Sunday, March 02, 2008

Recent articles from my blogs

Free legal information at www.familymatters.org.ph

Baptist Churches in the Philippines at www.baptist-rp.blogspot.com

Music recital 2008, Asia Baptist Bible College

8th World Missions Conference, Bethany Makati, February 12-14, 2008
Reaching the world for Christ through the Internet; "English for Asians and Africans" now online
Medical mission, BBC Sta. Mesa (Manila) with High Street Baptist Church (Springfield, Missouri, USA) team
59th Anniversary, Baptist Bible Church (Sta. Mesa, Manila), January 13, 2008
Christmas cantata, Baptist Bible Church, Sta. Mesa
Getting married? A look at what covenant marriage is all about
Missions conference, Grace Bible Baptist Church, Dasmarinas, Cavite
ABBC 2007 concert
The Estrada vs. Escritor case: Did the Supreme Court legitimize live-in relationships in the name of freedom of religion?
Life after life: medical criteria of “death”, its legal definition in the Philippines, related issues and Biblical perspectives
"Better English for Filipinos now online"; Reaching the world for Christ through Internet evangelism and cybermissions; volunteers needed for "English for Asians and Africans" website (additional topics as of October 22, 2007: Asia has 459 million Internet users out of a total population of 3.7 billion; Africa with a total population of 933 million, has some 44 million Internet users. South Korea, with an Internet user population of 34 million, now has 80% of homes with broadband connection)
Upcoming event: 18th Fundamental Bible Conference, October 23 to 26
ABBCAA Pastors and Workers Conference, San Mateo BBC, October 1
Online Bible study with Ptr. Jose Luis Reunilla
Department of Education regulations on the teaching of religion in public schools
The need for SEC registration of churches; sample Constitution and Bylaws
Seminars on the Family Code and RA 9262
Asia Baptist Bible College 33rd Graduation Activities, March 6 to 9, 2007
Bethany Baptist Church (Makati) 53rd Anniversary and 7th World Missions Conference
Yearend Family Fellowship, Bethany Makati, December 31, 2006
Legal and Biblical seminar on “The Family Code of the Philippines” and “The Biblical basis for marriage” at Grace and Truth Baptist Church, Kawit, Cavite, December 3, 2006
A Heart for the Harvest, Youth Missions Conference, Sta Mesa BBC;
Baptist Mission Partners Pastors and Churches Annual Conference, Tagaytay;
Soul Winning Revival Conference, October 23, 2006;
Asia Baptist Bible College faculty meeting;
Legal seminar, Christ Bible Baptist Church, Paliparan, Dasmarinas, Cavite;
Mission Month, Promised Land Bible Baptist Church, Dasmarinas, Cavite;
Ptr. Nable, Bethany Makati, and Dr. Armie Jesalva, Cebu BBC, awarded honorary doctoral degrees by Louisiana Baptist University;
Iloilo Baptist Church Orchestra at Bethany Makati

Salt and Light blog at www.-salt-and-light-.blogspot.com

And the two shall become one ...

