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Ondoy Sendong Pablo Quinta Tese namesreally sound amiliar, right? Since December o 2011, thepeople o Mindanao have come ace to ace to these BIG 4typhoons that exaggeratedly ruined everybodys excitementsabout the Christmas season. But instead o just sulking inone corner and idling or what has happened, the ve annualconerences rom the Davao Episcopal Area starting withthe BPPAC, VPAC, EMPAC, NWMPAC and MinPACbecame one in heart and in spirit as they wholeheartedlyprayed, prepared and organize the rst ever event that

would gather the Young leaders rom Visayas and Mindanaoto celebrate the aithulness o our Lord and to share the loveo the Christmas spirit to others.

We were getting ready or our travel bound toLeyte, waiting or the bus to arrive when the skies o Davaostarted to get dim, the clouds seemed to be angry andheavy raindrops ell to the dry and dusty concrete grounds,accompanied by strong winds and ashes o lightning. Someo us never cared o how bad the weather is and continuedplaying, some were already tired o waiting, and others wereseated calmly and patiently, but me? I was really scaredand worried already, and thoughts o pessimism plus the

DEA CI: This Cant Be The Last!by Resyl Faith Luzano (EMPAC)

Te Young People delegates getting ready to sing during the Youth Led Worship at Philippines Central Conerence.

troublesome what is were playing inside my mind. Tenthe long awaited bus came, passengers hurried inside thecomortable vehicle and silently, ervently praying that wecan arrive sae and sound. Well, we did!

With just ew delegates, we started our programsince we were already one day late due to some uncontrollablereasons, and I was wondering Malingaw kaya ko diri?

Managhan pa kaya?(Would I be enjoying it? Are there stilsome who are coming?), and as the program and activitiescontinued, God answered my questions and continued to

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I n s i d eYoung People's Address to PCC 2012 2Sketches | Fulfill the Great Commission 4Soak in Christ: A Lifetime Routine 5C.I. 2012 Photos 6Status: In a REALationship 8The Contract 8Aldersgate Renewal 2012 Testimonies 9


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P A NYOUNG PEOPLES ADDRESS

CHARGED,ROOTED,UNITED

THE YOUNG PEOPLES ADDRESS

TO THE PHILIPPINES CENTRAL CONFERENCE 2012Delivered by Ramil De Vera, Sonny and April Gonzaga-Mercado (NUMYAFP) and

Floreuce Dale Cancio, Denise Anne Escusa and Joy Eva Bohol (NUMYFP).

INTRODUCTION

May all the youngpeople in this Session stand(as you are able) and thosewho served and who wereonce a young person.

Bishops, the resto the members o this20th Philippines CentralConerence, guests, we arethe people o the UnitedMethodist Church, ourchurch; CHARGED.ROOED. UNIED.

Say it with us,CHARGED. ROOED.UNIED.

Good morningBishops and delegateso the 20th PhilippinesCentral Conerence! Wegreet you in behal o theyoung people o the UnitedMethodist Church o thePhilippines. Beore we go on, let us recognize the young people in ourmidst. Please raise your hand i you are seating beside a young person.(Wait or response). Stand, i you were an active UMYF or UMYAFduring your time. (Wait or response). Tank you!

Tis is our time. We are the church. We are CHARGED. ROOED.UNIED. Say it with us, CHARGED. ROOED. UNIED.

Four years have passed since the First Young Peoples Address washeard in the Philippines Central Conerence session. Since then, how

have we viewed, supported, and discipled our young people?

We go a long way because o our ideals, dynamism and ourstrengths. We ound courage in our weaknesses and we are challenged topursue new and innovative ministries. We continue to dream because it iswhere we look or opportunities and ulll them.

We embrace our diversity because we nd ways or acceptance andunity. We strengthen our commitment and aith because they keep us asone amily. We are the young people o the United Methodist ChurchCHARGED. ROOED. UNIED.

CHARGED!

UMYFP

Te United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines is

charged with a supreme task, o know Christ and make Him known.

We believe that Christ has been made known in the lives o theyoung people through our various innovative programs: our campusministry (PP: Student Methodist Active in Campus Kirk), music andsongwriting competition (PP: Awit Kay Yahweh), literature (PP:Pananaw Newsletter, and Pananaw Literary Award, CI Bible Studymaterials), workshops in social media (PP: Te World [Wide Web] is myParish), and outreach (PP: Out-o-School Youth community outreach).

UMYAFP

Te United Methodist Young Adult Fellowship in the Philippinesis charged to live the lie exemplied by Jesus Christ. We walk, In Jesus

steps.

We shared in thevision o the our areao ocus o the UnitedMethodist Church. Wetrained new breed o leader

through our BreakthroughLeadership rainings andLeadership Summit. (PPDeveloping PrincipledChristian Leaders) We havehelped in the transition omany youth in becomingyoung adults by givingorientation and serving amentors. (PP: Creatingnew places or new peopleWe reached out to ourindigenous brothers andsisters through the Caravan

Missions, providingtheir communitiewith livelihood, valueeducation, and diversitytrainings. (PP: Caravan

& 2, Eliminating poverty) We partner with advocacy groups in promotinawareness on HIV and AIDS as we share in the 2020 vision o an AIDSree world. (PP: Bagong Pag-asa, NCCP Youth Desk, Improving GlobaHealth) We also launched the nothing but nets campaign encouragingeach local church to donate at least one mosquito net to support UMCORglobal program on mitigating malaria.

