Tuesday August 31, 2004
hello darkhorse...in behalf of the chatters...i'm sorry if at this moment...medyo walang tao...ganyan talaga pag may pasok na sa skul...active lang yan pag...a month or two...before and after SEP...and usually Saturdays and Sundays... -jayz...sir len...tnx for d card....heheheh

Friday August 27, 2004
hello Darkhorse!!! anong chatroom? sa MIRC ba? punta ka lng sa MIRC tapos sa Dalnet then enter the channel name: campers-on-d-net --Dgirl

Wednesday August 25, 2004

hello ask lang me saan yung chatroom ng mga sep campers hindi ko kc mahanap eh...ala na ba yun? hindi pa me naka chat don..tnx --darkhorse

Comment: Hello Darkhorse, sorry I forgot na. Anybody from our youths who can help Darkhorse? 

Saturday August 21, 2004
i just want to say that its really nice to have this forum...i feel comfortable in sharing my problems and it is nice to hear comments of many people --paper

Comment: Hi Paper, salamat naman if we are able to help you in some way. This is the reason why we started this youth forum -- to be of help to our youths. Medyo hindi nga lang magiging very clear ang mga advice of your fellow youths lalo na kung hindi nila masyadong nai-intindihan kung ano ang problem where you want us to be of help. Anyway, kung masyadong personal ang problema at mas gusto mong private advice, you can always e-mail me directly. Take care.

Friday August 20, 2004
hello po...c paper nanaman po...may problem nanaman po ako...may quarrel kasi ang barkada ko with my bestfriend...sabi nila inagaw na daw niya ako sa mga barkada ko...i feel that i am the one to blame...

Wednesday August 18, 2004
im in love Ü

Comment: Hmmm... I think I know who you are. Lagi ka na lang nai-in-love.

Wednesday August 18, 2004
hi sir..wu happend here?dami ko nang na post...but its no longer reflected the next day.. :) --ann

Comment: Hi Ann, so sorry about that pero I only received two postings from you. It's all on this page. Siguro I need to be more careful when I do editing. Thanks for sharing your thoughts here in this forum. It's much appreciated.

Tuesday August 17, 2004
i heard that there's an OBS here in malaybalay city but i dont where.its been a long time sonce i attended a church service or bible study...

Comment: Yes, you can contact Pastor Garner Gulfan for more information at 0919-685-6521 or e-mail him at garnergulfan@yahoo.com. Attending a church is one way of becoming part of a big family, God's family. No one needs to feel alone and feel rejected . Jesus is inviting us into his family. That's a good decision! God bless you on your Christian journey. 

Tuesday August 17, 2004
im the girl who contimplated on committing suicide...i sometimes feel that way coz i dont have anyone to talk to and God seems to be nowhere near...i hate it when I feel as though death is the answer to it all but i cant help it...this has been happening to me since highschool..i dont want to tell anyone about it coz they might think I'm crazy...thanks for your concern juz wanna say that i hope you'll include me in your prayers always..God Bless. --trsh

Comment: Hi Trsh, you've got a friend! You can talk to us. You can also text me if you like at 0917-706-3817 or write me at Len.Joson@wcg.org. God is just a prayer away. And we're here for you. Take care.  

Tuesday August 17, 2004
there's nothing wrong with hanging out with boys (back in highschool i prefer hanging out with them than with my own sex) based on experience, boys are more good at hiding secrets than girls and they are brutally honest..walang pakime-kime...finding the right friends to hang out with does not depend on their sex but, upon the kind of people you hang out with.  --from dark_shadow

Tuesday August 17, 2004
Hello Anonymous-contemplating-on-suicide, I would just like to share something to you, something I have written in my journal a long time ago, about something I have read in a book which tells of a Christian's journey to the Celestial City. I quote, "'...but for one to kill himself, is to kill body and soul at once.'" ...To take your life, is to immediately forfeit your passport to Heaven. Don't take matters into your own hands. Don't refuse the hands of others desperately reaching out to help you. Never shun the hands of the One whose love is greater than anyone in this world could give. For he has already given us His Son, and His Son has already taken your place, way before you were born; He gave you life, just when you were supposed to die. Still think He hates you? So hang in there, will ya? --From another anonymous writer

Tuesday August 17, 2004
hi there MMK. Sir Len is right, hindi ka nag-iisa. I mean, it's common among Christians especially those who are serving God in the ministry. I tell you, i share your feelings and thoughts. Kami din dito sa davao, our music min team. nakakapagod din. We have our individual work, school and family to attend to...and even if we work as a team on practices and church services, we have individual battle fields as well, like you. The temptations to sin, home and school pressures, physical stress and even spiritual strain. But when that happens, we usually talk things out. I encourage you to do the same. Tell them what's bothering you. Tell them how exhausted you feel. Not everyone has to know, khit dun lang sa mga close mo. This wont drag them down (I think).You might even be surprised to find out they too are experiencing the same thing as you. And you'll be helping each other pa, diba. :) The fact that you are concerned with your spiritual state now is enough to be assured that hindi ka pa nalalayo kay God, diba? And another thing, you know that that particular sin you keep doing is sin, you know very well that God would want you to do away with it.. so alam mo na kung anong gagawin mo hehehe it's really up to you now...to take a step closer to or farther from God. Either way, God loves you. But there's one way to reap blessings and freedom from the burden you have now...the answer is obvious. Just keep going :) God bless you --Ann L.

