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moving daily quiet time and learn what God would want to tell me aboutsomething.

Together with considering the bible, it also pays to stay humble, and this is forpeople to respect you, not only you but your stand or what you believe in maybe.When we display a haughty and pretentious attitude, we will not gain respectfrom others and worst, we will never have the opportunity to get to them better. Iactually know someone who thinks she is that smart and intelligent. Well, wedont actually know her that much but she always says shes all this and that.One time, just after our prelim examination, before our teacher would give theresult of our exams, she would declare she has a high score and she reiterates itin class. So, when our teacher gave us the result, there she goes, she actuallyfailed. For me thats embarrassing on her part. I dont know but I think some of our classmates are already hesitant to be her friend or what..I dont know. Basta,all I know, humility is important talaga.

Personally, aside from humility and of course considering my conscience in takinga stand, I learned throughout the workshop the necessity of seeking godlycounsel. (Proverbs 11:14-A nation will fall if it has no guidance. Many advisersmean security). Of course I dont know all things so I need to seek some advices. Ithink kasi that Gods wisdom imparted through other people are far greater thanours. Its like what is our wisdom compared to Gods?

Throughout the workshop, I was able to understand that doing hard thingsactually helps me excel, in school maybe and helps me fight sin even in somesmall ways. I thank God for letting me attend the camp to know all these things.

Now, my very prayer is that whatever I learned from the camp, whether from thespeakers or from the games or my friends and even from the workshops, I will beable to apply them in my everyday life. I pray that all things and insights I gainedfrom the camp I will put them to practical use and effective use as well.

JOY ANGEL LOPEZDO HARD THINGSif you will heard this word, you will greatly think of itwhy do I need to do hard things-if easy job can get of it? If others can do itfor me? If I can buy new technology to work it?

Just to make sure that youre stressed out of this world. Are you contentedwith your constant lively hood, stick to your own beliefs or just stay there

no matter what happen?Do hard things lift up my confidence-for I believe that the battle is the Lord(2 Chronicles 32:8) , it helps me to go out to my comfort zone. It gives memore realization to my corrupted mind by the false things. It makes meclear that the rationale of ones teenager has no limitation according toGods power. God has a wonderful purpose in revealing this to me. It


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makes me clear the how God talk to me, why God command me, andwhere will I do it. I can do all things (Philippians 4:13).Furthermore, life isnt about trying harder. Jesus teaches that our do-it-myself efforts arent the answer. Instead its so exciting and comforting toknow that when you allow Gods Spirit to do the work, youll enjoy a

bountiful spiritual harvest. The fruit of the Spirit talked about inGalatians 5:22 are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Scripture calls this life a race...soget into the race. Run the race. Stay on course and run to win!

MARK JASHIER MONGADOHello Ate Christin and Ate Alyssa,

Hi I'm Mark Jashier Mongado from the camp, I have attended yourworkshop. I would like to share you something what I learned and realizedin attending your workshop. First, I would like to thank God for bringing mein the camp and to be in your workshop. Do Hard Things is a very helpfulworkshop for me because all the topics is related about me and my family.

The first is you made me realized that i need to have higher expectationsin myself and i need to face my fears and face it together with Godbecause He will work in our lives and He will guide us. And you made methink that need to step out of my comfort zone, because before i came tothe camp i have a shy attitude and i don't want mingle with the people i

don't know. And i also have a stage fright, so i don't want to be in thesinging ministry. But now i faced it and i want now to serve God with all iam. And my faith in Him has gone stronger. After the camp, i applied thetopic small thing can be hard things. In our house i do all my mom tells meto do. Thank you for bringing me this oppotunity to change my life as achristian. And i will continue to praise God and give myself with all i am.God Bless and may the Lord give more wisdom to share your faith withothers.

JAM A. MAGALANG January 7, 2011My Reflections

First of all before I start, I want to extend my thanksgiving to all of thestaffs and members of Do Hard Things and a very blessed new year to everyone.

As I choose the workshop its not my 1st choice but as I read about that itwas all about the youths of today, the first thing comes to my mind was


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my deep compassion of todays generation. Let me to share to you thethings, experiences and to all things that God was telling me during theworkshop.

I am college student taking my course of Education. Never cross my mind

that I will become a teacher someday. Why? Coz I hate standing at themiddle and everybodys watching me, or being a leader. I hate when Irecite in front of our class. I dont why? A silent shy typed of a person.Uhm, siguro thats how I described myself before. Or maybe I dont want tobe failed and fear of discouragement to the people around me. But when Iaccepted God when I was grade year level, the process of how Godchanges us is so magnificent. I can say till now, I am in the process andGod uses people around me to understand the whys in my life.

I am so blessed during the workshop on how God speaks to me throughthe speakers, Ate Cristin and Ate Alysa.

