After passing the licensure board exam for
Guidance Counselor, I have been into few trips that I have missed the
recognition at school for us board passers. It was a little ceremony
celebrating the successful first attempt of the Bible school and its counseling
department. The book “Dare to Journey” by Charles Ringma with Henri Nouwen was
the token given to us and I just got mine this week when I visited the school.
I was in Cebu attending the Channels of Hope
refresher course that week when the recognition took place. It was a week of
reunion of old friends serving in the same ministry and fun with a new close
friend from the locale with food tripping, coffee and yes…little wine. The
following week was spent at Hacienda Gracia Resort and Hotel at Lubao, Pampanga,
a quite nice and beautiful place for strategic planning of Pinoy Plus. Also it
was a week of reunion and getting to know more friends from the positive
community.
Two weekends ago, the first out of town trip
and staff meeting of our newly found counseling center was held in Pilar,
Bataan, the hometown of our head colleague. We have done some amendments on the
proposal for our first major client, which is a research company. Las Casas
Filipinas de Acuzar in Bagac and the cross or the shrine at the top of Mt.
Samat was the two beautiful and historical places we have visited. The former
showcases the Old Spanish houses in the country in which some of them were made
into hotels while the latter tells the Japanese-American war history.
Last Saturday, I got invited to speak before a
group of dentists and their staff in a fellowship. I shared a message, which I
have entitled “Being There: The Quest for Integrity.” The sample story I used
was my story and journey with Christ as we discussed achieving integrity in our
daily lives. Most of them, if not all of them, were blessed to hear from
someone like me who is so open and honest about my life. Reflecting on the
teaching I have shared, I truly praise the Lord for finally bringing me to this
point wherein I can blatantly tell both the good and dark side of the path I
have chosen to walk into. There’s no more shame and no more fear but courage
knowing that all this is for the honor and glory of God. There is really
freedom in the truth of being who you are in the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the midst of challenges, struggles in life
and weaknesses, truly that living for God and His purposes is the key to an
amazing and fruitful life!
