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     Ika- siyamnapu't walong (98)  araw na ngayon (September 11, 2024) nang ako ay itinalaga bilang isang Diyakonesa (Deaconess) sa Pangasinan West Island District, sa kumperensya ng Hundred Islands Philippines Annual Conference, Baguio Episcopal Area ng simbahang United Methodist Church sa Pilipinas sa pangunguna ng mahal na obispo na si Rev. Rodel Acdal para sa ikararangal ng ang Diyos Ama sa pagliligtas ni Hesu Cristo at patnubay ng Banal na Espiritu.      Mahalaga ang araw na ito, sapagkat aking ipinapanalangin na samahan nawa ako ng ating Diyos sa aking pagsusulat.       Sa  nakalipas na mga araw, nagtanong ako sa ating Diyos kung ano ang aking gagawin at dapat isulat. Marami akong nasaksihan na mga pangyayari (kasiyasiya man o hindi), nakilalalang tao, napuntahang lugar, natanggap na pagapapala, at nakita at naramdaman ang kabutihan ng Diyos sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Marami akong naiisip na mga bagay-bagay  na hindi k...

Date of preparation:   August 21 for August 25, 2024 Theme: When God Calls… Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9 (Tinawag ng Diyos si Abram)   PUMP Question: Ano ba ang kadalasaang dahilan kung bakit ikaw, ako, o tayo ay tinatawag?   Basahin Genesis 12:1-9   Q.   Nang may tumawag sa iyo para gawin ang isang bagay, maihahambing mo ba ang iyong sarili sa buhay ni Abram noong tinawag siya ng Diyos? Bilang isang kabataang Kristiyano ano ang nais ipagawa sa iyo ng Diyos?   Intro: Ang binasang teksto kanina ay tungkol sa pagtawag ng Diyos kay Abram.   Sino ba si Abram? Si Abram ay mula sa lahi ni Shem na Anak ni Noe, at si Noe naman ay mula sa lahi ni Adan na nilikha ng Diyos. Siya ay may asawang nagngangalang Sarai, at hindi siya magkaanak dahil siya ay baog.             Sa umpisa pa lamang ay nagsalita na ang Diyos kay Abram. “1 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Abram, “Lisanin mo ang iyo...

  Theme: And it came to pass (At nangyari at mangyayari)  July 20, 2024   Q.Bago po ako mag umpisa, maari ko po ba kayo matanong kung ano sa tingin Ninyo ang pagkakaparehas natin sa isa’t isa? Ano po kayang mayroon ako na mayroon ka rin at tayong lahat? _ Read Acts 2:1-4,17; Joel 2:28 Acts 2:1-4, 17 Ang Pagdating ng Espiritu Santo   Nagkakatipon silang lahat sa isang lugar nang sumapit ang araw ng Pentecostes. 2 Walang anu-ano'y may ingay na nagmula sa langit, na tulad ng ugong ng malakas na hangin, at napuno nito ang bahay na kinaroroonan nila. 3 May nakita silang parang mga dilang apoy na dumapo sa bawat isa sa kanila, 4 at silang lahat ay napuspos ng Espiritu Santo at nagsimulang magsalita ng iba't ibang wika, ayon sa ipinagkaloob sa kanila ng Espiritu. 16 Ang nakikita ninyo'y katuparan ng ipinahayag ni Propeta Joel, 17 ‘Ito ang gagawin ko sa mga huling araw,’ sabi ng Diyos, ‘Ibubuhos ko ang aking Espiritu sa lahat ng tao;   ipahahayag n...

 The field practicum class went to the United Methodist Church Head Quarters in Ermita, Manila, on April 20, 2024, from 1:00-5:00 PM. We have our closing session, basic counseling session, and debriefing with A.P.W.A.I. members and the deaconess in charge.   During the closing session, we shared our learnings, realizations, and reflections on our exposure to the activities and the lives of people living with HIV. We have talked about our experiences during HIV Awareness at Wesleyan University, our encounters and discussions with PLHIV, and visitation in the shelter for PLHIV, the PAFPI.  Even though, we, the field practicum students have differences in how to perceive things, we have received a common message from the issue of HIV. We have learned that PLHIV doesn’t want us to pity them but instead they want us to give them 3Ps (Pang-unawa, Pagtanggap, Pantay na karapatan). They want us to give them our understanding of their situation, to accept...

 The Field Practicum Class was scheduled to go at The United Methodist Church Headquarters in Ermita, Manila, on April 6, 2024, from 1:00-5:00 PM. The task prepared for us was to have a Focused Group Discussion or group interview with HIV patients.  The trip from Taytay Rizal to Manila is more or less two hours. We rode a jeep going to Sta. Lucia and a train from Sta. Lucia to Recto and another train from Doroteo Jose to the United Nations and we walked to the headquarters.  The session started with an introduction and brief discussion about HIV and AIDS and proceeded to the group interview. Three women were interviewed. The field practicum class has prepared a set of questions for the interview. Here are the following questions:  ● Gaano kahirap ang magkaroon ng HIV / AIDS?  ● Ano yung naramdaman mo nung nalaman mong may HIV ka?   ● Ano yung mga ginawa mo upang tulungan ang sarili mo na manatiling matatag?   ● Ano ang naramdama...

 The Field Practicum class was scheduled to visit the Positive Action Foundation Philippines (PAFPI), a shelter for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), on April 13, 2024, from 2:00- 4:00 PM, in Malate, Metro Manila. We are accompanied by a member of APWAI Association of Positive Women Advocates Inc., one deaconess, and a General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) missionary. We had an interview with the Social Worker in charge, the Chairman of the PAFPI, and the officer and dedicated member of PAFPI. They showed us the facilities, the visitors lobby, the rooms for women PLHIV, and the office. The building is like a two-story house apartment. During our visit, the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Taft Campus students are doing their project in PAFPI which is renovating the lobby by building barrier curtains. However, we did not have the opportunity to see the men PLHIV because they were asleep and resting. At the end of our visit, we prayed for the PAFPI, gave a s...

  The Field Practicum Class joined the seminar about HIV and AIDS Awareness held on March 14-15, 2024 at Wesleyan University-Philippines in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. We traveled almost five hours going there from Taytay, Rizal. The seminar was facilitated by the health workers, faculty, and staff of WUP, the Association of Positive Women Advocates, Inc. (A.P.W.A.I.), and the Board of Women’s Work of the United Methodist Church. Also, it was attended by the students of Wesleyan University, UMC Episcopal representatives, and other invited students like us (Harris Memorial College Students). The seminar started by opening worship followed by various sessions on HIV and AIDS awareness. The theme of the seminar was “Empowering Lives: Bridging Hope Through Compassionate Care (Engaging in HIV and AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment). The seminar enlightened me and made an impact on how I should look at the issue of HIV and AIDS in the Philippines and in the world. I...