2nd La Verdad Christian College Computer Programming Competition

Congratulations to everyone!

I would say that the participants of this event are better programmers than the previous time they joined the event.

We–the participants and attendees–greatly appreciate the support of everyone who participated on this eventKUDOS! (until next time if God wills it). Ms. Ruth Cortez provided the certificates, Ms. Christine Salve offered intermission numbers before the awarding ceremonies, we also acknowledge the help of Maam Chin-chin Laguinto for allowing us to continue this event, Bro. Eli Soriano and Bro. Daniel Razon for the resources, guidance, and many more things. And most specially to the Almighty God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the Provider of all things.

Here are the results of the contest:

First Place (and Best Programming Team): (Kathlene, Anthony, Rosen)

Second Place: (Erlyn, Abel, Rea, Rose)

Third Place: (JR, Elmer, Mark, Tristan)

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Best Programmer (1st Year): Anthony de Leon

Best Programmer (2nd Year): Kathlene Claudel && Erlyn Riddle

Notes for the programmers:

• Please do analyze the problem carefully
• Avoid “hard-coded” stuff, write dynamic codes
• Keep on learning…
• Stay focused to your MISSION / objective / endeavor…
  • You are the Master and Captain of your soul because you can control your thoughts…

May the 3rd LVCC CPC be more exciting and challenging (and better programmers)…

To God be the Glory!

Church Of God International Thanksgiving 3rd Quarter 2009

LUZON – MAGPAKAILAN PA MAN

Parang kailan lang ng kami’y tawagin Mo

Nang Ikaw ay tanggapin kami’y nagbago

Nabihis ang puso nitong kat’wiran Mo

Di magwawakas ang ligayang natamo

Aming dalangin na sana’y Iyong dinggin

Sa sala’t pagkukulang ay patawarin

Upang kami’y maging dapat sa ‘Yong piling

Iyong linisin ang awa Mo’y pakamtin

CHORUS

Salamat Ama ng magpakailan pa man

Sa pag-ibig Mo na aming nasumpungan

Hindi magmamaliaw ang ‘Yong katapatan

Pagkat pag-ibig Mo ay walang hangganan

III

Tanging sa Iyo magpakailan pa man

Ang nais nami’ y Ikaw ay paglingkuran

Hiling namin Ama sana ay samahan

Nang ang tagumpay ay amin ngang makamtan

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Wag na sanang mawalay pa sa ‘Yo sinta

Tulungan Mo itong puso sa tuwina

(REPEAT CHORUS)

CODA

Purihin Ka, Ama ng magpakailan pa man

VISAYAS – SALAMAT PANGINOON

Ito ang araw na ginawa ng Iyong kamay

Punung-puno ng pagpapala at tunay na kulay

Langit at lupa tuwina’y nagsasaysay

Ng kadakilaan Mo’t kapangyarihan Mong taglay

CHORUS

(Kaya’t) nagpupuri’t umaawit, nagpapasalamat sa Iyo

Sa mga kabutiha’t pagliligtas at pag-iingat Mong di matutumbasan

Ang ‘Yong pagmamahal

Salamat Panginoon

Isang tinig ang narinig upang sa Iyo ay magbalik

Nagliliwanag, nagniningning sa ‘ming puso at isip

Wika ay di hadlang upang maunawaan

Ang aral Mong nagbibigay buhay

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Sa piling Mo ay aming nadama

Kapahingahan nitong kaluluwa

At tunay na ligaya

(REPEAT CHORUS 2x)

ANG BAYANG HINIRANG

CHORUS

Walang hanggang pasasasalamatan

Pagkat kami’y Iyong iningatan

Buong taon ang nagdaan

Kami ay kinaawaan

Pupurihin, pasasalamatan

Buong galak naming aawitan

Hanggang wakas nitong buhay

Hanggang sa magpakailanman]

Amen

MINDANAO – HALLELUJAH, AMEN

CHORUS

Hallelujah, Amen, Hallelujah

We praise Your holy name, Hallelujah

Hallelujah Amen, Hallelujah

Rock of our salvation, Hallelujah

Hallelujah Amen Hallelujah

We Praise Your holy name

Hallelujah Amen, Hallelujah

Rock of our salvation, Hallelujah

Father God we praise You

Glory unto Your name

We trust in Your power

Your honor we proclaim

You’re our strong foundation

What foe have we to fear

In times of temptations

Your help and love is near

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Lord and King, our savior

firm to Your ways we stand,

Free from all transgressions

We are safe in Your hands

God of gods forever

You sanctified our hearts

From Your loving kindness

We’ll never be apart

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

King of kings, Lord of lords

we thank You and adore

(REPEAT CHORUS 2x)

CODA

Amen  Hallelujah (2X)

Amen

FOREIGN – OH PRAISE THE LORD ALL YE NATIONS

CHORUS

Oh Praise the Lord all ye nations

Praise Him, all ye people

For the merciful kindness is great towards us

And the truth of the Lord endureth forever

Praise Ye the Lord

I.

Oh  come let us sing unto the Lord

Let us make a joyful noise the Rock of our salvation

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving

And make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms

For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all Gods

II.

