Sparing our Enemies

Scripture: 1 Samuel 24:1-22

When a man finds his enemy, does he let him get away unharmed? May the Lord reward you well for the way you treated me today.

- 1 Samuel 24:19

What will you do when someone tries to kill you? Or what would you do when one of your loved ones was killed and you saw it? Revenge di ba? Or siguro you would do the same two times the hurt. So painful talaga. But David demonstrated opposite reaction. I mean everyone is doing revenge, why can't he? It sounds absurd. David saved Saul's life in spite of everything. Nagpakumbaba siya and he was reminded by God.

If we don't have God in our lives maybe maraming decisions sa buhay natin that we were dead physically and spiritually. God directs our thoughts and minds. Ayaw niyag mapahamak tayo. Kaya, enemies, beware. God is in control pa rin. Pray for them and do the other way and they'll see the good ness of God.

Rick Warren Tells Story of Son's Suicide

Rick Warren, a famous writer, preacher, evangelist shares his story about his son's suicide. Here is an interview by CNN:

"I have cried every single day since Matthew died," the megachurch pastor said on CNN Tuesday night. "But that's actually a good thing. Grief is a good thing. It's the way we get through the transitions of life."

He choked up on camera, too. His wife, Kay Warren, wiped tears from his cheek as they talked about the five months since their 27-year-old son, who had borderline personality disorder, shot himself with a gun he bought illegally online. Matthew's death, they said, came after years of threatening suicide and even asking his father, "Why can't I just die?"

The Warrens combined personal moments from their story—Kay hugging her son's body as the coroner took it away, Rick reading sympathy letters from people who Matthew had led to Christ—with their advocacy for a more robust response to mental illness and their continued hope in God. Christian leaders and viewers tweeted along to the hour-long conversation; their hashtag, #WarrensOnCNN, trended into this morning.

The author of The Purpose-Driven Life, Rick repeated that there's a purpose to their pain, affirming his belief in God even after "the day that I prayed would never happen happened." He said:

I never questioned my faith in God. I questioned God's plan. There's a big difference. I know God is a good God. … But not everything that happens in the world is God's will. Everything that happens in the world God allows, he permits, because it couldn't happen without his permission. But we live in a world where there are free choices, so if I choose to do wrong, I can't blame God for that. So God isn't to blame for my son's death. My son took his own life. It was his choice.

The Warrens told Morgan their son was not afraid to die and is now in heaven. "Matthew's body was broken. That gun broke his body, and he was buried in brokenness. But he's going to be raised in glory," Kay said, referencing 1 Corinthians 15:43 (NLV).

The interview aired hours after LifeWay Research reported that nearly half of evangelical, fundamentalist, or born-again Christians (48%) believe that people with serious mental illness can overcome their condition through prayer and Bible study alone.

Even as evangelical leaders like the Warrens and former Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page (who lost a daughter to suicide) publicly share their stories, mental illness continues to be seen as a spiritual deficiency or character flaw by some Christians. Researchers also found that 54 percent of Americans said churches should do more to prevent suicide, and 68 percent said they would feel welcome in church if they were mentally ill.

When he returned to the pulpit at Saddleback Church six weeks ago, Rick Warren launched a sermon series on grief and a campaign to help churches address mental illness. "There's no shame when any other organ in your body fails, so why do we feel shame if our brain is broken?" he asked.

By: Kate Shellnutt

Joyce Meyer Testimony

Abused by her father at a very young age, Joyce Meyer boldly talked about her experience. She's been through a lot.. Joyce Meyer nowadays is one of the most influential evangelist. Everyday she in store for her viewers, a Word from God that will sustain along the way. God did great things for Joyce and wants to share it to everyone through books, public speaking, social media.

Nasa Huli ang Pagsisisi

By: Ana Mayleen Diaz

Sa isang malayong probinsiya, may magkasintahang Nene at Pedro. Halos sila ang laman ng usap usapan ng kanilang mga kapitbahay.

SCENE 1

KAPITBAHAY: Alam mo ba yan si Nene, sobrang sipag na bata. Bagay na bagay sila ni Pedro, kailan kaya sila magpapakasal? Excited na nga ako sa magiging anak nila eh...

Dumating bigla ang nanay ni Nene.

GLORIA: Hoy, hoy, hoy. Anong anak, anak diyan! Batang-bata pa si Nene kaya wag nyo na muna yan pag-usapan! Mga tsismosang to.

Nagsialisan ang mga nag-uusap usap.

NENE: Nay, mano po.
PEDRO: Nay, mano po.
GLORIA: Anong NAY! Kayo ha! Umayos kayo, kayo na lang lagi ang pinag-uusapan ng kapit-bahay natin.
PEDRO: Hayaan nyo po sila basta ang importante nagmamahalan po kami.
GLORIA: Nagmamahal!
PEDRO: Aling Gloria, ipapaalam ko po sana si Nene.
GLORIA: At bakit?
PEDRO: Magpapakasal na po kami.
GLORIA: Ay, Dyos ko! Santisima! (sabay nahimatay...)

SCENE 2 (KASALAN)

PARI: Ikaw Pedro, tinatangggap mo ba si Nene na maging asawa sa hirap at ginhawa?
PEDRO: Opo, padre.
PARI: At ikaw naman Nene, tinatangggap mo ba si Pedro sa hirap at ginhawa?
NENE: Opo, padre.

Samanatala si Gloria ay humahagulgol sa kakaiyak.

SCENE 3

NENE: Pedro!!! Manganganak na ako! Ahu! Ahu!
PEDRO: (Natataranta) Teka, tatawag lang ako ng, este tatawagin ko si Aling Lorna.
NENE: Bilisan mo!

SCENE 4

LORNA: Ito na! Ang ganda-gandang bata naman nito. Oh Nene, buhatin mo! Anu bang pangalan nitong bata?
NENE: Salvacion! Salvacion ang pangalan niya...

Sabay naman itong binuhat ng kanyang ama na sobrang saya.

PEDRO: Aalagaan ka namin anak, magtratrabaho kami ng sobra-sobra para lang maibigay namin ang lahat ng pangagailangan mo. (Sabay halik sa sanggol.)

SCENE 5

Hindi makatulog si Nene dahil iyak ng iyak si Salvacion.

NENE: Baby, tulog na please, love yan ng nanay...tulog na baby.
PEDRO: Mahal ako na,akin na si Salvacion, matulog ka na mahal. Lalalalala... tulog na baby, tulog na.

Paulit-ulit itong pinatahan sa kakaiyak si Salvacion hanggang mag alas 12 na ng hating gabi. Nagising si Pedro upang ihiga si baby ngunit pagkalipas ng 10 minuto umiyak na naman ito.

