Ycah's Pre-grad Drama :)

ang eksena:




3pm. si ycah hindi mapakali sa higaan. Palipat-lipat ng pwesto.







Ycah: Daddy (that's how she callsand sees God) , wala pa akong pambayad grad fee...







Ycah (change position):Daddy...wala pa akongpambayad...bukas na po yun...:"(




Ycah (after 5 mins): Daddy....., kahit1,300...




Ycah (naalala at masaya para sabreakthrough ni friend):Daddy,thank You po mapambayad na si Gabby!!:) Daddy,

ako po? Hehehe!







Napatingin si ycah sa may taas ng TV, nakalagay:




GOD WILL SUPPLY




"and my God will meet all your needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19"




napangiti si ycah! Ang galing!




Ycah: Amen Daddy! Ikr!




Biglang naalala ang verse na nakita nila ni Gabby sa isang libro! John 16:22!




Na excite si ycah, binuklat ang Bible (gagamitin kasi nya ang bago nyang jet pen (pang highlight ng

verse) excited mag highlight? Haha.







Sabi ni Daddy sa John 16:22:




"so with you: now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy."




astig di ba? Hindi lang si ycah ang nagsasalita dito, si Lord din! whoo!




Balik lang sa pagpalingpaling sa higaan...init ih. Hehe.




Now is her time of grief daw, pero she will rejoice din.







umakyat si Tita (ate joal's mom): Nandito ka na pala! Kumain ka na?




Y: hehe. Hindi pa po...




Tita: kumain ka na sa baba..may pagkain...




Y: cge po,thank you po! (bigtime! Ang sakit na kc ng ulo ni ycah dahil wala pa syang kain ng kanin the

whole day)




napa "thanks Dad sya"!




Before eating, kinausap pa din nya si Daddy: Thank You talaga Daddy!

Sobrang provider Kaaa! Alam Mo talaga kung kailan sweet...Ikaw napo bahala sa pambayad ko nggrad fee... Ikaw naman po nagpapaaral sa akin eh.."




at may sobrang peace lang si ycah after.




After few minutes pagkakain, may nag txt!




Her brother!




" Ate May e2 na ang hinihintay mo! 2500 sa Cebuana!" (nag endorse pa,haha)




ycah (napapikit) : DADDY!!!! Sorry... natakot ako..sorry I kinda (kindaaa ?!) lose heart..WAAAH!!!

Thank You po sa padalaaaa!!!




At naiyak sya.




Me: Wow. Big need? wag ka nang gumaya sa akin na natakot or kinda lose heart. We have a Bigger

God! You have a Dad right there beside you. Talk to Him. He responds.

He will always be a Provider. He loves to lavish you with His love.

He could talk to you through this post!




Saying that He too will provide for you. He will deliver you.




He will save you.




Ang drama ng graduation fee ni ycah, umeeksena! Hahaha!

NO OTHER GRADUATION: School of Campus Ministry 's 9th Commencement Exercise

            

     
My heart was indeed more touched by Campus Ministry ( to think that it's the reason why I'm enjoying my salvation today) last night. Iba eh.

             
30 graduates. 30 different testimonies. 


One God.

              I'm just so blessed to learn and appreciate a lot of things from different highlights of this commencement exercise.

             I got this verse from the opening remarks which I think  is not just for the graduates, but for all of us:          

1 Peter 2:9

Amplified Bible (AMP)

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own [a]purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

             

         We all work in order to meet a certain need but  Pastor Steve Murrell mentioned the most important need of all:  The Spiritual Need. He said that the Spiritual Need of this nation does not change whether back in 1984 (time of revolution) or this present time (time of prosperity). The Spiritual Need is SCREAMING and what a privilege it is for the Campus Ministers to be used by God to meet the Spiritual Need of young people.

             It is not their choice. It is a calling. Dedicating their lives in reaching the next generation and sharing the Love of Christ in Universities and Campuses. What an ADVENTURE. What a EXPERIENCE. What a JOB.