Let the people praise Thee, oh God

Let all the people praise Thee

Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy

For thou shalt judge the people righteously

And govern the nations upon earth

Let the people praise Thee, oh God

Let all the people praise Thee

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Praise Ye, praise Ye the Lord

O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good

For His mercy endureth forever, forever

(REPEAT CHORUS)

CODA

Praise Ye the Lord

WHOLE CONGREGATION – WE THANK YOU

Now the time has come that we will offer You praise

In a joyful singing we will raise our voices

And in all circumstances we stand in Your ways

We thank Your faithful love and everlasting grace

In our hearts and souls we worship Your holy name

Wonderful are Your works

Your kindness we proclaim

Joyful are we to You in our lives You have reigned

By Your righteous ways Lord we’ll never be ashamed

CHORUS

We sing out loud (loud) and shout (and shout) Your glory endlessly

We proclaim Your honor adore Your majesty

Oh Father God (God) in You (in You) we trust eternaly

We thank You forever until eternity

With Your love our Lord we are now new creations

Blessed by Your wisdom

Worthy to salvation

Now our inner being will grow to perfection

We have triumphed from the bondage of transgressions

Now we celebrate and magnify Your greatness

We rejoice in singing with united voices

Grateful is our spirits with Your loving kindness

And throughout all our days praises to You endless

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRDIGE

Now we are brought to life with You our Christ and Lord

Our spirits are now free from all things of this world

(REPEAT CHORUS 2X)

CODA

We thank You forever

Until eternity (3x)

Ahh…

WHOLE CONGREGATION – AWIT NG PAG-ASA

Sa `king mga pag-iisa, sa pagbubulay sa t’wina

Ay aking naaalala, kabutihan Mo oh Ama

Pumapatak aking luha, pagka’t sa`Yo’y nahihiya

Di man ako nararapat, Ako’y Iyong tinanggap

REFRAIN

Wala ngang maitutumbas, Pag-ibig Mong sakdal, wagas

Naririto itong puso, Iniaalay sa ‘Yong ganap

Ama sana’y linisin Mo, Tanggapin ang alay sa’Yo

Pagpupuring walang hanggan ang tanging nakayanan ko

CHORUS

Pagpapasalamat tanging maihahandog sa’Yo

Abang alipin sana ay lingapin Mo

Sa paglilingkod samahan, ang pagsamo ko

Upang maging dapat minimithing paraiso

Mahirap man itong buhay, pagsubok ma’y dumaratal

Kung minsan man ay kay bigat, nitong aking kalooban

Pagkat Ika’y naririyan, alalay sa kahinaan

Pag-asa nga nitong puso, tagumpay ay makakamtan

(Repeat Ref. & Chorus)

KKTK – UMAAWIT SA’YO KAMING KABATAAN

I.

Buhat nang tawagin Mo kaming kabataan

Puso ay tinuruan sa gawang kabanalan

Kaluluwa’y hinango sa sanlibutan

Puso’t isip namin ay binuksan

II.

Layaw ng buhay ay aming tinalikuran

Magbuhat nang maramdaman ang `Yong kabutihan

Pag-ibig na wagas sa psuo’y nataglaw

Magbuhat nang Ikaw masumpungan

CHORUS

Umaawit sa `Yo kaming kabataan

Sumasambang tunay sa banal Mong ngalan

Dahil sa `Yong mga pagmamahal

Tanging bayad namin sa `Yong mga kabutihan

Papurihan Ka’t walang hanggan at pasalamatan

Magmula ngayon at magpakailanman

Ikaw lang ang paglilingkuran

III.

Kami ngayo’y nangangakong hanggang kawakasan

Buhay nami’t kalasakasan laging ilalalan

Tanging sa’Yo lamang pakakasangkapan

Puso’y tunay walang alinlangan

BRIDGE

Sana ay palagi Mo kaming sasamahan

Sa landas naming tinatahak sa sanlibutan

Pagkat umaamin kami sa kahinaan, kabiglaanan, at

Kamangmangan

(REPEAT CHORUS  )

CODA

Ikaw lang ang paglilingkuran naming mga kabataan

WORKERS – KAMING MANGGAGAWA

(2 Tim. 2:15)

Nagpapasalamat kami’y nagsisikap Na humarap ng subok sa Dios

Mga manggagawang walang anomang ikahihiya

Na gumagamit na matuwid na salita ng katotohanan

REFRAIN

(Efe 6:6)

Hindi ang paglilingkod sa paningin na gaya ng pagbibigay lugod sa mga tao

Kundi bagkus gaya ng mga alipin ni Cristo

Na ginagawa mula sa puso ang kalooban ng Dios

CHORUS

Kaya’t ngayo’y nagpapasalamat sa’Yo oh Panginoon

At aming pinupuri ang Iyong maluwalhating Pangalan

Nagpapasalamat sa’Yo oh Panginoon Luwalhati sa Kaitaasan.

(2 Tim.4:2)

Ipangaral Mo ang salita

Magsikap ka sa kapanahunan At sa `di kapanahunan, sumawata ka, sumaway ka

Mangaral ka na may buong pagpapahinuhod at pagtuturo

(REPEAT CHORUS 2x)

CODA

Sa Kaitaasan..