PEDRO: Baby, gutom ka na? Sige wait lang ha, magtitimpla si tatay ng gatas sa mahal kong baby.

Makalipas ang limang taon...

SCENE 6
NENE: Salvacion kain ka na anak. Halika subuan ka ni nanay.
PEDRO: Oh anak ito baon mo, bilis na at ihahatid ka pa ng tatay sa school. Excited na ang tatay.
NENE: Anak, 'wag makikipag-away.
PEDRO: Pero nak, pag inaway ka sabihin mo lang ki tatay at si tatay ang...
NENE: Opps, opps... Pedro, ikaw ha tinuturuan mo pa ang anak natin.
PEDRO: Mahal, ayaw ko lang nagpapatalo siya.
NENE: Hay sige, sige na! Ihatid mo na yan at baka ma late na siya.

Makalipas ang ilang taon...

SALVACION: May crush na po ako, ang gwapo niya Nay grabe.
NENE: Hoy! Ang baby ko humahanga na. Huwag ka muna niyan anak ang bata, bata mo pa.
SALVACION: Eh crush lang naman Nay.
PEDRO: (Kakarating lang galing sa bukid) Anak! Ano yung narinig ko na may hinahangaan ka na daw?
SALVACION: Crush lang naman Tay!
PEDRO: Anong crush anak, mag-aral ka muna ha! Lahat ibibigay namin sa 'yo kahit magkanda kuba-kuba kami diyan basta mag-aral ka ng mabuti.

SCENE 7 (sa paaralan)

CLASSMATE: Salvacion, iyan yung crush mo oh.
SALVACION: Hayaan mo siya...
CLASSMATE: Bakit naman girl? Sige ka aagawin ko siya sa 'yo.
SALVACION: Ano ka ba sa akin lang siya.
CLASSMATE: Friend, nabalitaan ko magtratransfer na daw yang crush mo.
SALVACION: Saan daw?
CLASSMATE: Sa Manila daw. Alam mo girl kung ako sa 'yo susundan ko siya, baka kasi agawan pa ako ng iba.

SCENE 8

Kinagabihan, hindi mapakali si Salvacion. Iniisip niya yung sinabi ng kanyang kaibigan.

NENE: Salvacion okay ka lang ba anak? Halika, kain ka na.
SALVACION: Nay, may gusto po akong sabihin.
NENE: Ano yun anak? (Biglang dumating si Pedro)
NENE: Oh mahal, tamang-tama halika, kain ka na at saka may sasabihin daw 'tong anak natin.
PEDRO: O, sige ano ba yun anak?
SALVACION: Nay, Tay, gusto ko na pong lumipat ng paaralan. Ayoko na po dun sa pinag-aaralan ko. Gusto ko po mag-aral sa Manila.
NENE & PEDRO: Bakit anak?!
SALVACION: Basta ayoko na po dun. Sabi niyo Nay, ibibigay niyo sa akin lahat basta 'wag muna akong mag-crush, kaya dapat payagan niyo kong magtransfer.
PEDRO: Ahmm anak, sigurado ka ba sa desisyon mo?
SALVACION: Opo Tay!
PEDRO: Sigeh, anak pinapayagan ka na namin magtransfer.
SALVACION: Salamat Tay, Nay, promise ko po sa inyo, mag-aaral po akong mabuti.

SCENE 9 (Maynila)

NENE: Oh, anak, mag-ingat ka dito oh, basta pag may kailangan ka text ka lang kay Nanay at Tatay, 'wag kang magpapagutom ah. I love you nak. Hayst, ang baby namin malaki na! (Naiiyak)
PEDRO: Sige na nak, aalis na kami ng nanay mo at baka bumaha pa dito ng luha.
SALVACION: Tay, Nay... ingat po kayo.

SCENE10 (sa paaralan)

GIRL 1: Hoy, Miss... transferee ka ba?
SALVACION: Ah oo eh.
GIRL 1: Siguro wala ka pang kaibigan sa ngayon.
GIRL 2: Pwede mo kaming maging kaibigan.
GIRL 1: Oo, pwede siya, pero kailangan sumama ka muna sa amin.
SALVACION: OO, naman, sige.
GIRL 1: Mamayang gabi, punta ka sa kantong yun.
GIRL 2: Kailangan saktong alas 7.
GIRL: At dapat wag na wag kang ma late.
SALVACION: Ah oo naman.

SCENE 11 (Si Salvacion ay nasa kanto)

GIRL 1: Ui nandyan na siya.
GIRL 2: Alam mo ba kung anong ipapagawa namin.
GIRL 1: Kailangan maubos mo 'tong inumin at pag hindi mo ;'to maubos hindi ka namin kaibigan.
SALVACION: Oo, kaya ko iyan.
GIRL 1: Sige, go!!!

Sabay kinuha ni Salvacion at ininum ang isang boteng alak. Makalipas ang ilang minuto lasing na lasing na ito.

GIRL 1: Ay teka, baka makalimutan natin .
GIRL 2: Hoy babae bukas pala, papakainin mo kami ha, kapalit nitong inumin mo!
GIRL 1: Siguro mga isang libo ok na yan.
GIRL 2: Hoy, nakikinig ka ba? Sumagot ka nga!
SALVACION: Oo naman. Akong bahala.

SCENE 12

NENE: Mahal, siguro kailangan ko na ring magtrabaho para sa anak natin. Kahit pagtitinda, para makadagdag para sa anak natin.
PEDRO: Sige mahal, ikaw ang bahala, basta ako, lahat ng trabaho sa bukid gagawin ko na. Para kapag humingi ang anak ko may ibibigay ako.

Kring! kring! kring!

NENE: Mahal ang anak natin tumatawag.
PEDRO: Hehe anak, kamusta ka diyan? Miss na miss kana namin anak.
SALVACION: Nay, Tay, kailangan ko po ng isang libo. May project po kami.
PEDRO: Ah ganun ba anak, sige padadalhan ka namin diyan.
NENE: Mahal, anong sabi ng anak natin?
PEDRO: Kailangan niya daw ng 1 libo.
NENE: Oh sige, ito oh. May limang daan ako. Teka dun sa alkansya ko mayroon pa dun limang daan. Ito mahal, tamang-tama na 'to. Ipadala na natin kasi baka ma late siya sa project niya.

SCENE 13

GIRL 1: Salvacion! Nagugutom na kami.
GIRL 2: Pwede ba bilisan mo naman.
GIRL 1: Hay naku, waiter please!!! Ikaw nalang bahalang magbayad.
SALVACION: Oo, sige. Ako ng bahala.

