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Updates on our fundraising concert

It's Friday once again! and If I'm not mistaken 62 days to go before Christmas. How time flies no? It's been a rough week for me but it's a good one. Last night I really felt God's comfort during our personal worship. I cried and told HIM all the hurts of these church issues and He lead us into worshiping HIM instead of magnifying the issues and all. We were so glad with that. Sometimes it is hard to forgive when you are still hurting but we really cannot do it alone, we need GOD so we could forgive and let go and moved on. It is so comforting to know that we have a God whom we can always come to. MAGNIFICENT AND AWESOME GOD.

I don't know what to expect this weekend, Hubby will go to Laguna for the ALS test. I have second thoughts of joining them because I have lots of ministry works to do. We were scheduled to distribute tickets for the concert this Sunday as well as the posters but we haven't finished even the lay out yet.

I was basically on the phone the whole afternoon making follow ups in the venue, and then the Mayors Permit and then to the treasury department of the Pasay City Hall. I was like overwhelmed with the huge task of organizing this concert. Good thing I was motivated of the needs of the beneficiaries of this event and I'm sure they will be very happy when they received this just in time for Christmas.

I'll be posting updates for the concert from time to time and if you feel like you want to help, you can contact me through the comment section. The ticket for the concert is only 150.00. If you think of it, it's only one happy meal or one budget meal from Jollibee or Mcdonalds. It won't be easy to give up on that for once and give the amount to the less fortunate kids right?

Oh well, this has been a long post. If you guys want to know what ministry we were working with you may visit the International Teams Philippines website and click on the Ministries and then click Fishnets under Urban Poor ministries. OR just follow this link; http://www.itphilippines.org/ministries/fishnets.htm.

Another Christian concert in Araneta!

THE KATINAS LIVE IN MANILA!

I'm praying we can go again and have another wonderful experience just like with the SONIC FLOOD.

Prayer Requests

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Please include these in your prayers ;

1. Our fund raising concert - pls. pray for the needs, the venue, the people that will work on this event, the band, the guest singer, the financial provision and please pray also for God's presence and leading about this concert.

2. Please pray for our passports. We will apply probably first week of next month. Pray that every documents we prepared are sufficient. Please pray for the provision too.

3. In regards to our passport - because we will be needing it come February, we want to attend the Regional conference in Macau and have our very first mission exposure outside the country.

Thank you and may the Lord bless you all and keep you.

double kick exercise

Drum lesson

A melody from heaven

That will touch people's heart..

That will lead them closer to God

That will make them realize they need God

That will make them feel the very presence of God

That will make their hearts worship the Lord


The LJBC Music Ministry Dream

And we pray that God will bless the songs that we sing and the songs that we write, as well as the people who will hear the songs and the people who will sing the songs with us.

Praisin' Kids TOWN-Mini Carnival

This was last September 27, Saturday, held at the San Antonio Village Covered Court, Makati City.

The wheel of tickets and candies!!!

Some of the prizes


The ICE CREAM MAN!!!


the basketball-even the girls loved it!


At the registration- see those kids pushing at the entrance door? they're just very excited!!

At the end of the fun games, we gave each kid a loot bag before going home in top of their prizes!!

I love this picture! This girl was so engrossed on what she's doing, taken at the arts and crafts section
The plinko game

More kids at the arts and crafts section

The bowling booth-tiring but nevertheless the kids enjoyed it so much!

The colorful RING TOSS
And the dart balloon.

*All the game booths are DIY, made with recycled stuff
* 222 kids went home that day happy
* we started to plan with no funds at all
* At the end of the day, we still have more than a thousand peso excess from that activity.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!!

I know there is still room for improvement so next time we will try to make it even more fun for the kids!

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Ministry Updates

Children of Hope (BATANG PAGASA)

There will be a big event for the kids on Saturday, 27th of September. We call it "Praisin Kid's Town" (mini carnival). As early as now the kids are excited to go because we told them there will be games and prizes and food for all of them. We really praise God for the provision, we started with zero funds but God moved people's hearts to bless the kids and this ministry. Some of my office mates donated crayons, pencils, coloring pens and coloring books for the arts and craft section. But right now we are still praying for some more funds I think we still need a few thousand pesos but we trust GOD that come Saturday this will be met.

The number of kids who will attend as of today is now at 225 and I'm sure there will be more so we are preparing for 300 kids from all of our 6 areas. We pray for more volunteers also to come as you all know it wouldn't be easy having 300 kids around.

MUSIC MINISTRY

We are excited for a new fund raising concert for the FISHNETS and ARMS OF LOVE ministry, we named the event "HAWAK MO, KINABUKASAN KO" (You hold my future) this will happen on November 21, proceeds will go to gift giving funds just in time for Christmas. It will be a 3 hour concert with special participation of the kids themselves, an interpretative dance from the singles group and a mime number from the youth. Ticket price is at 150.00 but it comes with a limited edition of thermal mug.

I thank God for using more and more people to bless those less fortunate kids we are helping. I thank God for their heart, they really have the compassion for the kids more especially for the poor.

Thank God for Pastor Jonie who was recently appointed to handle the music ministry. It feels good to have him during our practice, encouraging us and boosting the morale of the group.

SCHOLARSHIP MINISTRY

Please help us pray for people who will support this ministry, we have been running out of funds but that won't stop us in helping these people finish their school and give them at least a chance of a good life here on earth.

Last Sunday, we made or can I say I? :) leche flan and the scholars sold them at the church right after the service, It was kinda hard because it was my first time to do that, well I thought I could cook it as easy as that because I often help Mom when she does that but I failed, I was awake till 3 in the morning and I only made 10 pieces and had 200.00 profit from it. Hubby said the effort and the time does not worth it. I agreed with him. Here is a picture of the finished product which I taste tested.
I'm thinking of another "good food" to sell next Sunday.

We are also looking for at least 50 people who can give/support at least 20.00 a week. That would be sufficient to meet the needs of this ministry. So far we have two regular supporters and we need to challenge more.

Last week, our scholars gave me their report cards to and I must say I'm impressed, I know now that they are doing good in school, that they are studying very well. It is one good and valid reason not to stop helping them.

Below are pictures of our present scholars. Will write profile of them here soon.

The power of prayer

This week's coffee break from Jan.

If I have to write how the power of prayer touched my life? I’ll probably finish it at the end of the day or maybe I can not finish it all.

So I really do not know how to start because even how big or how small the answered prayer was it still touched my heart in so many different ways.

Seeing my parents happy and healthy- that’s a prayer answered.

Being healed from any sickness – that’s a prayer answered

Needs being met-that’s a prayer answered

And I can go on and on and on.

Prayer is not something I do when I need something from God. Prayer is not only asking and pleading. It is how I communicate with my Lord, it can only be a whisper in the morning as I wake up or it can be words being said to HIM during and in between office hours.

I know I don’t need to kneel long hours to say a prayer nor a thousand words.

I just talk to HIM and talking to HIM makes all the difference in my life.