KNC – HERE WE ARE

Intro (Solemn):

So here we are children of Thy servants

Singing songs of praises to Your majesty

We will proclaim Your triumph gloriously

For You have revealed us

The words of mystery

I

We’re so glad we are here with thoughts and understanding

As time passes by we always feel Your love

Your so wonderful oh Lord with Your overwhelming power

Now we lift our voices to Honor  your name

Refrain

So we’re gonna worship and praise You oh Lord on high

And we’re gonna give thanks and offer all our lives

We will always love You and serve You for all the time

And we’ll always keep Your pure words in our  lives

CHORUS

Here we are children of Thy servants

Singing songs of praises to Your Majesty

We will proclaim Your triumph gloriously

For You have revealed us

The words of  mystery

Hallelujah, hallelujah 4x

II

We beg You Lord to hear this song of love

We speak of all Your righteousness from up above

To follow Your will embracing Your love

are the ways we know to be with You our God

Repeat refrain and Chorus

CODA

Nana,nana,nanana 4x

Nana,nana,nanana 4x

Nana,nana

Aleluia

WHOLE CONGREGATION – WE THANK YOU

Now the time has come that we will offer You praise

In a joyful singing we will raise our voices

And in all circumstances we stand in Your ways

We thank Your faithful love and everlasting grace

In our hearts and souls we worship Your holy name

Wonderful are Your works

Your kindness we proclaim

Joyful are we to You in our lives You have reigned

By Your righteous ways Lord we’ll never be ashamed

CHORUS

We sing out loud (loud) and shout (and shout) Your glory endlessly

We proclaim Your honor adore Your majesty

Oh Father God (God) in You (in You) we trust eternaly

We thank You forever until eternity

With Your love our Lord we are now new creations

Blessed by Your wisdom

Worthy to salvation

Now our inner being will grow to perfection

We have triumphed from the bondage of transgressions

Now we celebrate and magnify Your greatness

We rejoice in singing with united voices

Grateful is our spirits with Your loving kindness

And throughout all our days praises to You endless

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRDIGE

Now we are brought to life with You our Christ and Lord

Our spirits are now free from all things of this world

(REPEAT CHORUS 2X)

CODA

We thank You forever

Until eternity (3x)

Ahh…

WHOLE CONGREGATION – AWIT NG PAG-ASA

Sa `king mga pag-iisa, sa pagbubulay sa t’wina

Ay aking naaalala, kabutihan Mo oh Ama

Pumapatak aking luha, pagka’t sa`Yo’y nahihiya

Di man ako nararapat, Ako’y Iyong tinanggap

REFRAIN

Wala ngang maitutumbas, Pag-ibig Mong sakdal, wagas

Naririto itong puso, Iniaalay sa ‘Yong ganap

Ama sana’y linisin Mo, Tanggapin ang alay sa’Yo

Pagpupuring walang hanggan ang tanging nakayanan ko

CHORUS

Pagpapasalamat tanging maihahandog sa’Yo

Abang alipin sana ay lingapin Mo

Sa paglilingkod samahan, ang pagsamo ko

Upang maging dapat minimithing paraiso

Mahirap man itong buhay, pagsubok ma’y dumaratal

Kung minsan man ay kay bigat, nitong aking kalooban

Pagkat Ika’y naririyan, alalay sa kahinaan

Pag-asa nga nitong puso, tagumpay ay makakamtan

(Repeat Ref. & Chorus)

LUZON – MAGPAKAILAN PA MAN

Parang kailan lang ng kami’y tawagin Mo

Nang Ikaw ay tanggapin kami’y nagbago

Nabihis ang puso nitong kat’wiran Mo

Di magwawakas ang ligayang natamo

Aming dalangin na sana’y Iyong dinggin

Sa sala’t pagkukulang ay patawarin

Upang kami’y maging dapat sa ‘Yong piling

Iyong linisin ang awa Mo’y pakamtin

CHORUS

Salamat Ama ng magpakailan pa man

Sa pag-ibig Mo na aming nasumpungan

Hindi magmamaliaw ang ‘Yong katapatan

Pagkat pag-ibig Mo ay walang hangganan

III

Tanging sa Iyo magpakailan pa man

Ang nais nami’ y Ikaw ay paglingkuran

Hiling namin Ama sana ay samahan

Nang ang tagumpay ay amin ngang makamtan

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Wag na sanang mawalay pa sa ‘Yo sinta

Tulungan Mo itong puso sa tuwina

(REPEAT CHORUS)

CODA

Purihin Ka, Ama ng magpakailan pa man

VISAYAS – SALAMAT PANGINOON

Ito ang araw na ginawa ng Iyong kamay

Punung-puno ng pagpapala at tunay na kulay

Langit at lupa tuwina’y nagsasaysay

Ng kadakilaan Mo’t kapangyarihan Mong taglay

CHORUS

(Kaya’t) nagpupuri’t umaawit, nagpapasalamat sa Iyo

Sa mga kabutiha’t pagliligtas at pag-iingat Mong di matutumbasan

Ang ‘Yong pagmamahal

Salamat Panginoon

Isang tinig ang narinig upang sa Iyo ay magbalik

Nagliliwanag, nagniningning sa ‘ming puso at isip

Wika ay di hadlang upang maunawaan

Ang aral Mong nagbibigay buhay

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Sa piling Mo ay aming nadama

Kapahingahan nitong kaluluwa

At tunay na ligaya

(REPEAT CHORUS 2x)

ANG BAYANG HINIRANG

CHORUS

Walang hanggang pasasasalamatan

Pagkat kami’y Iyong iningatan

Buong taon ang nagdaan

Kami ay kinaawaan

Pupurihin, pasasalamatan

Buong galak naming aawitan

Hanggang wakas nitong buhay

Hanggang sa magpakailanman]

