COG Youth

survived the storm

2009-09-28T15:55:00.000+08:00

We weren't expecting that pinagbuhatan pasig would be in deep flood. hours of rain left us with no electricity and high level of muddy flood that almost reached the 1st floor of the house. we have water, but we cannot use the toilet as the bowl is clogged due to the flood and dirty water enters the shower drains . we cannot use the toilet nor the shower. for most of the time, we stayed at the 2nd floor of the house.for 2 days, we barely have cellphone signal. without electricity, we find it hard to know what's going on the streets and inform family and friends of our current situation. but we survived. this morning, we decided to evacuate the place. we hailed an improvised pedicab to bring us to mercedes/rustan, where it's not flooded. it's a disaster. people, youg and old are riding improvised boats, aerobeds, pedicabs. there were trucks who give free rides, a lot are walking-water almost waist deep. it took us an hour to reach mercedes/rustan. after that, we hailed a tricycle and jeepney to shangri-la.

ON-THE-JOB-TRAINEES

2009-09-25T11:33:00.000+08:00

Human Resource Division of Manila Doctors Hospital is in need of OJTs.
Please submit your resume at mdh.recruitment@yahoo.com or call Faith or Ronna at local 2680 / 2690.

Posts Please...

2006-05-20T01:29:00.000+08:00

Mag-post naman kayo dito. Just ask Mhe, Ronna, or Myk about the password. Ang username is "iw4c" which means "I work for Christ." Okay? Para masaya. Sige, God bless you all! Continue rocking for Jesus!

In Christ,
Mykl

Posts Please...

2006-05-19T17:29:00.000+08:00

Mag-post naman kayo! Ask Mhe, Ronna, or Myk for the password and username na lang! Oks? God bless you!

Mykl F.

Speaking Out...

2006-05-06T01:41:00.000+08:00

Better site design still to come! Kulang pa ako sa inspiration ngayon eh. Still asking for the Lord our God for His touch. Para maging medyo extravagant ang site ng COG Youth.

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I have a dream for our Youth Fellowship sessions every Friday--that it will be similar to how Hillsong United does it.

Youth from different campuses around their area in Sydney, Australia come to join their sessions each Friday night. May mga leaders kasi from the church itself doon sa schools na iyon, then sila ang nag-wo-work to attract/influence other youth na sumama sa sessions nila. Ang main attraction nila is their Praise & Worship session. People get attracted to music easily, it's the truth, 'di ba? And--just a suggestion--if only our youth worship section would play versions of Christian songs na astig ang dating, ala-contemporary ba (and maybe pwede rin tayong mag-compose ng sarili nating music and lyrics for Him), medyo similar to how United does it, more youth would be attracted. Napansin ko kasi kanina during praise and worship while I was standing at the back with Ronna, Jerich, etc. na madami pa ring nakatunganga lang during the session. Hindi man lang nasabay sa kanta, or even simply swaying their bodies to the rhythm (or baka hindi lang sila musically inclined, no offense to them), maybe because they find it "corny" (kasi honestly, and I believe we all already know this, that's how most youth react when they encounter Christians' worship style, para bang na-cu-culture shock sila). Most of those I noticed kanina were guys, and you know, most guys really aren't into the traditional sounds and versions, like those of Don Moen and his contemporaries. Wala lang. Sabi nga lang ni Kuya Kenneth kanina (medyo hindi ko sure if this is his name) eh ang maaaring downside ng ganun would be that the youth might just come to fellowship just for the music. Pero I believe even if they do, the Lord will still find a way to use that music to change their lives from within. The music they'd hear isn't meaningless naman eh, di ba? May message pa rin from the Lord, so it's still probably okay if they'd come only for the music (pero still, we'll have to find ways to encourage them to stay for the sharing part).

I would like to point out nga pala na I am not in any way comparing our worship team with Hillsong United. I'm just stating, as Paul Andrews of United also states, that if their youth ministry can reach the status they are in now, with all the fame and with all the young souls they have influenced and are continuing to influence, so can ours. In this way they can be conquering the West side of the world, then tayo naman slowly mag-start rin here in the Philippines, then, maybe--just a thought--Asia too. Hindi ba ang sarap na pangarap? All for the love of Christ!

Anyway, ayun lang, kuru-kuro ng isang baguhang youth trainee. I have a big vision for our generation. Kaya I'm speaking out. I thought dati ako lang nakakaisip nito, pero when Kuya Kenneth shared the same vision he has for our youth kanina, na-realize ko I'm not alone in my dream for the youth. I have a big heart for serving the Lord, and thank Him for teaching me and impressing me with all this. So, I pray we all do our best to influence more souls para maka-sali sa harvest.

Hallelujah to the King!

In Christ,
Mykl F.

