Tayabas,Quezon:Mainit Hotspring Mother's Day 2018

In spite of the scorching heat, Mama wanted to go to the hot spring!So to "Mainit Hotspring" it was!

We had to do about four transfers.First,the tricycle ride from our house to the jeepney terminal outside the subdivision.Second,the jeepney ride going to Bayan.Then,we had to go to SM Lucena and from there take the Mauban-route vans that pass by Mainit Hotspring.-it was overloaded so the ride wasn't good and add to that the bumpy and winding roads. It took about an hour to get to the resort.

We paid the entrance fee of 100 Php only and an inflatable for 150Php. They also have goggles for sale too.The cottage we got was just 250Php.

There were a lot of families and almost all the cottages near the entrance were full. 

Afterwards I had a bad headache and by the time the dinner was ready we are all fast asleep.

Tagbilaran, Bohol-Marriage and Family I

There were more than 100 couples from all over the ICOC-Philippines family of churches who attended this 3 day event.

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SEC SENS 2018

Alright! This year the process is even better because you can choose any courier to send it.In the last 2 years it was only through their accredited courier. In our case,there is no SEC-accredited courier in Quezon so we had to go to San Pablo to have it mailed.I had a problem with their courier last year resulting in our GIS not being received.I had another person go to San Pablo to have it mailed-complete with the mailing label,GIS and AFS document checklists,cover sheet and all but the staff insisted on doing the online process by themselves which resulted in errors.Anyway, this year we can avoid this great inconvenience plus mind you,entails late fees of over Php1000.

I had to send the GIS first because you only have 30 days from the Annual Board meeting to submit it. Then I sent the AFS next so the shipping fee is doubled any way at least I know it will be sent properly.

Padre Burgos:Huntington Beach 2018

 Another day at the beach!Where time is slow and food abounds!Laughter at small things and amazement at God's favor is the theme!
This year we headed to -Huntington Beach at Padre Burgos, Quezon Province.This resort is a bit new with huts just constructed recently. Karaoke was the worst part because some people who got drunk just can't stop. But inspite of that, my husband slept noisily. There was a drizzle during the night, so it was cold and damp in our tent LOL!
Our group this year was composed of 3 families with their kids -15 in all including me and hubby and the other group from the singles were also 15 -they were separate from us though.
The beach was big and we rented 2 boats to go see the other islands -Borawan and Dampalitan (we went there last 2016). Nanay Cela and Tatay Bert told us about the place because their relatives worked there.
There's electricity in the cottages, you can charcoal-grill,and roam around. There are small white- spotted jellyfish which aren't harmful but there can be the other kinds of jellys so you have to be careful. If you have kids they must stay in the netted area for safety.
The water is very shallow,the highest level at half kilometer is just probably knee deep.The part we stayed at is just ankle deep.
prices as of Mar 2018
Hut: 1000 day/1300 overnight
Entrance:100
Water:1 drum 150php
Cottages: 500day/800overnight
Seafoods: Crabs/Squid 300-450 /kilo
Convenience stores available
Banca Rentals 800++

we just stayed at our tent. Pitch for free

your bahay kubo -no beddings nor bed bring your own  

the cottage so you can eat all together 500 day/800 overnight

boulders for your pictorials

White-spotted jellies have very mild venom and do not pose a threat to human beings

in low-tide around 2 pm you can play at the sandbar

Positive Choice Program HOPEWW

As part of our community service the ICOC-Lucena ran a workshop called Positive Choice.Some of its objectives are:
- Increased positive attitudes towards practicing abstinence until marriage.
- Enhanced refusal and negotiation skills necessary to resist sexual urges, advances, and offers to participate in high-risk activities such as drug use and alcohol consumption, which may make them more vulnerable to sexual advances and urges

It has four modules which can be used individually, but it is recommended that they be used as a series in order to fully benefit from the program.Because the facilitators wanted to not break the continuity,all four modules were compressed in a whole day of workshop.

Postive Choice Program audience -13 and Up

The audience were teenagers,parents, and church members and their families.There were group rules that were reviewed at the start of every module,one of which is active participation.

Positive Choice-4 Modules

The overview of the 4 modules were discussed,and each module was indeed very engaging because of the activities consisting of worksheets,group discussions and role plays on the scenarios about sexually transmitted infections and negotiation strategy.

Positive Choice Facilitators

The facilitators attended the training held in Manila early this year.They also shared about their own life experiences and were very much able to transfer what they have learned to the participants in the day long program.

Workshop activities

Participants showed enthusiasm during group discussions, and paid attention to the role plays. It was really awesome to hear the teens and parents respond to questions during the discussions.