Real relationships: how to make bad relationships better and good relationships great
Getting married: A look at what “covenant marriage” is
Love and Respect
The Rose
And the bride wore white ...
Together, forever!
What cancer cannot do
Protecting our families and churches against Internet pornography
Deal or no deal?
The One and Only [2]
Procedures in adoption under RA 8552
Losing Leslie: Philippine Daily Inquirer story October 28, 2007Life after life [3]
Relationships, social isolation, heart disease, premature deaths and a cat named Angelica
Acronyms for better marriages: BEST, COUPLES, CHAIRS, ZTE and NBN
The only exercise some people do is jumping to conclusions
The grass is not always greener on the other side
Hi, Pangga! May energy ka ba?
Are computers masculine or feminine?
Transformers: Why do persistent suitors become passive husbands?
Legitimation, the rights of illegitimate children, Spongebob and Gary, Dingdong and Marianne ...
God Of Wonders and Father's Love Letter
Men are terrible mind readers ...
Coming attractions:Is Rusty Lopez anti-male, anti-fathers or anti-family?
Legal lessons from Willie Revillame and Liz Amoro; emotional abuse and psychological violence
Words and pictures
Coming attractions: relationship tips from the "Transformers" and Mr. Bean
To Have and To Hold: upcoming seminar on marriage and relationships, by Chip Ingram, GCF, July 14, 12 nn to 6PM
Ruffa, Yilmaz, TV Patrol, divorce and remarriage by Filipinos; John and Gretchen?
Fathers' Day special
Update on the Mary Winkler case: A word of hope and encouragement for pastors' wives and female church workers
Love, friendship, second chances and a roll of film
Marriage: The Ultimate Fighting Championship
Rights and obligations between husband and wife from the Biblical standpoint and that of the Family Code of the Philippines
Life after life: Farewell to Dra. Myrna Gigantone
Want to get married? A look at what "covenant marriage" is
Farewell to a former high school student
Kris, James and Hope
Love Potion No. 9
"Calling all women" seminar by Burst Forth Ministries, Feb. 24, 2007
Wedding bells for Leili and Jarold
Hate Eight? Eight kinds of husbands and wives
Tom Jones, men and women, husbands and wives, and back to the future
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on the family and family home
“Saving Private Ryan” and God’s seeking heart
June brides, wedding vows and coming attractions
The Battered Woman Syndrome; Spousal abuse: In the name of submission?
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on marriage
Marriage: The ultimate fighting championship
Mind reading and negative interpretations
The joys of photography
“Coming Attractions” In sickness or in health; the Battered Woman Syndrome; a Christian guide to fighting for your marriage; dreary divorce statistics and sexy lingerie to create better marriages in Australia …
Move over, Jang Geum! All about women ...
“Why do men think the things they think, say the things they say, and do the things they do?”
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Primer on the Newborn Screening Act of 2004
Primer on the Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2004
Want to get married? A look at covenant marriages
How to save your marriage alone
Emotional word pictures as communication tool in marriage
Can you read my mind?
Do wives really want their husbands to share feelings, thoughts, etc with them?
Boundaries in marriage
Oldies but Goodies: Ten Commandments for wives and husbands
Hope and help for the battered woman: Biblical response to spousal abuse

Legal Updates blog at www.famli.blogspot.com

RA 9439 Hospital Detention Law

When husband and wife have not seen each other for more than seven years, does it mean that their marriage is now void?
Republic Act 9285 Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004: How to solve legal disputes without going to court
Questions and answers on inheritance (1): no children and without a last will and testament
Family Code of the Philippines: Requisites of marriage, void and voidable marriages, annulment, declaration of nullity, property relations
The Rose
DNA testing to prove legitimacy or illegitimacy of children; Supreme Court’s New Rule on DNA Evidence
Dual citizenship: A primer on RA 9225 Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003
The right of a divorced Filipino spouse to remarry under Article 26 of the Family Code
Disinheriting children and descendants, legitimate as well as illegitimate
How to disinherit your spouse
Protecting our families and churches against Internet pornography; court decisions on pornography and obscenity
Procedures in adoption under RA 8552
Can a man who had a sex change operation have his birth certificate entry for gender changed from "male" to "female"?
Getting married? Take a look at what "covenant marriage" is all about
Legal definition of "death" in the Philippines
Pending legislation: Senate Bill No. 1587 or “An Act Safeguarding The Health Of Filipino Mothers At The Time Of Their Childbirth”
Curfew for minors now illegal under RA 9344
Primer on the Family Code of the Philippines: Absolute community of property
Primer on the Family Code of the Philippines: Donations by reason of marriage
When a man is married to or living in with several women successively or simultaneously, who has the right to inherit from him?
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on the property relations between husband and wife
God Of Wonders and Father's Love Letter
Can an unwed mother avail of the benefits of the Solo Parents Welfare Act?
Support for abandoned wife and family
What happens in an annulment case if the respondent fails to file an Answer?
Custody battles over children: What determines fitness of a parent over another?
Is bigamy committed when a person gets married to another party while his or her petition for annulment of a previous marriage is pending in court?
Sample Constitution and Bylaws for churches
Seminars on Family Code and RA 9262
Can you legally force your spouse to live with and to love you?
Can a mother be deprived of custody of her child?
Legal lectures, NSTP, L.D. Woosley bethany Colleges, Feb. 24 and March 10, 2007
Senator Miriam's Youth Suicide Prevention bill
Pending bills in the Senate and Congress: Foster Care and Youth Suicide Prevention
Requirements for the issuance of an Original Certificate of Title
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on legitimation
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on illegitimate children
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on paternity, filiation and legitimate children
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on legal separation
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on the family and family home
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on rights and obligations of husband and wife
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on void and voidable marriages
The Battered Woman Syndrome as a defense; the Marivic Genosa case
Family Code of the Philippines: Primer on marriage
Legal seminars, Nicanor Ibuna Elementary School (San Juan)
and Pinagbuhatan Elementary School (Pasig), October 23 and 25, 2006
Primer on the Anti-Sexual Harrassment Act of 1995
Primer on the Newborn Screening Act of 2004
Primer on RA 8972 Solo Parents' Welfare Act of 2000
Covenant marriage
Mediation not allowed in domestic violence cases, with apologies to Pia Guanio
Amy Perez case: psychological incapacity in annulment of marriage
The Estrada vs. Escritor case: Did the Supreme Court legitimize live-in relationships?