As people o the United Methodist Church, we are equally chargedto Make disciples o Jesus Christ or the transormation o the world.What you have seen and heard are our humble share in ullling our

charge rom Jesus Christ.

We recognize that we are all pilgrims in this journey o makingdisciples. Some could oer energy and idealism; some could oer wisdomand experience. We ask you, those who have walked ahead o us, to pavethe way or the young people o our church to be in the leadership, and towork hand-in-hand with us in engaging the world.

each us. Guide us. Hold us. Remain aithul with us to our charge

We are CHARGED. ROOED. UNIED.

ROOTED

UMYF

Some o the literatures and programs available or the use o

young peoples ministries are either borrowed or adopted rom dierenministries and denominations. It saddens us that some o our youthprimarily looks or resources outside o our church because they thinkthat those are more eective and cool. Tis is one reason why someyoung people dri rom our Wesleyan identity.

A lot o our youth get involved with the discipleship programso other churches and para-church organizations. Tey are hungry ordiscipleship and meaningul, Christian relationships. In the end, whenthey graduate rom College or they start working, they decide to leave theUMC and join these groups.

Wesley believed that the living core o the Christian aith warevealed in the Scripture, illumined by tradition, vivied in persona


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A N A W YOUNG PEOPLES ADDRESexperience and conrmed by reason. Scripture, however, is primary,revealing the Word o God so ar as it is necessary or our salvation. (asstated in the Book o Discipline)

We uphold our doctrines as members o the United MethodistChurch, as Wesleyans, and as Christians. Lead us back to our traditions,to our heritage. Patronize what is truly oursemphasis on mission,

prayer, asting, holiness, small accountability groups, and works o theHoly Spirit to name a ew. Our church, we believe, is overowing withresource materials, resource persons, and programs that could empowerour disciple-making task. But we need a united eort to do it!

UMYAFP

Some think that young adults is the missing generation o thechurch. rue enough, we seem to be more ocused in establishing ourcareers and building our amilies, yet we dont lose our hope in our church.

We long or a church that caters to the holistic needs o the amily.I the amily is the basic unit o the society, then the amily should be thebasic unit o our ministries. Let us walk back through our memoriesSusana Wesley devoted her lie or intentional discipleship o her childrenand Samuel Wesley took pride and supported in the accomplishments and

endeavors o their children. Teir amily wasnt perect. Yet they modeledor us a amily worth emulating. We long or a church that parent us tobecome truly Christians. As we build our own amilies, we want to raiseour children in a community o aith that is inclusive in its ministries,work and leisure.

We believethat we need aspark to light usand turn us intoa re, and thenwe would seea vital churchbecause the youngpeople have risen;and we are backwith passionand enthusiasm.We want to berooted in aith sothat nothing canuproot us romour heritage.

Lead us. Re-learn with us. ogether, let us reclaim our Wesleyanheritage and traditions. We want a church that is: CHARGED. ROOED.UNIED.

UNITED!

UMYFPUnited is a word we really cannot detach ourselves rom. Being the

people o the United Methodist Church, we should live up to the nameour church has adopted. More so, being Christians, we are united by thelove that the God reely gavethat is Christ Jesus.

We recognize unity in diversity. Tough the youth and the youngadults may be dierent, their avenues where we come together to moveorward programs and ministries. We have been partnering togetherin advocacies like promoting awareness on HIV and AIDS, election oyoung people to the Central Conerence session, and nurturing youngpeople through mentorship programs. We have joined hands in reachingout to our Out-o-School youth and indigenous people through the

Caravan Mission program.

We are aware o what our church has gone through in the past ewyearswe have been divided in our opinions, principles, and ideals. Somle. Some stayed. Some were accommodated. We were conused. We werehurt.

We asked ourselves, Is this the kind o church that we will inheritIs this the kind o church that we want to disciple us?

Many questions remain in our minds, in our hearts. We may nohave the answers. But this we know and believeour church has to movorward. And we, the young people o the church, have a big role to play

We pulled the young peoples composure together, held prayerallies, organized uniying camps/institutes, and several orums. We wereas Romans 12:12 put it best, joyul in hope, patient in aiction, andaithul in prayer. We are united in knowing Christ. We are united withthe same passion to make disciples.

We believe in the process o connecting with people, planting seedo Biblical oundations, equipping or the ministry, and empoweringto make Christ known. Hundreds o thousands o people have not ye

experienced lie with Christ. As a church, let us extend our arms wider toembrace people rom all walks o lie; let us be agents o transormation inthe world one act o kindness at a time.

Tese are the things that are worth more o our time, resourcesand eort. Tese are the issues we need to talk about in our church

meetings, in sociamedia threadsand in our dailyc o n v e r s a t i o nwith eachother. Let us beaccountable toeach other. Leus work joyully

together. Let ustop buildingwalls within usInstead, let ubreak them down

Tese arethe things tha

really matter. We know, and so we believe. We believe, and so we musact. We must act, so that our united eorts may positively transorm ouworld.

UMYAFP

oday, we desire humble hearts. oday, we celebrate all thetriumphs, our renewed strength and our readiness to soar higher. oday

we conclude all the challenges we painstakingly overcame or the pasour years. oday, we will create new beginnings and new eorts orreconciliation and unity. oday, we celebrate our revival.

