First day: We woke up early because our flight is on half past 7 in the morning, we need to be in the airport 2 hours before our flight and we need to travel 3 hours going to Clark airport. In short, we had only few hours of sleep. As we wait for our flight in the airport, we have seen the sun coming up and it was beautiful that for us it seems that God smiling at us. I took a picture of it. It was really beautiful. Just my camera was bad in taking great pictures like that. We waited for few hours and our flight number was called. As we went to the airplane and we took our seat and relax. We had just an hour and quarter to get there in Cebu International Airport. From there, 2 members of the church we are connected for our training, fetched us. They are lovely people and tours us around the city. There are many sights in the city that most of the foreigners go. They are, The Magellan’s Cross, Fort San Pedro and Lapu-Lapu Shrine. We decided to see these places in just one day. The 2 members of the church a

re untiring tour us to these places. They are great people. Along our way to the tourist spots we visiting, Anne, our Training Department Director, shares her stories of God’s miracles in her life. She shared how according to His’ purpose on her life, God provided a way for her to be in different countries as she continues on bringing the youth from different churches to missions. She also mentioned that I was on the youth went to missions and now a missionary of International Teams Philippines. These two people were amazed and excited to be involved in what we are doing. They have heard that God is really faithful to those people willing to follow His’ will in sending missionaries though out the world. They keep on praising and praying to God that they are also want to be sent to other countries and share the gospel to many people. Anne gave them advised to seek the will of God to their lives. After the tour we went to one of the member’s house to sleep there for a night. We were all tired since we don’t have enough sleep. And we need to go to Alegria early in the morning to meet our contact for the training.

Family Outing

I won’t hide that my brothers and sisters have some issues with one another. Many times I have seen many arguing and heard many fights from them. It seems that they have grudge with another. It was hard for wife and I to see them like that. We are seeking God for His direction on how we will be able to stop them for being angry with another.

One day, God revealed to me that I should expend more time to be with them, and I know God is the one who gives me opportunity to be with them, help them in small way and somehow build stronger relationship with them.

I was reminded by the Bible to let the light within me shine. This will make my brothers and sisters witness how God changed me and how am I living according to his purpose. Before I spent a lot of time in church’s office, a lot of time having fellowship with my fellow workers and members of the church. But being away with my brothers and sisters was a fail in my part to be able to share them who God is in my life.

Since I realized how big part of my mission is to bring my brothers and sisters to the Lord, having a heart to help them to forgive each one, I have made my decision to spend a lot of time with them, but not regretting my work in church. And I see that God is the one who gives me opportunity to with them.

Just this month, we made a plan to go for a swim and most of us went and we had a great time. This is a testimony that we can be united, enjoying each one’s company, and hoping, in time, we can totally forgive one another.

Here are some of the pictures we took during the swimming party of my brothers and sisters. A reminder that they are also part of my ministry.