Campus Connection blog at www.campusconnection.blogspot.com
Photojournalism (40): Where do we go from here?

The Rose
Photojournalism (39): Correct exposure
Photojournalism (38): Shutter speed
Photojournalism (37): depth of field
Photojournalism (36): Through the lens
Photojournalism (35) : Campus news photography, and working on your yearbook
Photojournalism (34): Using your flash
Photojournalism (33): Photo essays using the chronological approach
Apollo Moon Documentary Bears Witness for a Creator
Photojournalism (32): Photo essays and themes
Photojournalism (31): Photo essays and sequences
Photojournalism (30): Shooting portraits
Photojournalism (29): Shooting at night
Photojournalism (28): Silhouette
Photojournalism (27): Reflections
Photojournalism (26): Shadows
Photojournalism (25): Shooting groups
Photojournalism (24): Types of pictures
Photojournalism (23): Composition
Photojournalism (22): Conveying depth
Photojournalism (21): Natural frames
Photojournalism (20): Foreground and background
Photojournalism (19): Rule of thirds
Photojournalism (18): Emphasis by lines
God Of Wonders and Father's Love Letter
Photojournalism (17): Picture formats
Photojournalim (16): Choosing your viewpoint
Photojournalism (15): Scale
Photojournalism (14): Quality and direction of light
Photojournalism (13): Cybill Shepherd, Ryan O’Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Downey Jr, love, friendship, second chances and a roll of film
Photojournalism (12): reading pictures
Photojournalism (11): Creative writing through seeing
Photojournalism(10): Decisive moment
Photojournalism (09): Learning how to see
Photojournalism (08): Color or black and white?
Photojournalism (07): Element of perspective
Photojournalism (06): Element of patterns
Photojournalism (05): Elements of tone and contrast
Photojournalism (04): Elements of form and texture
Pictures from Miriam College (High School) photojournalism seminar
Photojournalism seminar for schoolpaper staffers of Miriam College High School Department (Quezon City) on Saturday, June 30, 9 AM
Photojournalism (03): Lines and shapesPhotojournalism (02): "I Am A Camera"
Introduction to photojournalism
Love Potion No. 9
Charlie Brown, Soren Kierkaagard, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Jim Elliot, Peter Marshall and zoe ...
Reflections on graduation time
Is God real? By Andy Wineman
Gokusen na naman!
Can You Prove the Existence of God? by Gregory E. Gannssle, PhD
Is There A God? By Marilyn Adamsom
Review: Conveying depth and depth of field
“Saving Private Ryan” and God’s seeking heart
Photojournalism (40): Where do we go from here?
Photojournalism (39): Correct exposure
Photojournalism (38): Shutter speed
Regional Schools Press Conference, Dep Ed Region III, Talavera National High School, Nueva Ecija, November 13 to 17, 2006
Division of Pasig City and San Juan Press Conference, Nov. 6, 7 and 10, 2006
Photojournalism (37): Depth of field
Photojournalism (36): Through the lens
Group reports, Psych 118, UP Diliman
13th Division Young Writers Press Conference, Pasig City and San Juan
Parliamentary procedures contest, Division of Pasig City and San Juan
Bar exams 2006
Pasig V District Mini Press Conference
Photo essays using the chronological approach
Photo essays and themes
Photo essays and sequence shots

SEC before and after

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

“The Rose”

Where do we go from here? 2007 is over and we’re on the first day of 2008. We don’t know what this year will bring as these verses tell us:

Joshua 3:4 “that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.”

