Disciple Ycah

After reading a lot of blogs on Discipleship, I was honestly inspired  to write my own  answer to the question "What do you remember most from the person who discipled you?"

I'll be forever grateful for the  four women whom God used for me to know Him more and to help me in walking in His ways. I love it that I could actually honor them through this post. Here they are:

Too bad I don't have a pic with Ate Cess right now. I'll try to find. :) 

1. Ana 

     She's my closest friend in college and she's the one who invited me in the Youth Service. Eventually, after her Victory Weekend,  she's also the one who did One 2 One with me. I was 18 and she was 17 I think back then. I didn't run away from her when we have to do it (unlike others, haha). We would actually do it in between classes or if we don't have a Professor. It's her first time to minister, and  so I'm privileged to be her First Born :) 

    I love it that I can just say anything to her, she knows me so much. If I don't have enough allowance, if I'm worried because I might never have a boyfriend, if I'm hungry, if I'm worried, if I have family problems and all. She simply understands me and she is so patient with me (tama ba?).  She loves to write letters and I'm still touched when I read them. Especially the one that she gave me during my Victory Weekend. :) She said that I will be a fisher of men! :)

    What I love more in our relationship is that I can just be a  little girl when I talk about my struggles to her. I can be not a Spiritual giant around. It's okay not to be okay and I'm always confident to tell her what's bothering me. I love her too much. I hope my girls (those that I'm discipling) would be like that to me too! :)  

   Discipleship is indeed a relationship. We've 'been through a lot together. :) 

I love you Anabells! :) Thank you!

2. Ate Cess

    She's the leader of my leader (Ana). She's the one who persistently invited  her in Youth Service (and I am the one who persistently stopped Ana to go - Oooops!). I learned a lot from her, in fact here's a list:

1.  Saving up for a Bible, that it is meant to be read and lived, that it is more important than jeans (hehe).

2. It's great to talk about God with others.

3.  To listen more to other Christian songs (she will let us listen to a song and then she will asked us about it)

4. Okay lang kahit sa damuhan mag VG. :)

5. Fasting 

6. Speaking in Tongues

7. Okay lang kahit hindi galing sa College mo yung dini disciple mo

8. Never give up. (She didn't gave up on my Ana right?) 

All in all, I could just remember  her sweet and comforting voice. hahaha. :) 

I miss you Ate Cess! We love you! :) 

3. Ma'am Lanie

      She's our Feature Writing professor and our NSTP director. Not knowing that she will be a Spiritual Mom to most of us. She so precious and she's actually the reason why Ana (my leader) made it to her first Youth Service. Here are some of the things that I learned from her (it became my convictions and I'm always reminded) : 

"Baba sa lupa."

"Don't give your heart to pigs."

"Don't forget campus ministry."

"We're on a battle."

"Hindi tayo palaging malakas."

To be beautiful inside and out. Mag ayos. :)

For more, here's my blog regarding of what I've learned in one Tuesday with her (isang Tuesday pa lang to ah) :  This Tuesday with Mom Lanie . Aside from that, there's so much more to learn  because of her book, "Seasons of the heart". 

I'm excited to learn more from her especially in the area of  Discipleship! :)

Thank you for everything Ma'am! :)

4. Ate Jovie

 She's my Victory Group Leader. She's a pretty Chinita. :)  She's such an inspiration to me too! Her heart for student is just so evident! She's the one who really inspired me to love praying! As in! She would always tell us how important  and how powerful it is. If not for her, I wouldn't fall in love with interceding for other people. Aside from that,  I'm also learning to have wisdom as I disciple and just like Ma'am Lanie (her leader) , na Mag ayos din. (hehe).  Thank you Ate Jovie! :) 

Please take one more look in the picture above. Notice those women that I'm with aside from Ma'am Lanie, Ate Jovie and Ana. They are Gabby, Reu, Bianca, Myra, Ate gladys, Dyna and Arlene. They are such a favor and blessings from Above too! I can never thank them enough for running the race with me. :)

I was honestly inspired not just to write my answer to the question "What do you remember most from the person who discipled you?" , but also to really go out there, text my girls and say "I love you" to them, to be a better leader and to just never give up on the ladies that I know Jesus died for and dearly loves. 

Thanks for reading! 

Meanwhile, check out these other awesome blogs about Discipleship :

On Discipleship by Carla Bonifacio
Discipleship Works by Perci Paras
#DFF by Jekoy Valle
unfading by Sofia Paderes
My Discipleship Notes by Emmanuel Gomez
Spiritual Heroes, Part 1 by Joseph Bonifacio
I strip for Discipleship by Ganns Deen
More Caught than Taught by Paolo Punzalan
You Are Never Meant To Do It Alone by Fiona Alvero
The Defining Minute of my Manhood by Dennis Sy
All because of Love by Elle Cabiling