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Thank You Capt. Wong Tian Yu
This beautiful tarpauline streamer made for the wake of Capt Wong Tian Yu still gets to me every time. The memorial service held last July 24 was very beautiful. The words of gratitude for a life well-lived, friendship that he … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Cessna, christianity, death, dying, faith
Tagged Angeles city, Capt Wong Tian Yu, Cessna 152, death, flight school, flying, memorial service, Omni Aviation, pilots, plane crash
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Pure and un-defiled…
It was turning out to be a stressful week. If there are 24 hours in the day, it was one of those days where you know, you need at least 29hours in one day to minimally put everything in. My … Continue reading
Posted in adoption, babies, faith, family, Father, reflection
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She made me feel like I gave her a million pesos…
She gingerly laid out the old P20 bill on the counter and started counting her coins from her hands. I turned to see an old woman probably in her early 60s, struggling to count the coins for her prescription. She … Continue reading
On Palliative care: How do you tell a person that he is dying?
It had been a very busy week. Yet despite the busy-ness of preparing for the Leadership Conference, one thing was foremost in my mind the past couple of days. Last Tuesday, I visited someone in the Intensive Care Unit of … Continue reading
Posted in death, dying, emotional searching, faith
Tagged caring for dying, dying, palliative care, peace, preparing to die
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A prayer for an orphaned young Christian brother…
I was in Aklan for a Strat Plan meeting for the pastoral teams in Panay Island. During the 2-day planning meeting, my mind was also consciously in NHV, Bulacan. A week ago, the mother of a 16year old teen passed … Continue reading
Weeds that grow and the soil they grow from…
I woke up early yesterday. I am not sure if my long-time companion (insomnia) has been back. What I noticed after being in the US and having an outside-of-the-comfort-zone schedule, I tended to have better sleep. Or maybe it was … Continue reading
Posted in faith, God, mentoring, spirituality
Tagged christianity, reflection, state of the heart
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The poor will always be among us…
For the past two days, I have been haunted by a text message I got from one of the campers we had back in 2006. I had not heard from him for awhile and I last saw him in October … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, faith, family, God, greed, hunger, weariness
Tagged food for the hungry, hunger, poor people, starvation
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” Would I Be Enough?”
Driving home late one evening, about 2 weeks before Christmas 2008, I felt a stirring within me. I was having a quiet driving conversation with the Lord and I was telling the Lord how Christmas has become a season for … Continue reading
Posted in battles, being loved, desire, faith, family, God
Tagged blessing, broken families, Christian, Christmas, contentment, counseling, encouragement, faith, families, family conflicts, God, grace, gratitude, hope, life, love, painful events, prayer, stressful events, surrender, tragedy
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Serenity Prayer
This is my first post for 2009. The Christmas break is ending soon and it seemed like it just came and went. Now the Christmas lantern needs to be taken down and other christmas decors need to be put away. … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, battles, being loved, counseling, faith, weariness, Word of God
Tagged AA, benediction, blessing, encouragement, God, grace, gratitude, healing, hope, prayer, serenity prayer, surrender
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