Heart of a Volunteer

Being part of a full-time ministry really opens your eyes to a lot of things around you because it gives you a front row seat into the hearts of the people you work with.

During my "tambay" mode aka hanging around at the reg table with the volunteers, I learned the following:

- one walks 45 minutes every Sunday just to volunteer for our 9am service

- one waits patiently to those he is discipling, just in case they decided to come; when I asked this guy "what if they don't come?" he replied ever-so-casually "it's okay, ganun naman po talaga. Basta hintayin ko nalang po sila, okay lang yun."

- one openly asks for feedback the first time he preached so he can apply it on the next service

- one gives out an immediate and resounding yes EVERY time I ask him to lead or participate in one of our activities at Kids Church (and I tell you, we have many activities :P)

...and it's not because they are just that good of people. This passion and this fervor to serve has to come from the One who is overflowing with goodness, that these volunteers are able to serve extravagantly and passionately.

Just looking at these young volunteers remind me so much of the heart that it takes to please God -- of going the extra mile to make disciples of all nations; of just doing something for God just because you want to; of wanting to improve your skill not to please others but because you want to please the One who gave you that gift/skill in the first place...

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Passionately Curious

Here is the post I wrote years ago! I echoed here what I learned from the 2 speakers, Tricia Gosingtian and Ana Santos. Tricia is a fashion blogger, so there's a part of the event in which we all had to pick out and model the outfits from Bayo then Tricia picked out winners from the attendees. So the event started with that then went into the specifics of fashion blogging then writing in general. :) Hope you'll pick up a few writing nuggets! Happy reading and writing!

It's Perfectly Fine Not to Say Anything

Last weekend, we went to this Starbucks branch in Tagaytay and it was really lovely. It was situated below a steep driveway, and unless you know where to look, it would be quite easy to miss. But it's a spacious lot -- with glass doors, paintings, couches, benches and wooden architecture -- it may just be my favorite Starbucks by far.

He says, She says (Part 3)

Ligawan Stage So this is the part where Dennis already laid down his intentions, and I said yes to courtship. I’ll share here the things we learned and what God taught us during this season. Hope this encourages you! Dennis told me to share his insecurities in this blog because he thought that it would encourage the men out there. Some of his insecurities were:

Celebrate joy!

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