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| PROCLAIMING
JESUS CHRIST
THROUGH
CYBER-EVANGELIZATION
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The
highest courage is to dare to be
yourself in the face of adversity,
choosing right over wrong, ethics
over convenience, and truth over
popularity.
Travel the path of integrity without
looking back, for THERE IS NEVER
A WRONG TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
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Bishop Soc Villegas
25 July 2007 |
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ANNOUNCING
THE LATEST BOOK
OF FRANK PADILLA |
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CFC-FFL
Reflection CD Vol. 1 |
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Available
at the
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1st
CFC-FFL YOUNG MINISTRIES MEGA CONFERENCE
SHARINGS |
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 Last
October 20 to 21, Tagaytay City played host
to the first CFC FFL Young Ministries Mega
Conference (MEGACON). Kids coordinators
(and some kids, too), youth and youth coordinators,
singles and singles coordinators from all
over Luzon came to hear the continuing message
of Lamentations – the message: "Lead
us back to you, O Lord, that we may be restored:
give us anew such days as we had of old."
(Lamentations 5:21)
There
was nothing of the usual sort – competitions,
workshops, all night sessions – and
instead the Megacon focused on what was
important: God and our relationship with
Him. Powerful and moving sessions were given
by speakers on fire with the grace of God
–  Patrick
Oconer, Jepoy Meneses and Joseph Tesoro.
Breakout sessions for Singles, Youth and
Kids were also given to see how we can move
on specifically to those ages.
It
was a great weekend of hope, joy and seeing
the true message of lamentations. That even
in our suffering and tribulation, we still
have a God who is taking care of us every
step of the way.
F.
Xavier X. S. Padilla
Missionary
xavyniceday.multiply.com |
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I
have never been absent in any conference
since I joined SFC (1999) be it MMLC or
the ILC.
Usually, the speakers and the sharers have
maximum impact on me. During the Mega Conference
in Tagaytay, it was seeing the Full Time
Volunteers playing with the kids that had
impact on me.. It was seeing the service
team secure their posts well so they can
join in the worship or attend the Mass.
They were actually part of the conference!
This gave the speakers credibility. Why?
It is because the speakers were trying their
best to re-focus everyone to God. They said
that our lives and service is actually all
about God. There was even a strong emphasis
on relationships.
Therefore, the service team's joining in
the worship and actually being there affirms
what the speakers said. It made a great
impact on me because the whole conference
is a celebration for God and with God. It
is not just a show the service team was
running.
Since they had the time to talk to us participants
and smile a lot too, the event was more
relational than just work they had to get
through with.
I never knew what I had been missing till
I found it in Revive.
Beeeeeaaaautiful!!!!!!
P.S.
I was never a 'fan' of FTW's. I served with
some of them before and they left a very
bad taste in the mouth. After Revive, I
now see what true missionaries are like
and they are in our midst! You are now in
my VIP list, as in Very Inspiring People.
Contributed:
Chelo De Pedro |
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Three
sisters spent the night at my place so we
can leave early for Tagaytay the next day
for the first ever Mega Conference of CFCFFL.
We excitedly prepared our Hip-hop or Grunge
outfits. We even had to do research as to
how it was like apart from our usual corporate
look.
When Saturday night came, we changed into
our outfits and laughed at ourselves silly!
The guard even had to check us out twice.
He hesitated for a moment if he'd allow
us entry. Success! The research was worth
it...our look is convincing enough.
We struck poses here and there while relishing
the cool breeze. No rush. No time to beat,
just all the bonding moment we could soak
up on.
The bands were awesome! I was hoping that
there'd be some recording people there so
they can get discovered. We danced like
nobody's watching and sang our hearts out
like no one else could hear. It was FUN!
We were snuggly tucked in bed after a midnight
snack at 10:30pm. I thought the clock went
dead or something but it was in perfect
condition. It was me who was disoriented.
It used to be that at 12:30am, we're barely
done at the conference site.
After a leisurely bath and breakfast at
7am (what restful night, huh?), we chatted
some more and even had a make-up session
- as in cosmetics! To me, these are what
beautiful memories are made of.
This no-rush conference is refreshingly
relaxing. We have a word for its success--EFFORTLESS!
I find this amazing since the service team
barely had a month to prepare for it. In
all this, I felt God lovingly taking care
of me. I got to enjoy Him more. This is
not just the God whom I serve because He
is my Master; in this conference, I felt
His friendship to be so real.
I had been refreshed and indeed, REVIVED!
Contributed
by: Chelo De Pedro |
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After the Revive MegaCon,
we had fun at the picnic grove. When we
were on our way to Manila, I tossed a question
to the brothers and sisters..."What
was it about the conference that struck
you most?"
I was best able to relate to a sister who
was most struck by the priest's sermon.
Father said God hears our prayers but has
reasons why it takes time. She said, she
asked God to let her pass her board exam.
When she didn't make the cut, she questioned
God. I too have been asking God for blessings
that seem to take ages to come. I am at
the point of questioning Him too. When Father
gave the sermon and shared the story of
the three monks, I was humbled.
God knows me better that I know myself.
