Global Youth Ministry Network - Asia

Last week we (me and Ethel) had the opportunity to bring youth ministry training to Malaybalay City, in the heart of Mindanao. This was on November 26-28 with 15 participants going through the entire strategy seminar.
Malaybalay is the place were I was born so that was one reason to be eager for this particular event. [...]

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 [...]

Palawan, eastern most island of the Philippines is where we just had our most recent trainings, three of them in the span of two weeks. Roxas is a town that is 3 hours travel away by car from the airport of Puerto Princesa but only 30 minutes from where we held our first Palawan training [...]

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 [...]

The Core, a youth leaders’ training continued last Saturday with the participants ready and eager to learn.

This training involved much paperwork–individual evaluations, setting of future goals, and discussions were very much a part of the training. Aside from these, there was much to learn, as we went in depth on three subjects.
The Internal Life [...]

Come with me into the GYMN training known as the Level 2.
We are currently holding one right now in partnership with the PCEC-National Youth Commission.  And it’s here in Manila at the GYMN Office even. We have spaced out the training through 3 Saturdays and Day 1 of the event started on the fine Saturday [...]

It was the shortest GYMN seminar as far as I know. The Cainta, Rizal, Level 1 training was done in two days. I was with two Pastor Reys (Rey and Aboy) in this seminar. I know it’s hard to imagine teaching 13 sessions in just two days (and we don’t recommend it, unless Rey would [...]