army in robinson

they are not enemies, their way of bridging their services to the masses - an exhibit of their armors and all... july 26-27, 2009

NLBC sunset

view from NLBC, one july afternoon...

NLBC 24th anniversary

at UPVTC, July 26, 2009. this is a celebration of God's faithfulness to our Church and to everyone of us. the program design focused on worship singing and special songs for God plus a wonderful message from a fil-am pastor. it was indeed a chorus magnifying God's name in our midst.

fixations

only that milo offered mugs, so we bought. that's why. and so the others too offered, and we bought.

photography by gemma

what takes place when my camera is at "rest"...

ann

this is my tribute to her for "ablazing" us all up for God. her homecoming after her stint in UP diliman as magna cum laude in bs physics (whew!), brought us in our feet again. we joined forces together in our worship ministry and introduced system to this otherwise boring service. we understand that even God wanted to be inspired in our worship services. because of her presence too, all young professionals are bonding once again. maybe this will be the start for us to "start again". and that's praising God for her. as she leaves for taiwan for doctoral studies, we, the young prof together with ann, made some moments together, thanking God for working in our midst. our prayers, ann, and our thanks.

AFG

ablaze for God. really, they are. so young, but wise enough to put down the meaningless pursuits of intellectuals, developmentalists, scientists, accountants, career executives, corporates. these young people from california, pure-blooded pinoys who happen to have been americanized, worked hard for their fare and all, came by to our place to assist us in our mission outreaches in leyte and samar. they brought with them goods and good news of Christ and the hope it brings to all men, needy or rich alike. i organized an activity for their welcome, and with the help of equally pure blooded pinoys too with me (the ones who truly grow up in the philippines), we came up with a very light, fun-filled welcome party. we started with a lively singing, self-introduction, and right after, the dinner. we introduced to them a modified laro-ng-lahi game we termed as tsinelas game (mechanics withheld), followed by a Q&A with AFG, and challenged them to a fear factor pinoy style (this is really now a fusion of east and west). as our way of saying welcome, we sang a very meaningful song titled "kailan pa?" maybe we can learn from them, as much as they can learn from us.

young prof

the group i am informally leading...this is us now. most of the old members are now flying everywhere and for a while we were shutdown. i am not yet taking the challenge, but deep down i know i wanted to help. after the "i've-been-there-done-that" thing, i realized that only God can really make sense of what we are, what we should be, and why we are here. i bet my diploma for that...