All o us should untiringly take part in the continued transormationo our church as we ace the challenges o our time. As one body withmany parts, may we all nd our signicant places in the church, runningthe race marked out beore us. We call or genuine unity. We uphold theaith that stands through all circumstances. We afrm our aith throughthe United Methodist Church.

WE ARE CHARGED, ROOTED, and UNITED!

Say it with us, we are charged, rooted, and united!


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P A NPRESIDENTS DESK

Thereforegoandmakedisciplesofallnations,baptizingtheminthenameoftheFatherandoftheSonandoftheHolySpiritMatthew28:19

sketchesFloreuce Dale Cancio, arPAC

Fulfill the Great

Commission

TheGreatComm

ission

Acts 1:1-3 (NIV)Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven

1 In my ormer book, Teophilus, I wrote about all thatJesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken upto heaven, aer giving instructions through the Holy Spirit tothe apostles he had chosen. 3 Aer his sufering, he presentedhimsel to them and gave many convincing proos that he wasalive. He appeared to them over a period o orty days andspoke about the kingdom o God.

Our God is a very thoughtul God. Right? He certainlygives instructions to His people. He delivers them in theright time, in the place and in the right situation. My mentortold me to start my devotion in reading the book o Actswhere there are a lot o teachings and thoughts rom Jesus.When I started reading it, there was a rhema (( inGreek) literally means an utterance or thing said inGreek. It is a word that signies the action o utterance)out o it. Rhema means when you say or read a word, itsignies an action about it. It touches my heart, mind andsoul. My unpredictable lie was lled with the purpose oGod when I started reading the book o Acts.

From Acts 1:1-3, God gave me 3 asks. Excitingly, I wasurged to make notes on this to make stories and testimoniesout o it. Here are the 3 asks. Tese tasks were not based onthe whole thought o the

Task #1: TO DO AND TO TEACH

I was instructed by God to do and to teach the gospelto everyone around me.

As a Christian, a ully devoted believer, we must dosomething! I you believe, say so! Do something that Godwould appreciate, that God will smile at you and wills say

I was waiting or you to do that. Good job! He is waitingor you to say that you are about to do these things or Godsglory.

Everything that you do is to see God, to eel God and toexperience God. Do it now!

Te gospel o God is not just or you. Dont just keep iton your mind but teach other people how God teaches you.Trough teaching the word o God, the great commissionis being ullled. Te promises o God have been shared.Your lie is a living testimony. Your lie is also a teachingto other people.

Task #2: BE INSTRUCTED THROUGH THE HOLY

SPIRIT

Te Holy Spirit is working to people who acceptedJesus Christ as their Savior. Aer God descent to heaven, Hegave us His Holy Spirit to guide us; to give us hope, peacejoy, happiness, and everything according to Gods will in ourlives. He told us that He would never leave us nor orsakeus. He promises that He will bless us each day we need HimTe Holy Spirit gives us everything that we need may keepus victorious and will overcome the evil with good deeds

Let the Holy Spirit make us as the salt and light o the worldBe the setter o our hearts. Be the strength o our minds. Bethe savior o our souls.

Task #3: DO THE TASK #1 & #2 AND IN 40 DAYS

SPEAK ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Are we talking about being a Pastor here? HahahaYeah! A shepherd to the sheep.

I really want to be a worship pastor but I was thenthinking about that I dont know what to do. It was veryunpredictable to me how am I going to do Gods missions iI do not have any idea on how to. It was ridiculous! But God

wasnt nish yet. He makes dierence every single day. SinceI started reading Acts, I was thinking, My lie will never bethe same again! Tat was what my mentor told me.

Yes, in 40 days, I will be reading the book o ActsFinding out what God wants me to do even i it is limited to40 days. But it is not done aer 40 days; it will be a start osaying my lie will never be the same again!

On a 40 days journey with God, let the Holy Spiritworks, May Jesus Christ be our redeemer and riend, andmay God be gloried. Join me, lets read the word o Goddo and teach it, be instructed by the Holy Spirit and let

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Te Christmas Institute Teme or 2012 is Soak inChrist. rue enough, it is a topic which needs in depthexplanation, but let us tackle it in its most basic sense. Whenwe hear the word SOAK, Im sure it reminds you o water, ormaybe your laundry. Webster dened SOAK as to saturatewith liquid or to wet thoroughly. But obviously, the termSOAK in this context denitely means deeper than that.

Soaking and Soaking in Christ are two totally dierenteats. Soaking is an expressive term depicting a spiritual,emotional and physical position that we place ourselves

in to spend time with our most high God. Tis is the timewhen we calm our souls rom the hurly burly business olie and allow the Lord to soen our hearts with His Love.Soaking in Gods Presence is like putting ourselves on Godsdivine operating table, wherein He puts us under anesthesia,leaving total control to Him as He carries out operationsthat only He can perorm. Soaking is a momentary act, butsoaking in Christ is a lietime commitment.