James 14-15 “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.”
As a way of saying thanks for all of you who browsed my blogs and websites (Legal Issues and Family Matters; Better English for Filipinos; and English for Asians and Africans) this year, please let me share with you this story entitled simply “The Rose”. Max Lucado popularized this story in his 1992 book “And The Angels Were Silent”. It surfaced in the Internet sometime in 1996 and has since then achieved the status of an urban legend. It has even become sermon illustrations (please see for example “Easter After Tremors: The Call to Love” by Mark Daniels).

Most reproductions of this story (whether in print or the Internet) state either that the story’s author is unknown or that it originally came from Max Lucado. However, the real author is someone named S. I. Kishor and the story was first published in Collier’s magazine sometime in 1943. In Lucado’s book, it appeared without attribution and was entitled “The People with the Roses.’ In the 1996 Canfield and Hansen collection “A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul”, S.I. Kishor was correctly identified as the author. Be that as it may, “The Rose” has become a runaway favorite among Internet users.

“The Rose” by S. I. Kishor

John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose.

His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner's name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.

During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.

When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting - 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You'll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I'll be wearing on my lapel.”

So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he'd never seen. I'll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened:

A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose.

As I moved, a small, provocative smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured. Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes.

The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own. And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.

This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Season’s greetings

Click here to know what this season is all about

Monday, November 12, 2007

Free paralegal training for pastors, church workers, Bible school students, and interested parties

Christ Baptist Church, under Rev. Jose Conui III, is sponsoring free paralegal training seminars for its Introduction to Law (ITL) students and for anyone interested in learning the following: [1] procedures in civil, criminal and administrative cases; [2] essential provisions of the Family Code and relevant laws; [3] land problems; [4] SEC registration of churches; and [5] other topics.

Schedules of the seminars are: November 19 and 26; December 3 and 17; January 7 and 14, from 1 to 5 PM. Venue is Christ Baptist Church, B 24 Navarro Cmpd, Soldiers' Hills, Putatan, Muntinlupa City. Certificates will be awarded to those who finish the seminars (total of 24 hours).

For more information, please call Wella Conui at CBC tel. no. 842-4684.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Apollo Moon Documentary Bears Witness
for a Creator


By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

LONDON (ANS) -- A film documenting the Apollo moon project using rare footage from NASA contains numerous spiritual references pointing to the existence of God.

“In the Shadow of the Moon” opened September 7th to positive reviews, including a “Critic’s Choice” designation by the L.A. Times and an award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

“It’s a film about the experience of going to the moon told by the people who went – in their own words,” says David Sington, who directed the film. One of Sington’s associates got acquainted with Dave Scott, commander of Apollo 15 and the first man to drive on the moon. “They wanted to organize a reunion of moonwalkers,” Sington says. “That grew into an idea of doing a reunion on film.”

For the complete article by Mark Ellis, please surf over to my Campus Connection blog. You might also want to play this Flash movie "God of Wonders" by Tim Gibson. My personal preference is still the traditional hymns but Gibson's movie is quite appropriate here.






Monday, September 24, 2007

"Better English for Filipinos" now online

This website, located at http://www.betterenglish.org.ph/, offers Filipino teachers and students hundreds of links to free interactive exercises and activities in grammar (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections), spelling, listening, speaking and pronunciation, idioms, vocabulary, reading and writing from the best ESL and EFL resources on the Internet.

It also has links to numerous free online resources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, translators, diagnostic tests, thousands of literary works, online newspapers and Internet radio stations from around the world, etc.

