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APRIL Updates

One of my greatest fear as a Campus Missionary is when vacation is slowly approaching. Students graduating and students transferring from one school to another. But God has been very faithful in reminding me that when someone leaves, He will replace.

Vacation just started, and I was evaluating myself from the things that God did through me for the past school year. Going to Siena College illegally, sharing the gospel to students while praying that the guards will not notice me, waiting for a teacher to fetch me outside (waited for almost half an hour) so I can go inside the school campus easily. NCBA, I’m still in awe on how God sustained our leaders without me being visible in the campus. All in all, I was left with His amazing grace for letting me finish the school year fruitful!

On April 17, I was privileged to be part of the team who went up to Dumagat. At first I was a bit hesitant because I thought I will walk miles to get there but the Lord reminded me of setting aside my comfort for His glory! Praise God because I don’t have to walk miles to reach Dumagat, the Lord has been gracious because he has provided for our team a transportation going to the mountains of Dumagat.

Together with me in the picture above is Aia and Manilyn, they are Dumagat native, in their place there is no electricity (only in the school, which is the central of the community), they have no cellphones, no computers, no wifi connection, even no refrigerator. I asked them if how did they manage to do assignments and research, they told me that they have to go down to the city proper just to have their research.

For a typical teenager today, life would be boring without electricity because without electricity there would be no wifi. But foe me, wouldn’t it be nice to be in that place wherein you have all the time in the world, no distractions, just you and God communing. I really admire Aia and Manilyn that they’re very thankful to have that simple life because they said that they have more time for their families and the bonding that they have with their friends are more on talking about life, school and God.

I really thank the Lord for giving me the chance to meet these girls and God used them to remind me that I can should be grateful and content with the situation in life I’m at.

MAY Updates

MOVE Conference is fast approaching. I don’t know what to feel because I have been juggling from the start of the school year activities to handling the EAST Move tickets payments. I know God’s really present whenever I feel overwhelmed with all the work.

I praise God that He has sustained me and my teammates for 3 day massive work in the Registration of MOVE Youth Discipleship Conference. I know it is really God who is at work during those 3 days because He allowed us to perform well and experience His presence during the conference. I am also very happy to make friends with other Campus Missionaries. I am blessed to hear their testimonies! I also get to meet YWAM missionaries and missionaries from Cebu! What a joy to serve the Lord with these people knowing that we only have one goal in life: to Honor God and make disciples!

With 8,000 delegates, all praises and glory belong to Him alone! It is only by His grace that thousands of students were gathered together to worship and praise His name!

JUNE Updates

School year 2018-2019 came just like that! It really excites me whenever another school year opens because God will surely surprise me with things that is beyond my capabilities!

Golden Faith Academy (GFA) is my first campus I went to and do campus ministry on my first term as a Campus Missionary. After a year the ministry ended because their chaplain is also a Pastor so they decided to conduct campus ministry on their own. The leaders that we have raised were the ones who lead as their small group leaders. Today, GFA asked us again to do ministry and accommodate them to do two chapel services for 400 students!

Please pray with us as we start on July 6 the very first chapel service this year!

Siena College of Taytay (SCT) last school year I almost gave up on this campus because of their very hectic schedule. But praise God because one of our students from the other school transferred in SCT and is very eager to start campus ministry! Please pray for us as we again battle in going inside a Catholic school and win students for Jesus!

Please pray as SCT school year ‘18-19 will start on July 3, 2018.

National College of Business and Arts (NCBA) campus ministry in this school is very strong that even I wasn’t able to go inside, the students were very eager to minister to their fellow students. This year, please pray for us as new batch of leaders are the ones leading campus ministry this school year. Please pray that we will not be complacent and we will always put God first in everything that we will do.

NCBA campus ministry is every Thurday at 3pm.

Taytay National High Shool (TNHS) Rescue Kabataan (RK) is a movement that encourages every individual to be a “rescuer” by helping the youth rise from their “darkest moment”. We will be using RK program for TNHS this year. We’ve already talked to the Principal regarding this and they told us to go back end of July as students have already adjusted on their school works and schedules. Please pray that we will also raise “rescuers” or volunteers for this program.

If you know someone, or if YOU want to be part of Rescue Kabataan Elevate please feel free to approach or text me anytime. Hopefully we can start this coming August!

Faithful~

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:28)

I have been holding on to this verse for a very long time. Even though I have been experiencing tough times lately I know I shall not be moved by it. God is FAITHFUL, every work that we are doing for Him is never in vain.

I pray that you also, whatever you do and whatever situation you are in right now. He is faithful and everything that you do is precious to Him!