Amen

MINDANAO – HALLELUJAH, AMEN

CHORUS

Hallelujah, Amen, Hallelujah

We praise Your holy name, Hallelujah

Hallelujah Amen, Hallelujah

Rock of our salvation, Hallelujah

Hallelujah Amen Hallelujah

We Praise Your holy name

Hallelujah Amen, Hallelujah

Rock of our salvation, Hallelujah

Father God we praise You

Glory unto Your name

We trust in Your power

Your honor we proclaim

You’re our strong foundation

What foe have we to fear

In times of temptations

Your help and love is near

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Lord and King, our savior

firm to Your ways we stand,

Free from all transgressions

We are safe in Your hands

God of gods forever

You sanctified our hearts

From Your loving kindness

We’ll never be apart

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

King of kings, Lord of lords

we thank You and adore

(REPEAT CHORUS 2x)

CODA

Amen  Hallelujah (2X)

Amen

FOREIGN – OH PRAISE THE LORD ALL YE NATIONS

CHORUS

Oh Praise the Lord all ye nations

Praise Him, all ye people

For the merciful kindness is great towards us

And the truth of the Lord endureth forever

Praise Ye the Lord

I.

Oh  come let us sing unto the Lord

Let us make a joyful noise the Rock of our salvation

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving

And make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms

For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all Gods

II.

Let the people praise Thee, oh God

Let all the people praise Thee

Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy

For thou shalt judge the people righteously

And govern the nations upon earth

Let the people praise Thee, oh God

Let all the people praise Thee

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Praise Ye, praise Ye the Lord

O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good

For His mercy endureth forever, forever

(REPEAT CHORUS)

CODA

Praise Ye the Lord

KKTK – UMAAWIT SA’YO KAMING KABATAAN

I.

Buhat nang tawagin Mo kaming kabataan

Puso ay tinuruan sa gawang kabanalan

Kaluluwa’y hinango sa sanlibutan

Puso’t isip namin ay binuksan

II.

Layaw ng buhay ay aming tinalikuran

Magbuhat nang maramdaman ang `Yong kabutihan

Pag-ibig na wagas sa psuo’y nataglaw

Magbuhat nang Ikaw masumpungan

CHORUS

Umaawit sa `Yo kaming kabataan

Sumasambang tunay sa banal Mong ngalan

Dahil sa `Yong mga pagmamahal

Tanging bayad namin sa `Yong mga kabutihan

Papurihan Ka’t walang hanggan at pasalamatan

Magmula ngayon at magpakailanman

Ikaw lang ang paglilingkuran

III.

Kami ngayo’y nangangakong hanggang kawakasan

Buhay nami’t kalasakasan laging ilalalan

Tanging sa’Yo lamang pakakasangkapan

Puso’y tunay walang alinlangan

BRIDGE

Sana ay palagi Mo kaming sasamahan

Sa landas naming tinatahak sa sanlibutan

Pagkat umaamin kami sa kahinaan, kabiglaanan, at

Kamangmangan

(REPEAT CHORUS  )

CODA

Ikaw lang ang paglilingkuran naming mga kabataan

WORKERS – KAMING MANGGAGAWA

(2 Tim. 2:15)

Nagpapasalamat kami’y nagsisikap Na humarap ng subok sa Dios

Mga manggagawang walang anomang ikahihiya

Na gumagamit na matuwid na salita ng katotohanan

REFRAIN

(Efe 6:6)

Hindi ang paglilingkod sa paningin na gaya ng pagbibigay lugod sa mga tao

Kundi bagkus gaya ng mga alipin ni Cristo

Na ginagawa mula sa puso ang kalooban ng Dios

CHORUS

Kaya’t ngayo’y nagpapasalamat sa’Yo oh Panginoon

At aming pinupuri ang Iyong maluwalhating Pangalan

Nagpapasalamat sa’Yo oh Panginoon Luwalhati sa Kaitaasan.

(2 Tim.4:2)

Ipangaral Mo ang salita

Magsikap ka sa kapanahunan At sa `di kapanahunan, sumawata ka, sumaway ka

Mangaral ka na may buong pagpapahinuhod at pagtuturo

(REPEAT CHORUS 2x)

CODA

Sa Kaitaasan..

KNC – HERE WE ARE

Intro (Solemn):

So here we are children of Thy servants

Singing songs of praises to Your majesty

We will proclaim Your triumph gloriously

For You have revealed us

The words of mystery

I

We’re so glad we are here with thoughts and understanding

As time passes by we always feel Your love

Your so wonderful oh Lord with Your overwhelming power

Now we lift our voices to Honor  your name

Refrain

So we’re gonna worship and praise You oh Lord on high

And we’re gonna give thanks and offer all our lives

We will always love You and serve You for all the time

And we’ll always keep Your pure words in our  lives

CHORUS

Here we are children of Thy servants

Singing songs of praises to Your Majesty

We will proclaim Your triumph gloriously

For You have revealed us

The words of  mystery

Hallelujah, hallelujah 4x

II

We beg You Lord to hear this song of love

We speak of all Your righteousness from up above

To follow Your will embracing Your love

are the ways we know to be with You our God

Repeat refrain and Chorus

CODA

Nana,nana,nanana 4x

Nana,nana,nanana 4x

Nana,nana

Aleluia

Irrefutable!

Luke 21:13-15

And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

The testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ is VERY CLEAR.

The prophets of God are the Speakers of God, no one can refute them. No matter how educated a person could be. Because the Spirit of God guides the prophets.

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I want to re-post an article here:

On Decrypting 1 Timothy 2:14 and the 10-Minute Peek to Bro. Eli’s Recent Debate (September 3, 200)

Doubling the excitement of last week’s Thanksgiving to God, this week’s celebration of the Members Church of God International (MCGI) brought a new advancement in biblical knowledge and in the Church’s global evangelization efforts.