For when I am weak, You make me strong. (2 Cor. 12:9-10)

Truly that God is my strength! If I think that I cannot do or I am notcapable of leading or teaching people but God telling me in the Bible thatHe uses weak to shame the strong ones. Just GO to God! Say YES to God!And nothing for us is difficult because God is our source of strength. Itsnot all about feeling strong; its about obeying God even when youreafraid. Minsan kasi tumitingin tayo sa sarili nating kakayahan hindi doonsa kung anong kayang gawin ng ating Panginoon sa ating mga buhay.

Ive tried to be the best I can before, so many efforts and so many failurestoo. All effort- even failed effort produces growth. I have never noticedbefore that my efforts Ive been doing and same as failures have alsobenefit in me not for the sake of the eyes of other people around me, butme, personally and spiritually.

God is more concerned about our character than our comfort. His goal isnot to pamper usphysically but to perfect us spiritually. (Paul W. Powell)

Mas importante sa Panginoon ang ating paglago spiritually at kaakibat nito

ay ang ating paglago bilang isang mabuti at kaaya aya sa mata ng Diyostulad na lamang kung paano namuhay si Jesus noong andito Siya sa lupa.In process, we should be like Jesus Christ. Not because we are Christianand all the good things ay kailangan nakikita satin but it is by the grace of our Lord, He is molding us to His glorification and righteousness.

Out of our comfort zone into Gods compassion zone.


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My comfort zone before was myself. But when I learned to do the firstscary step I learned totrust God even more. That is when, I entering my college. And I told tomyself that, this is it. Iknow that God has big plans for me why he chose me to this profession.

What a great changes in my life since I started my college. First, Iovercome the fear I have, fear of facing many people. But now, I amenjoying in what and where I am now. Hindi ako nagsisisi na sinnunod koand calling ng Panginoon sa akin. It is called to teach and lead, to becomea Teacher. And now, I am in my 3rd year level and I can say that I lovebeing teacher, what other says the noblest profession. Saying YESmeans trusting GOD. Trusting GOD that He will do great things in my lifemore than I expect to do.

Pursue excellence but remember excellence is a moving standard; it isalways excelling.

My view before in the excellence is about being above of others. Manytimes in my school I discouraged when my friends got high grades thanme. But excellence is not about being above others but it is more than youdo before. Excellence. Kailangan ito nakikita sa ating mga Kristyano. And Iclaim it because my Father is the God of excellence the Great God. It is Hewho makes me excel and the source of wisdom because all these things Igot and accomplished in life is all for Him.Radical change. The changes I have now are not because of me but it isbecause for the graceand mercy that Jesus Christ has brought to me.

Be faithful in small things. Whatever what gifts God has given to uswhether it is small or unseen by the people around us be faithful do not bediscouraged because one day God willgrant us in heaven. We are not created to be the pleasers of men but to bethe pleaser of God. Be humble, loving and bold.

Our mission is not to fit in. It is to be faithful.

I will end this with one of the songs in the workshop I have decided tofollow JESUS though no one follows me, I will still follow. Yes, I will follow

Jesus, I will follow His will in my life, I will follow His calling in me, I willfollow wherever Jesus wants me to go and I will follow him forever in mylife.

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Now to start things off I go to church every Sunday, at least when I was akid. Ever since pre-nursery I go to church but ever since I went to the 5thgrade things changed alot. I stopped going to church, I started to swear, Istarted to become disrespectful to my parents, I started to become a badtestimony to friends at school, so to shorten things out I became a bad

boy. But things changed in this year of 2010 by the time I started mysophomore year, I started to go to my churchs youth ministry, and Ibecame a regular attender again. And I became closer to Godthan ever and the lesson I learned through that emotional experience isthat God can change you that He can totally mold you into a differentperson. I think he was trying to tell me this a long time ago but I just heardthis year. But I thank the Lord he has brought me to the church. I thankthe Lord for finding me when I was astray, and ay last I thank the Lord foreverything he has to my life. God Bless you.

KATIE MYERSHey my name is Katie Myers, I'm from Purvis, MS and I am 15 years old. God hastaught me 2 things this year that hit me pretty hard.

The first was that even though youre a Christian, one of God's children, doesn'tmean you won't have trials. This year has been extremely difficult me and myfamily and i tried to go it alone and fix problems on my own. Before now I heardpeople preach on how to stick with God during a storm, but it's alot harder than itsounds when your listening to them speak. I listened to them and thought thatwhen anything bad happened I would stay strong with God, but when actually putin that situation it takes alot more faith than most people have. I'm still dealingwith problems but am trying to get back to God. The second thing that God taught me was not to give up. I go to a leadershipcamp called Super Summer every year and I felt that I was being lead to ministerto Haiti. I started and was so excited and even planned a fundraiser, and soonbecame discouraged because nobody showed up. So after that I just didnt doanything else with the plans of going to Haiti. Until I went back to camp the nextyear and felt the same calling to go to Haiti. So now talking to my youth ministerhe has gotten me involved with some people who go to Haiti many times everyyear.

Those are things I've learned from God this past year and they have made agreat impact on my life.

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