Te truth is, it is not hard to do SOAKING. Its justthat we have this human nature that we nd it very difcultto just stop what we are doing and allow God to producein us what only He can produce. Oentimes, we associate

productivity with our own hard work and eort and thatswhere we are wrong because God has a totally dierentperspective. We need to realize that time spent with Godis time well spent. In other words, time with God is never awasted time. Te ruit o establishing this trust relationshipwith God and letting Him take control as we enter into Hisrest is rue Peace. It is just like the nal line o my Awit KayYahweh entry, ang tunay na kapayapaay nagsisimula saPUSO, which means, true peace begins when our anxioushearts plagued with several, dierent voices are hushed bythe Prince o Peace when we devote our time or soaking.

Te key word to SOAKING IN CHRIS is REMAIN.Tis is where John 15:4 comes in. Remain in me and I willremain in you. No branch can bear ruit by itsel, it mustremain with the vine. Neither can you bear ruit unless

Soak in Christ:A Lifetime Routineby Teresa Eleanor L. Paano, NWMPAC

you remain in me. Guilty as charged, most o us remain inChrist only on Sunday. A very ew number remain in Chrisduring weekdays. Do you know what Jesus wants? He wantsus to remain in Him like a branch remains in a vine. Tisrelationship is inseparable. Remain in Jesus Christ ALWAYSnot sometimes, not only when you are ree, not only whenyou are in the mood, not only when youre alone in yourroom and denitely not only in good times. Te momentyou separate rom the vine, you will wither.

Remaining in Christ doesnt require you to always lock

yoursel in your room and pray in solitude. At the sametime, when you keep saying Praise the Lord or Hallelujahand keep yoursel away rom everyone, it doesnt mean youare remaining in Christ. Although it is healthy to spendsome time alone, have some quiet time, to pray, meditateand talk to Him, we cannot avoid our amily and social lie.O course, we need to earn to live, go to school and acepeople as part o our day to day routine. But thats where theact o remaining in Christ can be best practiced; that eveni you are busy with the daily demands o lie, we will notorget God in our hearts, let others maniest that we earthe Lord, do our best to live a lie o conscientious walk and

never permitting the enemy to control us. Difcult? Welheres an easier way to remain in Christ. Just ollow the threesimple rules: Do good, do not harm, and stay inlove withGod despite the hustle-bustle o our everyday living.

I you want to experience Gods miracle in your livesstay with the vine. I you want to be productive, ruitul anduseul, stay with the vine. I you want to grow and maturestay with the vine. Remember that Jesus warned us, Everybranch in me that beareth not ruit he [the Gardener]taketh away ... I a man abide not in me, he is cast orth asa branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast

them into the re, and they are burned (John 15:2, 6). Yesthe act o remaining in Christ is easier said than done, butthe consequences o not abiding in him are more difcultthan you could imagine. So which do you preer? Facing thechallenge and undergoing the complex process o soakingin Christ, or enduring the very complicated consequencesor not being soaked in Him? God already provided theoptions; its up to you to decide. And i you choose the rstoption, dont just soak in Christ in selected days; exercisesoaking in Christ daily; or better yet, make soaking in Chrisa lietime routine.


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P A NCI 2012 PHOTOS

P A C Cordillera MissionDistrict

by omas Jerico Aliwalas and Marick

by omas Jerico Aliwalas


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A N A W CI 2012 PHOTOSWest Pampanga

District Northeast Philippines

Annual Conference

by Rejie Ann Constantino, Benigno Alcantara

by omas Jerico Aliwalas


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Its February! Its love month, they say. Yes Im sureyoure starting to see heart cutouts and cupid imageseverywhere. Its that time o the year again mostawaitedby couples and abhorred by singles, especially on the 14thday. And Im pretty sure you have some plans or that daytoo, be it having a romantic date with your special someone,or having a party with your single riends in celebration orthe singleawareness day. But people just cant see the realpicture. Teres more to this month than that.

Since its the socalled love month, then lets talkabove LOVE. What else tickles the insides, makes the

system alert and catches your attention other than LOVE?However, I do not mean to burst your bubbles because youmight be expecting something that tackles love, courtshipand marriage. Yes, we will be talking about relationships,but its a dierent kind o relationship, something that isextraordinary, something that is REAL.

February might be the month o hearts, but it doesnot only ocus on the supercial, human love. We ail torecognize that there is this one special person who needsour love and attention more than anyone else. We are toobusy thinking about what to give to our mates and how to

celebrate it that we neglect the one who started it all, theauthor o true love and romance. And i Im not making ittoo obvious, yes, I am talking about God.

Let us not orget that we learned to love because Herst loved us (1 John 4:19). Tat is why it is just appropriatethat we return the avour. Ten again, its got to be morethan that. Our relationship with God must be more thanjust returning the avour; it must be heartelt and genuine.It must not be a kind o relationship that exists only in timeso trials and hardships; but a relationship that exists 24/7. Itmust be an unbreakable, intimate bond that is not simplydisconnected by discouragement and rustrations, when

things do not go as expected or planned.Having a relationship with God is essential in our lives.

Our human relationships may end, but our relationship withGod knows no bounds. Let me take romantic relationshipsas an example. In our society today, it is undeniable that thereis almost no assurance on how long romantic relationshipswill last. In act, I know a lot o partners who call it quitsaer just one week; or a sadder act is that some partnerswhohave been together or 8 years decide to part ways. But dontbe aected by these acts because theres good news.

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Christmas Institute (CI) has been a venue whereinthe young people o the United Methodist Church in thePhilippines gather, learn and worship together as one.

