It's Flooding on the Third Floor!

Last night was a very special night. It's not a very good thing per se but I looked at it in a very optimistic perspective. I realized something that really got in to me that I just have to write a post about it. This post is in fact published ahead of my post regarding my grandmother's 1st Death Anniversary.

Here's what happened. Our church (Sumulong Baptist Church-Makati)is on the third floor of the Kalayaan Market Building. And guess what? It flooded because of last night's rains. Typhoon Juan is in the process of beating Metro Manila. We're still wrapping up our Youth Service when the water started to creep from the nursery room to the auditorium. We had to cancel our Evening Service.

The management of the building we're in isn't doing anything about the busted gutter on the building's roofing. I wasn't feeling well (I had a high fever and my head hurts) so I wasn't able to do anything to help. But you know what? I saw how each member of my church worked together to get rid of the floodwaters. I saw how God's people worked together in unity. I saw how they cared for our place of worship. And most of all, I saw how God moved in everyone's life that night.

The Bible is very accurate when it said in Psalm 133:1, "Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!" I know God is not yet done with our church. He has greater things planned for us. We just need to rely on Him and trust Him.

We've got a lot of church activities for the coming month of November. Brent and Amanda Longenecker will be our special guests in our Youth Services for the next monbths and I pray that God will touch the hearts of the people we're going to reach out and may God move in their lives.

With God, all things are possible!

BTW, I'm feeling alright now. No more fever and headaches.

Praise God for all He's done!

June 6, 2010 AM/PM Line-Up

Singers and instrumentalists, below is our June 6 line-up for SBC-Makati's AM/PM and JIVE Youth Services:

1. How Good It Is

2. We Give Thanks To You

3. You Are Holy (Michael W. Smith)

4. The Shadow of Your Face (Bob Fitts)

JIVE Youth Service line-up:

1. I Am Free (Michael Gungor)

2. Trading My Sorrows (Darrell Evans)

3. Stronger Than

4. Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Please be guided accordingly.

Juin

The month of June is here and I'm back! Forgive my laziness in posting blogs for the month of May. My schedule is all crammed up and I've got no choice. BTW, I was at Nasugbu, Batangas the other Saturday. We hit the beach just before the summer ended. I don't know what the moth of June may bring. I'm not yet enrolled because of an unpaid balance last term. I'll be enrolling tomorrow, hopefully. I may get a new phone this month but I'm still looking at my financial records. There is a very big blessing on the way. Praise God for that!

June. Juin. Hunyo. This month is what many call the 'wedding month' and I know of a lovely couple who just tied the knot the other day. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez! June is the month of Philippines' Independence. and June is the start of the school season. Speaking of which, JIVE Youth will be having a Back To School party on June 12, 2010 3PM. That's a Saturday at the JIVE Youth Center, 3/F Kalayaan Market Bldg., 9642, Kalayaan Avenue, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City.

Pardon this post. I'm just waiting for my downloads to be finished. Tomorrow, maybe, I'll have a more decent post.

Camp Kabataan's Preparations for LEVEL UP SYC 2010 (Working on A Wednesday)

I'm still dreaming at around 10:30 yesterday morning when I overheard two young people talking to my father and asking for me. Turns out that these two are my pals from JIVE Youth. A hypnopedic like me gets easily distracted. I woke up and told my father that I'll be meeting them in a while.

My two pals asked me for directions on how to go to SBC-Masinag. They have a rehearsal for the LEVEL UP Summer Youth Camp 2010. I ended up not taking a bath, not eating breakfast and accompanying them to SBC-Masinag.

I wasn't supposed to be here in Masinag, Antipolo City because I have to follow-up JIVE Youth's participants for the Summer Youth Camp in Makati. Camp Kabataan's Drama Team wasn't the only one here. The Registration, Production and other organizers are also here.

I must say, Camp Kabataan's volunteers are doing are really great job in preparing for our organizations' yearly highlight. The Drama Team is already in the perfecting stages of their rehearsals. I wasn't allowed to peek but I did anyway.

Campers, Counsleors, Pastors and Volunteers, Level Up Summer Youth Camp 2010 will make you nostalgic of the '90s. that's all I can say.

The Production Team is also finishing the decorations and other stuff for the stage, and the whole venue. They are also doing a really great job. If I may say so, LEVEL UP SYC 2010 is the most beautiful, action-packed and wonderful Youth Camp of Camp Kabataan.

SBC-Masinag's office became the extension of my home office for yesterday. Thank you Pastor Alvin. Thank you also to Pastor Jeff for letting me use his laptop to finish this post.

Join Camp Kabataan's LEVEL UP Summer Youth Camp 2010 and have good, exciting, fun!

See you there and to Camp Kabataan's volunteers, Kudos to you all!

JIVE Youth Programs Every Sunday

I, once again invite the youth of Makati City and nearby cities to attend our weekly Youth programs at the JYC (JIVE Youth Center) every Sunday 3:30-6PM.

JIVE Youth Center is located at the third (3rd) floor of the Kalayaan Market bldg., Kalayaan Avenue, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City.

JIVE Youth is an organization of teenagers and young professionals whose aims include reaching the youth of Makati, using their gifts in serving one another and having good, holistic fun.

This year, we are re-launching our weekly meetings. We'll keep you posted on the schedule.

Activities at our Sunday Youth programs include a mini-concert, icebreakers and sports activities, fellowship, and a lecture regarding various topics that the youth can relate to. refreshments are often served at the end of the program along with fellowship.

See you there!

JYC Line-UP for March 14, 2010 (Revised)

JYC Singers, here is the line-up of songs for our Youth Program on Sunday, March 14, 2010 according to Ate Sarj. Rehearsal will be on Sunday, March 14, 9AM & 2PM

Opening Song: Pick It Up

P&W:

All Day
Open The Eyes of My Heart
Always

Special Number: You're My Bestfriend (Ted Amper)

Line-up has been revised. When God Ran by Benny Hester will be sung next Sunday, March 21. Please be guided accordingly.