Smile!!

Happy Monday morning everyone!! It’s another week for us, another week to experience God’s tremendous blessings, His unending love, His amazing grace. And even if things do not go the way you expected them to be, keep on smiling (even if you feel like you need NJ Cosmetic dentist) yup..just keep smiling and keep your head up. Be still and know that God who made the universe and all its wonders is in control of your life and certainly He knows what is best for you.

so ...Smile..one size fits all!!

He is faithful!

We went to buy gifts this afternoon, I know it's late already, but then it's better late than never. The church Christmas party will be next Sunday and that's when we usually give gifts for our godchildren and friends. It's been a tradition here to give gift to your godchild every Christmas and since Rudolf has been a full time worker of the church for a long time he has many many godchild there whom all has been automatically became my godchild when I married him.

We were actually contemplating if we will be able to buy gifts for them this year, you see, this year was the most expensive year so far in our married life and really there is no budget anymore for the gifts but God is good and faithful to his servants, he wants us to bless the kids and so He provided.

I'm praying He would provide also for our year end vacation after Christmas, even if it's not as grand as the Outer Banks beach rentals abroad, I just want us to have some good and relaxed vacation so we could rest and be ready for next year's endeavor. But with or without that vacation, God will still make us ready and He will give us whatever we will be needing for the coming year. He has been faithful and He will always be!!

Kids Christmas Party

Sharing some pictures from our children ministry's Christmas party. We have more or less 100 kids and from the look in their eyes I am so sure they enjoyed the games and the whole party!



The prizes!!! the stuff toys are from the box that Grace sent us from the US, thank you so much again!) The kids loved it!!


Kids from UTB (Under the bridge) performing a song number


And from San Antonio Village (Blue House) A mesmerizing dance number!!

The musical chair game


and the longest line game which was a knock out!! kids took off everything so they can put it in their line, including shoes (not MBT shoes of course), slippers, belts, t-shirts and their bodies!!! haha! It was fun!! loads of fun!!

Tiring yes but at the end of the day, you can say it's all worth it. Again, I want to thank everyone who helped us and to those who are supporting us financially...You all made these kids happy this season!! God bless everyone!!

Future Plans

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It's the 12th month of the year, it's usually the month where organizations and businesses make plan for the next year.

And me and Rudolf are doing the same, God has been leading us to new directions that started this year, this year was great for both of us and we can't wait for the next year to come.

Greater things are yet to come, my dear husband often tell me that and I believed it in my heart.

Major changes are coming our way next year, as early as now we are discussing his going back to Malaysia for one month and this time I will make sure I'll be with him. Then I am also considering and praying that from there we will go to Singapore , visit Pastor Joseph and stay in my cousins place and see if God has something to do for us there. I'm seeing a lot of travel for next year especially when I am already resigned from my day job, we have to prepare for this and get ready, not only spiritually but emotionally and physically as well, we don't want to get sick while traveling. We can't afford to get medical travel insurance so prevention is best for us.

Did I mention I am planning of quitting my day job? yes, and it is a tough decision to make but I know God's plan is always better than mine.

How about you? have you already made plans for next year? Do you see major changes coming your way? It's sometimes scary but there's Jeremiah 29 :11 so no need to worry. God knows best.

Thankful Thursday -Protection

Laurie has chosen PROTECTION as this week's theme for Thankful Thursday and I am right now so thankful for God's protection over my husband who went to a 3 weeks mission trip in Malaysia. I know the moment he left home that day, God will be his protection, from the bus to the airport to the house where they stayed and to all the places they went to and ministered in the period of 3 weeks God had protected him and brought him home safe and sound and blessed.

And I am thankful that our good God is protecting and looking over my old parents back there in our province, I worry a lot sometimes about them living in there wile all of us siblings are here in the Metro. But God has been faithful to us, providing their every need and protection from illnesses. We will be with them this Christmas and I can't wait to see them again soon which reminds me that I still have to buy gifts for her , well for both of them of course.

How about you? what are you thankful for this week? Share it with us in Laurie's site and be blessed too!!

Happiness

Rudolf is here! So I know you can imagine how happy I was when I saw him last night.