Naging mahalagang parte na ito ng buhay ng mgakabataan mula noon hanggang ngayon. May mga nakatagpoang Lord, nagcommit sa ministeryo, nakakita ng lietimepartners at nagstep up na great leaders, dahil na rin satulong ng tinatawag na CI experience- ung experience naparang katumbas ng heart-warming experience ni JohnWesley noon.

At gusto ko ngayong ikwento ang nakaraang istorya ngaming CI. Heto na

We love because He rst loved us. (1 John 4:19Yan ang peg namin ngayon. Naglayon kami na madamani kabataan ang pagibig ng Panginoon at maudyok nasumunod sa Kanya ng tapat aer realizing this love.

Akoy isang simpleng sta na kabilang sa programcommittee. Aminado sa aking sarili na ako ay nagkulang sapreparasyon. Ngunit naghanda na rin ako para sa mga hindinaasahang mangyayari. At nagsimula na nga ang unangaraw

Alas singko y media pa lang ay may mga kabataannang nagsidatingan. Nakakatawa kasi kami yung hindi panakahanda sa mga oras na yun. Sunod sunod na nga angpagdating ng mga kabataang nagmula sa Philippines AnnuaConerence (Northwest and Southwest District). Originallyayon sa programa, 10 AM magsisimula ang opening worshippero unang araw means unang bugso rin ng pagsubok atpagtatagumpay. :P

Wala pang sound system!Yan ang bumulaga sa aming unang mga oras. Bilang

program committee, siyempre hindi ito basta basta biro itodahil may programa kaming sinusundan, idagdag pa natinang napakaagang pagdating ng guest speaker namin at 7:30AM. We have no choice but to move the program 6 hoursnaghintay ang aming speaker, and nally nakapagsalita nasiya at 1:30 PM. Nakakahiya pero good thing he understoodthe situation. Hindi lang ito nangyari sa unang araw, kundin the whole duration ng CI may mga adjustments din...

Ngayong CI kumuha kami ng event organizer atsiya ang umayos ng lahat, mula sound system, oodaccommodation, at transpo. Ngunit katulad nga ng sinabiko kanina, hinanda na namin ang sarili

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statusIn a REALationship

by Teresa Eleanor L. Paano, NWMPACby Sylwyn Sheen Guevarra Alba, PAC

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A N A W FEATURE

Its my 4th time na mag attend ng Aldersgate Renewal.Dito sa Aldersgate 2013 mas naramdaman ko ang callingko to serve God, to transorm the nation, our church byreaching generations..dito ko talaga naramdaman na I amcalled to lead and to reach others in His Name

-Brylex Paul S. Sosa

2013 great opportunities! Our testimony goes thisway, 2012 was also a great year or us pero parang kulang padin, madami pa ding nagdaan na trials. We really planned togo to Aldersgate Renewal 2013. Nanghiram pa nga kami ngpang-registration kasi wala pa yung expected salary naminsa last job namin. December 27, we received our salary sonakabayad kami ng mga nahiram namin. Ten may kauntingnatira para baunin sa Aldersgate. When Pastor Jose Zabartegave his testimony about tithes/oering eto ang tumatak saisip ko, when we give our oering to God always give thebest, so nag-isip ako I have 500 peso bill in my wallet and300.00, I asked God to guide me how much I am going togive beacause I am not a real giver to, my mind tells mesayang kung yung 500 ang ibibigay ko but my heart tellsme to give the best. I started praying, saying thank you and

bless my oering. So I gave the best amount I have. Binigayko yun ng walang regrets and I never expect ng whateverna kapalit. I went home with nothing le in my wallet but,I didnt worry. January 7, two days aer Aldersgate, mysupervisor called and told me to get my check at hindi padaw namin nakuha yung training allowance namin na angalam namin nakuha na namin lahat last Dec.27. Te nextday yung isang supervisor ko tumawag sinabing my projectdaw kmi. Agad-agad another blessing ang dumating. Godreally has in stored something or us, kailangan lang natinsabayan ng galaw. God will always provide or us.

-Catherine Real and Mark Manalese

Nung una kong narinig ang Aldersgate, sabik na akongmalaman at maranasan kung ano nga ba ito at kung ano ngaba ang magiging epekto nito sa aking buhay. Dumaan paang isang taon bago pa man ako makapunta ngunit walapa rin akong pera para sana sa mga gastusin. May mga taoakong nilapitan at sobrang bait talaga ni Lord dahil para saikakabuti ng kanyang mga anak ay lahat ipagkakaloob niya.Nakarating ako sa Baguio na kulang ang pera, pero dun konarasan na truly God is a provider. Marami akong natutunanat nalaman, hindi lang tungkol kay Lord kundi sa aking sarili

Aldersgate Renewal 2013T E S T I M O N I E S

Collated by: James Vincent uringan and Kevin John A. Maddeladin. Naranasan ko kung gaano tayo kahalaga kay Kristo, atkung gaano nya tayo kamahal. Masasabi kong blessed akong sobra dahil isa ako sa mga pinili niya na pumunta ngAldersgate, at syempre next time pinapanalangin ko nahindi lang ako yung pupunta kundi mga iba pang kabataansa aming simbahan ksama ang buong pamilya.

