You Again..

There is something,
I see in you..
It might kill me..
I want it to be true..

I heard about you again, the thought of having me as preference would have stopped the unfathomable ambiance that you have created around us. This let me breathe again. Having me as preference? Choosing among them? Would it sound incredibly great if it was you speaking the unbelievable truth? Truth? It may not be the truth. But still the thought of having you around me, wanting me around you, me being yours, the possibility of building "US", this sounds great. This sounds calming.This is what I want. The thought soothes me. Probably you'll have me and I'll have you in the nearest future. I can only but wait.

Discernment..

Two days to that deadliest deadline..
It's really getting into my nerves..
What should I choose?
Who will I choose?
I'm dead..

Makiki-YFC survey dn po ako..

1. Gaano ka na katagal sa yfc?
magpo-4 years na ata..
2. Kelan ka nag-Youth Camp?
Nov 13-14,2004..
3. Saan ka nag-Youth Camp?
Pasig Catholic College..
4. Sino team head and team leader nung nag-camp ka?
Kuya Nino Esguerra and Ate Jikki Mantiquilla (san na ba sila?)
5. Sino Faci mo?
Si karla capco.. osyh ng central b ngaun..:)
6. Saang Sector/Cluster/Chapter ka?
CENTRAL B ako ever since.. B6, na namerge sa B3.. Nung B6, sa MAybunga chapter ako tapos nalipat sa rosario chapter, after magmerge, wla na, tapos Ycom ngaun..:)
7. Ano position mo ngayon sa YFC?
Central B Youth Head :)
8. Favorite Coordinators?
Tito Emil and Tita Cora Millena.. Coords ko nung chapterhead ako ng Rosario.. Sarap ng mga luto ni tita.. Sarap din nila magmahal..
7.First crush mo sa YFC?
Si Ivan Mantiquilla na naging boyfriend ko..:))
8. Theme ng First ILC na na-attendan mo?
Bata pa ko sa YFC, Solo Dios Basta! ILC Subic..
9. Theme ng First RYC/Metrocon na na-attendan mo?
Bata pa nga tlga ko, so sa maputik na Marist.. BELIEVE w/ the candlelights..
10. Favorite slow worship song(s)?
Still
11. Favorite fast worship song(s)?
madaming madaming madami..

12. First YFC shirt?
Nung Rev Up lang naging convenient para skn na bumili ng shirt eh..
13. Favorite RYC/Metrocon?
Believe kc kumple6to b3 dito eh.. Pero sa Rev Up na reunite kmi ulit kht kulang masaya pa dn.. B3 meets B6..
14. Favorite ILC?
ILC Tagaytay.. LOVE ILC.. "Kapag mahal mo ang Diyos mo, hnd ka muna maglalovelife habang nagaaral..
15.Message mo para sa YFC’s?
Godbless.. See you sa Metrocon..:)

You just giving me a headache..

stop.
being.
so.
dazzlingly.
amazing.

When God Calls. Do we actually leave our families?

When God Calls. Do we actually leave our families?
Fr. Jboy Gonzales SJ
1 October 2008 St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Job 9, 1-16; Psalm 88; Luke 9, 57-62

I learned the art of letting go when I was a Jesuit novice. Every semester we would transfer from one room to the other, leaving the furniture of the room there. All we have to carry are our basic things. Every time we transfer to a new room, we would decorate and re-arrange the room the way we want it. Sometimes, we get attached to the room perhaps because the location was better --- a good view of the greenery or it was near the common restroom (you don’t have to travel a long way at night)--- or we have decorated it so beautifully. The exercise was called, mutationes. It was supposed to help us get used to being transfered from one mission area, and increase our sense of mobility and availability.