A very alarming reality about the prevalence of HIV in the country:

BIR Tax Exemption Application

After several attempts starting 2015 I was finally able to submit all the necessary requirements for filing for tax exemptions.

2015 - RDO was unable to release Certified True copies of ITR and AFS for the year 2012 and 2013
(due to the previous manual entries/change of chief and other reasons)
2016 - Was given a Tax Clearance Certificate,however RDO was unable to release Certified True copies of ITR and AFS for the year 2013
2017 - CTC of ITR&AFS from 2014,2015 and 2016 were released,however Authorized Agent Banks had erroneous entries (i.e payment for the month of June was entered for December) and other system issues.
2018 - Submitted all requirements to the RDO

We are a SEC registered church-I see some negative comments about it. Why is there a flak over this? Generally,it is because some people view it as a phony church.I love my church family,where I got baptized and came to an understanding of faith in Jesus. The church is simply not a building. As Christians- followers of our Savior Jesus Christ, we practice what He preached and commanded. It can only be done through a church setting-a community of fellow believers who studies the scriptures together and works together in unity to grow the faith of each other.

Tax clearance

ITR and AFS CTC

Counter #6 RDO

Assessment of requirements 

SM MOA:IGNITE!-Asia Pacific Discipleship Conference

It was a great privilege to be able to be with the believers from all over the country and some parts of the world this past weekend.It was great to be able to see for myself the people who I grew up with in faith in the singles ministry way back and then through our engagement and young married life period, however short it was before we went on a mission to Lucena. It was so encouraging to be reminded of the fire me and Jesse had when we were just starting out which for me had greatly diminished as encouragement has become scarce for me and is just done during my spiritual birthday.And as I go through life's challenges it is becoming harder to be encouraged even by little things.

It was good to reminisce things from the past in the Maturity Class- the boot camps the activities we had it was all awesome!.It was unbelievable to learn that even Manong Rolan went through struggles with self-doubt and insecurities!and I was like how much more would I feel, as insecure as I am and still coming to grips with how I could overcome difficulties without losing my mind and ending my misery.But, I realized that I would go through these and that's why the Bible is really full of reminders of persevering and focusing on Jesus.In these dark days,I'm glad to be reminded of the the great cloud of witnesses cheering me on to continue fighting the good fight of the faith.

friends from the single's ministry and house hold(house mate)

Maturity Class -from ICOC Philippines 

with our former marrieds group in QC,now most of them have also relocated

with our host in Las Pinas

friends from way back QC Sector

greteful for our awesome stay in Manila

from ICOC Philippines 

Papa couldn't go to MOA soI told him to just watch the Live

Papa is so tech savvy

a righteous man will pray for him too

Day 1 Friday 07/21

07:00 ETD Arias
10:30 ETA BF Homes ,Las Pinas
11:30 Lunch with Maureen,Baby Kaitlyn,Ate Ana and Jesse!
12:30 ETD BF Homes
14:30 ETA National Museum (Date)
18:30 ETA IGNITE! Opening Night
23:30 ETA BF Homes sandwich dinner
24:30 my shut eye

Day 2 Saturday 07/22

05:30 Cooking time with Ate Anna
06:30 Preps/QT
07:30 ETD BF Homes
08:20 ETA SM MOA IGNITE! Conference
09:00 Ignite Faith:Women's Class -Jennifer Lopez& Saun Galang
10:40 Married's Class Chester & Sirikit Umaguing/Charlie & Meek Young Yi
12:00 Lunch Together with friends from former QC Marrieds House Church @ Classic Savory MOA
14:00 Ignite Hope:Maturity Class 35-59 yrs old Koko & Farida Enrile/Roy Soriano
15:30 Ignite Love:Spiritual Growth 15 & Up Rolan Monje & Rommel Casis/Eric & Lisa Sismaet
17:30 Ignite Fellowship: Cultural Presentations
19:30 Dinner with the Wolfs @ Tapa King
22:30 ETA BF Homes
24:30 my shut eye

Day 3 Sunday 07/23

05:30 cooking time with Ate Anna
06:00 Breakfast socials
07:00 Preps/QT
08:30 ETA IGNITE! Ignite the Dream Worship Service / also on FB Live!
12:00 Lunch with former QC friends now in Rizal and Dumaguete -Rachel&Werlin,Chepie with Baby Grant,Jane and Lance with son @ Burger City MOA
14:30 ETD Buendia Terminal bound to Caloocan
18:30 ETA Bagong Silang ,Caloocan