End of School year updates

This school year’s a roller coaster ride for me, from 2 campus missionaries, to being alone again, yes you read it right, again. From having a company in going to campuses to being alone praying that the security guard would allow me to go inside the campus. But I still praise God because I’m really not alone, He is always with me! :) I may do things all by myself, which I really enjoy, I know God is there helping me to finish my tasks well.

I may not be that visible on Facebook because I am not really into taking and posting pictures, but I really see to it that I capture moments that are very memorable. Starting this coming school year, Campus updates will be posted in Elevate Taytay’s Facebook page.

Please pray that as the students graduate and go to different schools, they will leave the school taking with them the values, excellence and leadership.

National College of Business and Arts

Last day of school celebration of the Campus heads and the students

Who says campus ministry is no fun? I would like to commend the campus heads in NCBA, (Franz, Poli, Daniel, Pacleb, Fritz, Chaize and Paul) for making campus mission in their school possible. I may not be present inside but they are really eager in conducting Bible study and random evangelism. Even from a short period of time they are banned from the school for conducting Bible study, they are not moved but instead they look for possible places to continue the work of the Lord.

Last Friday, we had our campus heads meeting, I almost cried when we back tracked the faithfulness of God in the lives of these young leaders. From being pasaway at di nag aaral na mga bata to being responsible and committed students. Indeed, everything is possible with God!

Please continue to pray for our ministry in NCBA as the campus heads are in transition to Senior High School and are transferring to other schools. They already told me their plan that they will still go to NCBA to conduct Bible Study and do Random Evangelism to guide and help Paul to continue campus ministry in their school.

Siena College of Taytay

Shared the Gospel to these Sienan boys and had a fruitful sharing about their schooling and life.

Siena is one of the giants I faced during the school year. Student leaders being busy with exams, thesis and practices. But those things won’t stop me from doing God’s work. Whenever the campus heads are not able to meet and help me with random evangelism, students will surprisingly message me that they want to join me and will bring classmates with them.

The picture above was taken last Thursday, with Mark, Justin, Ivan and Sheny. I was surprised by Mark (the student taking in front wearing white) when he messaged me that He wants to be more involved in the campus ministry. Even though it’s already end of school year, he really wanted to share Jesus to his friends.

Please also include Siena College of Taytay in your prayers as campus heads are also in transition to Senior High School and College. Praying that the transition to new campus heads will be smooth and that I will still be able to enter the school legally. :)

Taytay National High School

Shared the Gospel to these students from Taytay National High School

I was humbled to have shared the Gospel to these 22 Grade 9 students of Taytay National High School. Jonicel (girl wearing pink), who is part of my downline, she has this habit of bringing her group mates to elevate whenever their school practices ended early or whenever she has no one to be with when attending Elevate. I praise God for her life because she has the heart in sharing Jesus to her classmates.

The picture above was taken last Wednesday, she told her classmates to stop their dance practice for a Bible study. At first I’m really nervous because two of her classmates are from different religion. But God really moved mightily during that time because I saw these 2 girls raised their hand when I asked them who wants to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.

Please pray that this coming school year, Rescue Kabataan will start in TNHS, last year I already went to their campus with YWAM missionaries to do a prayer walk. Praying double time this year, Lord willing, the campus ministry will start this school year! :)

Capping the school year with a joyful heart despite being alone doing campus ministry and Elevate Live preps on the side. Indeed God is really at work, He is the supplement whenever I lack on something. He is my strength whenever I feel weak. He is my stronghold in times of giving up.

Also, without YOU as my ministry partner, answering the call to send missionaries on the mission field, campus ministry in taytay would not be possible. I really burst to tears every time I pray to the Lord for bringing people like you in my life as a campus missionary! :)

As it is written in Ecclesiastes 4:9 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor”.

Thank you and God bless! :)

βοηθός

Greek word for AIDE / assist, attention, care, help

GOD FINISHES WHAT HE STARTS

What God starts, he finishes. Where God guides, he provides. And where God leads, he meets our needs. But he’s going to test you first, because there is no testimony without a test. The question then, is, are we willing to trust God completely?

When I started to meet again the students in the campuses after the Holiday break, I shared to them about the “memorial” Israelite’s create so that they will never forget what God has taught them. I shared the story about the Israelite’s crossing the Jordan River going to the Promised land. Each person has to pick up a stone to be used in the memorial. That memorial will set as a reminder for the future generations, of God’s faithfulness to Israel.