He knows the best time for me. I am staying
put because I may not see the answers to
my prayers from where I am right now but
that doesn't mean it isn't on its way yet.
The Revive Conference revived my faith and
patience. I believe that the sister who
shared so feels the same way too.
The Mass may have been the last but it sure
made an impact!
Contributed:
Chelo De Pedro |
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“Heaps
of Faith and Bountiful Joy”
My Megacon Experience
As
I attended the first meeting for the Mega
Con and when we were designated to different
committees, I had the felt that the people
in the room were veterans to undertakings
like this. But God will never truly allow
a bit of complacency and pride to consume
anyone of us. He placed us in diverse
scenarios that allowed us to believe that
He is the only one who can make the conference
happen. As the days slowly lead us closer
to the event, the following uncertainties
beset us. There were the unconfirmed number
of participants; anxiety over the lack
of financial resources, and lack of manpower.
But everyone facd these challenges positively.
These problems were not new to me because
we experience them in every conference.
But the excitement and the serenity in
my heart were unique. Everyone in the
team knew what we were up against yet
I felt that everyone had the passion to
see this through.
The
lack of manpower gave us the opportunity
to be a family of workers for God in CFC
FFL. It was not the time to just be concerned
with one’s ministry, nor one’s
committee, for everyone needed to be there
for one another. I was honored to be part
of such a team. Every one served not for
excellence alone, but to uphold the truth.
I
found my service as one of the stage managers
a great privilege. Aside from the fact that
I really find it a privilege to be part
of the program preparations, I had the chance
to have a first hand view of spectacle of
God’s hand among those who attended
the first conference of the Young Ministries.
The sight of hundreds of people passionately
worshipping God during every worship and
Praisefest was undeniably amazing. But little
did I know that God will allow me to witness
a more astounding experience. It touched
me to see that even the service team were
present in the talks and in the worship.
Truly, it is God first before anything else.
It was humbling because everyone knew that
the conference wasn’t just a piece
of functional stuff but a time to personally
hear and experience God’s words.
Affirmations
weren’t the end goal of those who
served in this conference. God was enough.
But it has made God’s love and affirmation
more real whenever we hear good feedback
from the participants. One participant was
touched by the cheerfulness and joy reflected
by the service team instead of a group of
stressed people. Indeed, God was moving
powerfully among all those present.
Anyone who was there would truly say it
was an event worth treasuring.
I have that to say myself. It was really
more than a conference for me. I was really
affirmed that I am in the community where
God wants me to be. I am blessed with a
family of workers who value God first and
foremost, and who are willing to give everything
with faith and joy.
Contributed by: Giella Garcia Sanchez
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I
AM HIS, HIS ALONE
 With
my conviction to respond to His personal
call for me to bring back my prayer
life, serve Him with all humility and serve
Him with my family, I decided to
move on to CFC-FFL Youth about a week before
the MegaCon. Honestly, the reality that
I have moved on to a new community hasn’t
sunk into my whole system; not until God
brought me to experience all of Him during
the MegaCon. The first morning
of the conference, everything started to
make real sense. That morning, as I saw
the big crowd with several new faces along
with the long tarp of CFC-FFL (with the
new logo) hanging at the stage, I started
to tell myself over and over again that
the split in our community is real, that
CFC-FFL is real, that I had chosen to venture
and dive into an unknown deep ocean and
that I have already started to gone off
shore. I started to sincerely realize that
my walk with the Lord and my experience
of lamentations mattered and was at every
aspect life changing. I started
to humbly admit that all of these are never
about me, that all of these are about Him,
and that all of these matter most
to my God. That morning was the
start of a weekend I will never forget.
God
amazed me the whole of that two day conference.
He never failed to bring me to tears the
whole time I worshipped Him in prayer and
songs as He kept on whispering how
much He wanted my heart and all
of who I am back into His arms. He never
failed to bring me to tears the whole time
He speak powerfully and personally through
each of the talks, constantly affirming
me that all of these are about His
personal calling and His great plans
for each and every one of us. He never failed
to move me to tears as He constantly made
me feel peaceful despite my countless
doubts through the presence of
the loving family, friends, titos and titas,
and all the new brothers and sisters in
Christ I met during that great weekend.
Genuinely, I was brought back to
the fervor of my first love with my God
as I desperately prayed for peace and the
strength of heart to accept His will.
True enough, He granted me that serenity
of heart.
The
MegaCon was indeed God’s way of affirming
me that all things will turn out
beautiful for I am called for a beautiful
purpose – a purpose whose
beauty I can never fathom with my weak human
understanding. I came to the MegaCon with
so much unanswered questions. The whole
weekend didn’t answer all my questions
but each moment of it persistently reminded
me of one certain truth that I am called
to put my faith in – one truth that
is more than enough reason to be still amidst
the tempest – I AM HIS AND
HE INEXHAUSTIBLY LOVES ME SO MUCH.
And it is certain that such love would bring
me only so much more than the best. Today,
I joyfully and excitedly wait for all these
and more that are yet to come.
I
am called. I stand firm
to my conviction. I am for Christ.
Contributed
by:
Joy Aguila
CFC-FFL Youth
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