A unique feature of this website is the section on "Learning English and creative writing through photographs." Related to this section is the blog "A picture is worth a thousand words ..."

Note: I am currently putting the finishing touches to another website titled "English for Asians and Africans" which will offer, besides the resources mentioned above, free online tutoring in conversational English. Hopefully, this website will be online on or before the end of October.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

God Of Wonders and Father's Love Letter

Tim Gibson created this Flash movie based on the song of the same title by Caedmon’s Call / Third Day. The movie takes about 45 seconds to load on a dial-up connection. Click the galaxy-like image at the lower right hand corner to begin. Despite some theologically objectionable graphics in this movie and my preference for traditional hymns, I hope this movie lifts up your spirit during this very rainy day!

Please also take time to view the "Father's Love Letter" at www.fathersloveletter.com/fllpreviewlarge.html. This is an eight minute preview of the 25-minute video created by Barry Adams and which has been viewed by millions. In this day and age of absentee fathers and dysfunctional families, you will learn from this Flash video of a different kind of a father.



Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Special thanks to everyone who browsed www.familymatters.org.ph or availed of the free legal information and Biblical counseling services of the website and its related blogs: [1] “Legal Updates” at www.famli.blogspot.com; [2] “Baptist Churches in the Philippines” at www.baptist-rp.blogspot.com; [3] “Families of Faith” at www.families-of-faith.blogspot.com; [4] “Salt and Light” at www.-salt-and-light-.blogspot.com; and [5] “Campus Connection” at www.campusconnection.blogspot.com.

Deepest thanks to everyone who received every Monday morning at 8:30 to 9 AM my “FYI – new article …” text messages and forwarded them to others.

Tender thanks to the women (betrayed, battered or abandoned by their husbands) who e-mailed me, with the hope that the legal information I provided has helped even in some small way. Psalms 68:5 says, “A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.” James 1:27 also declares, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”

Sincere thanks to the BMP-HELP pastors and church workers for their love gift during their Tagaytay, November 23, 2006 conference; it enabled me to pay for the next quarter web hosting fees of the Family Matters website.

Heartfelt thanks to Bro. David Witta (from Massachussetts, USA) and his family for their gifts of books and CDs. Same for Ptr. Norwin Cruz of Grace Bible Baptist Church, Dasmarinas, Cavite (and Doha , Qatar), Bro. Nazario Angeles Jr., missionary to Saipan, Ptr. Joey Conui of Christ Baptist Church, and Ptr. Manny Orara of Maranatha International Baptist Church for their words of encouragement and affirmation for the value of these Internet ministries.

Appreciative thanks to Ptr.Gerardo Nable and my Bethany Makati churchmates, especially Coty Cataluna, Ligaya Gutierrez, Cherry Molina, Lyn Solis, Jonas Pimentel and Deacon Mario de Ocampo Jr.

Grateful thanks to spouses Robert and Ela (Flores) Questadio for their faithful reading and discussion with others of my Salt and Light articles. Ditto for Mylah Reyes-Roque, Rizal High School Class ‘87, for the affirmation to continue writing (George Bernard Shaw once said, “He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.”)

Earnest thanks to webmasters Armand Serrana of Moriah BBC for the technical info on HTML and Dreamweaver, and Erin Cabanawa of Pasig BBC for the hyperlink to my website.

Warmest thanks to the pastors, church workers and members, Bible school students, teachers and students who attended my lecture-seminars (legal, covenant marriage and photojournalism):

[1] Legal seminars, Landmark Baptist College, Pasig City, February 28 and March 7, 2006

[2] RA 9262 seminar for NSTP students, L.D. Woosley Bethany Colleges, March 4, 2006

[3] Covenant marriage seminar, Baptist Men and Women’s Joint Fellowship, Baptist Bible Church, Sta. Mesa, Manila, under Ptr. Joseph Boyd Lyons, February 26 and March 26, 2006

[4] Family Code seminar, Maranatha International Baptist Church, Parang, Marikina, under Ptr. Many Orara, February 26, 2006

[5] Legal seminar, Grace Bible Baptist Church, Dasmarinas, Cavite , under Ptr. Norwin Cruz, March 18, 2006