As I was sharing, I told them the “memorials” I have made for me to be able to remember God’s faithfulness in my journey as a full time worker. Seeing those memorials always give a smile on my face and a joyful tear in my eyes. I always say to myself that “Who am I that God has brought me this far?” “Who am I that despite all my iniquities, He has remained faithful and loving throughout all these years.” I always end up crying because if I look back and see the life that I have lived, never would I have thought that He would bring me this far. But then again, I will utter the words, HE IS FAITHFUL. Everything that He started, He will come to finish it. Whatever He has given us, He will always make sure that we will do it until it is completely done.

MINISTRY UPDATES

Elevate Taytay Core Leaders (Planning 2018)

I am used in doing things alone and I really function well if I do them on my own. I can say that I really don’t trust people in doing things for me. My mindset before was “Kaya ko na ito. Baka hindi lang nila magawa ng maayos, uulitin ko lang pag di nagawa ng maayos”. But when I met these bunch of people, I really have to do a lot of adjustments. Slowly but surely, little by little, I have let go of my pride, I have learned that, yes, no man is an island, and in the Christian concept, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10. It’s really a breath of fresh air for me assigning tasks to people and really put my 100% trust in them that they will do well.

I’m so much thankful to God for giving me the opportunity to be part of this team. I pray that God will always be the center of our team, we may differ in someways but we are united through our Savior Jesus Christ.

*This team is a part of the memorial that will set as a reminder that God is indeed faithful!

D12 during Elevate’s Year End party (Hark!)

This year I committed to do more of one on one sessions with my girls. As an introvert, I am not really into relating with a group set up, I felt like I am just giving a portion of me when we have our D12 meetings. Giving them my 100% attention is what I want. Because as a Dgroup member also, I really appreciate my time alone with my Dgroup leader. Not that I don’t trust my Dgroupmates but I can really pour my heart out when it comes to one on one sessions.

I have 11 disciples and I already met 3 of them since January. I also want to be more accountable to them. I want to build a strong sense of relationship with them even outside Elevate. Plus, I also promise them that we will take pictures of our every meeting (for memories) because they know that I really don’t like taking pictures that much. (Hahaha.)

Please always include me and my D12 network as we face 2018! :)

*These girls are a big part of the memorial that God is faithful through the years of my stay in the ministry.

The memorial is only a picture of the event of God’s faithfulness in my life. The important part of putting up a memorial is what happened before it. My journey last 2017 was a bit rough but indeed God has brought me from one end to another. I’m a worrier (honestly) but every time God would amaze me from a bad situation to a victorious one.

Praying that this year God will amaze me with things that will display His sovereignty and faithfulness in my life.

Praying for you as well that you will also put up memorials this 2018 so that when you experience hardships/problems you will just look at it and just leave everything to God’s hand.

Whatever it is that God has started in our lives, He will surely finish it, even it means journeying on a rough path.

GOD IS FAITHFUL, WE ONLY HAVE TO TRUST HIM!

As Christmas is fast approaching so as the year 2018 is almost at our doorsteps. 2017 has been a great long year, a roller coaster ride experience for me. This has been a season of drought and harvest. But one thing is constant, the Lord has been truly faithful throughout this year 2017!

Ruth’s to ROOTS

This year has been a year of harvest. I praise God for the girls that God have entrusted to me that they’ve answered the call, TO GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES. I have 11 disciples, 8 of them are active, 3 (Lala, Mary Joy & Joy) out of 11 were inactive due to school schedules, 2 of 8 of them are Dgroup leaders (Jam & Pat) and 3 (Mayella, Krizzia & Chezka) out of 8 are already D12 leaders. And the remaining 3 (Lab, Celma & Maryel) said that they’re going to start their small group prayerfully next year!

Please always include these young ladies in your prayers most especially for Mayella, Krizzia, Maryel & Pat who are Grade 12 graduating students, and for Mary Joy, a graduating nursing student. Please pray that they will still manage to work hard for school and still see their time with the Lord as a precious one.

Elevate EAST 2018 Planning

For me this has been the very exciting part of my year as a Campus Missionary because of the privilege of working hand in hand with the Youth Coordinators of Elevate East. I have seen the hand of the Lord moving faithfully in every East satellite in our meetings. I enjoyed seeing them in a state where only few people can witness.

Please always include Elevate East Youth Coordinators in your prayers.

East Hub Coordinator: Julius Rayala

Taytay: Kenneth Soriano & Andrew Zapanta

Antipolo: Archie Pol Franco

Masinag: Jomari Gamasa

Cambridge: Chard Agbay

Cainta: Christian Ilao

Tanay: Bobby Pates

Marikina: Rodel Naces & Mikey Navarrete

San Mateo Nangka: Jofel Samar

Commonwealth: Jerry Recile

Binangonan: Joseph Balazo

Payatas: Joey Masagnay

Fairview: Rom Cabrera

C. Raymundo: Mark Ballesteros

I am really thankful and overjoyed that God has given me this greater opportunity in serving Him.

