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When we have more questions than answers…
Yesterday as I was finishing my breakfast, I received a very heartbreaking sms from one of the younger married couples. Wifey was not with me at that time – and when she saw me, clutching my phone and at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Church youths, death, God of all comforts, hope in suffering, suddenness of death, sufferings
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Goodbye Pinoy Master Rapper – Francis M.
It is 9PM. The necrological rites for Francis Magalona may have already started at Christ The King Church in GreenMeadows. The recent death of Francis M when he succumbed to leukemia was really felt by the show business industry – … Continue reading
Posted in counseling
Tagged artist, death, Francism, OPM. Pinoy, rapper, showbusiness
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“Please pray that I may follow in his footsteps….”
This was the statement of a 12-year old boy whose father died last January. I did not know his Dad and his Mom very well because I only met them once at a Couples’ Dinner hosted by a local church. … Continue reading
Posted in counseling
Tagged bereavement, death, fatherless, griefwork, grieving, hope, orphans, pastor, resurrection, sadness, widow
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See you Lolo Eli…
Last Sunday at 11AM, my wife’s grandpa was cremated at Loyola Guadalupe. His children and grandchildren were all there – except for those who did not make it from overseas. Mama, Wifey’s mom was the eldest among the siblings. I … Continue reading
Posted in counseling
Tagged bereavement, cremation, death, funerals, Loyola Guadalupe, Makati Cemetery, Philippine cemetery
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An angry moment of silence for a Filipino beheaded in Saudi Arabia. . .
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 … Continue reading
Posted in counseling, death, family
Tagged Bagong Bayani, blood money, clash of culture, death, death of a worker, DFA, family, Filipino government, grieving, help the OFW, injustice, Jeniper Bedoya, justice, male rape, OFW, Saudi Arabia, social phenomenon, sodomy
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When the young ones kill themselves
This news item from South Korea hardly made it to the big broadcasting networks. Even the Asian subsidiaries of these giant networks did not broadcast what has been happening lately to the young people in S.Korea. Within a span of … Continue reading
Posted in care, counseling, family
Tagged counseling, death, hope, South Korea, Suicide, Teen Suicide
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Remembering Grandma Boning
I woke up this morning thinking about Lola Boning. Lola in our language means grandma. I don’t know why but lately, I have been thinking of people and relatives who had passed. I wish I had known Lola Boning more … Continue reading
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Tagged catholic rites, death, family, funeral rites, Grandmothers, grandson, love, Mindoro, remembering grandmothers
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A Nation in Grief
The skies are clear. Things are going back to normal. Deep inside i didn’t want things to go back to normal. Normalcy has a way of forgetting the unresolved issues in life, and can easily lull people into thinking that … Continue reading
Posted in care, God, Jesus Christ, prayer
Tagged Coast Guard error, crying, death, Iloilo, maritime disaster, Philippines, Sulpicio Lines, survivors, tragedies, Typhoon
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Death of a Pastor. . .
We were about to end the Men’s Conference last Saturday when a colleague showed me an sms on his phone. One of our elder pastors in Southern Luzon died from a cardiac arrest early that morning. Ptr. David Oloya has … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, God, Jesus Christ, prayer, servanthood
Tagged death, heaven, India, mission field, missionary, pastor, resurrection, service, surrender
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Death of the young scouts…
4 young scouts died when the twister rampaged through the Little Sioux Boys Scout Camp in Iowa. Hours before when it was being flashed on CNN – they did not have the full report of the damage. Now complete with … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts, death, family, first aid, Scouts, teenagers, tornado. Iowa, tragedy
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