-Romnick Verdadero

It is my rst time to attend the Aldersgate RenewalMy churchmates asked me i I could come and I said yesMag-iisponsor ang church namin ng delegates pero 5 slotslang. Hindi ako kasali dun kasi nakapagplano na sila bagoako nakauwi ng Santiago. So it means, I need to pay ormy registration. Tat time, we are nancially insufcientMaraming gastos pero walang income kasi bakasyon ngaWala naman akong mahanapang sponsor. Pero kampanteako na makasasama ako. Aer our BS during CI, I went toeacher Aimee to have a small conversation. Later on, shetold me that my churchmate is giving up her slot or thesponsorship and she wants me to take it. I cried and thankedGod or He made a way. I remember eacher Aimee sayingalam mo ba kung bakit gumawa ang Panginoon ng paraan

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P A NFEATUREstatus... rom page 1

our numbers increased then I have remembered whatPastor Jez mentioned when we have our morning devotionat the Port that, its not the quantity, its the quality o praiseand your heart that counts. It was really incredible and the

room now was ull o young people with hearts that singsongs o grateulness, ready to learn and eager to strengthenone another and show love and compassion to those whoneeds it. By this, we need to prepare to SOAK in CHRIS. Itmay look so simple and can be understood totally withoutany urther explanations, but honestly being ully soakedcan be harder than what we have imagined. Every nightwe evaluate our program till dawn, just to make sure thedelegates were serious and matured enough to understandand grasp the essence o each activity. Assessments o eachactivity were done and reasonable response a n daction to the listed observations were done with the help and

guidance o the One who Created us, and all the experiencesthat we have encountered surely marked our hearts andtaught us the lessons that cannot be taken away easily. Wenurture ourselves spiritually, were guided by the supportivegroup o clergy and lay people who made eort in increasingour comprehension and intensiying our relationship withone another and most especially with Jesus.

Tis Christmas Institute really made us super soakedin Christ, spiritually and physically! Te participation o therain during the SOAK 3 Night helped us to appreciate theexperience o being blessed and anointed by God. Loud criesand rising praises surely reached the heavens that moment,hearts opened and wounds were healed, burdens lightenedand commitment was renewed to every young people whowanted to serve the Lord through their own special gi. Atthat time, I know that God is very well pleased!

Overwhelmed by the events that has happenedduring the 3-day Christmas Institute, I still wish that wehave longer time to share stories and experiences, buildrelationship to one another. Well, God still plans or greaterthings and I know that the DEA-WIDE events have justbegun. In His perect timing the ve annual conerences willbe meeting again so, this cant be the last!

status... rom page 8Our relationship with God has no breakups! Even

beore we decide to build a relationship with Him, He alreadyhas a relationship with us. He has no plans o letting us goin act, during those times we eel like He is driing apart,

we are the ones letting go o Him. In human relationshipswe cannot simply ask our partners to restart aer a breakup, but with God we can go back to Him anytime and He isthere waiting with arms wide open.

A relationship with God is a relationship like noother. It is a special kind o connection that only God andGod alone can provide. Whether we admit it or not, humansare created to limited. Yes we can make our loved ones happytry our best to give them what they need, spend quality timewith them, come to their rescue when they need help andbe there or them when they need comort; but human aswe are, we arent perect. We are not superman, and even

superman cannot do everything. Humans are limited; butour God is limitless. When we have a relationship with HimHe is willing to give us not only our needs, but even ourtrivial wants (Psalms 37:4). He will show you what gracelooks like. Youll be amazed.

But just like human relationships, God wants amutual understanding. Yes, He will never get tired o lovingus and connecting with us; but He also wants us to eel thesame or Him, to value Him more than we value our lie andto love Him more than we love our loved ones and ourselvesWe know how it eels to have a onesided love aair right?And our tendency is we just give up and move on. Howeverit is nothing compared to our Father in heaven who has alot o one sided love aairs in the world yet He never givesup on us. He patiently waits or the day that we give ourhearts to Him, no matter how long it takes. You see, thatshow great His love is or us.

Im not saying we orget all our human relationshipsI am saying that it is about time that we build or rebuildour relationship with God. Having a relationship with Himwill surely change our lie and make us eel pure joy that wecannot experience in supercial human relationships. Hecan ll the emptiness within us and gratiy the longing o

our souls. Human relationships can disappoint us, but Godnever will; in act, once we establish this bond with HimHe will then work wonders in our relationship with othersUntil we are satised with the relationship we have with Godonly then can we be satised in our human relationshipsBecome intimate with the lover o your soul. Aim to get thisrelationship right beore pursuing another.

Open your lie inbox and check your noticationsGod has requested you to be in a relationship with HimGod is excitedly waiting or your conrmation on Hisrelationship status request. So, are you ready to change yourlie status to In a REALationship with God today?


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A N A W FEATUREthe contract.. rom page 8

sa mga di inaasahang pangyayari.AMA! Hindi namininasahang hindi siya tutupad sa ilang mga ipinangakoduring negotiation time pa lang. tsk tsk

Sound system (mics and dalawang speaker) provided

pero walang drumset, LCD projector, at keyboards. Unangaraw pa lang nagspecial meeting na or troubleshooting.Resolving the problem was the peg or the day. Good thing,we were able to get the things we need rom the concernedPAC churches (Central, Knox and Makati UMC). 1st truth:GOD PROVIDES. DON WORRY ABOU ANYHING.