Campus Huddle ~ Prayer Time

This year we have focused on 4 schools who are active in Elevate Live namely: Siena, STI, GFA and NCBA.

Below is the Campus Updates:

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Challenge

I have only read the whole Bible once when I was still in my freshman year in College (Bible School). Honestly, I only read it because I have to do a summary reflection on every book. But every year I tried to read the Bible again and fail to finish it (Disclaimer: I always have my Bible reading time but I tend to read only 1 to 2 chapters a day). This coming year, I have decided to do it again together with my whole D12 network and other students whom I’m super close with. I will be giving them reading plan bookmarks every month.

I also want to CHALLENGE YOU, MY FAITHFUL MINISTRY PARTNER to do this Bible in One Year challenge too. I pray that as we do this Bible reading Challenge we will not just finish reading the whole Bible but we will be drawn closer and deepen our relationship with Jesus.

GOD IS GREATER THAN THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS is the meaning of the picture above.

Everything in life is unpredictable ~ the campus ministry and our walk with the Lord is no exception. As I have mentioned earlier, this year I have experienced drought and harvest but despite of that HE IS CONSTANT. I can never thank our Lord Jesus Christ for leading the way through my up’s and down’s of this year. If it were not for Him, I know I already wandered and lost.

We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on YOU. 2 Chronicles 20:12

This verse have reminded me that looking up to God will take my eyes off of temporal things on this earth (most especially the problems). Seeking Him all the more is what keeps me going until now. Every time that I do not know what to do, I just have to look on Him and know that He is in control. We just have to keep the our eyes on Him!

Have a Wonderful Christmas and a Blessed 2018!

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust Him and He will act. Psalms 37:4-5

What does it mean to delight yourself in the Lord?

In reality, we delight in money, material possessions and other temporal things in this world, but we were never satisfied. We never truly get what we want, instead we keep on wanting more.

As I walk through this journey while support raising for Jordan, I asked myself who/where I take my delight in? As I was assessing myself, I’m caught up on support raising because of the idea of just going to Jordan and if ever this will be my first time to leave the country.

During those times, I think, I was able to give my hundred percent effort in messaging and texting people to make an appointment for my mission trip presentation. We were 16 missionaries then. And only 12 will be eligible to go and do missions in Jordan.

From getting a passport appointment to positive feed backs from ministry partners to answered prayers. I’m on the hype of “i think I’m really going to make it to Jordan”. But as I get some of the financial support, I was held back from remitting the support. Every day I called someone from main to ask if how’s the progress of my remittance (because I am part of the wait list).

I have raised the total amount of 38, 750. But not all I have remitted. Only 11,000 reflected on my account (at first I was able to remit because the list of names of the people going to Jordan was not yet posted in the accounting).

I regret to inform you that I was listed as the 13th missionary to go to Jordan. Due to miscommunication in remitting, I was not able to meet the minimum required funds that has to be remitted on or before the cut-off.

With regard to the financial support which you have generously and graciously given for the mission trip, to those that I already have remitted - this may be transferred to my campus missionary account upon your approval.

However, to those whose support was not yet remitted and was safe keep with the Elevate Admin in main, this may also be transferred to my campus missionary account upon your approval or this can be given back to you.

It is my honor and joy to have found people who are more than willing to support my God-given mission. I may not be able to make it to Jordan, I am still joyful that I have gained new prayer warriors in my ministry here in Taytay.

Not making it to the mission trip was a bit depressing moment for me but as I take delight only on God alone made it possible for me to easily move on. I strongly believe that He will give my heart’s desire if He will see that I am really ready for it in the future. It is not merely going abroad that I will be able to minister to people, maybe God was telling me to minister more here in our country before going distant. Getting to know Him and experiencing Him more along the way on this journey is far more important to me than anything else.

Shukraan Lakuum Wabarak Allah Fikium!

(THANK YOU & GOD BLESS!)

Ways Jesus Fought Depression

1. He chose some close friends to be with Him

“Taking with Him Peter and two sons of Zebedee” Matthew 26:37

2. He opened His soul to them.

He said to them:

“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death” Matthew 26:38

3. He asked for their prayer and accountability in the battle

“Remain here, and watch with me” Matthew 26:39

4. He poured out His heart to His Father in Prayer

“My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me” Matthew 26:39

5. He rested His soul in the sovereign wisdom of God

“Nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will” Matthew 26:39

6. He fixed His eye on the glorious future grace that awaited Him on the other side of the cross.

“For the joy that was set before Him [He] endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” Hebrew 12:2

When something drops into your life that seems to threaten your future, remember this: the first shock waves of the bomb is not sin. The real danger is yielding to them. Giving in. Putting up no spiritual fight. And the root of that surrender is unbelief - a failure to fight for faith in future grace. A failure to cherish that God promises to be for us in Jesus.