Before thousands of congregants in the Ang Dating Daan (ADD) Convention Center in Apalit, Pampanga, Bro. Eliseo Soriano, MCGI Presiding Minister and host of the religious program Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path), explained a mystery never before heard regarding the Adam and the woman mentioned in 1 Timothy 2:14. The verse says:

“And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”

In this seemingly simple biblical statement, there is a deep spiritual knowledge embedded, supported by many verses as Bro. Eli proved to the congregation. But unlike in mathematics, wherein experts in different fields can arrive at the same conclusion using various methods, to be able to decipher the mystery in the verse the way Bro. Eli taught the congregation is one that is beyond pure calculations. There must be divine intervention.

“Whenever you read the epistle of Paul,” Bro. Eli said, “put in your mind that there are things he speaks which are hard to understand, especially so when he speaks to Timothy, who is his vice presiding minister.” Bro. Eli cited 2 Peter 3:15-16:

“And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.”

It is fortunate that 2,000 years after the death of the apostles, God sent a preacher who would understand those things hard to be understood in Paul’s epistles. Someone is again asking the right questions and providing the right answers.

To ask if Adam or the woman was deceived or not will not squeeze out the vitamins in 1 Timothy 2:14. The biblical wisdom that shocked the congregation can only be determined by asking the right questions. However, even if one is able to ask the right questions in this particular case, which is already a feat in itself, giving the right answers is not anybody else’s business, but of the preacher sent by God. As Bro. Eli decrypted for the Church of God the wisdom in the verse, the congregation was sent into a wild applause.

“Let us not limit the thinking of Apostle Paul.” Bro. Eli said.

The excitement that spurred from the revelation was equaled only by the unsuspected turns during the same event. After the brethren in Papua New Guinea brought tears of joy to the congregation as they, a few months ago, sang the Tagalog praise song “Ito ang Araw” (This is the Day), the Portuguese-speaking brethren in South America followed suit with “Ang Mga Sugo ng Dios” (The Sent Ones of God). In a dramatic expression of triumph and gratitude, they offered the new song of praise to the God of Israel in Tagalog tongue.

The reason: for letting Bro. Eli reach the western part of the world to preach the Gospel.

To be overjoyed when history repeats itself the way God requires it is nothing short of biblical. In the video presentation of the Portuguese-speaking brethren shown simultaneously in monitoring centers across the globe via satellite, once more the evidence of God’s guidance, mercy and power takes the limelight. As they stirred the heart of the Church, their spirit of humility testified of God’s work, which transcends cultures, colors and languages.

In the Thanksgiving Day also, another interesting turn was Bro. Eli’s report on what happened on the debate, which took place a week earlier, with a Portuguese national, a minister of the Assembly of God. It was not much as to inform the brethren of who won, but how, since the Church believes and had witnessed in so many occasions that the winner is already decided. Luke 21:13-15 says:

“And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.”

In the video shown, a ten-minute segment taken from the 4-hour formal debate, Bro. Eli is seen speaking beside a translator, who translates English to Portuguese. Upon witnessing firsthand a true preacher of God pull down strongholds and cast down erroneous teachings, the brethren, all Portuguese, gave a standing ovation to claim victory. It was their first time to witness it. The glory is all to God.

Members Church of God International holds Thanksgiving Day every Saturday from 7 am to 5 pm. It is a day when members of the Church, along with guests, travel from different provinces to the ADD Convention Center to fulfill their vows to God of offering the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Chapters abroad monitor the event via live video streaming.

Words by Phillip Garcia

Reboot

I need a reboot.

These are my busiest periods (so far), i’m not used to it.

Please God help me.

are you ugly?

from http://www.great-inspirational-quotes.com/beauty-quotes.html

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
– Franz Kafka
As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.
– Sophia Loren

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
– Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.
– Kahlil Gibran

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on Simplicity.
– Plato

Beauty… when you look into a woman’s eyes and see what is in her heart.
– Nate Dircks

Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built.
– James Allen

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.
– John Muir

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
– Confucius

Far away in the sunshine are my highest inspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead.
– Louisa May Alcott

I pull you from your tower, take away your pain. Show you all the beauty you possess, if you only let yourself believe.
– Sarah McLachlan

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
– Leo Tolstoy

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
– Ashley Smith

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won’t feel unsure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. As we let our own Light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
– Marianne Williamson

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
– Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Pretty is something you’re born with. But beautiful, that’s an equal opportunity adjective.
– Author Unknown

Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty – they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.
– Martin Buxbaum

Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.
– Rosalind Russell

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
– Ninon de L’Enclos

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched … but are felt in the heart.
– Helen Keller

The difference between pretty and beautiful is-pretty is temporal-whereas beautiful is eternal.
– Author Unknown

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
– Eleanor Roosevelt

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have knowndefeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.
– Elizabeth Kubler Ross

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
– Albert Einstein

The recipe for beauty is to have less illusion and more Soul, to retreat from the belief of pain or pleasure in the body into the unchanging calm and glorious freedom of spiritual harmony.
– Mary Baker Eddy

The true beauty of a woman is her inherent ability to make better a man in every way.
– Don Williams, Jr

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.
– John Kenneth Galbraith

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
– Anne Frank

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
– Rachel Carson

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
– Jawaharlal Nehru

When you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things, even in the eyes that are blind to beauty.
– Kahlil Gibran

You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul’s own doing.
– Marie Stopes

You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind.
– Henry David Thoreau

Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see Beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see Beauty never grows old.
– Frank Kafka

Love is Giving; Giving Love

Love is Real

by: John Lennon

Love is real, real is love,
Love is feeling, feeling love,
Love is wanting to be loved.
Love is touch, touch is love,
Love is reaching, reaching love,
Love is asking to be loved.
Love is you,
You and me,
Love is knowing,
We can be.
Love is free, free is love,
Love is living, living love,
Love is needing to be loved.

