God gives surprises

By:Mark Rubilla

It was last year, when I saw this book called "The Message  Remix: SOLO" in the bookstore and I desired that but I don’t have money to buy it. Every time I saw the book, I grabbed it and scanned each pages. There was one time when I went to National Bookstore, just doing my window shopping and I saw again that book then I read some part of it. I was blessed, it connects to our previous lesson that day, it was the same text. Fast forward, I asked someone who worked at the OMF about the price of that book with my discount part of the Word 4U today. Then on, I ignored it for how many days. Days have passed, they sent me a text message asking me if I have already brought the book and I replied "Not yet." I did not realize that question gave a way for me to have my own book. Fast forward, they said in the text "See you this Sunday". However, I did not saw them yet someone told me "I have something in the car, ask me later after the service." I asked him, then I was amazed when it wrapped with gift wrapper and with the message written it in "Continue to serve the Lord with diligence, you are a blessings. "

God really has a timing that our mindset can't comprehend. Time that we once impatience with, and we don't see it in our eyes but as we put our thoughts to Him, we can visualize the perfect picture and refined gold in it. It’s a treasure from God's hand. 

God is so gracious and merciful

By: Patty Untalan

This year 2011, God has been so great to me and to my family. Although we face lots of trials, difficulties, and problems that we never expected. Problems with regards to finances, physical needs, emotional needs and many more. We don't know how to surpass all our problems without God. T'was hard but God is so gracious and merciful meeting our needs. 

We must always hold on to His promises. He will never leave us nor forsake us. We must be thankful always and do good and Godly things and that all glory belongs to Him alone!

He really is a God who answers prayers when you believe

By: Farah Mae Calunsag

Indeed God has been so good throughout the year. His love never fails. He gave me everything I need; starting from January up to now--- the food we eat everyday, the financial provision, strength for everyday activities, knowledge and wisdom for all of us especially for those who are still studying, and yes He provided all of these and he will always provide. I also thank Him for all the friends He gave me that every time we are together there is always joy and happiness especially in doing the missions; the Youth Ministry Family.

"The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray."- Proverbs 12:26

Small things really matters. I prayed for little things and never thought that He will answer it. 

He really is a God who answers prayers when you believe. Most of all I thank God for my big and happy family who are always there for each other in good and in bad times. -1 Corinthians 13:4-8 "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends". 

PRAISE GOD FOR EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE AND

 WILL BE DOING. ALL GLORY BELONG TO HIM ALONE!

God meets our needs

Last year 2011, my family and I have gone so much trouble. We undergone the death of my grandfather, the testing of our finances and we even experienced to urgently find a house in the middle of the night for some personal reasons. We’ve stayed in an inn for a couple of days. We don’t have clothes to wear. That night, my family and I seriously prayed for guidance and protection. Fortunately, God is so good. He gratefully and wonderfully meets our needs. He provides us friends to lean on, friends who sheltered us, friends who help us and became an instrument for us to sustain our needs and friends who provided us a house to live. We never expected the care and love brought by our friends. The concern that they have for us was so unforgettable. We are very thankful to God that He had provided us friends, a house, finances, a love and our needs. God is a God of surprises and greatness. We must always trust and obey God. We must hold on unto His promises for He will never fail us. We must also thank Him always no matter what our situation is. For testing and trials are God's blessing too. Without those things we will not be molded. All the glory and honor be His forever.

God Helps

By:Kyle Carino,15

I was able to pass my difficult subject. God help me during my exam. I thought I failed in Physics, but when our report card was given I was surprise to see a passing grade.

Surrendering everything to God

By: Karen Kate Beltran

God has moved my life and have blessed me with so much more than I can ask. And as expected, there will be pit stops in this journey of life. We are given clues that detour us in which way we would go. To choose to continue our path to God or to let it slip away. Allow me to share with you, one of the best testimonies I have in my life. That one pit stop, I never regretted.

Last 2009, I got hired at a BPO company as a Customer Service Consultant. Trained and be like one, in span of 2 months, I got promoted to be a part of the Internal Help Desk and Escalations Department that deals with higher level of concerns from customers. Yes promotion was there but greater responsibility was at risk. One rude response to the customer and termination will follow. Patience was the hardest virtue to exert. All-out patience and empathy. As your customer gets irate, the more you boil down to sub-zero level of madness. How could you possibly do that every 15-mins? Or every 3-mins? I suffered spiritually and always blew up in anger every call I could get. I was murmuring every shift, for the entire 1 year and a half of service. Until such time that I surrendered all to God.

I knew I was not happy with the kind of behavior and attitude I developed, I didn’t like my sleeping patterns, I hated customers and easily lose my temper on them not by literally raising my voice but the way I delivered my service was out of sarcasm. I knew that God wouldn’t want it and neither I don’t want to continue working that way anymore.