Tough may mga pagsubok na katulad nito, hindinaman nagsuer ang quality ng mga activities or the day.Na-hit pa rin ang objectives plus higit pa sa iniexpect. Sabinga ng rst speaker namin, Ok lang magkaproblema, angmahalaga ay hindi ito nararamdaman ng delegates niyo.Ito yung panahong mas kailangan niyo magkaisa para

masolusyunan ang problema. [salamat dok]Pangalawang araw, ang medyo naging struggle dito ay

ang pagkaen. Longganisang at sa umagahan, pork chopna may sabaw ng adobo sa tanghalian at embutidong tuyosa hapunan. Walang kape at nagkulang pa sa tubig. Perokatulad ng natutunan namin nung unang araw, PRAISEGOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW Kayanamankahit mahirap lunukin, ang hustisya sa pagkaingpinagkasunduan ay isinantabi muna at nagpasalamat pa rinna kamiy may makakain. Babawi na lang po bukas, yan angsabi ng mga kuyang nagserve ng ood.

Pero hindi ko napigilang maiyak nung gabing iyon.Nang makita ko ang hapunan, alam ng ibang sta kungpaano ko nadisappoint at nanghina, di ba Aldrin?Isangmalaking HAYY Naiyak ako dahil naawa ako sa mgadelegates namin, naiyak ako dahil hindi ko matanggap naganon ang kakainin namin matapos ang isang nakakapagodna araw [mapunta ka ba naman sa impiyerno at sa langit,idagdag pa ang pagod sa pagaabsorb ng mga lessons sabuong maghapon]. Nakakaiyak di ba? Pero dahil dito, nakitako ang 2nd truth: GOD SUSAINS US. BE HANKFUL!

Umaga ng makakain kami ng tatlong klase ng ulam,itlog, hotdog (ung tigtetres siguro) at meat loa, bumawi nga.

Pero sabi ko nga sa isip ko, Hindi yun pagbawi. Yun langtalaga ang dapat na tinatanggap namin sa binayad naminsa pagkaen. (bitter pa rin. hahaha) Pero sige, isuko na angbitterness, at tanggapin na lang ang mga susunod...

Tird day, ang mahabang piring. Bible study at trustwalk. Sa araw na ito, ang pinagusapan ay ang objective ngprogram. Actually kung ieevaluate siya, out o 100%, meronsiguro itong 50% na hit sa layon ng araw na yun. Medyonagkaroon ng kaisipan na hindi nameet un goal sa trustwalk (na highlight ng 2nd day), dahil nawala ang solemnityat kaayusan ng activity itsel. Pero para sa akin, hindi namansiguro.

Iba-iba ang take ng mga kabataan sa mga gawainginihahain natin sa kanila. Merong seryoso, meron dingnaglalaro. May nakakaintindi at meron din namang hindiKahit na gaano kaganda at kaayos ang trust walk na gawinay hindi pa rin natin kontrol ang magiging reaksiyon n

kabataan. Hindi naman naging epic ail iyon dahil Imsure na may mga kabataang sineryoso ang gawain kayanaman naging maganda rin sa kanila ang dating nito, hindinga lang talaga lahat. Pero overall, its a thumbs up na rinHindi naman natin masusukat ang pagtanggap ng tao sapamamagitan ng kanilang mga iyak o sigaw e. 3rd truthMAN LOOK A HE OUSIDE APPEARANCE BUGOD LOOKS A HE HEAR. ONLY GOD KNOWS.

Pangapat na araw, wag na natin pagusapan ang pagkainHahahahha, dito oras ang hinahabol. Sa loob ng apat naaraw, hindi naging ahead or on time ang preparation ngpagkain. Naging istrikto sa oras, mula paggising ng maaga

hanggang sa pagcontrol ng time dahil magiging siksik angbuong araw Kaso ang lahat ng ito pala ay tataluhin dinng late na lunch at dinner namin. Haha, ang nasabi na langOK.

When God Ran...Nun mga nakaraang araw ay medyo may mga hind

kami na-hit na objectives (program) na gusto sana namingiparating kay kabataan. Pero laking gulat at pasasalamatnamin na sa panghuling araw ay tila tinahi-tahi na nito angprograma at dinaanan pa ung mga naging pagkukulang nunmga nakaraang araw.BULLS EYE! Naguusap nga kami nWapoy nun at ang sabi namin, Ang galing lang! Nakuhaung mga hindi nakuha nung nakaraan tapos sobra pa! Na-amaze talaga kami nun! 4th truth: GOD IS IN CONROLLEARN O RUS.

And lastly, the 5th day. Ang araw na pinakahihintay ngmga magulang namin. hehehe, uluyan nang hindi nasunodang oras at programa. Pero sa closing worship isa lang angmasasabi ko: isang katagumpayan ang CI.

Banggitin ko lang ang mensahe ng paghamon. Mataposnatin malaman kung gaano tayo kamahal ng Diyos, attanggapin ang pagibig na ito, tayo ay tinatawag na sumunodsa Kanya. Dalawang utos ang iniwan. Love the Lord your

God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all yourmind. Ten love your neighbour as yoursel. Simple langPAGIBIG.