Pagkatapos kumain...

GIRL 2: Alam mo friend, ang swerte mo na kami ang naging friend mo.
GIRL 1: Mayayaman kami.
GIRL 2: Saka magaganda ang cellphone namin, ang mga damit at may tablet pa kami.
GIRL 1: Eh, ikaw wala. Kailangan makasabay ka din sa amin.
GIRL 2: Pabili ka.
SALVACION: Oo naman. Kayang-kaya yan nila Daddy at Mommy. ang yaman-yaman kaya namin.
GIRL 1: Hey girls, let's go, may pasok pa tayo di ba?
GIRL 2: OO nga, ang taray pa naman ng teacher natin.

SCENE 14 (Classroom)

TEACHER: Goodmorning class.
STUDENTS: Goodmorning Ma'am.
TEACHER: Class, I have here your first project in this semester. You will be contributing 200 pesos for the arrangement of Bulletin Board. The deadline is next week. Ok. Class, do you have any questions, suggestions or clarifications?
STUDENTS: None, ma'am.
TEACHER: If there's none, goodbye class.
STUDENTS: Bye Ma'am.
GIRL 1: Salavacion, di ba mayaman ka naman.
SALVACION: OO naman, bakit?
GIRL 2: Ikaw nalang magbayad ng contribution natin ah.
GIRL 1: Oo nga, 200+200+200 = 600
GIRL 2: 600 lang naman.
SALVACION: Oo naman. Walang problema , sisiw. Ang yaman ko kaya.
GIRL 1: Ang dali naman palang kausap nitong si Salvacion eh.
GIRL 2: So girls, let's go.

SCENE 15

KAPITBAHAY 1: Hoy, tingnan niyo nga yun si Aling Nena at Mang Pedro. Kung magtrabaho parang wala ng bukas.
KAPITBAHAY 2: Oo nga eh. Sana naman yung si Salvacion eh nag-aaral talagang mabuti.
KAPITBAHAY 1: Mang Pedro tama na yan. Magtatakipsilim na ah...
MANG PEDRO: Ok lang ako basta para sa anak ko kahit mag-umaga pa yan kakayanin ko.
NENE: Mahal, maglalako muna ako ng paninda ko ha. Para naman maubos kaagad.
KAPITBAHAY 2: Tingnan niyo yan si Aling Nene. Araw at gabi tinda pa rin ng tinda.
PEDRO: Sige mahal, ingat ka ha...

SCENE 16

SALVACION: Ilan kaya ang hihingin ko kila nanay? Hindi! Mayaman ako kaya dapat mga, 2000? Oo, 2000 ang hihingiin ko. Nasaan na kaya ang phone ko. Tatawagan ko sila.

Kring... Kring... Kring...

SCENE 17

PEDRO: Hello anak. Kamusta ka diyan? (Umuubo)
SALVACION: Ok naman ho ako Tay. Palagi pong perfect ang mga quizzes ko.
PEDRO: Ganun ba anak? Wow! Ang galing ng baby namin ah. Teka anak kailangan mo ba ng pera?
SALVACION: Opo Tay, eh. May contribution po kasi kaming 2000. Tapos Tay bukas na po yung deadline.
PEDRO: Ah ganun ba anak. Sige'wag kang mag-alala. Magpapadala kami bukas diyan sa 'yo.
SALVACION: Salamat Tay ha. Bye!
PEDRO: Anak... I love you. (tututttt) Siguro busy yung anak ko kaya pinatayan ako agad ng telepono.
NENE: (Kakarating) Mahal, ok ka lang ba? Tumawag ba ang anak natin?
PEDRO: Oo mahal. Kailangan niya daw ng 2000. Contribution daw nila eh.
NENE: Mahal, parang tumataas ng tumataas ang bayaranin natin kay Salvacion ah.
PEDRO: Mahal, magtiwala lang tayo sa anak natin. Sabi niya nga kanina eh mga perfect daw yung exam niya.
NENE: Talaga mahal? Wow! Ang galing naman ng anak natin. Sigurado sa akin yun nagmana.
PEDRO: Sa akin yun mahak nagmana (sabay ubo).
NENE: Sige na mahal sa 'yo na. Hehehehe. Ikaw talaga (sabay haplos sa likod ni Pedro).
PEDRO: Mahal, 1300 nalang ang pera ko dito.
NENE: Mahal, 'wag mo ng problemahin yan may 700 ako dito pero ito na rin lang ang tira kong pera.
PEDRO: Salamt sa Diyos sakto 2000. Bukas na bukas ipapadala ko na 'to sa anak natin para hindi siya mahuli.
NENE: Mahal, naubos yung tinda ko.
PEDRO: Eh di mabuti mahal.
NENE: Anong kakainin natin ngayong gabi?
PEDRO: Hehe, mahal eto oh, 2 basong tubig. Isipin nalang natin rice eto.
NENE: Hehe, ang sweet naman ng mahal ko. Sige, ito mahal 2 basong tubig. Isipin mo na lang wala 'to.
PEDRO: Hehehehe, ikaw talaga mahal. Sige na, inumin na natin 'to at matulog na tayo.

Kinaumagahan, maagang pumunta si Mang Pedro sa palengke upang ipadala ang pera. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, nahulog ang kanyang wallet nang hindi namamalayan...

GIRL: Manong, magkano po ba ang ipapadala mo? Pa fill-up po dito (Sabay ibinigay ang papel).
PEDRO: Dalawang libo, Miss. Ito oh (kapkap sa bulsa). Teka, nasaan na yung wallet ko? Teka Miss, nawawala yung wallet ko.

Binalikan ni Mang Pedro ang daan upang tingnan kung nahulog dun ang wallet niya ngunit wala na ito.

NENE: Mahal, kamusta? Ok ka lang ba? Mahal?
PEDRO: Nawala yung wallet ko.
NENE: Ano? Mahal naman, paano na yung anak natin?

Kring... kring... kring

NENE: Hello anak.
SALVACION: Nay, nasaan na?! Kailangan ko na ng pera. Bakit wala pa rin? Ano ba naman Nay, kahapon ko pa sinabi. Bilis-bilisan niyo naman.

Inigaw ni Pedro ang telepono kay Nene...

PEDRO: Anak, sige 'wag kang mag-alala papunta na ako sa palengke. Ipapadala ko na diyan. Sige anak ingat ka.
SALVACION: Bilisan niyo naman Tay! Ang bagal niyo!
PEDRO: Sige anak ingat ka.
SALVACION: BYE! (Binaba ang telepono)
NENE: Mahal, saan tayo kukuha ng pera?
PEDRO: Ako na bahala mahal. Uutang ako.