May 3, 2011 was the day I submitted my resignation and the last day of work was dated June 3, 2011 effectively upon the approval of the manager.  I felt happy knowing that I will be free from those 3-minute sin and scorching temper in an 8-hr shift. I was happy being able to save up before I leave the company. But I was equally sad and worried, were will I work thereafter?

I always desire to be employed, and share God’s word with the people I work with. And so, during the last month I rendered service to my previous employer, I also applied to other companies. May 25^th of 2011, was my interview at an Oil Company.  26^th, I went absent on my shift, and 27^th-8:00am Friday- was my final interview on that Oil Company. The manager did not informed me if I got the job. I didn’t mind the other applicants as I knew that God has a plan for me. If not there, somewhere else maybe. Then as soon as I worked that night- I was rejected by the database realizing that I was already separated from the company since May 25^th. I didn’t show any frustration at all, instead, I smiled to my peers and said goodbye same night. Deep inside, my mind was questioning. So, on Saturday morning it sunk all on me that I have no job already. I prayed for God’s will to unfold in my life. I prayed earnestly.

God was so faithful that the HR personnel from that Oil company called me up on a Monday 2days after the last day of work from previous employer-informing me that I got this job.

Indeed, “He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” –Job 5:9

As I got regularized in 3months, made me more amazed.

 John 1:16 “From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.”

And all I did was to God, I surrendered. 

God Rescues

By: Liezle Fuertes

From emptiness to fullness of His great love He rescued me, then I knew my purpose!:)

God made me to be who He wants me to be

By: Katie Beltran

God took away the things that replaced Him in my heart, and conformed me to what He wants me to be.

The Love of God

By:Abon Calunsag

His Love Changed Me...

To Chisel in God’s own way…

By: HGFF - Youth Ministry

Many of us happen to be contented to life routines and norms of society. Oftentimes, people react in different ways when situated in uncontrollable issues. Psychologically, human react in negativity or in positivity so as to satisfy the rationality of its internal being.

The occurrence of these changes and the process of it, may bring about total transformation in every aspect in us.

To put it in reality, here are some people who would open their heart on How did God chisels and changes their ordinary to an extraordinary life.

Serving God

By: Jan Lynuel “OIL” Sedayao

Serving God through worship gives me an up-close view of God and His grace given freely to us. And being a part of the Youth Ministry worship team is really an honor for me when it talks about serving God. He is willing to show us His glory and power if we too are willing to walk and worship Him in spirit and in truth. In addition, He is also willing to move us through His Holy Spirit as we worship Him! I for one is a testimony of how amazing He is to His people. But being in the worship team (to generalize, being a Christian), doesn’t always mean that we are always relaxed or invulnerable to the works of satan. But we are attacked more and more as we continue to serve God. 

However, if we just stand firm by the transgressions, persecutions, and anything satan uses to bring us down, God is true to His promise that He will never leave us and that He will bless those who stand firm on Him. And nothing will stop me from worshipping Him.

GOD Answers Prayers

by: Josh of Green Tropics Coffee Center of Life

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I just recently left my job too...it was hard because I was getting $9/hr so the decision was a difficult one however I was at my end and couldn't take not being as involved in ministry anymore...it was draining the life right out of me (my spirit man)...I was afraid because we have bills and everything else, so I asked God to please give me the courage and also to open up a door so that the finances would be met and I would be free to focus more time and energy on what matters most to me, ministry...and guess what? He DID!! He opened up the Nacho King opportunity!

God will turn your impossibilities into possibilities

By: Ivory Fate Concon

 Two weeks before our graduation, it was Tuesday while I was on my way to our classroom, I felt so bothered and worried about my incoming exams, because I haven't took it yet, due to financial constraint. That time the pressure was there! I felt so helpless and confused, but I decided to stay calm, breathed deeply and then I prayed. I kept on declaring Gods promise that was written at the book of Philippians 4:19 "God will supply all your needs out from His riches and Glory, in Christ Jesus name." I never stop asking and knocking and praying. When morning the morning came as I woke up, the pressure I felt recently turned into peace and serenity of awesome morning! Faith has changed my circumstances! I declared to myself that that time that it will be a week that will mark the end of all my fears and anxiety, because I know God is working in me.

Wednesday afternoon, as I reflected at the bench at our school park, and I realized that someone was calling my name, and it sounded so familiar, then I came to realized that, that person sat beside me and talked to me and I never thought the she knew about my situation, she told me to get my balance account in our registrar’s office, then I asked her why?, she answered me back "just get it and everything is fine.”  Then I just did what she told me. I was shocked as my tears fell down through my cheeks. God is really good. I finished my secondary education with no bad debts in our school. I keep on thanking God because of what He did! For God is able to provide anything whatever you ask as long as you have faith in Him!

In this life, as you turn it to God and give Him all the way to 


work in your place, God will turn your impossibilities into 


possibilities!