             Wildfire plays their song " The Story of Your Love" and it's lyrics is really our battle cry:

               "So we'll go.. so we'll run..we will sing to the world the Story of Your Love...

                  We will rise..we will fly...and shout to the earth the story of Your Love!!!!" 

There's so much to do in every campus.

           Special Awards were also given to some of the graduates. And I learn things which indeed deserves honor and should be practiced not just inside the classroom but in life.

1. Courageous Learner Award - Ask Questions!!! Do not be afraid to look dumb as long as you will gain wisdom after that. Go for further learning, it's like humbly admitting the things that you still don't know. 

2. Servant Leadership Award - Be willing to serve!!! It's just one of the ways of being Christ-like, it's about laying your life down for others. Again it's being GENTLE (considering others more important that ourselves).

3. Excellence Award - Never be Late!!! but what caught me in awe is the "No Revision Strategic Planning (equivalent to a Thesis)" fact. I reflect my own thesis experience and it's nearly impossible for us! (naka ilang revisions kami?!!!) Wow. Ang galing. I bet for God and with God, Excellence is just so inevitable. Do your best.

4. Overcomer Award - Be an inspiration!!! Jesus promised at John 16:33 that in this world, we will have trouble ( yes, that's even a promise) but He said right after, "take heart! I have overcome the world." He already overcome those for us! Ms. Joice (the awardee) inspired me indeed that when God called you to do something, no limitation can ever stop that.

5. Most Improved Preacher Award - Be accurate and  Communicate well His Love!!!! We may not be  a born preacher but because of the Holy Spirit and perseverance, improvement is also inevitable.

6. Best Preacher Award - Na sa'yo na ang lahat in Christ!!! (let the Word of God be easy to digest by this generation)This is an equivalent to the Summa Cum Laude. The Best Preacher is the one who speak in behalf of the graduates and inspire everyone.

             He indeed deserves the award!!! As I'm listening to his speech, I just can't help but feel good, I mean, feel great! I envisioned him as the next Pastor Ryan! One who really knows how to connect with young people. Pero habang nakikinig, feeling ko, in every age, pwede syang kumonnect. smart. funny. accurate. man of God.:)

7. Outstanding Alumnus Award - Be faithful in everything you do. Run the race unceasingly towards the goal. We will not stop.

Right after the awarding, the new campus missionaries performed their very own worship song ( lyrics and musicality, sa kanila talaga!!!!) 

The Faithful Promise-Giver

I love the words : "You will be forever true..."

As I end this post, I just want to agree with what the best preacher awardee mentioned,

                                " Jesus is the hope, of us, of our families and of the next Generation"

And to what Pastor Joseph Bonifacio said to end the event,

"Hanggang may isang estudyante pa ang hindi nakakakilala ng love ni God para sa kanila, we will not stop."

           

Congratulations!!!!

           

           

           

otw to NO OTHER GRADUATION: School of Campus Ministry 's 9th Commencement Exercise

            Right after my Memorabilia/TOR shoot, I headed to the NSTP office to be with Marlo (one of my LIFEBOX PUP brother). We're going to the Commencement Exercise of the new Campus Missionaries over at the Every Nation Building (Victory Fort Bonifacio). Still in full make-up, it seems like I'm one of the graduates. :)

            Naiwan kami ng train ni Marlo, but what a great thing to meet Ara ( from Victory Baliuag) at the University's gate (it's been months since I last saw her). Not just that, we even met her classmate who happens to be a part of Victory The Fort. His name is Robert. Wow right? from two, to four. Aha,Yes, we convinced them to be with us.

             I believe that our God is not a God of accidents but a God of purpose.

             It's indeed more fun riding the ordinary train in a ultra-hot afternoon (nakaka ngawit nga lang), looking for free water (wala namang baso), breaking bread (umuulan na gravy) and  meeting an alumni together ( Ate Josielyn...fries....?!).

             But the event that is the reason why we're there is more fun!

