posted by Jennie on Jan 2
While a new year’s resolution entry might be more sound for a first post for 2012, allow me to sink right back to blogging full blast again in a few more days after this Marriage and Beyond Christmas Giveaway Winner Announcement. Tasks have kind of stacked themselves up over the holidays. Bringing me to prioritizing those first.
posted by Jennie on Dec 20
We know the announcement of Marriage and Beyond’s Christmas Giveaway is way overdue. We have been really busy with Christmas outreach and church fellowship this past week. The winner of our Christmas giveaway will receive Boardwalk His & Hers Timepieces and to add to that, a P500 donation will be placed under his or her name to help the victims of Typhoon Sendong. We will be sending the donation to Operation Blessing Philippines. We chose Operation Blessing because it is the the humanitarian arm of The 700 Club Asia. With all the previous controversies surrounding previous calamity fund raising efforts, we really should take care to give to entities that have integrity. Corruption is so prevalent in our country that no tragedy is left untouched for greedy people in our society.
Contest Mechanics:
1. You have to be a “liker” of Marriage and Beyond on Facebook and Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines.
2. Share this contest on your Facebook wall. To share, click on the Share button located at the bottom of this post. Then post on your Facebook Status: “Marriage and Beyond is giving away Boardwalk His & Hers Timepieces for Christmas and a P500 donation to Operation Blessing Foundation Phils for Typhoon Sendong victims under the winner’s name. Join now!” (To tag, type the “@” symbol then follow by “Marriage and Beyond,” then type in the rest of the required phrase )
3. When you’re done with the Facebook status wall update, go to the comments section of this post and paste the link of your Facebook entry with your name and email address. (To get the link, hover to the time of your shared post (e.g. 4 minutes ago) and copy link address. Paste this to your comment to make your entry count.)
4. Contest is open to everyone who has a local address. Free Shipping.
5. One entry per person.
*As with our previous giveaways, we will be requiring the drawn winner to send us a scanned ID for verification.
6. Deadline for entries is on January 1, 2012.
We encourage those who are able, to donate to Cagayan de Oro and Iligan Cities with whatever you can. No amount is too small. We don’t have to wait for this giveaway to wrap up to give them a portion of our Christmas blessing.
The winner of Marriage and Beyond’s Christmas Giveaway will be raffled via random.org. And as proof that the donation was placed under the winner’s name, we will be posting the scanned copy of the deposit slip or confirmation screencap. Have a blessed Christmas, everyone! Let’s continue to pray for the Typhoon Sendong victims while we do our share as we move towards addressing their current felt needs.
posted by Jeff on Apr 20
The fire that struck Laperal Compound (but officially called Lateral Compound by NDCC) yesterday along EDSA, Bgy. Guadalupe Viejo, in Makati City at around 11:59AM affected more or less 2,700 families, left 9 people injured and around 900 houses burned. In the urban setting in Makati, a house usually has at least 3 families living under it depending on the number of rooms it has. Sadly, four families from our church were affected, three of which lost their homes completely without being able to salvage anything.
We opened up our church in Makati for these three families and asked our members and friends to help with used or new clothes, towels, beddings, canned goods, rice and toiletries to help meet their immediate needs. The three families are also part of the Manna Feeding ministry in our church. Read the rest of this entry »
posted by Jeff on Mar 31
Our minds can store about a hundred trillion facts and yet most of us only think about ten thousand thoughts a day. That’s about three and a half million a year and we only use about ten percent of our minds ever. Our mind is a special gift from God.
How do we stay mentally fit so that we’re alert and bright so that all of our lives we can make the most of this gift that God has given to us — our mind?
Guard your mind. Control what you allow into your mind. As they say in the computer industry: “Garbage in, Garbage out.”
2 Corinthians 10: 5 says, “bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…”
We must guard our minds from material like poison (pornography, witchcraft, trashy novels or movies, etc.).
Romans 16:19 says, “Be wise (excellent) in what is good, and simple (innocent) concerning evil.” Read the rest of this entry »
posted by Jennie on Sep 19
posted by Jennie on Sep 16
We have been in the ministry for some years now. And as much as we have put our lives into the ministry, there are still a lot of things to be done to spread the good news about the Lord. People are way too distracted by a lot of things. My heart and calling is towards discipling the ladies in our church. I have seen them grow into beautiful women for Christ through the years who are now influencing the generation after them with the same passion. While my husband has been every so passionate as he reaches out to the schools (students and teachers) of the city and Makati, even beyond, whenever he is given a chance.
posted by Jennie on Jun 10
JIVE Youth has cooked up this year’s back to school party for 2010. This year’s program is titled “I CAN… My Future Decided.” It is going to be held at the JIVE Youth Center in Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City this coming Saturday, June 12, 2010.
posted by Jennie on May 31
JIVE Youth is the youth ministry of Sumlong Baptist Church – Makati. The official site of JIVE Youth has been up for some years now. But we weren’t able to work on the site as much. Last Friday, as one of the youth leaders submitted yet another article for publishing, I was inspired to work on its promotion by creating its very own fan page on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »
posted by Jennie on May 27
Last Sunday we celebrated our local church’s 7th anniversary! SBC-Makati has come a long way since it started. As a church family, we are continually praying for God’s leading towards the property that we hope to transfer to. We have a great God and nothing is impossible with Him.
posted by Jennie on Apr 9
I feel so blessed. The Lord has definitely made Himself known to me and my family several times over, all these years. There is truth in His promises. I am mighty proud of the hubby especially for keeping to God’s calling of Him to pastor SBC-Makati, despite some odds along the way. And when I say odds, they were not just minor ones. They were huge enough that we would cry over them in prayer for years! But God saw us through. He saw our hearts. My husband who has always been the diplomatic type would always choose to step back and have the Lord fight for us and that He did!
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,
And He delights in his way.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the LORD upholds him with His hand.
Psalm 37:23-24
If there is anything about the ministry, it is definitely NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED. Although there were challenges, everything will be bearable when your calling is clear and your purpose is set before you. Despite my being driven person, I found grace in the Lord for me to be able to submit to my husband despite the many hardships. I have several thoughts on this but I’d rather not spill everything because I know my God is bigger than all the imperfect things in this world. 
posted by Jennie on Feb 16
Although we were pretty set on homeschooling our son around this time last year, we never thought we would enjoy it this much. Our 4 year old has been reading for at least a couple of months now. He started learning the letter sounds when he was 2 but now he is reading smoothly already.
posted by Jeff on Jan 2
We will be broadcasting our church service on the internet tomorrow a 10:30 AM and our church, Sumulong Baptist Church Makati, hopes to make this available every week. Our goal is to minister to our church members and their relatives who are abroad and we also hope to reach out to new people.
posted by Jennie on Oct 1
SM SuperMalls are currently accepting donations such as canned goods, bottled waters, medicines, clothes, towels, blankets and toiletries in all SM SuperMalls nationwide until October 15, 2009. All proceeds will go to the Typhoon Ondoy relief drive of Caritas Manila.
posted by Jennie on Sep 17
It is always a joy for me to join Jeff, whenever I get the chance to, when he goes to minister to the youth of Makati. Here, he is in action. In the very high school I graduated from. Although it isn’t quite the same since I graduated some 10+ years ago. Senator Salonga no longer owns it, for one. The first time I visited, it was almost nostalgic. Even though I studied there for only a couple of years, it still amounted to something. Because the few good friends I have, I found there. The main building was still there and few others mushroomed, plus the few nice facilities to boot.
posted by Jennie on Aug 26