Jesus shows us another way. Not painless, and not passive. Follow Him. Find your trusted spiritual friends. Open your soul to them. Ask them to watch with you and pray. Pour out your soul to the Father. Rest in the sovereign wisdom of God. And fix your eyes on the joy set before you in the precious and magnificent promises of God.

FUTURE GRACE, pp. 307-308

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Avad

God has blessed me with the opportunity to serve Him full time for two fruitful years now through campus ministry. Going to multiple campuses every day, sharing Jesus’ love with every student that I’ve encountered, listening to different kinds of stories, praying for different kinds of prayer requests, doing office works, cleaning the office, preparing for Elevate Live, sphere heading an event or retreat, and dealing with my own personal glitches, aaah! – If not for His grace and goodness alone, I wouldn’t be able to function well as a person. It is really funny that there were a lot of occasions that I will just stop and say that I wanted to quit but those were just the same time where God will remind me, “Don’t put too much weight and human effort, I got this!”. I have learned that doing the ministry is first, seeking God – this is my secret, enjoying my time through my time with the Lord. This year, I have committed to the Lord that I will enjoy my dates with Him through Bible journaling. My time with the Lord fuels me to get me going. Second, giving my best in doing ministry work – doing what was assigned to me, finishing everything excellently and even go and leave the workplace on time. Third, always giving the credit to God – because even without me, the ministry will still function but without God, we are all nothing. Lastly, everything we do for God will never be a time wasted. We may not see all the outcome of our labor but everything we do will last for eternity.

Youth With A Mission Perth feat. Elevate Taytay

Last May 19, 2017, God lead these 11 short term missionaries from Perth Australia in our church. It was our Bible study with the NCBA students and Pastor Eric introduced us to Cait, Nadia and Justin. They were the first ones who came to CCF and immediately we asked them to join us in our Bible study. Since that day we would go to ministry work with them weekly. We do Bible studies, go to different campuses for prayer walks, do random evangelism to students and do open airs with them. (Open airs = the missionaries will look for an open space where a lot of people can see them perform skits and share testimonies.

Afterwards, they will share the gospel to those who are within the area and of course pray for them.) It was really a breath of fresh air doing campus ministry with them. I was more inspired to go and make disciples of the people I encounter in my everyday life. I thank God for that 1 month of being with the missionaries, I have learned that doing missions was indeed emptying one’s self of all the comfort of this world and focus on what God has told me to do. They left for Australia last June 16, 2017 for their graduation.

Discipleship network Celebration

I usually meet my group (mixed, elevate group and campus group) every after Elevate because this is the only time where I can meet all of them. Because some of them are busy with school, as most of my girls are in Senior High. Every last Saturday of the month, I see to it that we celebrate their birthdays, milestones and welcome those who are new in the group. This picture was taken July 1, where 3 of my girls celebrated their birthday, Chezka, Pat and Ran. One of them just graduated from college, Jam. And Celma a new addition to the group!

Manuel I. Santos Memorial National High School

This picture above was taken during our visit in Manuel I. 2,500 students waiting for the morning session’s time be over. I had the opportunity to share the gospel to 7 students - Harriet, Xrizzy, Baby, Janine, Jiera, Fatima and Mylene. Even without entering the school premises we can minister to the 2,500 students outside. Please pray that we can start the campus movement here in Manuel I as we are still waiting for the memorandum of agreement from DepEd., the Lord has opened the door widely as the OIC of the school is also a Christian and is more than willing to help Elevate and do campus ministry inside the school. Please pray for the student’s hearts, for the volunteers and for a permanent date that we can minister to them on a regular basis.

Prayer Opportunities

This November, I am given the opportunity to be part of a team of Missionaries for a Short-Term Mission Trip to Jordan and the UAE. We will be reaching out to Syrian Refugees that has taken shelter at the border of Jordan just 16 kilometers away from Syria. Our task is to open doors and build bridges for the gospel to reach this people group. We will also train the local volunteers on discipleship and how to lead other people to a growing relationship with the Lord. In the UAE, we will be partnering with CCF’s growing local churches to train their youth on discipleship and conduct a True Life retreat as a bridging event in reaching out young people.

I would like to challenge you to pray for the people who will be partnering with me in helping us win the Middle East for Jesus. We are raising $3,000 to cover for airfare, accommodation and food.

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