Re-launching of the G12 Vision at JRC

The Lord’s way of letting us begin with the new year was through re-launching the G12 Vision (Government of 12) in our church. We’ve adapted the vision at JRC since 2004, but as lapses were inevitable, we’ve decided to have things afresh. :)
The event was a total wow! Friends and old associates from different parts of the country came over to celebrate with us as we begin another milestone of doing the ministry through the vision (and to celebrate with dad’s 53rd birthday as well). Both of my grandparents from Pampanga came, too!

My favorite parts:
Old Testament anointing
Lola Ma’s prayer for daddy
My little bro’s song number, “Pastor ang Tatay Ko”
Ptr. Pablo (from JRC Tarlac)’s preaching
the Davidic & Messianic dance number from the JRC Dance Ministry *super proud of them*
formal installation of the primary 12
giving our pastor the special cake from the Youth Network



I’m more than thrilled to start working with the Vision on a different level.
Vamos, disipulos :-D

My 2008 List

*I modified the post's date; Blog post actually published online on Feb17'09*

After the new year kicked-in, I wrote something on my personal diary, which I identified as My 2008 List (quite similar to My 2006 List).
There, I listed the highlights (be that positive or negative circumstances) of every month of the previous year. With that, I’d like to share some with you through this blog post. I might place a lot of external links, so make just make use of your web browser's "right click--> open link in new tab/window" feature :-D


J A N U A R Y

• [Jan13] Dad celebrated his 52nd birthday together with the people of JRC.
• [Jan17] Lola Ma celebrated her 80th birthday!

F E B R U A R Y

• SJA have been given recognition (good for 50yrs) by the DepEd.
• [Feb17] Youth Service launching (Sundays @ 4)! I lead the P&W after a long time since the YoUthNITED event

• [Feb23] SJA had its very first JS Prom night. I co-emceed with T.Jacky.
• [Feb24] Juancho's death :(

M A R C H

• [March7] We changed our youth services' schedule from Sunday afternoons to Fridays at 5:30PM
• [Mar8] Eunice Gabrielle “Gabby” Ramos' 1st Birthday Celeb and Dedication; I insisted to be her ninang. hehe
• [Mar16] 2nd worship leading experience for a Sunday service
• [Mar19] Got red Thalia eyeglasses from EO
• [Mar22-23] Baguio trip. Presidential suite at Summerplace hotel :D
• [Mar28] Biscuit-white Mitsubishi Outlander

A P R I L

• [April1] SJA's 1st High School Graduation (Vanj's grad as well!)
• Youth Camp '08, “YOUth Hold the Torch: Shine Your Light!” preps:
• --meetings/planning sessions for the event
• --shootings for our promotional advertisements: [Apr10] at my buddy's place, and [Apr12] at Tayabo river (Team Kapamilya tayo, yeah, yeah, yeah!)
• --I edited the promotional videos! Whew. Movie Maker lang, ha.
• Youth Camp na! [Apr28-30] Pangasinan. Grabe 'to! The Time has Come! Ahoo!
• Giovan's spiritual growth exemplified

Related Blogs:
Youth Update/ Youth Camp '08 Preps
One Team, One Summer, One Camp
Announcement: Youth Camp ’08
Ready for Camp!
Youth Camp '08 (i)
Before the camp

M A Y

• [May9] My blog became a semi-finalist for the Candy Teen Blog Awards
• [May16-17] Women's Retreat at Baguio City. Got stranded on the way home because of typhoon Cosme
• [May26] Hillsong United Live in Manila! Araneta Coliseum (Blog: Part 1, part 2)
  
• Trained new young dancers

J U N E

• [June6] Candy Blog awards' Finalist
• Ptr. Phillip left for KSA :( :)

J U L Y

• [July6] Mom preached re “Connected to the Vine”
• [July9] My blog won at Candy Blog Awards' Best Special Interest Blog category

A U G U S T

• [Aug1] Passion Manila event. Philsports Arena (formerly ULTRA); with Ps.Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin & band, Kristian Stanfill & band, and thousands of fruitcakes from the Philippines!
• [Aug15] We applied what I proposed as “welcome groups” for our youth service
• [Aug18] Mom got me an iPod Nano-3rd gen at SM Baguio :-)
• [Aug26-28] G12 1728 Encounter, Baguio Convention Center

S E P T E M B E R

• [Sept1-3] G12 Conference at Davao! Sunog Mindanao II.
• [Sept28-30] G12 Conference Cebu; MJ's first plane flight

O C T O B E R

• [Oct24&25] Youth Encounter Weekend

N O V E M B E R

• [Nov8] I had a Thanksgiving Debut-Dinner Celebration for my 18th Birthday
• [Nov28-29] PAPJA Convention at DLSU-M. CLSU team, which includes me, made it to the top 10 universities to compete for the PAPJA Quiz Challenge!
• [Nov29] Zion, a kababata of mine, and I met again after 12 looong years!

D E C E M B E R

• Rehearsals for the Cantata '08
• Super kaduper dance practices kasi rush. O Jah-Shouts of Joy-Sing for Joy-Roni Roni
• [Dec10-12] Es Tu Turno! 2nd Philippine G12 National Conference, Cuneta Astrodome. Finally saw the father of the vision, Ps. Cesar D. Castellanos!
• [Dec21] Youth Christmas (costume) party. Sobrang okay 'to! I was an iPod. Ps. Phillip preached for us again!
• [Dec23] JRC's 11th Anniv Celebration and Christmas Cantata '08. iWorship. A Christmas Offering. Ako operator. Mega tension!