GG: My Angels!

I feel so blessed for God has given me angels that I consider as gifts and blessings. At first I said no without thinking then eventually said yes. God reminded me to Obey and Witness. I started realizing that there are far greater things than what I thought it was. I experienced a lot last night and it's amazing how God works mysteriously. It is great to talk to them like we knew each other for a long time. Even if we just met I really felt we're close. I enjoyed how we introduced ourselves! It made me laugh and certainly I can't forget our new names: Sweetie Sarah, Crazy Cristina, Adorable Annie, Jolly Josephine, Awesome Ailene and Cutie Collete. God is good! There was no awkward moments (well maybe a little but we can work it out). It brought me happiness, love and peace. The joy we shared as we first discussed about God's love was amazing though we lack time! God made us feel His love through each other's presence. I feel that I belonged and that I couldn't fully express how grateful I am for them. The moment they called me "Mama Sarah" is priceless and memorable. I am humbled and inspired to bring them closer to God. They are my God's gift because they are angels sent from heaven. I will cherish and nourish them as the Lord entrusted them to me. With God's grace, I know I can do things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:12). I am excited and looking forward for more bonding with them! Well there's still next week so let's make the most of it. Thank you Angels! Thank you Lord! See you again soooon! God bless! 

Mwaaahhhugs! <3

Wala tayong family pic kaya eto na muna.. :))

Czammy & Me: From YFC to SFC!

We were both YFCs and aspiring to be future nurses. She was an online friend of my yfc friend. They were active in a YFC forum and that's where it all started. We were introduced via social media last 2009. We chatted via yahoo messenger and met through friendster. We were also friends in multiply. She was somewhere in Luzon while I was in Western Visayas. I met her because she registered for ILC but couldn’t come so I took her place to attend and paid the money to her friend. I decided to go even if it was 2.5 days before the event and it was a last minute decision. Attending the ILC is where my YFC journey started and it was there that I committed to serve God. I felt so excited to meet her because I wanted to thank her for the opportunity to attend. 

We were supposed to meet during International conferences (ILC) but due to busy schedules and lack of communication we failed to do so. Despite the hindrances, we continued our journey in YFC separately. After passing the board exam to having our own license and being blessed to work in a hospital, we just kept going. We lived our lives differently but there was one thing that was common to us, our desire to stay and serve in YFC. Then friendster was gone and YM was not frequently used. We lost contact and facebook became popular. She kept communicating with my friend who became my boyfriend that time. She mentioned how he would ask her advice about our relationship before and that He was discerning me to be his GG. We became leaders of our province and so was her in their area. Everything went well but God knew in our hearts that we had to meet personally.

I left Philippines last October 2011 to serve God and to find a job. I lost communication with my boyfriend, we argued, we broke up and he blocked me in his fb account. It was my fault but it was too late. I decided to temporarily forget about him. I felt like I lost much. I knew something was missing. God healed me of my brokenness, made me realized my faults and allowed me to see the good things through that experience. It was December when I was blessed to work in a nursery that's similar to nursing. I learned new things, I grew up, I became independent and I slowly changed.

It was July 6, 2013 when we decided to end things through a conversation. It was my first vacation and I really wanted to settle things between us. After our talk, we became friends again. We missed the old times and we started to reminisce our past memories and it was all during our YFC days. After a month I went back to Dubai feeling happy and free of guilt.

We kept talking and it was only last September 14, 2013 that He mentioned about Czammy. It was then I remember when it all started and I was delighted to meet her in person. He suggested to add her. I was happy that she came to Dubai last January 2012. I searched her fb account and viewed her timeline. She worked in a hospital. She even became an SFC member! I didn't remember how she looked like before but I can feel that it was her.