Dear child

2006-04-26T19:12:00.000+08:00

Dear Child:
I just wanted to remind you today of how beautiful you are.... because there is a father of lies who will try to deceive you. He will try to tell you that you are not good enough, not attractive enough, not thin enough, not strong enough, not smart enough, not righteous enough, and that you are aren't important to Me. He will try to tell you that you have broken one too many promises, that you have fallen one too many times, that you have lived one too many lies, and that you've been going in the wrong direction so long that it is pointless to turn back now.But guess what? YOU DO NOT BELONG TO HIM. He is not your father.
I AM.

You see, you are My creation. My workmanship.
You have been borne of My thought, every part of you placed together by My hands.
You have My thumbprint upon you.
You are a prince/princess, did you know that?
You are My child, the child of THE King!
I look at you and see a precious, priceless pearl.
There is no ocean I would not swim, no mountain I would not climb, no price I would not pay to have you and to be with you and call you my own.
I already have.
I have done all that I could, given all that there is.
I desire to be with you every moment of every day.
How I long for you to talk to Me every day.
My love for you never grows cold.
My promises are never broken (contrary to what he mightlead you to believe).
My character never changes.
And you, my child have been made in My image.
I love you dearly, unconditionally and completely.
I understand every emotion that you have. I've been there.
I count every tear that you cry.
I know every hair on your head.And do you know what? I even know your weaknesses and your failures and your fears. I know those hidden parts of you that you wish would go away. Those dark corners of your world that you stuff deep down, praying that no one will ever see. I have already seen them and they will not change my love for you. Nothing will.
I love you, heart and soul.
I just wanted to remind you today of how beautiful you are,
and how precious you are to Me.

With Unmeasurable Love,
Your Heavenly Father

initiative

2005-10-27T12:54:00.000+08:00

Not all initiative, the willingness to take the first step, is inspired by God. Someone may say to you, "Get up and get going! Take your reluctance by the throat and throw it overboard— just do what needs to be done!" That is what we mean by ordinary human initiative. But when the Spirit of God comes to us and says, in effect, "Get up and get going," suddenly we find that the initiative is inspired.

We all have many dreams and aspirations when we are young, but sooner or later we realize we have no power to accomplish them. We cannot do the things we long to do, so our tendency is to think of our dreams and aspirations as dead. But God comes and says to us, "Arise from the dead . . . ." When God sends His inspiration, it comes to us with such miraculous power that we are able to "arise from the dead" and do the impossible. The remarkable thing about spiritual initiative is that the life and power comes after we "get up and get going." God does not give us overcoming life— He gives us life as we overcome. When the inspiration of God comes, and He says, "Arise from the dead . . . ," we have to get ourselves up; God will not lift us up. Our Lord said to the man with the withered hand, "Stretch out your hand" ( Matthew 12:13 ). As soon as the man did so, his hand was healed. But he had to take the initiative. If we will take the initiative to overcome, we will find that we have the inspiration of God, because He immediately gives us the power of life.

grr...

2005-10-07T10:15:00.000+08:00

this blog is under construction...

friends

2005-08-31T13:04:00.000+08:00

The greates gift you could ever give to a friend is to give your life to them...

how many people can do that...?! well... pwedeng lahat tayo kayang gawin yan..?! but what does it really take to give your life to your friend...?!

giving your life does not necessarily mean you'll give your life-your willing to die for your friend... yes, that's the point...but it's not only that...

life is really an important thing to a person... his happiness, his joy, his goals and dreams are part of that word called life... and we don't realize that these things should be given up sometimes for our friends...

which is more important..?! your gimmick or your friends future..?! let's just say that being together is your life... but your friend has to prioritize something... you have to give up your "life" for his sake... and that's the best gift you could ever give to your friends...

we sometimes need to sacrifice our own happiness for the sake of our friends...

A Prophecy for the Philippines

2005-08-17T15:52:00.000+08:00

by: Cindy Jacobs

Note: this was a prophecy by Cindy Jacobs concerning the Philippines during the “Catch the Fire Conference” last Oct. 24-28, 2001 at California, USA.
We have this sense of destiny tonight, Jesus. The Lord would say to the Philippines, “I am shaking everything that can be shaken so no man would glory in what I will do. For I have waited for a generation that I could raise up a purity and a holiness in. And I am raising up firebrands.There is a fore runner anointing coming upon the youth of the Philippines that will prepare the way of the Lord even Into the Middle East,” says the Lord.

“Look and see what I will do in Mindanao, for I am going to visit in a way that you cannot imagine. I am coming to Mindanao,” says the Lord, “as the God and the Lord of Hosts and I am going to start appearing.” The Lord says, “as a sign that I am going to truly change the nation, I am going to show Myself to the guerilla leaders and I am going to come with signs and wonders and miracles and I am ready to pour out a miracle anointing in the Philippines such as the earth has never seen. For Indonesia they had a rushing mighty wind, but in the Philippines. I will have the fire from heaven that will begin to fall. And this will be a purging fire and I will say I will even visit as even in the days of God. Do not think that I am not able to come in a day and begin to unravel the iniquities of the nation,” says the Lord.