He has many stories about the mission trip, how God talked to him in such a special way when we are having arguments about his extension. How he prayed for me, for us. Their last night at Kota Kinabalu was great according to him, they staged a worship concert for this small church and he said he was so blessed as people are blessed also, and they want them back there next year and someone from that church is paying for their airfare!

He still have loads of stories to share but I have to give him some rest, I notice the dark circles around his eyes last night and I'm sure that's because of lack of sleep and the long trip back home.

I hope to upload some of his pictures soon for us to enjoy. :)

Blessings everyone!

Bibu Kids Christmas Party

is happening on the 12th of this month, that's Saturday from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. We dropped by at the kids area last night and they're pretty much excited about it, we ask them to prepare a song or a dance number so it would really be fun! This will be the last event we will be having for the fishnets ministry and we will start planning for next year soon. And although this is the last event for this ministry I still have loads of activities to come so yeah there's no need for that fat burner because though there will be lots of foods this holiday there will also be lots of stuff to do. SO many Christmas parties and events to attend to.

Anyways, back to the kids party, we will be having loads of parlor games and right now I'm thinking of more games so if you happen to have something in mind please let me know, I need suggestion on how this party will be more fun than other parties they will go to.

Thankful Thursday

It’s been a while since my last post for Thankful Thursday, not that I don’t have nothing to thank for it’s just that life has been a roller coaster ride for me in the past weeks. As you all know, my husband went to Malaysia initially for ten days mission trip but it became 23 days after much debate, arguments and overseas phone calls. I finally gave in to his extension and somehow I am glad I did.

I am thankful for the test we’ve been trough because of this trip. We both learned a lot and realized a lot of things about us, about our marriage, about God’s leading to us.

I know God did something in Him for this trip and he has become more mature and more sensitive to God’s voice.

While me in my solitude had more time to talk to God, to ponder, to meditate, to cry, to just stare at the ceiling and think.

The mission trip has been hard for both of us but we know in our hearts that our efforts are not in vain.

Visit Laurie of Women taking a stand for more thankful entries.

Hubby still in Malaysia

And he will be back on December 8 so he still have 7 more days to spent in the mission field, we're still counting for your prayers. This mission trip has brought a lot of changes in our lives, we can truly say we've given up our own will and happiness for this. It is not easy being separated for three weeks. I've learn a lot of things and the same with my husband.

I saw some of their pictures when they sang in "Fly high Youth Conference" in Kota Kinabalu and seeing that makes me feel more at peace that we did the right thing. Yes we have had loads of arguments about him extending his stay for that event but Praise God everything is ok now.

The house is till empty without him, the ministry we are both doing here is still not the same without him but I am coping. In fact one advantage that it gave was I don't need the best diet supplement anymore, somehow I loss appetite and would only eat if I am really really hungry.

We will have loads of talks when he got home, his plans, what the Lord had taught him on that trip, where we will go, what to do, shall we go full time now in the mission field? AM I leaving my day job soon? That I have to find out when he comes home. So please keep on praying for us, for direction and for God's guidance.

Have a nice week everyone!!

Run the race, put your shoes on!

"Let Us Run With Perseverance The Race That Is Set Before Us..."
(Hebrews 11 and 12:1,2)

Are you tired of running? Are you on the brink of stopping and just forget the race altogether.

I know how you feel, I was just right there for the past few days. Sometimes I get too tired of running and all I want to do is just stop, walk away and never return. But God is so good!! When I am about to slip, HE HELD MY HAND TIGHTER (Psalms 73:24) and helped me stand up again and again and again.

So if you are tired right now, it’s ok, let your Father know how you feel and help is on the way.

Stay strong and run the race with perseverance.

And speaking of running, the husband is still not here at the moment and I am thinking of establishing a simple form of exercise while he is away. And since I can not run yet, I’ll start walking and hopefully be able to run/jog when hubby gets home. I hope to do tennis or badminton too but women\'s tennis shoes I think is a bit expensive, and also if we do that hubby needs to buy one too, now I don’t think men\'s tennis shoes is less expensive but who knows we might be blessed along the way and be able to get our exercise gear.

We need to be healthy, God has been opening up opportunities and we need to be fit to be able to follow those.

Have a nice day everyone! Will be posting my Thankful Thursday too later..so watch out for it!