I then sent a message to her and we talked a little bit.She mentioned that she was looking for me and that I had a lot of friends. I had a second account and ever since after the break up, it became my active account. I then invited her to our CLP and she mentioned she had friends that wanted to join. I can feel the excitement from us and the eagerness to see each other in person. We then decided to meet on the day of our CLP, Sept. 20. I arrived at the mission house and I was nervous but excited. I was thinking what would our first meet up be? Is it going to be dramatic? Is there going to be hugs and tears? I just thought to myself. I called her and she was coming. I then shared our story to my friends and they said they had goosebumps.

I waited at the corridor and when she came in, I honestly didn't recognize her but it was her that called my name. I immediately knew and I left my things on the table and ran to hug her. I was a bit teary eyed and slightly emotional. I thanked her and we talked like we knew each other for so long. It was like a scene in a movie and that was the best moment that happened to me. I can't imagine that from YFC to SFC, God wrote our best story and He made His presence evident in our lives. It feels great that God used us as an instrument and everything had a purpose.  

I couldn't believe that we finally met. To my surprise we were not aware that we were in the same emirate. We attended Middle East conference last year, then Singolympics, UAE National Assembly and even the National conference this year. We were attending different events and we never had a chance to meet. God is great because His timing never fails. He knew that things needed to be settled first before allowing what we desired. I found out she became dry and searched for the community. She graduated and became a nurse. She came here to work and was blessed to practice nursing. She then attended the CLP and found her God's gift. I felt privileged to meet them both. She also shared our story with friends and they had goosebumps! God works in ways we can't see and that's worth sharing!

I then realized that the world is indeed small when you're in the CFC Family Ministry. She was not just a friend but sister to me. It was through her that opened my eyes to serving God. It was through that ILC slot that changed my life. It was through her kindness and I am forever grateful for that. I thought it was just a dream to finally meet her but God made it come true. It took us about 4 years before we actually met and a lot has happened. Though everything changed but one thing remained and still that was our desire to serve God not just in YFC but now in SFC. The commitment was there and it was the only thing that mattered most.

Czammy and Me! Praise God! Finally we met after 4 years!

I can't fully express how grateful and happy I am. God is so good and great! His plans are always amazing! Thank you Lord for allowing me to meet her and experience the fullness of life through your grace, providence and love! I am so blessed and thank you for making me realize and appreciate that! You truly are an awesome God!

And for that, may God be praised! Hallelujah! AMEN!

I am blessed and grateful....

To celebrate WORLD GRATITUDE DAY, here's something that I am blessed and grateful for…..

GOD – Thank you Lord for everything. For the life I am living, for the love that is the source of my being, for the things I am enjoying, for the sins that you keep forgiving, for the opportunities that you are opening, for the providence that you keep pouring, for the guidance that you are supporting, for the blessings that are unending and for the grace that's greatly amazing! Thank you for the answered and unanswered prayers. Thank you for the struggles and for the strength to keep on enduring! Thank you for the salvation and for the chances you keep offering. Lord, I have a lot to be thankful for and if I seem to forget to be grateful, please do remind me. Thank you for understanding my faults and failures. Thank you for always being there for me 24/7. Thank you for your assurance and for not failing me. I will try my best to follow your ways and may your will be done unto me. May all that I do will be for your great glory in Jesus' name, AMEN!     

FAMILY – Thank you for the family that you have blessed me, for the love they have showed and expressed to me, for the greatest gift that you ever given to me, for the support and guidance to me, for making me feel complete, for teaching me the good things, for establishing me childlike faith and commitment to you, for the joy that I have when I am with them, for the relationship between siblings and parents, for the happiness and victories shared among us, for the fights we used to have that didn't last long, for the trips we did together, for celebrating special events in our life, for giving importance to one another, for building our character and molding our personality and for allowing me to feel the belongingness that nobody can replace. Thank you to my Father and Mother who sacrificed a lot for me and my siblings. Thank you to my sisters and brothers that made me crazy and gave enjoyment to my childhood and growing up. I just want to thank you for your love and I am willing to love you more as you deserved! Thank you! I am so blessed to have you! <3

TEACHERS & MENTORS – Thank you for molding me to become the person I am now From preschool to elementary to high school and college and to becoming a nurse and it's all thanks to all of you. . Without your efforts, love and teaching then I wouldn't be successful, I wouldn't have finished my studies or achieved my bachelors degree. The hardship and the struggle became a stepping stone to wonderful opportunities that God has prepared for me. All that I am became complete because of your contribution to my life. I wouldn't be here and I am grateful for the part you shared that changed and transformed me to become better and to keep striving to be good and to do good. Thank you so much!

