Compassionate Considerations

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 away. Now JR Rubio is an orphan.
I was expecting that the funeral would be around [...]

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The dogs started barking to alert me of a presence at the gate.
I sleepily opened the door as Peanut tried to dart outside to join Beans in the barking foray outside.
Standing at the gate was our neighbor Ezra Raduban, carrying a ceramic-breakable container with the still warm champorado covered in rich chocolate sauce, [...]

The previous blog talked about how my heart gets broken by the younger generation.  One good question to ask is this “But how are we unwittingly breaking their hearts?”
Many times, adults are not aware of how their behaviors and attitudes can really make it difficult for a younger person. And in recent years, we have [...]

My heart was broken many times by the young people.  Having worked with the young people for more than 20 years, I have had my share of disappointments and discouraging moments.
My heart gets broken when:
- young people do not care for the rules because they think the rules strict their freedom.  I pray that you [...]

I bolted from my sleep when I heard the soft message alert of my phone. I looked in bewilderment as I saw the faint light from the outside. What time is it? I looked at my phone and noticed two messages there from wifey.
Message 1:  At immigration already….
Message 2. I am already waiting for you!”
My [...]

Father’s Day. A day that was enshrined by the child/children of a certain father that made his whole life count so much for them.
Father’s day used to evoke those warm, soft and tender memories of childhood. Of fathers playing catch with their sons. Of fathers teaching their boys how to play rough and little girls [...]

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 last year when we had a medical mission in his area.  He was struggling with something [...]

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 self-centeredness and consumerism.
How it was easy to lose the real reason of the season when [...]

Well, I was twisting and turning…. because I was playing Jawbreakers on my Ipaq last night trying to make myself sleepy as I connect all those colorful balls when i started hearing a guitar being faintly strummed.
My wife woke up and said someone is playing a guitar at our gate.
Oh my…I initially thought, what in [...]

He was executed last Tuesday in Saudi Arabia by beheading.
The news of his beheading did not reach the Filipino news channels until today.
He had an odd sounding name for a Filipino male – but the story behind his stay in Saudi Arabia and his execution was very gut wrenching.
His name was Jenifer Bedoya.
In 2005 after [...]