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Knowing when it is time…
Yesterday after Church, my wife and I headed to a breeder’s house somewhere in Quezon City. We had been looking online at many labrador puppies and had been “ooohhing and aaahing” for several days. Looking at the natural expressions of … Continue reading
The silent days….
Grieving takes many forms. When Pres Cory Aquino was laid to rest – it was as if my words were buried as well. There were so many interesting and poignant moments at the 8.5hours funeral cortege /procession to the Manila … Continue reading
“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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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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Most read post in recent days…
I was amazed at the growing interest at the article I wrote http://compassionateconsiderations.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/deliver-us-from-evil/. The slain RCBC personnel have all been given a poignant funerals in the last couple of days. Stories were coming out about the lives of these people. … Continue reading