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On Power

Batangas, Philippines. At a resort with a pool. The day is hot and breezy, the pool is inviting and 20 youth leaders await the start of the seminar. Sound system present, tarpaulin for the projector in place and three teachers ready to begin.
Minutes before the start we lose all electric power.
This means no use of [...]

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Greater Things

At the beginning of this year, the Lord gave me 2 verses separately that caused me to ask questions. The first was in John 14:12, “He who believes in Me, the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do…”
I asked myself (and the staff) the following questions:
How [...]

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In The Spirit of Thanksgiving Day…

Here are some things we would like to say “Thank You” for:
Before leaving college we were given a mock interview to prepare us for job applications. I remember being asked what my dream job would be and I remember saying I wanted to be part of an international company that was on the cutting edge [...]

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V for Volunteering

“V” is a Roman numeral symbol for five and volunteer is a verb described by the Webster dictionary as an offering of any service out of one’s own free will, without solicitation or compulsion; same word is also used to define a person offering such service. In this post, I will be discussing five reasons [...]

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The Gangs for God

The last stop of the Palawan journey.
This almost didn’t make it. Before the trainings had even begun, we actually placed down “cancelled” for the event as the key person coordinating the training in Puerto Princesa had a conflicting schedule the week before we flew into Palawan. So it was not even included in the plans [...]

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The Best Unique Training Yet…

One thing that usually makes me cry is whenever God moves me out from my comfort zone and takes me to a place where I could witness how much He could do through an unqualified person like me. I don’t like insects, much more if they would bite me. Scoliosis gives me pain whenever I [...]

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Missions in Mind

“Do you have a missions mindset incorporated in your training programs?” I was recently asked by a fellow youth minister.
We are focused on training youth leaders… but missions is the drive. And that’s how it’s been from the start, ever since Chris came back from the Dominican Republic with the thought “Wouldn’t it be great [...]