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The Lord is still in His Holy Temple…
Psalm 11: 3 – 4 The foundations of the law and order have collapsed. What can the righteous do? Verse 4 – But the Lord is in his Holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everything closely, … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual direction, stress, weariness, Word of God
Tagged answered prayer, blessings, OFW
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My only nephew is graduating tomorrow…
What a milestone! Joseph will be graduating from his highschool tomorrow afternoon. I will be the only one to witness it. The videocam is ready and I am ready to just fire up and take video and still shots to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged accomplishment, education, family, Filipino families, graduation, OFW, student life, teenage years
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The pain of losing one’s job
Almost everyday a news item would carry stories of companies laying off their workers. It has become a daily announcement that it could probably trigger any of these two reactions: 1. Feel overwhelmed at the scope and enormity of these … Continue reading
Encouragement from my younger brothers
Yesterday morning when I checked my phone for any messages that were sent through the night, there was one message sitting there from one of the youth leaders that I have mentored. His text said “thanks for prayers. Now I … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, being loved, brothers, careers
Tagged brotherly love, Christian brothers, email, encouragement, family, God's love, love, OFW, overseas, worship team, youth
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Do not exasperate the young ones. . .
I was finishing the retreat in Iloilo when I received a series of SMS from Manila concerning a domestic problem in oneof the families back home. It was a case of a young 16 year old being thrown out of … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, Uncategorized
Tagged being loved, challenges in the family, Christ, domestic violence, emotional hurt, families, family conflict, fatherless, forgiveness, OFW, orphan, rescue, unlove, unwanted, youth, youth ministry
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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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Encouragement from the Middle East
I got an email today from a friend in the Middle East. What he sent was really priceless. He sent me 4 pictures taken yesterday when he and his wife and their daughter, visited my sister who is working there … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Arji Cruz, concern, families, Fellowship, foreign workers, love, Middle East, news from loved ones, OFW, OWWA, POEA, United Arab Emirates
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August 4, 2008 – the day we became an OFW family.
I was up at 4am. And by 5:30 am, I was already driving through SLEX. Arrived in San Mateo before 6:30 am. It was going to be a long day (August 4th) because my sister Joy was flying to Abu … Continue reading
Posted in family
Tagged Abu Dhabi, departure, families, Middle East employment, NAIA, OFW, OFW phenomenon, overseas work, OWWA, Philippines, Pinoy workers, POEA, prayer for an OFW, saying goodbyes, travel, traveling mercies, UAE
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“My flight sched is on August 4th…”
I was about to unlock the car doors for my wife and friend when my phone received an sms. “My flight schedule is on August 4th..” We were about to have a relaxing dinner (my wife and I with our … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, challenges, Father, God, health concerns, heaven, intimacy, prayer
Tagged Abu Dhabi, adaptation, assimilation, concerns, diaspora, family, intercession, Middle East, mother's love, OFW, OFW concerns, orphans, overseas filipino worker, prayer, psychological orphans, travel
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My younger brother is OUTWARD BOUND…
A young friend took off for the United States today. His flight left at 10:30 AM today. I did not get to see him anymore the past couple of days as he was also busy getting his things prepared, being … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, counseling, family, guided conversation, Jesus Christ, mentoring, servanthood
Tagged accountability, counseling, grace, guided conversation, life, life directions, mentoring, OFW, overseas work, prayer, protection, questions, religion, responsibilities, selfless-ness, shipping job, younger brother
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