Monday August 16, 2004
hello miss anonymous..I may not know exactly what you are going through. My problem may not be as heavy as yours, kaya i dont judge you. i'll say straight to my point. Suicide is never an option. Mahirap ngang isipin na ganun lang kadaling lapitan si God, na hindi siya nagagalit kahit anong sama nung nagawa natin... Ako din,i have shares of ups and downs.i used to be so involved in the church, so eager, so high..but i don't want to be in touch with anybody for now.even with God. i have stopped praying by heart. i have stopped reading the bible. They dont make sense to me anymore. I still sin, and most of them were deliberately committed. nakakahiya na kay God. 

Pastor Len, tanong ko lang. there's this particular sin that i dont hate doing. I dont really love it kasi alam kong mali. but when it's there standing before me, i dont make any effort to resist at all.I know it's wrong but i cant help doing it over and over again. Diba repentant dapat ang Christian? eh, ako pa ulit ulit na lang nagkakamali with the same sin. 

Ako din ba hindi "hate" ni God? Do i still deserve to be forgiven? Ang tigas ng ulo ko eh. Will God still forgive me, kahit alam ko magagawa ko ulit yung sin na 'yun after i say 'sorry' to God? I guess this is the main reason na walang kabuhay-buhay ang Christianity ko ngayon. Kaya 'yoko na sa church, kasi ang dami kong nakikitang mali sa mga ginagawa ko na gusto ko namang gawin na paulit-ulit. Alam ko medyo magulo ang sinasabi ko. i hope i am understood here. -MMK

Comment: Hello MMK. Thanks for your sharing your thoughts and for helping Miss Anonymous. We're all in this together. Pare-pareho tayong may mga problema at mga sins before God. Yes, love tayong lahat ni God -- inspite of our sins and weaknesses. God so loved (much, much love!) the world that he gave His only Son for all of us! Let's not give up our struggle against sin. Hindi tayo nag-iisa. And you have to realize that it's a life-long struggle. It's takes years to develop character. Not right away. We do have a sinful nature but don't give up. 

Do you know that the Apostle Paul, kahit na apostle siya at matagal na siyang converted (sabi nang iba may mga 25 years na yata siyang converted noon) pero parehong-pareho din ang kanyang struggle at naranasan sa sin just like you and me? It's all there in Romans 7. Sabi ni Paul, he wanted to obey God and he hated sin. Pero kadalasan, he was overcome by his faults and weaknesses. He continued sinning. Mabuti na lang, God was with him. He was confident he could overcome through God's help.

Anong sabi niya sa bandang huli? Sinong tutulong sa kanya? "Thanks be to God -- through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (Rom. 7:25). Because of this, dahil kasangga natin si Lord, walang condemnation para sa mga taong kay Kristo kahit na tayo ay puno ng sins (Romans 8:1)! Gets mo? Ang tindi niyan. If you are in Christ, if you believe in Him, you are not condemned. Huwag ka lang bibitaw. Hold on to Christ's extended helping hand! Bakit ka magpapatalo sa sin? Does God hate you? Malabo yata yan.

Meron bang unpardonable sin or anything else na makakahadlang between you and God? Sabi ng Romans 8 wala! Ikaw lang siguro kung mag-gi-give up ka na.

Sunday August 15, 2004
im the girl who contemplated on committing suicide...tnx for your concerns..juz pray for me coz truth is i dont want to hold those hands reaching out to me right now...not just yet...i juz need to be alone and figure things out coz sometimes i feel like God hates me and then theres this thoughts coming up which shouldnt be so...juz pray for me...tnx. --Anonymous

Comment: Hello my young friend, I have just prayed for you. I prayed that God would keep you safe and that you would feel His love for you. Let me assure you that he doesn't hate you. He was even willing to let his only Son die on the cross because he loves you. Jesus allowed himself to be killed because he loves you. God loves you. Don't ever think that God hates you. He loves you. That's for sure. Thanks for keeping in touch.

Thursday August 12, 2004
hi pipol..this is the anonymous sender about the music ministry. Please identify me as "MMK" - Thank you sa comment mo sir. Na realize ko lang, it not only the music ministry that i am "tired" of. It's the whole christian walk...that i have to seek to please God always kahit mahirap. His standards are just so high that i always end up frustrated at my self. Weak ako masyado in many areas of my life. There were rooms in my heart that i dont even want to have a look. It's too messy. Parang roller-coaster kasi ang Christian walk ko. Series of highs and lows. The first few rounds were thrilling and exciting. Now i am having the feeling of boredom. When will this ever end na feeling kumbaga. I hope my lines will not discourage those who are still beginning to experience and enjoy a new life with Christ. Di ko intention ang mang-discourage. I want to get help. I know my perspective is clouded. --MMK

Comment: Hello again MMK. Yes, "the whole Christian walk" can be very challenging. Welcome to reality. Hindi ka nag-iisa. We all have our ups and downs -- parang alon o roller coaster. Talagang ganyan sa "tunay na buhay." It's not "bed of roses" sabi nga nila. May mga thorns din. Sige lang. Just keep on keeping on! Huwag ka lang maging loner. Kailangan mo ang tulong ng lahat. Keep company with your Christian brothers and sisters. Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matt. 11:28-30). Madali lang daw sabi ni Lord -- pag siya ang iyong kasangga. Huwag mong solohin. Mahirap nga kung sarili mong kayod at wala kang kasama. Kaya natin 'to!   

"But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses" (1 Tim. 6:11-12).

Sunday August 08, 2004
thanx po sa prayers, we had a very succesful concert!!!!!! salamat po!!!!!all praise belongs to GOD!!!!! --bernel

Thursday August 05, 2004
Hey guys! check this out: http://www.youth-ministry.info there are heaps of articles, devotionals and bible studies that we may use for your youth gatherings and fellowship :) --Ann L.