These are the gifts I received on the day (December 11, 2010 - Saturday) .. ;)))

I've never felt more special before.. :)))

Sweet kaayo akong mga chemical engineering classmates, you know.. during our PE 4 class, pag tawag sa ako ni ma'am Dizon for the attendance.. nanganta pa naman na sila, "Happy birthday to you.. " Awwww.. I immediately blushed. hahaha... naulaw jud ko ug pina over-over! :)))

I am also very happy kay very friendly ang mga architecture classmates nako.. Wahahahahah! Gi greet pud ko nila sweetly.. si Karl man gud ang nagpasimuno bah..hahahahahaha! :))

happy pud kaayo ko kay united mi as a team sa mga kauban nako sa PE 4.. I am happy to find new friends.. :))) Sila Nikki, Nicole, Dianne, Xyron, Erick John, Karl and Ivan.. my PE 4 groupmates

See? Ang bait talaga ni Lord.. :)))

Another thing... Kuya Irvin had been very kind to tell my brothers and sisters in CYA (through text message) that it was my birth anniversary.. :)) Ayan tuloy.. marami na ang nag greet sa akin through text... :)))

Salamat Lord! :)))

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Front view (designed by Claude Licong)

This gift is so meaningful to me.... The gift of messages....

Claudine headed the preparation... :)) I could look back remembering the gift of friends God has given me.. :)))

back view... the messages written by my chemical engineering classmates and friends :))

:)) Dara! ~ Gi bake ni Mama na brownies!! I so, so love it!! I know it was made with love! :))

Thank You, Lord!

These (figure 4-6) are the roses my girl friends in college prepared..these were actually given to me by my electronics and communications engineering (ECE) classmates.. they gave these to me during our NSTP class.. during the break.. :)))

Hahaha! They were supposed to be 18 but I gave some to my auntie.. :))

This last picture... a gift from my family... they weren't actually 18 roses.. only ten.. but it already means a lot to me.. It is right when they say "it is the thought that counts", you know.. :))

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Above all, I thank our Almighty God who breathed in life in me.. ;) I feel wonderful at this moment.. paano pa kaya pag malapit na akong mamatay.. I am so excited for all His plans for me.. gosh! :)))

Lord, thank You ...for the gift of life, family, education, friends, relatives, classmates teachers, food, forgiveness.... :))) I can never thank You enough... I love You.

I offer my life to You..Everything I've been through... Use it for Your glory.. I offer my days to You.. lifting my praise to You.. as a living sacrifice.. :)) Lord, I offer You my life.

I am confident. I feel secured in God. :)

When I jump.. I feel wonderful.. I can fly.. And I know I can fly not by my own capacity.. I fly because of Him... And when I get back down from the little journey.. He embraces me.. and I come home to Him again.

HOW P20 GREW TO MILLIONS

Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” – Matthew 15:34

It all started with P20. In 1979, Rey Ortega was having breakfast with four friends. While he was reading the newspaper, his eyes caught an article about 200,000 out-of-school street kids in Metro Manila. The figure blew his mind. He told his four friends about it. “Look, I have an extra P20 here. We may not be able to help 200,000 street kids, but if we chip in, we can send at least one of them back to school.” So they marched to Tipas Elementary School in Taguig, Rizal.

They talked to the principal and asked if they had a student who can’t go on to high school because of poverty. The principal said yes. “Her name is Rodora Lopez.” So Rey and his friends sent her to school.

The following year, they sent another. To date, they have sent almost 100 children to school. Some even graduated cum laudes and made it to the top 10 of their board exams.

Today, Rey Ortega heads our scholarship ministry that sends poor children to high school and college.

If you think P20 has little value now, place it in God’s hands and He will multiply it for His favorite children — the anawims. Bo Sanchez (bosanchez@kerygmafamily.com)

REFLECTION:

What little do I have that can be used for God’s purpose?