(READ THE NEXT POST)

           

Wrong Battle Field

This is my First Holy Week as a Christian and so far, not so good in terms of dealing with the unbelievers :( 

A future priest friend ( praying for him) just called what I'm attending something like a Mormons. He indeed saw the influence. 

Compassion. Compassion. Sobrang nalulungkot ako. He was trying to reach me back, proclaiming "Roman Catholic ka ah..Roman Catholic ka.." while I am praying for Him to be saved.

Yes, I am a Roman Catholic and I never had a plan to change that. It doesn't matter what is written. What matters is what happened inside. 

So here is my speech, LT..(life Testimony, but it'll be edited in a while. wah.. biglang gusto ko nang mag back-out na ewan. 

again, it's important to choose the battle field well, nanghihina lang ako, but we are more than conquerors in Christ. kaya to!!!!!

2^nd Word

“ Hesus, alalahanin Mo ako kapag naghahari Ka na. Ngayon din isasama kita sa Paraiso.”

            Good Afternoon po sa inyong lahat. Ako po si Jessica May Padayao, isang graduating Communication Student from PUP Manila.

            Four years ago, katulad din po ng mga bagong graduates natin ngayon ng High School, lalo na po yung mga hindi sigurado kung makakapag College pa sila, yung sinasabihan na “mag-aasawa lang yan”, dapat manahi na lang o di kaya, mamasukan. Relate na relate po ako sa ganyan.Feeling ko po nun, it’s College and me agaisnst the worls ang drama.

            At that time po, sobrang gustong gusto ko po talaga mag-aral, but the people around me keep on saying na “hindi kaya…malayo..walang titirahan..anong kakainin mo?” Ang daming doubts kung possible ba talaga..There is this sense of hopelessness, pain, rejection na parang napaka walang kwenta ko (Maaga po kasi nawala si Tatay so, yung edukasyon po parang naging pribilehiyo sya, rather than a right for me) .

            Sa tingin ko po ganun din yung Criminal na nagsabi kay Jesus na “ alalahanin Mo ako kapag naghahari Ka na”. Bago nya po sabihin yun, nandun sya,in hopelessness, in pain and full of rejection from the people around him din. Before nya makikilala personally si Jesus, nandun po sya sa ganoong sitwasyon.

            But sabi ko nga po, kahit na I feel like walang kwenta,and far from Him, I ended up calling unto God for a miracle. Sya na lang po talaga yung malalapitan ko since I feel that nobody really believes and really cares sa kaya kong gawin or sa mga pangarap ko.

            As Jesus responded to the request of the Criminal , nag respond din po Sya sa aking panalangin by touching my Mom’s heart, then eventually, yung puso naman po ng aking Lola sa Tuhod na nagpa-aral sa akin and then yung sa Tita ko naman po.

            Wow. Sino naman nga po ang mag-aakala na makakapag College ako? At ngayon taon, makakapgtapos na po?

            What I’m so grateful about College is dito ko po talaga nakita how God worked in my life, kung paanong Sya ang naging Father to me by being my provider, protector, counselor, company…many to mention na po yung mga pinagdaan namin during College days J But certainly…

            College built more and more my relationship with Him.

            Yung simula po talaga is meeting Him in a so personal way.

            Then as you meet Him, you will believe Him, you will trust in Him alone. Sya lang po talaga ang magdadala sa atin no matter what.

            Eternal life is possible po right here. Right now. Meeting and living with Christ within is us is parang heaven na po talaga J Sabi nga po ni Jesus, “Ngaun din…”

            I encourage all of you po to read  and obey His word, the Bible, hindi po dahil someone will check us or someone will watch, but because, gusto nyo pa pong makilala itong Diyos na sobra sobra tayong mahal para ibigay ang kanyang anak para lamang sa atin…

            Huwag po tayong matakot mag pray for the seemingly  impossible things, for with our God, nothing is impossible.:) Have Faith po. He can and He will do it J

-         Jessica May Padayao

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