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I ran out of cooking gas and I don’t want to buy a new tank because I am moving to a new apartment soon and cooking gas is not allowed there. So I decided to bake something using the ingredients I have here. I initially thought of egg muffins but then went with an egg loaf instead.
I used 6 eggs, 1 small cabbage, 3 tomatoes, 5 cloves of garlic, 3 onions, a pinch of salt, a pinch of ground black pepper, a pinch of cayenne pepper, 3 tbsp of flour, and cream cheese.
I went to Laguna today to attend my best friend’s son’s birthday celebration and dedication. I’m glad I was able to share that special moment with her and her family.
I attended the WC fellowship today. WC stands for Welcome Center. It’s a ministry in our church that welcomes new comers or unbelievers. We share the history of the church, our mission and vision, our core values, the different ministries, the Christian’s faith journey, and the gospel. We also pray with them.
We had several activities: games, devotion, fellowship, breakfast, review of this year’s operations, presentation of the programs for next year, Q & A , and lunch.
During the breakout session (after the devo), I shared in our group that I always ask God to give me the right people at the Welcome Center. I ask Him to give me those that are not difficult. Sis Mariles then said that our prayer should not be for God to give us people that are easy to manage but that God should prepare our heart no matter who God will bring to us.
She’s right! I forgot that it’s not about my skills in managing people but about God working through me. It’s about being used by Him as a vessel to speak to people. It’s not my message that I will share but His message.
No matter who we talk to and now matter how difficult people can be, what’s important is God’s empowering. God will bring people to us no matter our differences. He will use to us to lead people to Him. It is the Holy Spirit in us that will deliver the message. It’s all about JESUS!
Human basketball 😅
Matty’s team did not win in today’s game. They fought against boys that are bigger than them. I’m not being biased but both teams did well. After the game, I asked him how he’s doing and he said he’s okay. Then I told him that he did great. I also reminded him of their three consecutive wins prior to today’s game (my sister told me about it).
Before the game, over lunch, I told him that it’s okay even if they do not win. My sister butted in and said that he has to do his best. We have to give our best in everything that we do. However, I told him not to feel pressured. I told him to do his best and just enjoy the game. If they win, that’s great. But if they don’t, that’s okay. It’s important that we experience to lose, too. There are things that we can learn from losing that we cannot learn from winning. We also told him to always give the glory to God.
I’m glad that Matty is optimistic. He didn’t feel down because they lost. He is competitive but at the same time, he understands that it’s just a game.
I think I will never get tired of taking pictures of this park. 😊
I’m back in Manila! I’m happy to visit my family in Naga. I’m happy that I got to be with my brother on his birthday and that I witnessed one of his milestones. One week felt so long yet so short. My prayer before going there was for me to be a blessing to them and for my time there to be fruitful. I thank God for the gift of family. ❤️
I invited Athalia to go walking outside this afternoon so she won’t use her cell phone. It was drizzling when we went out but she enjoyed it.
Evening devo with the kiddos