Pumunta si Pedro kay Mang Kanor...

PEDRO: Mang Kanor, maaari ba akong makautang ng 2000?
KANOR: Wala, wala ako niyan.
PEDRO: Ikaw Mang Juan?
JUAN: Wala ho.  Hindi ko nga mapakain ang anak ko tapos magpapautang pa ako.
PEDRO: Eh ikaw po Mang Jose?
JOSE: Hay naku Pedro. Patigilin muna kasi sa pag-aaral ang anak mo. Hindi mo naman kaya eh.
PEDRO: Sige ho, salamat na lang. Kahit anong sabihin niyo hindi ko papatigilin ang anak ko!

Umalis si Pedro at umuwi na lang sa bahay...

NENE: Mahal, may nahiraman ka ba?
PEDRO: Wala mahal. Paano kaya yung anak natin?!

Kring... kring... kring...

PEDRO: Hello anak...
SALVACION: Ano ba naman tay! Nasaan na? Kahapon ko pa sinabi sa inyo di ba? Bakit hanggang ngayon wala pa rin?!
PEDRO: Anak, pasensya na. Pwede ba bukas nalang?
SALVACION: Bukas Tay? Bukas?!!! Ano akala niyo dito sa Maynila inuutang ang proyekto? Mag-isip naman kayo. Hindi porke't wala kayong pinag-aralan akala niyo pare-pareho na lahat. Sige, bibigyan ko kaya ng palugit. Sa isang linggo niyo na yan ibigay at saka kailangan ko pala ng tablet, Ipad at samsung. Siguro aabutin yun ng 50,000 + 2000 = 52,000. Next week na yan tay, kaya hanap-hanapin niyo na yan!
PEDRO: Anak, 52,0000??? Ang laki naman ata anak.
SALVACION: Ang bobo niyo naman tay! Malamang malaki talaga yan! Eh pumayag kayo na dito ako mag-aral di ba? So kailangan panindigan niyo! Sige na bye!
PEDRO: Anak teka! (tutut...tutut...)
NENE: Mahal, anong sabi ng ank natin?
PEDRO: 52,000 daw kailangan niya next week. Bibili daw siya ng tablet, Ipad at samsung.
NENE: Ano daw yan mahal?!
PEDRO: Project niya daw eh.
NENE: Mahal, ang laki naman ata. Saan natin yan kukunin? Patigilin na lang kaya natin siya sa pag-aaral?
PEDRO: 'Wag mahal. Kahit mamatay ako kakatrabaho, gagawin ko lang 'wag lang syang tumigil sa apg-aaral niya. (sabay ubo)

SCENE 18

GIRL 1: Salvacion, sasama ka ba sa amin bukas? Pupunta kami ng Boracay mga 1 month kami dun.
GIRL 2: Oo nga Salvacion sama ka na. Maraming boys dun.
GIRL 1: Pogi at mga hot!
SALVACION: Eh panu yan may pasok tayo?
GIRL 2: Hayaan mo na yun! Anong mas pipiliin mo yung school or yung Boracay?
GIRL 1: Oo nga, sige na sama ka na!
GIRL 2: Nandun yung crush mo.
SALVACION: Talaga? Sige, sasama ako.

Kinaumagahan umalis na sila papuntang Boracay. Makalipas ang ilang oras nandun na sila...

GIRL 1: Salavacion, dalhin mo na tong gamit namin sa hotel.
GIRL 2: Ito rin pasabay, thanks!
SALVACION: Ah sige, ako ng bahala.

SCENE 19

PEDRO: Mahal, aalis na ako ha. Magtratrabaho muna ako.
NENE: Sige mahal, ingat ka. Maya-maya aalis na rin ako.

Araw, gabi at pati madaling araw ay nagtratrabaho sina Mang Pedro at Aling Nene. Hanggang sa isang araw...

NENE: Mahal? Mahal.... Mahal ok ka lang?
PEDRO: OO, mahal (sabay ubo).
NENE: Idadala kita sa ospital.
PEDRO: 'Wag mahal. Ayokong mabawasan ang ipapadala natin kay Salvacion. Hayaan mo ako. Bukas na bukas magaling na ako. Mahal ilan na ba ang naipon natin?
NENE: Mahal 8000 pa lang.
PEDRO: Ganun ba?! Paano kaya yan. Teka tatawagan natin ng anak natin.

Kring... kring... kring...

PEDRO: Hello anak? Kamusta ka?
SALVACION: Malamang tay, ito naghihintay pa rin ng pera ha hanggang ngayon siguro eh hindi pa rin kayo nangangalahati.
PEDRO: Oo anak. Pero gagawin ko lahat para maibigay yun sa 'yo.
SALVACION: Dapat lang tay. At saka pwede 'wag nyo na muna akong kausapin kung wala naman sense ang sasabihin niyo. At saka tay may bayad na pala ang pakikipa-usap sa akin. 5,000 kada 5 minutes kasi sobrang busy ako sa school tapos iniistorbo niyo ako! Sige na bye!
PEDRO: Anak, teka... (tutut..tutut..)
NENE: Mahal, anong sabi niya?
PEDRO: Mag-ingat daw tayo. Mahal, mahal na mahal niya daw tayo!
NENE: Ang bait naman ng anak natin.

SCENE 20 (Boracay)

GIRL 1: Salvacion, inom ka oh!
GIRL 2: Oo eto pa. Kailangan maubos mo to.
GIRL 1: Girls, tawagin natin yang mga boys.
GIRL 2: Sige ba.
SALVACION: Oh eto na, nainom ko na.

Nagsilapitan ang mga lalaki...

GIRL 1: Oh halika upo kayo. Jam kayo sa amin.
GIRL 2: Salvacion ubusin mo ito ha.

Makalipas ang tatlong oras, lasing na lasing na si Salvacion. Ngunit ang dalawa niyang kaibigan ay hindi naman uminum.

GIRL 1: Manong, ito na po. Salvacion ang pangalan niya. Siya po ang bayad sa lahat ng makuha namin. Kayo na po bahala pero one night lang ho Manong ha.

Kinaumagahan...

SALVACION: Ano to? Bakit wala akong damit? Tulong! Tulungan niyo ako!
MANONG: Hoy, anong tulong? Para sabihin ko sa'yo ibinayad ka ng kaibigan mo dun sa lahat ng nainum at nagastos nila. Kaya sa ayaw at sa gusto mo wala ka ng magagawa.
SALVACION: 'Wag... 'wag... 'wag...

SCENE 21

Habang naglalakad si Mang Pedro may narinig siyang nag-uusap usap...