This song is one of my favorite song way back in my “teen” days…

It was brought back into my conscious mind when Brother Eli Soriano –this saturday, June 27, 2009– said “You can Give without Love, but You can’t Love without giving”.

Yes, its true that one could give without sincerity and compassion, BUT to love is to give (sincerely and compassionately). Its better be done than just saying (encoding) it.

The years that just have passed, is overflowing with the blessings and gifts from Above. Many of my wishes were realized unknowingly. I just saw it was already there. The Almighty God is Really Good. Thanks and Glory be unto HIM . He gave me strength when I am weak. He gave me hope when I was down and hopeless. He gave me everything even though I have none and broke. Heb.13:5

Faith is mysterious, it is powerful; for me it is one of the best motivation to move people from the doldrums.

1st La Verdad Christian College Computer Programming Competition

Congratulations to everyone! I enjoyed the event, I hope you did too…

I appreciate the support of everyone who participated this event (COMPROG Students, High School Representatives, ADDCIT staff), and your contributions… KUDOS!

The first Computer Programming Competition was held last March 10, 2009 at the La Verdad Christian College’s Computer Laboratory.

Here are the results:

Champion (and Best Programming Team): HANAJI Team (Guada, Isaiah, Fortunato)

First Place: F5 Team (Erlyn, Rea, Ester)

Second Place: TRIJIBEL TOPOLOGY Team (Tristan, Jireh, Abel)

Third Place: THE THREE LITTLE PROGRAMMERS Team (Sam, Elmer, Mark R.)

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Programmer of the Year: Isaiah Martinez

Best Programmer: Guada Marie Redrico

Persistence / Fighting Spirit Award: Even though the problem sets “seems” to be tough, these individuals could not be hindered by any “Temporary Defeat”.

• Rob Kevin Batac (3rd Year High School)
• Anna Ross De Vega (1st Year Comprog)

Hoping that the 2nd LVCC CPC will be more exciting and challenging…

To God be the Glory!

3rd International Thanksgiving Praise Songs Links

To God be the Glory

International Thanksgiving to God Song Downloads
October 4-5, 2008

Awit ng Buong Kapatiran
http://mirror2.services.angdatingdaan.net/PBK3rdQtr-AwitNgBuongKapatiran-SumayawGumalawHumiyawSumigaw.zip

Foreign Ministry
http://mirror2.services.angdatingdaan.net/PBK3rdQtr-ForeignMinistry-ChanceToPraiseOurGod.zip

Luzon
http://mirror2.services.angdatingdaan.net/PBK3rdQtr-LuzonRegion-MagpakailanPaMan.zip

Visayas
http://mirror2.services.angdatingdaan.net/ (not yet available)

Mindanao
http://mirror2.services.angdatingdaan.net/PBK3rdQtr-MindanaoRegion-HetoNa.zip

Workers
http://mirror2.services.angdatingdaan.net/PBK3rdQtr-MICs&OICs&Workers-Pasasalamatan.zip

KNC
http://mirror2.services.angdatingdaan.net/PBK3rdQtr-KNCSong-PurihinAngDiosMagpakailanman.zip

KKTK
http://mirror2.services.angdatingdaan.net/PBK3rdQtr-KKTK-ForOurLovingFather-KakampiMoAko.zip

For any concerns, broken links, and for further questions, please refer to addcentral@yahoo.com with Yahoo Messenger ID: addcentral

Imagine Life in Heaven

A child asks his father:

Where is God? what is He doing there? I want to see Him, can I go there? why the Lord Jesus Christ still need to fetch us to go to heaven? I want to go there now.

What would you feel I you have a child who ask things like that?

Deuteronomy 8:4

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Hebrews 8:1 – 6

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

2 Years (2006-2008)

God is really a Wise God, in fact the only Wise God. Every person will teach us something, even without words…

(from http://seminariodelaverdad.blogspot.com/)

BRIEF HISTORY OF STUDENTS OF THE SEMINARIO DE LA VERDAD

It was in the year 2006 when the seminarians batch 2004-2006 have undergone their training in Apalit Central, it was also the year when the announcement about the training of another batch of aspiring workers. It was made known a couple of times in the congregation of the believers of Christ. A kind of training that includes different kind of academic subjects. But the main reason of the course is to be trained in the teachings and ways of life of Christ.

Summer of 2006, many were already preparing their requirements that will be needed by the administrators of the said course (such as personal profiles, N.B.I. clearances, medical records, etc.)

Believers from different places, and different cultures were invited for the interview (personal, psychological, spiritual). It’s like a day of judgment; everyone looks pale and peaceful in meditation or in nervousness.

Forty-four (44) were interviewed and were advised to come back for the results. Not all of them are admitted to be enrolled because of some reasons relative-to-the-applicant; some are responsibility issues, age-in-the-service issue, etc.

Twenty two (22) individuals from different places (four came from the Metro Manila, one from Rizal, one from Apalit Central, and the majority are from Bulacan Division).

August 7 of the same year when they first met each other, and when they attended their first ever class in the said course. They will be trained about the things they would need in the future, May the Lord be with them.