I didn’t know that the Gospel today will have a concrete impact on my life. Letting go was not a matter of rooms, but a matter of ties. Jesus said that if anyone wanted to follow him, he should leave everything behind --- even the burial of one’s kin. My father died when I was a novice, a few months before the Jesuits asked me whether I would like to take my perpetual vows. I was in our remote mission area then, a good five-hour trek to inland Bukidnon, and I heard the news from the radio. But the Jesuits did not take to heart the Gospel’s leaving the family. They bought the tickets for my journey home to Bicol.

Does the Gospel really mean forgetting one’s kin and completely having no care at all to one’s loved one? Job in the first reading lost all of his property and his family despite his being a good and godly man?

My experience tells me to completely forget one’s family is brutal and cruel --- even to missionaries. We have many foreign Jesuits who died here in the Philippines, but have kept in touch with their families abroad. Our families are our lifeline and they are our support system. Jesus’ family and friends where with Him all through His mission. Many missionaries suffer great emotional upheavals when they learn about the misfortunes their families suffered --- a terminal illness, a financial trouble, death and in many cases, natural disasters. If there is one thing that shakes missionaries, whether religious or lay, it is the family. In my case, a large part of the suffering we encounter comes from not being able to support them except perhaps spiritually through prayers and masses. My consolation is in believing that spiritual gifts greatly helps. St. Therese of the Child Jesus is the patron of the missions, but she never left the convent. St. Francis Xavier SJ, is also a patron of the missions, but while he was out into the world, he kept the letters of St. Ignatius and his friends deep in his heart. They never “left” the people they loved.

With these two saints, the Gospel to me becomes clearer and so is the reason why the Jesuits arranged my journey home on that fateful March day in 1990. Discipleship is a matter of the heart: whether one leaves or one stays, a disciple’s heart is open to the future. A heart that welcomes new experiences and trusting they would also encounter God whether they are in the quiet of their room or overseas. It could also mean whether God would like us to try out a new way of evangelization and leave behind an outdated and ineffective way. It is a heart that is ready to go if God wills so, or stay if God wanted us to remain put. We are ready to just bring what we need, and leave anytime, anywhere. This is to me, great availability and mobility. We do have different loves, but the key is whom we love the most.

We now discover a fact. Those who have stable support systems are those who are ready to go wherever they are sent. They felt so much loved by their friends and families that they are so happy to share it to others. When we talk of availability and mobility in mission, we presume that that person experienced God’s love first. His availability and mobility is a response to that overflowing love.

Metro Manila Conference Production Team

ATTENTION!!

five... six..

5..6..7..8!

Calling all YFC dancer's!
Are you interested in joining the metrocon dance production team? Get up!
Pack your dancing shoes and Stuffs coz training starts on this coming OCTOBER 5, 2008 - SUNDAY!

txt EM at 09057414798
for more details!

we'll see you!
God bless!

YFC LIVE LOUD Praise Concert

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ,

We all know that singing is twice praying. And we YFC's never back down in giving our praises for the Lord. The YFC LiveLoud Concert 2008 is in its preparation stages, and we guarantee you that this concert will be one big shout out to our Savior.

We would like to inform you that we now have our official multiply site, yfcliveloud.multiply.com, up and running. Moments towards the newest event of YFC history can now be viewed with just one click!

We have been receiving alot of questions regarding the songs that you guys have made. We are truly honored to hear such enthusiast from everyone. In order to make things easier for everyone, we are giving you a NEW PROCESS for submitting your spirit-filled songs. FAST and STRESS FREE. Instead of uploading songs on the multiply site, for easier gathering of songs and security purposes, you can now send your songs to this email address yfcliveloud@yahoo.com.

As soon as we receive your song, we will send you a confirmation email to notify you that we have received your entry. Please make sure that your submitted entry is in mp3 format, together with chords, lyrics, short write-up or explanation of your song, your name, and area.

We can't wait to hear all your praises to our God! Let us all pray together for the success of the first ever YFC LiveLoud Concert!

LIVE in praise to God, LOUD enough for the ends of the world to hear.

Living Loud in Christ,

Goi Villegas

CFCYFC Missionary

+63920-919-2330

+63923-488-1915