CFC AND FAMILY MINISTRIES – Being a part of this community opened doors of opportunity and chances for me to improve myself. From being shy to gaining confidence, from isolation to being surrounded with friends, from having weaknesses to enhancing my strength, from dependence to independence, from being a wimp to becoming a warrior, from inability to ability, from being a member to soon becoming a leader, from gaining experiences that teaches people about God, from inability of use my talents to enhancing them for God's greater glory, from being nothing to becoming something and from the person I used to know to the person who is now. God is good, great and amazing! I wouldn't be who I am without the community that look after me, that trained to make me witness and experience God's fullness, that molded and taught me things that is not learned in school, that inspired me of the mission that God entrusted, that captured my heart and instill to me how wonderful it is to be alive and to serve, that explained and made me feel how great it is to love and be loved, to establish relationship that's Christ centered, that made my faith grow deeper and my knowledge expanded. The community planted the seed in my heart, the people water and fertilized it but it was God who allowed that seed to grow and bear fruit. I witnessed the miracles in me because I obeyed and followed God. He led me to believe that all things are possible and He assured me to trust His plans. I am so grateful that I couldn't keep it within, that I need to share it and that I have to express it fully. Thank you Lord for using those people and I am so blessed to be a part of this family ministry that together we will renew the face of the earth and be transformed by God's love!

FRIENDS – Life is tough but when you have friend, it becomes easy. Thank you Lord for the gift of friendship that remains the same despite distance, argument, circumstances and personal concerns. Thank you for the relationship that you blessed me with. Thank you for they have become a part of me that I couldn't live without. Thank you to them because they inspired and motivated me to do better. Thank you to the sisterhood and brotherhood that the friendship has started. Thank you for the moments that I felt down and depressed and they were there to cheer me up. Thank you for their presence that surely made a difference. Thank you for the opportunity of knowing how blessed I am to have them. Thank you Lord! I am so blessed with true friends that will stay with until the end!

WORK/CAREER – Thank you for allowing me to maximize my potential, learn new things, develop my talents, start my career, boosted my confidence, gain new friends, earn money, improve my character and allowed me to grow, made me experienced the realities in life and opened my eyes to the opportunities that's in store for me. Thank you for the lessons and the new experiences that taught me well. Thank you for the salary and benefits you provide for me. Thank you for the chance to work in your company, with the colleagues and with the people I'm dealing with. Thank you and may you provide better opportunities to people who deserve to be highly paid, for benefits and insurances, for bonuses to the hardworking employees that aim to improve your company. (I hope and pray!)

BLESSINGS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN – What more can I say? Thank you for being the best thing that happened to me. Without the struggles then life won't be challenging as it is. Without blessings then life won't be the same or exciting. Without everything in between then it's not life that you're living. Thank you Lord for everything in between and for all the blessings! I know I fail to appreciate the beauty of life and the things that surround me. May I learn to be grateful for the little and big things that come my way. I am excited and looking forward to what lies ahead! Yehey!

Prayer:

Lord, allow me to thank you and everyone for being a part of my life. Thank you for making me experience the life that's purposely lived for your great glory. Thank you for the learning, the struggle, the relationship, the blessing and for everything. Teach me to always be grateful, appreciative and faithful. Thank you for your unconditional love, providence, guidance, support and grace. May I be a reflection of your Son, Jesus, to others as I fulfill the mission that you have entrusted to me that is to proclaim the good news to the ends of the earth. Amen!  

How about you?

What are you blessed and grateful for? 

Share the blessings! Experience the love! 

:)))))))))))

God bless you! <3

~SarahKailyn~