To develop a servant that could adapt to anywhere, any situation and in different kind of aspects will really take time and will really need the Guidance of the Spirit of the Almighty.

The whole class never imagined that they will belong to this kind of serious training, and admitted to themselves that they are worthless. Their hope is the hope which was once uttered by Saint Paul: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”.

International Thanksgiving 2nd Quarter 2008 Praise Songs

Psalms 92:1 MKJV

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High

International Thanksgiving 2nd Quarter 2008

Song for the whole Congregation

http://mirror1. services. angdatingdaan. net:8080/ PBK-JULY- 5-6-2008- Awit-ng-buong- kapatiran1. zip (audio &lyrics)

Workers

http://mirror1. services. angdatingdaan. net:8080/ PBK-Jul5- 6-2008-WORKERSso ng.zip

KKTK

http://mirror1. services. angdatingdaan. net:8080/ (not yet available)

KNC

http://mirror1. services. angdatingdaan. net:8080/ (not yet available)

Foreign Ministry

http://mirror1. services. angdatingdaan. net:8080/ PBK-Jul5- 6-2008-FOREIGNso ng.zip (audio &lyrics)

Luzon Region

http://mirror1. services. angdatingdaan. net:8080/ PBK-Jul5- 6-2008-LUZONsong .zip

Visayas Region

http://mirror1. services. angdatingdaan. net:8080/ PBK-Jul5- 6-2008-VISAYAson g.zip

Mindanao Region

http://mirror1. services. angdatingdaan. net:8080/ PBK-Jul5- 6-2008-MINDANAOs ong.zip

LYRICS

PBK 2ND QUARTER – lyrics (notepad)

Jose Rizal’s last poem

My Last Farewell (translation adapted from one by Edwin Lozada)

Farewell, beloved Country, treasured region of the sun,

Pearl of the sea of the Orient, our vanquished Eden!

To you I gladly surrender this melancholy life;

And were it brighter, fresher, gaudier,

Even then I’d give it to you, to you alone would then I give.

In fields of battle, deliriously fighting,

Others give you their lives, without doubt, without regret;

Where there’s cypress, laurel or lily,

On a plank or open field, in combat or cruel martyrdom,

If the home or country asks, it’s all the same–it matters not.

I die when I see the sky unfurls its colors

And at last after a cloak of darkness announces the day;

If you need scarlet to tint your dawn,

Paint with my blood, pour it as the moment comes,

And may it be gilded by a reflection of the heaven’s new-born light.

My dreams, even as a child,

My dreams, when a young man in the prime of life,

Were to see you one day, jewel of the eastern seas,

Dry those dark eyes, raise that forehead high,

Without frown, without wrinkle, without stain of shame.

My lifelong dream, my deep burning desire,

Is for this soul that will soon depart to cry out: Salud!

To your health! Oh how beautiful to fall to give you flight,

To die to give you life, to rest under your sky,

And in your enchanted land forever sleep.

If upon my grave one day you may behold,

Amidst the dense grass, a simple lowly flower,

Place it upon your lips, and my soul you’ll kiss,

And on my brow may I feel, under the cold tomb,

The tenderness of your touch, the warmth of your breath.

Let the moon see me in soft and tranquil light,

Let the dawn burst forth its fleeting radiance,

Let the wind moan with its gentle murmur,

And should a bird descend and rest on my cross,

Let it sing its canticle of peace.

Let the burning sun evaporate the rain,

And with the struggle behind, towards the sky may they turn pure;

Let a friend mourn my early demise,

And in the serene afternoon, when someone prays for me,

O Country, pray that God will also grant me rest!

Pray for all the unfortunate ones who died,

For all who suffered torment unequaled,

For grieving mothers who in bitterness cry,

For orphans and widows, for prisoners in torture,

And for yourself to see your redemption at last.

And when the burial ground is shrouded in dark night,

And there alone, only the departed remain in vigil,

Disturb not their rest, nor their secrets,

And should you hear chords from a zither or harp,

‘Tis I, O land beloved, ’tis I, to you I sing !

And when my grave, then by all forgotten,

has not a cross nor stone to mark its place,

Let men plow and with a spade disperse it,

And before my ashes return to nothing,

May they be the dust that carpets your fields.

Then nothing matters, cast me in oblivion.

Your air, your space, your valleys I will cross.

I will be vibrant music to your ears,

Aroma, light, colors, murmur, moan, and song,

Ever echoing the essence of my faith.

Land that I love, sorrow of my sorrows,

Adored Filipinas, hear my last good-bye.

There I leave you all, my parents, my beloved.

I go where there are no slaves, hangmen nor oppressors,

Where faith does not kill, where the one who reigns is God.

Goodbye, dear parents, brother and sisters, fragments of my soul,

Childhood friends in the home now gone,

Give thanks that I rest from this wearisome day;

Goodbye, sweet stranger, my friend, my joy;

Farewell, loved ones. To die is to rest.

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PAHIMAKAS (translation by Philippine hero, Andrés Bonifacio)

Pinipintuho kong Bayan ay paalam,

Lupang iniirog ng sikat ng araw,

mutyang mahalaga sa dagat Silangan,

kaluwalhatiang sa ami’y pumanaw.

Masayang sa iyo’y aking idudulot

ang lanta kong buhay na lubhang malungkot;

maging maringal man at labis alindog

sa kagalingan mo ay aking ding handog.

Sa pakikidigma at pamimiyapis

ang alay ng iba’y ang buhay na kipkip,

walang agam-agam, maluag sa dibdib,

matamis sa puso at di ikahapis.

