SUPERNATURAL

Anak ng. . .(heheh). Lagpas 3 weeks na pala kong 'di nagba-blog. Honestly 'di ko talaga napansin. Time passes quickly talaga when you have a lot of things to do, and even more quickly when you're enjoying the things you do. Agree?

Okay. . .Hello!!! Mabuhay!!! Coming off from a blog-fast, what better way to break the silence than by telling you of the wonders. . . . .what!? Yup! WONDERS - that our God did this Summer Camp '08. Because if I would be asked to describe this year's camp (even though it's pretty close to being indescribable, :-> ) in one word, it would be: Supernatural! Well maaaring sabihin ng iba: "Whooo, ang babaw naman ng kaligayahan mo". Maybe, maybe not, I dunno, all I know is I was amazed of what my God did. God moved, God intervened. He came, He saw, He conquered!

I think it wouldn't be a good idea to compress all the testimonies/stories in a single entry, baka mainip lang kayo, tapos 'di nio na balikan 'tong site na 'to, ayoko namang mangyari un diba, ;-) so I will make it 1-2 story/stories per post.

And as I write/type every word of every entry, I pray oh God that You would lead me that I may narrate Your works the way You want it to be narrated, nothing more, nothing less, that only Your Name be lifted up, amen.

Here goes:

The official youth camp preparations started about the last week of February. Spongebob. . .I mean-Kuya Allen :-) was the appointed and anointed camp director for this year (I call him King Allen). Say "Hi!" Kuya A! The theme of this year's camp is Jesus' C.R.Y. - The Call for Radical Youth. Pastor Allen came up with the title last December 2007. Actually, he has been teaching me about being radical simula nang ako'y bagong salta sa JCSGO. Glad to know na buhay na buhay pa rin ang revelation sa kanya, ganun dapat.

This will be my second youth camp and I'm just blessed and truly privileged to be chosen as part of the core team-the staff, and to work with such very talented, hardworking, and humble young people (ahem! hehe). Allow me to acknowledge them because they deserve it:

Camp Director: Allen Elefano

Asst. Camp Director: JB Cortez

Finance Committee:

Kecia Llanita

Melvin Escalora

Jocelyn Alcantara

Head Counselors:

Karl Zion Remojo

Ruby Rose Resuello

Registration:

Micah Reyes

Josephine Dimalanta

Program Committee:

Chari-nelle Flores

Micah Basco

Arlo Llanita

Logistics:

Jhomar Lim

Ma. Ysabelle Flores

Darrell Navarro
Promotion Team:

Meg Rentoria

Miriam Joshua Fulgencio

Emmanuel Mamaril

Worship Team:

Aiza Llanita

Rodlyn Biag

Marlon Alcantara
Kyle Caneta

Food (Committee):

Grace Valencia

Sila ang mga taong nagbuhos ng pawis, laway, salapi, lakas, oras at dugo (yup, meron talagang mga dinugo, nagkasugat-sugat, nosebleed, etc) literally. :-)

As an introduction to the stories to follow: I "SAW" (it's one thing to know and another thing to see) that the Holy Spirit is FREE, we really can't and shouldn't try to put God in a box, in other words - pangunahan Siya or else, we will only find ourselves fighting against God Himself. Very spontaneous is His movement that we need to adjust to Him, modify our plans to let His Power flow. We should adjust to Him, not the other way around. During the camp, the set program was not totally followed, not everything happened as planned. We could plan all we want pero ang katuparan ay sa Diyos pa rin.

That was just an appetizer. Now seat back, relax, bring out your popcorns and may these [true] stories boost your faith that Jehovah may be Glorified.