'Cause you promised, Lord, that with every testing,that your way of escaping is easier to bear.

I thank you, Lord, for the victory that growing brings.In surrender of everything life is so worth while.

And I thank you, Lord, that when everything's put in place, And in front I can see your face, and it's there you belong.

Dan Burgess

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Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation

Washington, D.C.

October 3, 1863

By the President of the United States of America.

A Proclamation.

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been

filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and

healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so

constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the

source from which they come, others have been added,

which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they

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cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart

which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful

providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war

of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has

sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and toprovoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with

all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have

been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed

everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict;

while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the

advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful

diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of

peaceful industry to the national defence, have notarrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe

has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the

mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious

metals, have yielded even more abundantly than

heretofore. Population has steadily increased,

notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the

camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country,

rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength

and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of yearswith large increase of freedom.

No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand

worked out these great things. They are the gracious

gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us

in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered

mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they

should be solemnly, reverently and gratefullyacknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the

whole American People.

I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part

of the United States, and also those who are at sea and

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those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart

and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a

day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father

who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them

that while offering up the ascriptions justly due toHim for such singular deliverances and blessings, they

do also, with humble penitence for our national

perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender

care all those who have become widows, orphans,

mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in

which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore

the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the

wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as maybe consistent with the Divine purposes to the full

enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and

caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of

October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight

hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of theUnites States the Eighty-eighth.

By the President: Abraham Lincoln

From: The History of Thanksgiving and its Celebrations

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“Get down on your knees and thank God you’re still

on your feet.” Author Unknown

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Sulad's Corner

GOSPEL OUTREACH MISSIONARY REPORT

By Perfecto Tecson, Gospel Outreach Evangelist

Coro, Colorado, Jabonga Agusan del Norte

During 2012 we accomplished the work in Coro, Colorado,

Jabonga, Agusan del Sur. We conducted an evangelistic

campaign and also house visitation. We offered Bible

Studies to the people of the village, made fence,

comfort rooms (CR--bathrooms) for their homes and

improved their water system and also beautified their

village. We brought non-Adventist young people toattend FriendshipYouth Camp, in Tubay Trenus, Agusan

del Norte. As a result eleven of the young people were

baptized.

Every Wednesday we have our Small Group study. We also

visited the Mayugda Church. Most of the members were

poor because they belong to indigenous tribal

people.

We have our home division whenever we gather together

during Sabbath. The Municipal Mayor gave us a lot so we

could build a church but our problem is the money for

church construction.

In April and May 2013, we agreed with the brethren that

we would visit with the Lumads’ in the mountain of San

Miguel, Surigao del Sur. We were very happy because we

were able to help the brethren in their churchconstruction in Upper Bagyang, San Miguel, Surigao del

Sur. Praise the Lord we were able to establish another

church.

When June came we went back to Coro for a while to

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observe them and determine if they could stand in their

new-found faith. The good news is that they could

stand. They visited another church in Mayugda, Jabonga,

Agusan del Norte for nurturing with the other

brethren.

Last August we started church construction in Coro,

Jaboanga. The Datu or the tribal leader of Mamanwa

tribe helped us to process the documents for the church

lot. We made friends with him and he accepted a Bible

Study with a happy heart. The church building now is

in process. It is already standing as a skeleton. We

worked to encourage the small group to flourish. We

conducted other activities while the church building is

going on so that the members will grow. When the

church is completed, they will be encouraged and will

be comfortable in worshipping God.

This coming November we will conduct a Family Life

seminar and will have a blessing ceremony for the new

church. We will develop many activities for the

church.

© SULADS International, Inc.

If you would like to support this mission program

dedicated to taking the Gospel to the people of

Mindanao, please write a check to Gospel Outreach. Mark

it for the SULADS and send it to: Gospel Outreach P.O.

Box 8 College Place, WA 99324 You may also donate to

the SULADS using your credit card by logging on to

Gospel Outreach's donation site (www.goaim.org) and

follow the directions. Again, mark it for SULADS. If

you would prefer, you may write your check to the

General Conference of SDA and mark the donation for

SULADS and send it to: General Conference of SDA

Donations 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD

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On a Lighter Note

“I am thankful for all those difficult people in my

life, they have shown me exactly who I do not want to

be.” Unknown

TOP TEN HISTORIC L TH NKSGIVING F CTS

1. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth

Thursday in November in the USA.

2. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second

Monday in October in Canada.

3.

The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate

the Thanksgiving.4. They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in the

fall of 1621.