PARE 1: Magkano ba ang benta mo ng liver mo?
PARE 2: 40,000 pre, sa 'yo?
PARE 1: Sa akin eh 50,000.

Lumapit si Mang Pedro sa mga nag-uusap...

PEDRO: Mga pare,saan ba kayo nagtitinda ng liver niyo?
PARE 1: Bakit interesado ka ho ba chong?
PEDRO: Oo..
PARE 1: Doon po sa kabilang bario hanapin nyo nalang po si Mang Jaime.

Agad na pinuntahan ni Mang Pedro si Mang Jaime...

PEDRO: Tao po... tao po...
MANG JAIME: Sino yan?
PEDRO: Si Pedro ho. Gusto ko po sanang... (Binuksan ni Mang Jaime ang pinto)
MANG JAIME: Pwede ba 'wag kang maingay baka may makarinig sa atin malaman pang illegal 'tong ginagawa ko!
PEDRO: Ah Manong, gusto ko pong ibenta ang liver ko, magkano ho ba?
MANG JAIME: Alam mo Pedro, nakadepende yan sa edad mo. Kung medyo bata ka pa sa edad na 20-40, mga 80,000 pero kung 45 pataas mga 60,000 nalang.
PEDRO: Ah 39 ho ako chong...
MANG JAIME: Sigurado ka na ba sa desisyon mo?! Kung sigurado ka na, pumunta ka na lang dito ng alas 10 ng umaga. Saktong alas 10 ha. Bawal mahuli. Alas 10 impunto.
PEDRO: Sige ho, salamat manong.

Nang makauwi na si Mang Pedro sa kanyang bahay, agad nitong kinuha at binilang ang pera. Umabot palang ito ng 12,000. Kulang na kulang pa kung tutuusin,

PEDRO: Buo na ang desisyon ko.
NENE: Mahal ok ka lang ba? Sinong kausap mo diyan?
PEDRO: Ah wala mahal. Mahal halika nga dito. Alam mo miss na miss ko na yung bonding nating tatlo ng anak natin. Kailan kaya yun mangyayari ulit?
NENE: Hay naku Pedro, hayaan mo yun si Salvacion at pagsasabihan ko na umuwi para bumisita man lang dito.
PEDRO: Mahal alagaan mong mabuti ang anak natin ha. Pagdumating siya pakisabi mahal na mahal ko siya.
NENE: Ano ka ba naman mahal, eh bakit ako pa ang magsasabi, ikaw na para mas romantic naman.
PEDRO: Mahal basta ikaw na ang bahala sa lahat-lahat.
NENE: Siyempre naman mahal. Mahal na mahal ko kayo eh.
PEDRO: Bukas na bukas pala mahal ikaw na ang magpadala ng pera kay Salvacion kasi kumpleto na yun bukas.
NENE: Saan ka naman mahal kumuha?
PEDRO: Basta mahal.
NENE: O sige ikaw bahala.

Kinabihan hindi makatulog si Pedro dahil iniisip niya pa rin ang mangyayari. Ngunit nung siya ay sobrang nainip ay sumulat na lang siya ng isang liham...

PEDRO: Mahal kong Salvacion...

SCENE 22

SALVACION: Weh... weh... (hindi mapakali na tila nasusuka)
LINDA: Salvacion, Ok ka lang ba? Buntis ka?
SALVACION: Tigilan mo ako Linda! Pwede ba 'wag mo akong kakausapin. Pare-parehas lang kayo mga manloloko. Weh... weh...
LINDA: Hay naku. Ako na nga 'tong concern ganyan ka pa!
SALVACION: Lumayas ka! Layas!

SCENE 23

Agad na pumunta si Mang Pedro kay Mang Jaime.

PEDRO: Tao po? Tao po!
MANG JAIME: Halika pasok ka...
PEDRO: Ah sige po.
MANG JAIME: Handa ka na ba?
PEDRO: Oho...
MANG JAIME: Sige higa ka na. Hubarin mo yang damit mo.

Agad na inuperahan si Pedro at tinanggal ang isang liver...
Makalipas ang 8 oras tapos na ang operasyon at agad naman na binayaran si Pedro ng 80,000.

PEDRO: Salamat ha!

Umalis na si Mang Pedro. Nang makauwi na ito sa bahay agad na ibinigay kay Aling Nene ang lahat lahat na naipon. Umabot ito ng 92,000.

NENE: Pedro, ang laki namang pera 'to.
PEDRO: Sige na mahal. Ipadala mona yan. Mag-ingat ka ha. Mahal na mahal kita at saka mahal ihalik mo na rin ako sa anak nain. Pasabi naman na mahal na mahal ko siya.
NENE: Sige mahal mauna na ako.

Nang makaalis na si Nene, agad na tinawagan ni Mang Pedro si Salvacion.

Kring... kring... kring...

PEDRO: Hello anak.
SALVACION: Ano ba? Nasaan na yung pera?
PEDRO: Pinapadala na ng nanay mo anak.
SALVACION: Eh di mabuti! May sasabihin ka pa ba?
PEDRO: Mahal na mahal kita anak.
SALVACION: O sige na wala akong panahon diyan. Di ba sabi ko may bayad ang pakikipag-usap sa akin! Sige na bye!
PEDRO: Anak... (tutut.. tutut..)

Makalipas ang 30 minutes nahilo si Mang Pedro. Sumuka ito ng sumuka. Nandilim ang kanyang paningin. Hindi na mapigilan ang kanyang pagsusuka at sumuka na rin ito ng dugo hanggang sa nawalan na ng malay. Nang dumating si Aling Nene nabigla ito sa nakita. Nakahandusay sa sahig si Mang Pedro at nakakalat ang dugo...

NENE: Mahal? Mahal... Tulong... mga kapitbahay... tulungan niyo ako...

Agad na tumawag si Nene kay Salvacion.

Kring... kring... kring

NENE: Anak, ang tatay mo!
SALVACION: Oh ano naman Nay. Ano bang problema?
NENE: Nak, patay na ang tatay mo!!!

Nabitawan ni Salvacion ang telepono...

SALVACION: Tay... tay...

Agad na nagbyahe si Salvacion. Makalipas ang isang oras nakarating na ito...

SALVACION: Nay... Tay... Tay...! Tay... patawad...sorry Tay... mahal na mahal ko po kayo...
NENE: Anak, (hinalikan ito ni Nene), sabi nak ng tatay mo ihalik ko daw siya sa 'yo.

Niyakap ni Salvacion ang kanyang ina...

