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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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The depth of our broken-ness is seen in the light of our wholeness…
It was the most difficult Christmas. We stayed at home because our difficulties started on the 23rd. Because things are not finished yet, I could not divulge the details. There are still insights to be gained. Events to be carefully … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, challenges, counseling, death, faith, Father, fear, God, healing, Jesus Christ
Tagged broken-ness, Christmas, despair, encouragement, family healing, family tragedy, hope, joy, live, love, suffering, wholeness
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3lbs. 13oz
That was how much I weighed when I was born. I am not making this up. I am looking at my official Certificate of Live Birth document from the NSO. I needed to renew my passport and my license to … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, God, Jesus Christ
Tagged birthday, brith, Certificate of Live Birth, difficult pregnancy, family, gift, grace, gratitude, miracle, mother, NSO, Philippine documents
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Turning 41
This is it. I am deeply entrenched now into this mid-life. I have fully entered the zone where the mid-life crisis would come. I think it has started already years ago – until a former psychiatrist colleague told me that … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, God, Jesus Christ
Tagged birthdays, blessing, cakes, celebration, family, gift, gratitude, highlights, life, love, memories, thanksgiving
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Deaths from Natural Disasters – 1st half of 2008 = Dec 2004 Tsunami Deaths
I was speechless while watching CNN yesterday morning during one of their reports on deaths caused by natural calamities. It was staggering to realize that in Dec 2004 when the great tsunami hit and claimed approx 225,000 lives – that … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, faith, God, Jesus Christ, prayer, surrender, Trust
Tagged 2008 deaths from Calamities, catastrophe, CNN World Report, deaths, disasters, earthquakes, hope, natural disaster, prayers, relief, tsumani
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Interviewing for a CIO position on October 23rd!
Every now and then I would send a “hello how are you doing these days?” offline/online message to my college best friend. From time to time, he would also drop me a line or two. Well recently, he immediately answered … Continue reading
Posted in care, family, God, prayer
Tagged Ambassador College, brothers, Chief Information Officer, CIO, College buddies, corporate world, friends, grace, interview, management information systems, prayers
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From one hurricane to the next
We are just beginning to see the aftermath of “Ike” – and even before we could fully assess the damage and the dramatic stories of the people who survived, financial hurricanes were blowing Wall Street. Reverberations of these financial meltdowns … Continue reading
Posted in burnout, care, core issues, emotional searching, fatigue, fear, God, heaven, hunger, inconveniences, love, prayer, purpose, reflection, weariness
Tagged comfort, discomfort, God, hurricane Ike, loneliness, misery, religion, search for happiness, tragedies, trials, troubled heart
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Update on Dad Fen
I visited DadFen last August 29th. It was my first visit since I last saw him before the summer camp. I must admit it took awhile because after all the summer camp activities, we had to prepare for the visit … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, cancer, care, dying, God, Jesus Christ, prayer
Tagged care for the dying, DadFen, dying, hope, hospice care, medicine, morphine, oncology, palliative care, stage 4 cancer
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Bread for the hungry…
The other night, I accompanied my wife to a breadshop owned by a good friend. It was 9:10 PM and the store was closing at 10, according to our friend. I took a seat at a nearby table/chair settings next … Continue reading
Posted in God, prayer
Tagged basic compassion, basic human rights, China, Darfur, family, food for the hungry, friends, human rights, hunger, injustice, lack of compassion, Middle East, societal problem, systemic apathy
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