5. The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught

the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land.

6. The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradfort,

had organized the frist Thanksgiving feast in the

year 1621 and invited the neighboring Wampnoag

Indians also to the feast.

7.

The state of New York officially madeThanksgiving Day an annual custom in 1817.

8. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

tradition began in the 1920’s.

9. Californians are the largest consumers of turkey

in the USA.

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10. By the fall of 1621 only half of the pilgrims who

had sailed on the Mayflower, survived. The

survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to hold

a Thanksgiving feast.

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Condolence

Cyberflashes want to convey our condolence to: Arthur

Brondo for the death of his father, Ponciano Brondo and

to Gemini Peduche for the death of his brother, Rene

Peduche. May you be comforted by God’s love during

these moments of grief.

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Announcement

Philippines Disaster Relief

Please share this announcement with your church family and

community regarding disaster relief for the Philippines:

The Waterman Visayan Fil-Am SDA Church is spearheading

the relief effort of sending a 40-footer container

van by the first week of December, 2013.

We are currently accepting relief goods in the form of

appropriate clothing (no winter clothes/shoes),

toiletries, shelter (tents, tarpaulins), hygiene &

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sanitation kits, canned goods, bottled water, water

filtration systems, office supplies (chairs, tables,

filing cabinets, bond papers), kitchen utensils, etc.

We would really appreciate it if you can put your

donations in a sturdy box and place a label outside thebox about the contents.

This container van will go direct to East Visayan

Conference in Tacloban City, Philippines, the region

badly devastated by typhoon "Haiyan," locally named,

“Yolanda.”

The above mentioned goods will be received @ 882 S.Waterman Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92408 from 9 AM - 3

PM daily except Saturday until December 1, 2013.

For further information or inquiry please call: (951)

452-2631.

Elbert Moralde

Senior PastorWaterman Visayan Fil-A SDA Church

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Prayer Requests

Let us pray for:

The bereaved families of Ponciano Brondo, Rene

Peduche, Dinah Rodrigo, Ana Teorima-Faigao, ArchieVillagracia, Calape Damayo, Darlinda Mullaneda,

Corneta, Eunice Ferrer-Layon, Landon Alamo

Merginio, Priscilla Arafiles, Sarah Zaulda-

Samillano, and others who have lost loved ones

recently.

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Our brethren and other Filipinos who were affected

by that super typhoon, Yolanda, which caused a lot

of damage in the Philippines especially at Tacloban

City. Let us pray for the citizens of Tacloban andother places affected by that typhoon.

Alumni and friends who are ill: Allan Magie,

Florence Rivera-Alconcel, Ave Catalon- Lorieza,

Benny Banaag, Betsy Costanos-Wooljer, Doug

Holstein, Esther Ba-al, Evelyn Lipay-Florendo, ,Ivy

Catolico-Robles, Jil Fadre, Jo Tortal, Nefre

Dichoso, and Violeto Bocala.

For the health and safety of all our missionaries

and their families all over the globe.

For the work of the Sulads and the ministry of the

Gospel Outreach.

For our leaders of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church

The leaders, faculty, staff, and alumni of MVC as

they “Shine On Till Jesus Comes”.

For all the different alumni groups that are in the

Philippines and other countries rendering medical

services and evangelistic efforts and all other

projects they do for The Master. For our alumni and

friends who are in dangerous places or war-zoneareas of the Philippines and the Middle East.

Each other as we raise our voices in thanksgiving

to Him who gives us blessings everyday.

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Acknowledgement

Thank you to the following who contributed to thisweek's Cyberflashes: Lovelane Balajadia, Darlene Caliso

, Mary Joy Edralin, Nelson Madriaga, Star Mojica,

Elbert Moralde, Daphne Salasayo, Perfecto Tecson and

Raiah Truta.

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A big Thank you to those who contributed to:

”Voices of Thanksgiving:” Naomi Ancero Batac, JonBlaza, Jemima Orillosa, Rupelin D. Gorospe Pichot, Dan

Samson, Lolit Taroy-Valdez, and Harville Valenciano.

Thanks HAVA

From our home to yours…..

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Edited and coordinated by Lyn Tabingo. Next week's

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Closing Thoughts

In Happy timesPraise God,

In difficult timesTrust God.

At all times Thank God.

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“Give thanks with a grateful heart,Give thanks unto the Holy One

Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son.

And now let the weak say, 'I am strong' Let the poor say, 'I am rich’Because of what the Lord has done for us.

Give thanks”

Happy Sabbath

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