NENE: Teka anak nakuha mo ba ang pera?
SALVACION: Oo po Nay.
NENE: Ito may sulat ang tatay mo...

Mahal kong Salvacion,

Kamusta ka anak? Nakuha mo ba ang ipinadala namin? Anak 92,000 pala yan kasi yung 52,000 na project mo pangbili ng Ipod, tablet at samsung kumpleto na at yung 10,000 bayad ko para makausap ka para sabihin sa 'yo na nakapadala na ako. Oh anak may sobra yan na 5,000 para naman hindi ka magutom at pambaon mo na rin yan. Yung 30,000 naman anak ibigay mo sa nanay mo para magsimula kayo ng tindahan pang puhunan niyo. Ingatan mo ang nanay mo ha. Mahal na mahal ko kayo. Sabi ko naman sa 'yo anak di ba, kahit na isakripisyo ko ang buhay ko mapunan ko lang ang pangagailangan mo. Sige na anak basta lagi niyo lang tatandaan mahal na mahal ko kayo.

Nagmamahal,

Tatay...

Pagkatapos basahin ang sulat umiyak nang umiyak si Salvacion...

SALVACION: Tay... sorry po! Patawarin niyo ako... Mahal na mahal ko po kayo.

Nagsidatingan ang mga kapit-bahay. Nagbulung-bulungan ito ng nagbulungan...

KAPITBAHAY 1: Alam mo ba yan si Mang Pedro araw, gabi at madaling araw nagtratrabaho pa ho yan.
KAPITBAHAY 2: Ni hindi na nga ata kumakain yan eh. Kasi sabi niya ang ikakain niya daw makakadagdag na pang gasto ng anak niya.
KAPITBAHAY 3: Oo nga. Ulirang tatay talaga si Mang Pedro.
KAPITBAHAY 4: Nagbenta pa daw yan ng liver niya eh kasi kailangan daw ng anak niya ng tablet, Ipod at samsung.

Narinig  lahat ni Salvacion ang usap-usapan. Sa hindi inaasahan, sumuka ito ng sumuka na parang naglilihi. Nasaksihan ng mga kapitbahay ang nangyari kaya naman...

KAPITBAHAY 1: Salvacion buntis ka?
KAPITBAHAY 2: Oo buntis siya! Wala kang utang na loob!
KAPITBAHAY 3: Hindi mo man lang pinahalagahan ang pagpapagod ng tatay mo!
NENE: Wala kang silbing anak! Walang hiya ka anak! Kasalanan mo kung bakit namatay ang tatay mo! (sinabunutan at sinampal si Salvacion)
SALVACION: Nay, patawarin niyo po ako. Nay sorry po... Nay patawad...

Nasa huli ang pagsisisi!!!
Pahalagahan ang lahat ng bagay lalung-lalo na ang pagsasakripisyo ng mga magulang.

Rapper Lecrae Shares His Testimony of Jesus Christ

Grew up in a miserable world, Lecrae at his very young age knew about drugs. His parents abandoned him. His father preferred to hang out with his drug addict friends rather with him. He was accepted in the hip hop society on the streets. He found a family and thought it will satisfied him. Until he realized the emptiness in his heart. Something was still missing in his life. And one day was caught by the cops and someone told him about the Bible. He joined many fellowship and gave his life to Jesus.

His music is a great testimony of God's love. Who would have thought a Christian rapper would top the billboard? Amazing, God is really working in ways we cannot see.

LA Lopez now a Pastor

Naalala niyo pa ba ang batang iodized salt? LA Lopez, actor/singer, was at the peak of his career but decided to let go because of the issues bombarded to him. The "Yakap" song was actually his come back but he decided to study abroad. On his journey there he encountered amazing things. He met God and knew his purpose. LA is now a Pastor.

Basurero to Vice Mayor

Maraming nagsisimula sa mallit na bagay. Ang galing di ba? Gaya ni Isko Moreno. Dating nangagalakal sa basura ngayon ay Vice Mayor na ng Maynila... Nangarap siyang maging kapitan ng barko. Sinikap niyang matustusan ang kanyang mga pangangailangan at ng kanyang pamilya. Hanggang siya ay nagtagumpay at ngayon ay nagsisilbi sa mga mamamayan ng Maynila.

Forgiveness: Miriam Quiambao

Ms. Universe 1999 First Runner up, talks about forgiveness... Marami siyang question about sa sarili at family niya habang lumalaki siya. Her mother, as a career woman, has an issue of bitterness to her lola and passed it on to her. Her father was also busy with his work. She taught she was not loved by her parents ang grew up with bitterness to them, didn't honor them enough. Until she realized her parents loved her. Mali lang yung pagkakaintindi niya. Praise God dahil nakilala ni Miriam si Jesus last 2008... She learned how to love again. Watch this video to find out more about how God transformed her.

One more chance: Joshua Zamora and Jopay Paguia share tips on second-chance love

In love, as in dance, Joshua Zamora and Jopay Paguia are in perfect sync. Joshua rose to fame as part of Gary Valenciano’s Manoeuvers, while Jopay was a mainstay on GMA-7 as one of the Sexbomb Dancers. Nine years after they first got together, they finally tied the knot on June 6, 2014.

In one of their last interviews before becoming husband and wife, Jopay and Joshua visited “Tonight with Arnold Clavio” to share their love story. They shared their advice on keeping a healthy, happy relationship — and taking it all the way to the altar.

1. It doesn’t have to be “love at first sight”
Jopay and Joshua, who call each other “Basya” and “Babas”, met on the set of GMA-7’s afternoon soap “Daisy Siyete.” It wasn’t love at first sight for either of them, and Joshua was even disappointed that his character’s love interest was played by Jopay instead of Rochelle Pangilinan! As for Jopay, she wasn’t interested either.

“Ang tingin ko kasi sa kanya, parang babaero ito,” she says. “Wala ako masyadong pakialam sa mga lalaki noon, trabaho lang muna talaga.” Their colleagues wanted them to get together, though, to the point that the other Sexbomb Dancers stole Joshua’s file photo from the art department and gave it to Jopay.

For Joshua, he began to have feelings for Jopay while sharing meals. Jopay recalls, “Ang gusto ko kasi sa kanya, mabait. At kapag kausap mo siya, mas sense ‘yung mga sinasabi niya.”

2. Be best friends
The two became friends and business partners before falling in love. The secret, it seems, is to have an understanding of each other that extends beyond romantic borders. They know everything about each other, from each one’s favorite food to their favorite song to dance to, to which food each refuses to eat.

3. Accept the past and move on
Living in the past stops you from appreciating the present and building a future. Nobody’s perfect, and Jopay and Joshua agree that loving means accepting your partner for who they are.

