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Dear Praying Ones,  Last Sunday evening, the center students held a despidida party (a going-away party maybe) for the other dorm students who will be leaving CFM to go for their On-the-Job trainings.  There are more or less 10 of them.  They asked me to share some words and I decided to talk about friendship with stress on how God made us, the former enemies, His friends; as well as an application to human friendships.  I had them play games before, in-between and after discussions.  I think they had a very nice time!  I did!  I was just telling someone how introverted and not-a-people person I am but I do love teaching.  I've learned in so  many ways and occassions that when it comes to adults, letting them think and discover things for themselves bears the more fruit.  So I came up with questions and biblical references alongside them, grouped them into six and gave them half an hour to discuss and answer the questions.  Af...

A song by Twila Paris that reflects the prayer of my heart at this very point in my life.

I was so cranky when I woke up this morning because I wanted to have a quiet time but the tv was blaring and set on a channel where big men with vandalized integumentary system and wearing vandalized denims and leather vests who make and ride motorcycles and speak the foulest language were discussing about motorcylces of course..   Well, the tv always go ‘toooot’ on all those languages but it does not matter because your mind hears the words, so anyway, I got so irritated that I asked (not very nicely) the person watching the tv to turn the volume down, or better yet turn it off, then I picked up my book and went inside my room to sulk.    My irritation started yesterday, actually.   I received another suggestion on what should I do with my future and it really got on my nerves that I blurted out, “Lord, You know I am not a very patient person, but as far as I know, I really have been very patient with this situation!   Yet how long are you gonna...

Dear Friends, Please pray for the Agta/Ayta Translator's Training on April 3-14, 2006. Pray specifically for the following. 1.  Participants - Palanan Agta, Ambellen, Mag-Indi, Ambala, Casiguran Agta 2.  Mentors - Roger and Vangie Stone, Monie & Marianne Chiong, Joe and Grace McAlpin, Mercy Ramos 3.  Teaching Staff - Robyn or Joanne, Dalmas, Bong, me, hopefully Ester Changat 4.  Please pray for me as i coordinate this workshop. Thanks padners! love, marj