“I am going to visit the military. I am getting ready to come among the young military.” And the Lord says, “there’s going to be a revolution of righteousness that comes within the military. I’m getting ready to dethrone everything that needs to be dethroned. For even the bowls of heaven are full."Oh, I see the bowls in heaven are just getting ready to be tipped over the Philippines and “I’m going to spill out My glory.” And the Lord says, “I will remove the shame that Satan has tried to put upon this nation.”

And the Lord says, “look and see for even the blood of the martyrs cries out even from Saudi Arabia. The blood of the martyrs cries out from those Islamic nations and My Filipino people - they have laid their lives down. Do not think I am looking away. Do not think I do not see you, Philippines, for I see you. You are the apple of My eye. You are a treasure unto me.”

And the Lord says, “this is the day and this is the hour where I’ll begin to change everything,” says the Lord. “I’m going to change the judicial system. I’m going to dethrone corrupt judges. I’m getting ready to deal with the police force. I’m going to begin to expose, expose, expose.”
And the Lord says, “look and” see what I will do. For I will open up my treasure chest from the Philippines and I am going to begin to release finance from the Philippines that will surprise and shake even Hong Kong. For I’m getting ready to move a distribution of wealth,” says God, “and I’m getting ready to open the oil. I’m getting ready to open that which is in the ocean. I’m getting to bring forth a revolution even in the economic systems and the finance systems.”
“Look to the University in Manila,” says God, “for I will bring a revival that the...” oh my Lord... The Lord says, “the hundred thousands and thousands and thousands are, going to get saved.” The Lord says, “Can I touch the whole university? Yes, I can touch a whole university. I can come with My glory and I can come with My power in ways that you cannot imagine, for I am coming,” says God, “I am coming and I will remain,” says the Lord.

keep falling in love

2005-08-07T15:20:00.000+08:00

everyone wants to feel loved... sino ba naman ang ayaw ng may taong nagmamahal sa kanya...

everyone wants to have that special someone beside him/her to share the problems and struggles he/she is going through...

everyone wants to have that special someone to live for, to focus his/her attention to...

everyone wants to have someone to walk with, to express his/her love...

and we, as humans, as youth of this generation tend to find it in the wrong place..

we tend to find someone to whom we can share our lives with..we are not afraid to pursue a relationship kahit ndi natin alam kung saan pupunta... we're not afraid to face heartaches and heartbreaks.. we're not afraid to trust even though we know na tao lang ang pinagkakatiwalaan natin...

it feels so great to fall in love and to feel that you are loved... i don't have something bad against having a boyfriend or girlfriend... but it should be at the right time..

as a youth, GOd did not allow us to come to this stage in our life [becoming a youth] to waste our time searching for the right person... He planned this stage for us to fall in love... with HIM...

try to picture this scenario:
a father gave his 3 year old son a bike... the son accepted it but he gave more attention on the box of the bike..

ganun din tayo... we may be 14, 15, 18, 19 years old.. we may think that we are old enough to make decisions, but we're not... God gave us something na alam Niyang magagamit natin... ndi mawwaste ang time natin.. pero ang pinapagtuunan natin ung karton ng bisikleta... in real situation, we're wasting our time on something na patapon...

bakit ba tayo nagkakaganun?! that's because everyone's doing it kaya akala natin tama..
but not because the majority is doing it, tama na un!

kaya tayo nakaka-experience ng heartaches and heartbreaks kase we're at the wrong part of the road..

God created us for us to feel His love... His embrace... His comfort... He can make us whole... He can have those broken pieces whole again.. kung sa tao [na alam natin may tendency talagang iwanan tayo] nakukuha nating magtiwala... kung sa tao [na alam nating pwede tayong saktan] natututunan nating pagtuunan ng panahon at oras.. why not try God..?

GOD LOVES YOU! and He's willing to make you feel loved... He is more than willing to listen as you share your struggles with Him... He's worth living and dying for... He can walk with you and carry you every step of your way... He longs to show how much He loves you...

it feels great to feel God's embrace... God's comfort.. God's love...

im found in Your embrace
covered by Your love
You're my deepest dreams i know
Your love's so strong spirit come

lift me up to heaven's door
You restore my soul
I can't live without Your touch
I need You so much
I need You more

YOu're my rock and my Redeemer
ROck on which I stand

I KEEP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU LORD
EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART, BREATH THAT I TAKE
THROUGH THE SEASONS THAT CHANGE,
YOUR LOVE REMAINS
MY HIDING PLACE, MY HOME
KEEP FALLING IN LOVE

haven't you wondered kung bakit sobrang in love ung composer ng song na to kay Lord...?!

try to figure it out yourself!

hmmm...

2005-08-02T20:31:00.000+08:00

this blog is still under construction...

uth blog

2005-08-01T12:14:00.000+08:00