Joshua has two sons from previous relationships: a 22-year-old, and a 14-year-old. “Wala talaga akong idea noong una,” she recalls. “Pero noong nalaman ko, magkaibigan pa kami. Hindi ko rin naman in-expect na magiging kami.”

Instead of bolting, Jopay made Joshua’s sons a part of her life. “Napakabait na bata. Napakaswerte [ni Joshua] sa mga anak niya,” she says.

4. Love is sweeter the second time around
Joshua and Jopay have been together for around nine years, but it get complicated when they try to give an exact number. See, the two broke up for two years. They were already engaged, but Joshua got cold feet a month before the wedding. “Engaged na ulit, pero na-disengage before,” admits Jopay. “Sabi niya ayaw muna niyang magpakasal...hanggang sa nag-break na kami.”

“Ang hirap din,” Joshua admitted. “Ayos na lahat, pero hindi ako ready.” In 2012, two years after they broke up, they both attended a party for work. Joshua decided to serenade Jopay with series of songs by Gary Valenciano. One of these was was “Reaching Out,” which went: What must I do to make you understand / You mean everything to me / Don’t have the strength to say / Give this heart of mine a chance / And maybe then you will see.

Jopay felt awkward at the time. “Heto ako, nagmo-move on na ako tapos...ano ba?” It took another year before Jopay let Joshua court her again.

5. Find the center of your relationship
For Jopay and Joshua, their center is God. “[We got back together] around the same time na naging active kami sa church,” Jopay says. Joshua adds, “Churchgoers naman kami dati pa pero iba ‘yung active.”

“‘Yung time na nagkahiwalay tayo, it was a blessing in disguise,” Joshua tells Jopay. “Nabalik tayo kung saan tayo dapat. ‘Yung mas mahalin mo siya Christ kaysa sa akin, ibang grace na ang mabibigay sa atin.” Whatever glue binds your relationship together, find it and nurture it.

6. Make every day count
Every day is a chance to make memories with your loved one, and it’s up to you whether those memories will be good or bad. As second-chance lovers, Jopay and Joshua know this better than most. As Jopay put it: “Sabi ko, sana pahalagahan niya, kasi second chance na ito. Kung hindi pa ito ‘yun, ayoko na.”

Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/366924/newstv/tonightwitharnoldclavio/one-more-chance-joshua-zamora-and-jopay-paguia-share-tips-on-second-chance-love

HAYDEN: God makes all things new

I was only eight when I first questioned God’s love. I had pondered at a very young age how a loving God could allow the dignity of an innocent little boy to be stripped away forever by a heartless man. I learned at a very young age a harsh reality – that in real life something precious to us may be taken away from us in an instant, whether we like it or not. I still have the memory of me in the bathroom after that incident – there I was, trying to scrub the filth off my body, frightfully and hopelessly. I have always asked how a loving God could allow this to happen to me?

I have made two conclusions from that experience- two seemingly simplistic conclusions that, I would later learn, would have a catastrophic effect in my life. First was that there was no more point in trying to live a righteous life – I have been defiled and the scar is permanent. Second was the lesson that as long as nobody knows about this – as long as I don’t tell anyone about this – I will be okay. The by-product of that of course was that I began to think I can do ANYTHING, and as long as it is in secret, it will be okay.

Following the footsteps of my Dad, I went to med school. I excelled in both sports and my studies, finishing off as president of the interns in a prestigious hospital, all this while doing modeling work on the side. At this time I no longer recognized the need for God in my life. I was doing well on my own and I’ve got a promising future ahead of me. 

Just a year after I started my practice as a doctor, show business opened its door for me and bid me enter with a promise of fast-track popularity and wealth. I entered this world and sure enough I got what I hoped for – fame, influence, wealth, and women. I should’ve recognized the warning signs at this point. I wasn’t ready for the problems of my so-called “success”. Pride crept in, and in no time I was into womanizing, drugs, and other shameful things only a man perverted in his thinking would do. I did these things in secret so I thought I was going to be okay. The truth is, in my quiet times alone, I felt an unfathomable emptiness inside me.

In December of 2008, my own best friends conspired to expose my double life to the public. They ransacked my place to get whatever evidence they can get – photos, journals, computers, and hard drives. I was horrified. The “ideal man” image I have carefully cultivated for years would be shattered. I was too terrified to witness what was going to happen so I decided it’d be better to “opt out” of life. I swallowed 30 tablets of Valiums, sent my goodbye messages, and lied down until I lost consciousness.

I woke up from a coma after three days and found myself in a rehab with psychiatric patients. I was very upset that I did not die. After a few weeks I left the rehab to celebrate Christmas and the New Year at home. 

Then in May of 2009, I received a call from a stranger asking me to pay P4M or else scandalous videos of me with other celebrities would be released. I did not give in to their demands so on my very birthday, May 20, 2009, the videos were released. The videos went viral and everyone feasted on it. It became the banner headline in TV news, radio, newspapers, blogs, and other social media networks. I was dragged to the senate hall for a humiliating public hearing, where a former police running for office poured water on my head before the hearing to express, according to him, his disgust. The Board of Medicine, finding me not morally fit to practice my vocation, revoked me of my license to practice medicine. In one survey I was voted the “most hated man” in the country – so hated that I was even declared “persona not grata” in some provinces. In one fell swoop, I was stripped of everything I have – the most painful of which was when almost all of my so-called “friends” turned their backs on me.

Left with nothing, I attempted to end my life for the second time by swallowing almost three dozens of the drug “ecstasy. I was convulsing violently when people found me and rushed me to the nearest hospital. I was stabilized there. Exhaustive lab and imaging tests were done but the results showed my body was virtually undamaged.

My second failed attempt made me think that there must be a reason for my life, and that there must be something or someone out there who’s in control of my life. I began a serious spiritual search. I devoured dozens of books on psychology and spirituality – leaving out one that I didn’t think would contain any answers for my questions – the Bible. I tried going to church too, but that was a short-lived affair.

Last May, I received an unexpected call from a friend from CCF inviting me to an evening talk with an Indian-Canadian evangelist named Ravi Zacharias, whose name was familiar to me because of his book, “Has Christianity Failed You”, which I read because that’s how I felt.

I went to the talk. I felt out of place. After dinner, the guest speaker gave an unplanned message that resonated with me powerfully - so powerful that I raised my hand to ask a question at the end of the talk. My question turned into a confession, and my confession into submission to the cross of Christ. I committed my life to Jesus Christ as my Savior and my Lord. Thereafter, I joined a small group and started coming to CCF again.

