WALKED... and WALKED..... :D

Hahahahaha.. :D Last week, during the 3rd day of EN2010, I experienced a very challenging way of eating lunch. Normally, when the clock strikes at 12, i would wait for just 30 minutes before I could eat but this time, things were complicated. It was actually my first time to eat lunch at Mall of Asia and aside from the normal number of people eating at the mall, more than 18,000 delegates from all over the world were added to the number of hungry persons vying to eat at 12 noon.. lol I can still imagine how crowded the restaurants were including Jollibee and Mc Donalds.

I wonder where we'll eat our lunch... :D

With Faith and Tong on my side, we walked and walked almost everywhere trying to eat on time but fate itself is very selfish (hahahaha).. It took us more than an hour before we could eat our lunch but thankfully, along the way, I was able to see some friends from pioneer and was able to say Hi! :D Finally, we were able to find a seat at the food court after the long walk... :D

I think she's HUNGRY!!! :D

that ain't food!!! :))))

SMILE!! :D

Let's do it again some time!!! :D

The long walk became a bonding moment. Thank you Faith and Tong for letting me have lunch with you! :D Let's do it again some time! :D

I love this shot at the PHOTOBOOTH :D

PS:

Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Sustained walking sessions for a minimum period of thirty to sixty minutes a day, five days a week, with the correct walking posture, reduces health risks and has various overall health benefits, such as reducing the chances of cancer, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, anxiety and depression. Life expectancy is also increased even for individuals suffering fromobesity or high blood pressure. Walking also increases bone health, especially strengthening the hip bone, and lowering the more harmful bad low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and raises the more useful good high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.

-what we did after all is healthy!!!!!! :D

Learned a lot! :D

It’s been a week na pala since EN2010 happened…. Last July 22-24, over 18,000 delegates from sixty-one nations all over the world gathered at the SMX Convention Center in Manila for the Every Nation World Conference. It was actually the biggest and most awaited family reunion of Every Nation as well as Victory Philippines! “Sobrang nabitin talaga ako sa event” considering the fact that I arrived in the middle of session3 from a very challenging examination week. Even though I wasn’t able to witness the start of the event due to my exam, I was really thankful to God for everything that happened! Throughout the week, I’ve been really praying and fasting for favor and even though I wasn’t able to witness the entire 3 day conference, I did really learn a lot and have proved that God really listens to our every prayer.

Before the World Conference, things weren’t really as smooth as the wind. I’m sure everybody had experienced lots of tough challenges before the event. I, myself wasn’t exempted to that! But in the end of every problem and trials that I had, I learned to trust on God more and be faithful to His word! J

2 weeks before en2010, I was totally in need of finances for the conference; Php 1610.00 for the accommodation fee, Php450.00 for the fare and extra money for food and for buying some stuffs and souvenir. Months ago, I was indeed preparing for my finances for this event but I used the cash on a very special event that happened last summer. As of that time, I only had Php450.00 in my wallet. While I was in the Sunday service @ Victory Lucena, at GIVING TIME, I heard a voice telling me to give the money to the tithes and offering envelope. I was really confused that time whether to give the money or not because I was really in need too!. After minutes of battle in my mind, I came up with a decision to GIVE ALL I HAVE to the envelope. During prayer time, i was really shaking in nervousness out of anxiety but still, I gave the envelope to the offering tool. I just prayed and trusted God everything regarding this situation. To make the story shorter, in 2 weeks’ time, I was blessed with cash for the conference. I was able to pay the accommodation fee, be able to travel to SMX Convention Center and buy some stuffs during the World Conference. In the end, I learned to give everything to God! Now, I think I’m not a slave of my money anymore. I am fully convinced that God is the ultimate source of everything and it’s really amazing how He provides to those who obey him! J

I was really excited for conference as much as everyone was. J But God wouldn’t let me go unprepared. 3 days before en2010, it was unlikely to hear that our Dean rejected the excuse letter that we (3 from our college) have passed. I thought that since it was our examination week (no duty for the entire week), we would be receiving favor to go to the conference. But I guess our College’s standards weren’t the way we thought it was. Since our Dean disapproved the letter, our Clinical Instructors wouldn’t let us go! Our hope didn’t stop there. We continually prayed and fasted for favor, I was in total faith and trust that as God has given me favor in my finances, He will also turn this situation upside down. Wednesday came, and it’s just a day to go before en2010, there’s still no favor from our college, the only college in our University that disapproved our letter. Our co-lifebox students was ready to go while here we are, still anxious and undetermined to go or not. We really want to go, “whatever it takes” still it’s God who’s going to take over the situation. Still, there were favors that happened, but we weren’t able to take the exams earlier than the prescribed date. So after our half-day examination last Friday, immediately, we travelled all the way to SMX Convention Center. We were really late for the Conference but “It’s never late than never”. God has still given us favor because when we arrived at SMX, it was just in time for Darlene Zschech to speak. J

Friday afternoon while travelling to SMX Convention Center

Still excited even though we're really late.. :)

It’s was still a happy ending after all. In the end, I learned to be patient to God! I learned not all the time, what we think that is BEST for us is what God thinks for us (Get it). I learned to wait and trust on God that “whatever happens, it’s His will that will be done, not mine”.

"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. –Isaiah 55:9

I just need to trust on to God and lean not on my own understanding…. I did missed something, but what matters is, I learned a lot!!!! :D