[6]Legal seminar, Single Parents for Christ, led by Sis. Linda Pawhay, March 19, 2006

[7] Baptist College of Leadership, Faith Baptist Church, Novaliches, under Ptrs. Gary Phillips and Lance Gotcher, April 6, 2006

[8] Legal seminar, Biblical Fundamentalism Conference, Christ Baptist Church, Muntinlupa, under Ptr. Joey Conui, May 11, 2006

[9] Paralegal training and Introduction to Law, Christ Baptist Church, Muntinlupa, under Ptr. Joey Conui, June 19 and 26, July 3 and 10, 2006

[10] Photojournalism seminar, Maria Montessori Christian School, Pembo, Makati, August 19, 2006

[11] Photojournalism training and contest, District 5, Division of Pasig City and San Juan, Caniogan Elementary School, September 7 and 8, 2006

[12] Family Code seminar, Christ Baptist Church, Paliparan, Dasmarinas, Cavite, under Ptr. Paulo Malabanan, September 17, 2006

[13] True Love Waits lecture, Promised Land Bible Baptist Church, Dasmarinas, Cavite, under Ptr. Renato Dognidon, September 17, 2006

[14] Panel discussion, Psych 118, UP College of Psychology , October 10, 2006

[15] Photojournalism contest and Division Press Conference (grade school level), Division of Pasig City and San Juan, October 5 and 10, 2006

[16] Legal seminar, Nicanor Ibuna Elementary School, San Juan,Metro Manila, October 23, 2006

[17] Legal seminar, Pinagbuhatan Elementary School, October 25, 2006

[18] Photojournalism seminar, Santolan High School, October 20, 2006

[19] Photojournalism lecture and contest (high school level) Division of Pasig City and San Juan, November 7, 2006

[20] Regional Schools Press Conference, Region III, Talavera, Nueva Ecija, November 14-17, 2006

[21] Family Code seminar, Moriah Bible Baptist Church, Marikina, under Ptr. Efren Padua, November 12 and 19, 2006

[22] Legal seminar, Baptist Missions Partners (BMP), Annual Pastors and Workers Conference, Tagaytay, November 23, 2006

[23] Family Code seminar, Grace and Truth Baptist Church, Kawit, Cavite, under Ptr. Cornelio Datur, December 3, 2006

[24] Legal seminar, God’s Grace Christian School, Santolan, Pasig City, December 20, 2006

[25] Technical writing seminar for Student Council officers, Division of Pasig City and San Juan, December 27, 200
“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” Proverbs 4:18

To God be the glory!

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Bro. Robert Questadio and Sis. Ellenor Flores wedding, July 29, 2006, Bethel Baptist Church, Quezon City


Some jitters before the big moment

Making sure the veil's right

Robert with parents and parents-in-law waiting for the processional

Ptr. and Mrs. Gary Philipps
Bridesmaids galore



A picture of serenity

Sharing a secret at the altar

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Ptr. Allen Agbisit and Sis. Ruth Gallo wedding, May 5, 2006; Faith Baptist Church, Pasig City




Love is a flame kept burning by commitment.

Ptr. Allen leads the Balikatan Bible Baptist Mission in Nagpayong, Bgy. Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City. Sis. Ruth is a graduate of Landmark Baptist College.

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Ladies Fellowship (Asia Baptist Bible College Fellowship Week) March 8-10, 2006

The ladies listen to a song-testimony by Sis. Thelma Narvaez (widow of beloved pastor and ABBC professor Pedro Narvaez)






Wives of pastors and missionaries: living by faith in an omnipotent God!



Rest and relaxation for Donna



A gift of appreciation for fellowship speaker Mrs. Reap



Some fun time (before lunch)



Sunday, February 19, 2006

Filipino missionaries to foreign fields

Lomer Hope dela Cruz and family (Cambodia)



Lito Santiago and wife (Kenya)


















From the right: Terry Basilan (and family,Taiwan), Mon Lukban (and family, Mexico) and Gladys Altura (and family, India; husband Don is already in India )

Friday, December 02, 2005

Rev. Joseph Boyd Lyons and Donna, golden wedding anniversary, December 1, 2005





To have and to hold for the rest of their lives