Madali lang umibig kung ayon sa depinisyon natingmga tao ang susundin. Pero katulad ng pagibig na ipinakitang Ama, ibinigay ang sariling Anak dahil sa pagibig saatin, gayundin ang inaasahang pagibig na ibabahagi natinsa iba. Dahil ang pagibig natin ay mula sa Diyos, dapat itoay walang pinipili, walang sini-sino, walang tigil, at walangkundisyon. In short, WAGAS at DALISAY.

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P A Nthe contract... rom page 11ibigin pa rin ang mga taong nakagawa sa atin ng hindi

maganda, though hindi kinakalimutan na sa pagibig ay maykapatawaran pero meron ding hustisya. Siyemperds, angkontrata ;p

Napakadami kong natutunan, sa sarili ko at sa bawatisa. Outside the programa, maraming tumatak sakinkatulad ng pagtitiwala sa Diyos at sa mga kasama, pagigingkalmado sa panahon na ang lahat ay aligaga na, paggawang magagawa mo at pagpapaubaya sa Diyos ng hindi mokayang gawin, pagiyak para sa iba, pagsunod kahit sa masnakababata sayo, pakikinig sa mga ate at kuya, panalangingmataimtim sa gitna ng kaabalahan, at pagibig period. Isangkagalakan ang maging bahagi ng CI na ito.

Sa taong ito, lalo pang ibigin ang Diyos, sa katotohananat sa gawa, at pag nangyari ito, hindi na tayo mahihirapangibigin ang iba. Mahalin kahit ang di kaibig-ibig. Ikalat ang

Kristo sa pamamagitan ng pagibig na umaapaw mula saating mga buhay, sa pamilya, kaibigan, kachurch, katrabaho,ka-aith, kababayan, katutubo, kasama, kakilala, kasalubong,katampuhan, kaaway, at idagdag mo lahat ng ka na maiisipmo

Patuloy na magalab at wag mawala ang init ng pagibigsa Panginoon upang patuloy din ang pagibig natin sa atingkapwa... humayo!

Again mga ka, ang mahalaga, WE LOVE BECAUSEHE FIRS LOVED US! Spread the Word!

Christ above all!#Your love never ails, never givesup, never runs out on me #love love love

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aldersgate renewal 2012 testimonies... rom page 9Natutuwa Siya sayo. Ten I cried again. I was so

blessed but I still have a concern, the sponsorship doesntcover our are and allowance, so I prayed. January 1, 2013we have our amily reunion. My aunt gave me ve hundredpesos because she heard that I am going to Baguio or theAldersgate Renewal. Tat night, my other aunt visited usand I installed Microso Ofce in her daughters laptop.Unexpectedly, she gave me another ve hundred pesos. Iwas so blessed that time because I do not need to worry or

my are and allowance.God really wants me to go and more blessings cameduring the Aldersgate Renewal. Maybe thats the rewardor trusting Him. Umpisa palang ng taon pero masasabi kong kumpleto na ang taon ko dahil sa Aldersgate Renewal.I learned a lot and Ill make sure that I will not be the onlyone that will be blessed. Isasabuhay ko lahat ng natutunanko at ibabahagi ko to sa mga taong makakasalamuha ko. Ican say that I drew the line and made a new covenant withthe Lord.

-Jedidiah B. Perez

not your ordinary... rom page 4 o Vol.IV No.VIIIChristian riends now known as the CBL Board o

Governors ormulated rules that were based on our Christian

values and policies ormulated by higher basketball entitieslike FIBA, PBA and the NBA. Some o the unique rules thatthe board ormulated are:

*Every team must have a Small group session beorethe game. Either days beore the game or minutes/hoursbeore the game. Failure to have a small group session beorethe game will cause the team, automatic deault.

* Each team must have 2 representatives to share theirsmall group session to the other team and vice-versa.

* A 1.5k quota or each team (Te normal quota or aleague is around 5-10k)

Headed by its Commissioner Pastor Floyd Alcantara

the Board o Governors ofcially launched the CBL lastMarch 31 2012 at the Mapayapa Village 2 court. With all 11teams (named aer the 12 disciples) composed o almost allchurches in QCPACE, the teams made a covenant to eachother and to God that CBL will be a Christ-centered leagueand that discipleship, sportsmanship and ellowship will beits mandate.

Aer 3 months o CBL, the Lord has been good to thisministry that He provided the league with sufcient undsto push through. It also had a great impact to those whoparticipated.

One signicant impact is that the number o maleUMYF in Churches grew, as one UMYF rom ala UMCshared

sobrang salamat po sa Lord sa buhay ng mga organizersng CBL, dahil sa CBL, dumami po ang kabataan namin atmarami ang nagiging active sa Church. Not only that thenumber o male UMYF in Churches grew, but also the unityand bonding o the UMYF became stronger.

Dahil sa CBL naging ka-close ko yung ibang UMYF sachurch, yung mga dating di sumasama sa activities ngayonsumasama na dahil naging riends na namin dahil sa CBL UMYF rom Deparo UMC.

sketches... rom page 4Remember our Quadrennial Teme, Make Disciples o

Jesus Christ to ransorm the World, and its a continuationo the UMYFP: Intensiying Social Holiness in LeadershipSustainability. As Jesus was taken up into heaven, may we

see the work o God through the Holy Spirit.#siKRISOhigitsalahat

pananaw february 2013

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