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I am blessed to have found God this early in life… just when my kids are still in their formation stages. It’s easier to instill the values of faith in them rather than when they are much older and have lives of their own already.
I have been bringing my children to quite a number of “Kidz Life” gatherings already. If you are not aware, “Kidz Life” is somewhat a kiddie version of Elim’s, “Team Revival” night. The little ones are taught to praise God and to worship Him in a way that is fun, kiddie-friendly and enjoyable.
Games, stories and movie watching are just some of the things that they participate in during the event. Lots of cool activities and interaction with other kid dwellers as well.
I actually took a short video clip during our most recent “Kidz Life” gathering.
Here’s a snippet of it…
Fun, huh?! If you’ve got kids of your own and would like to take them to the next “Kidz Life” session, you can contact me by clicking . Or inquiring via website.
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Me and my wife had the privilege of being able to join our very first “Junior Couples Night” yesterday which was held in one of our member’s houses.
It was pretty exciting, being that it was new to me and that I always look forward to gatherings that talk about Christ and faith.
We had dinner with about 8 other couples… it was pot luck so we brought our share of dibs. Food was splendid! Dessert was wonderful! Everyone was so friendly and I had the pleasure of meeting other couples whom I have only seen from afar during Team Revival nights over at the Elim Homebase.
After, two trips to the buffet table and 3 trips to the dessert cake… we had a film viewing. The movie of the night was entitled, “The Climb”, a full length feature produced by Billy Graham. And may I say that, considering how cheesy most Christian films are, the production values of this particular film was superb. Cinematography, scoring… the works!
I knew my wife would have a hard time staying awake during the entire time since she has this habit of ALWAYS falling asleep in the middle of shows and films. But, with the help of my constant nudging, she stayed awake… hehe!
After the movie, we grouped ourselves into two. The husbands in one room and the wives in another. We discussed how the lessons of the film could be connected to married life… reflecting on struggles and constant challenges that come with family life. It was a very vivid and active exciting exchange of ideas through each others past experiences.
My wife and I look forward to more of these gatherings in the future.
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I’ve been inspired so much recently as I have been attending Team Revival and Koinonia Group sessions. So inspired in fact that I have easily completed 2 new compositions which I am giving to my community. What better way to help and give back than by helping inspire others and bringing them closer to God by means of music.
I have always written songs for other record companies… secular material… but never did I really put my heart into creating music for my Lord and Savior… until now.
I felt this sense of overflowing and overwhelming love and inspiration which I haven’t experienced before… and so, I spent time considerable time praying, asking the Lord for guidance as I created these musical works.
I ended up finishing 2 contrasting songs. Both professing love and faith but in different approaches.
The first one sings of thanksgiving. Written in tagalog, the song is entitled, “Munting Awit” (in English, “Little Song”). The melody is easy to follow. A song that could probably be used during worship.
The second is upbeat and free-flowing. Entitled, “From Now On”, It talks about discovering God and the transformation it has brought about after living a meaningless life of worldly matters. Very contemporary in arrangement and melody. Something a non-practicing Christian-Catholic could easily pickup and listen to.
I thank my community, , their elders and facilitators, for all the guidance and spiritual sustenance they have provided… I yearn more and more to know my Savior and to offer everything I have and all that I am.
The more I surrender… the more I am filled up.
To God be the Glory.