My life isn’t perfect. I am not perfect. I still have my struggles. But as I grow in my relationship with Jesus, He gives me the grace to resist and overcome sin. My transformation is not yet complete, but I trust that He will finish the good work He started in me. I don’t worry about my past anymore, nor am I anxious about my future because as Paul would put it, “it is no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in me” 

My name is Hayden Kho, Jr - once lost, but now found by Him who redeems, confirms, strengthens, and makes all things new.

To God be all the glory.

Source: http://www.ccf.org.ph/testimonies/hayden-god-makes-all-things-new 

Brian Welch: From Korn to Jesus

Former guitarist and co-founder of heavy rock group Korn, Brian Welch talks about the amazing turn his life took when he accepted God for who He is. Saved from drugs and addiction, Welch tells his amazing testimony of Jesus' love and salvation.

He found new life, new hope..he became a new creation.

Hillsong: Where it all started

Brian and Bobbie Houston moved from New Zealand in 1978 and joined the Sydney Christian Life Centre in Darlinghurst, pastored by Brian Houston's father, Frank Houston.^[They started Hillsong Church, which was then known as Hills Christian Life Centre, in August 1983 with services held at the Baulkham Hills Public School hall and with an initial congregation of 45.In 1990, the church moved from "the warehouse", which they had occupied since 1984,to hold services at the Hills Centre. In 1986, an annual conference was developed, now called Hillsong Conference.

Early Hills Christian Life Centre logo

In the early 1990s, praise and worship recordings from the Hills Christian Life Centre were released in Australia and internationally under the name Hillsong. The name is also used for a television show featuring clips from the videos of the recordings and a message from Brian Houston. In 1997 the church moved into its new building at Baulkham Hills' Norwest Business Park.

In the late 1990s the church realised that the name Hillsong was more well-known than Hills Christian Life Centre due to the branding of its recordings. The church was renamed Hillsong Church in 1999, about the same time its mother church, Sydney Christian Life Centre, was merged into Hillsong Church.

A new convention centre at the church's "Hills" location, was opened on 19 October 2002 by John Howard, the then Prime Minister of Australia. Due to the growth of the "City" location, in 2007 the church announced its intentions to develop a significant area of land on Rothschild Avenue, Roseberyinto the new "City" location. In August 2008, Hillsong withdrew the development application they had lodged with the Sydney City Council after an independent report recommended against the council approving the development. In August 2009 it was announced that the site was for sale. Since then, Hillsong has opened up another City location in Alexandria.

Hillsong is affiliated with Australian Christian Churches (the Assemblies of God in Australia), which belongs within the Pentecostal tradition of Christianity. The church's beliefs are Evangelical and Pentecostal in that it holds the Bible as accurate and authoritative in matters of faith and that Jesus Christ reconciled humanity to God through his death and resurrection. The church believes that in order to live a fruitful Christian life a person should seek the baptism in the Holy Spirit and that the Holy Spirit enables the use of spiritual gifts, which include speaking in tongues.

Hillsong's stand on many topical issues in contemporary Christianity is in keeping with mainstream Pentecostalism opposing embryonic stem cell research and abortion on the basis that human life commences at conception. Hillsong has also declared support for Creationism and Intelligent Design and believes this should be taught in schools. It also believes that homosexuality is contrary to biblical teaching but emphasizes that it does not condemn homosexuals.

Hillsong's prosperity teachings have been criticised by Christian leaders Tim Costello and George Pell. Subsequent statements by Tim Costello indicated that he was satisfied with changes made by Brian Houston to Hillsong's teaching in response to criticism, a change which has been noted by the media. Hillsong's teachings have been commented on favourably by Peter Costello, Tim Costello's brother, also a Baptist and a former Treasurer of Australia who has defended the church against accusations of unorthodoxy.

Hillsong Church has a well-recognised music ministry with songs such as "Power of Your Love" by Geoff Bullock and "Shout to the Lord" by Darlene Zschech sung in churches worldwide. Originally published as "Hillsongs", Hillsong Church now produces its music through its own label, Hillsong Music Australia. Hillsong Music has released over 40 albums since 1992, many of them achieving gold status in Australia and one of them, People Just Like Us, achieving platinum status. The church's 2004 live praise and worship album For All You've Done reached No. 1 in the mainstream Australian album charts (ARIA).

Hillsong's most successful albums, the Live Album Series, lead by Darlene Zschech and Reuben Morgan, have all achieved gold status in Australia and, since the inception in 1992 of the annual live praise and worship albums, Hillsong has branched out and released other albums including the worship series Hillsong United, Hillsong Kids, Hillsong London, Christmas albums and compilation albums. The Live Album Series are recorded at the Sydney campus(es) and then edited and produced by Hillsong Music Australia. The worship series began as a compilation of songs and developed into studio recorded albums. The Hillsong United series and the Hillsong United band led by Joel Houston, contains songs from the Hillsong United youth ministry. Hillsong Kids has released an annual worship for kids album since 2004. Hillsong Music has released two Christmas albums, several compilation albums as well as recordings from Hillsong London, Hillsong Kiev and Youth Alive. To help take Hillsong Music mainstream an agreement withWarner Music Australia took place in 1999. In 2003 Sony Music Australia also signed with Hillsong Music to take the group even more mainstream.

Geoff Bullock served as Hillsong's first worship pastor. Darlene Zschech led Hillsong's music ministries as worship pastor from 1995 until 2008. Reuben Morgan is currently the worship pastor.

On 24 October 2010, it was announced that Darlene Zschech and her husband, Mark, would be taking over as senior pastors at Church Unlimited in Charmhaven on the central coast region of New South Wales, effective as of 23 January 2011. As of December 2011, Hillsong has sold more than 12 million records across the globe, following its first release in 1991 and a quarter of all contemporary songs heard in Australian churches in 2011 were written by Hillsong.

In September 2012, Hillsong produced The Global Project, a collection of their most popular songs released in nine different languages including Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Mandarin, Indonesian, German, French, Swedish and Russian.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Delighting in the Lord

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-7

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Psalm 37:4

Marami tayong desires: materials, ambitions, position sa society and people. How can we attain it?

Sabi nga nila mahirap ang buhay. Maraming pagsubok na darating. But God can do things possible. How can we delight in Him? Yung tipong sasaya Siya. God smiles every time we worship Him, do good to people, seeking Him and obeying His commands. That's one of the things He'll be delighted. Hindi naman high standard si God na dapat may requirements pa para lumapit. Just simply the way we are. Talk to Him and for that He'll be happy. Yung desires of our hearts will follow after all. Ganun tayo kamahal ni God. Kaya lapit na kay Jesus.