Saan man mautas ay dikailangan,

cipres o laurel, lirio ma’y patungan

pakikipaghamok, at ang bibitayan,

yaon ay gayon din kung hiling ng Bayan.

Ako’y mamamatay, ngayong namamalas

na sa silinganan ay namamanaag

yaong maligayang araw na sisikat

sa likod ng luksang nagtabing na ulap.

Ang kulay na pula kung kinakailangan

na maitina sa iyong liwayway,

dugo ko’y isabong at siyang ikinang

ng kislap ng iyong maningning na ilaw

Ang aking adhika sapul magkaisip

ng kasalukuyang bata pang maliit,

ay ang tanghaling ka at minsan masilip

sa dagat Silangan hiyas na marikit.

Natuyo ang luhang sa mata’y nunukal,

taas na ang noo’t walang kapootan,

walang bakas kunot ng kapighatian

gabahid man dungis niyong kahihiyan.

Sa kabuhayang ko ang laging gunita

maningas na aking ninanasa-nasa

ay guminhawa ka ang hiyas ng diwa

pag hingang papanaw ngayong biglang-bigla.

Ikaw’y guminhawa laking kagandahang

akoy malugmok, at ikaw ay matanghal,

hiniga’y malagot, mabuhay ka lamang

bangkay ko’y masilong sa iyong Kalangitan.

Kung sa libingan ko’y tumubong mamalas

sa malagong damo mahinhing bulaklak,

sa mga labi mo’y mangyayaring itapat,

sa kaluluwa ko hatik ay igawad.

At sa aking noo nawa’y iparamdam,

sa lamig ng lupa ng aking libingan,

ang init ng iyong paghingang dalisay

at simoy ng iyong paggiliw na tunay.

Bayaang ang buwan sa aki’y ititig

ang liwanag niyang lamlam at tahimik,

liwayway bayaang sa aki’y ihatid

magalaw na sinag at hanging hagibis.

Kung sakasakaling bumabang humantong

sa krus ko’y dumapo kahit isang ibon

doon ay bayaan humuning hinahon

at dalitin niya payapang panahon.

Bayaan ang ningas ng sikat ng araw

ula’y pasingawin noong kainitan,

magbalik sa langit ng boong dalisay

kalakip ng aking pagdaing na hiyaw.

Bayaang sino man sa katotang giliw

tangisang maagang sa buhay pagkitil;

kung tungkol sa akin ay may manalangin

idalangin, Bayan, yaring pagka himbing.

Idalanging lahat yaong nangamatay,

mangagatiis hirap na walang kapantay;

mga ina naming walang kapalaran

na inihihibik ay kapighatian.

Ang mga bao’t pinapangulila,

ang mga bilanggong nagsisipagdusa;

dalanginin namang kanilang makita

ang kalayaan mong, ikagiginhawa.

At kung an madilim na gabing mapanglaw

ay lumaganap na doon sa libinga’t

tanging mga patay ang nangaglalamay,

huwag bagabagin ang katahimikan.

Ang kanyang hiwagay huwag gambalain;

kaipala’y maringig doon ang taginting,

tunog ng gitara’t salterio’y mag saliw,

ako, Bayan yao’t kita’y aawitin.

Kung ang libingan ko’y limot na ng lahat

at wala ng kurus at batang mabakas,

bayaang linangin ng taong masipag,

lupa’y asarolin at kauyang ikalat.

At mga buto ko ay bago matunaw

mauwi sa wala at kusang maparam,

alabok ng iyong latag ay bayaang

siya ang babalang doo’y makipisan.

Kung magka gayon na’y aalintanahin

na ako sa limot iyong ihabilin

pagka’t himpapawid at ang panganorin

mga lansangan mo’y aking lilibutins.

Matining na tunog ako sa dingig mo,

ilaw, mga kulay, masamyong pabango,

ang ugong at awit, pag hibik sa iyo,

pag asang dalisay ng pananalig ko.

Bayang iniirog, sakit niyaring hirap,

Katagalugang ko pinakaliliyag,

dinggin mo ang aking pagpapahimakas;

diya’y iiwan ko sa iyo ang lahat.

Ako’y patutungo sa walang busabos,

walang umiinis at berdugong hayop;

pananalig doo’y di nakasasalot,

si Bathala lamang dooy haring lubos.

Paalam, magulang at mga kapatid

kapilas ng aking kaluluwa’t dibdib

mga kaibigan bata pang maliit

sa aking tahanan di na masisilip.

Pag pasasalamat at napahinga rin,

paalam estranherang kasuyo ko’t aliw,

paalam sa inyo, mga ginigiliw;

mamatay ay siyang pagkakagupiling!

——————-

Spanish Translation

Adiós, Patria adorada, región del sol querida,

Perla del mar de oriente, nuestro perdido Edén!

A darte voy alegre la triste mustia vida,

Y fuera más brillante, más fresca, más florida,

También por ti la diera, la diera por tu bien.

En campos de batalla, luchando con delirio,

Otros te dan sus vidas sin dudas, sin pesar;

El sitio nada importa, ciprés, laurel o lirio,

Cadalso o campo abierto, combate o cruel martirio,

Lo mismo es si lo piden la patria y el hogar.

Yo muero cuando veo que el cielo se colora

Y al fin anuncia el día tras lóbrego capuz;

si grana necesitas para teñir tu aurora,

Vierte la sangre mía, derrámala en buen hora

Y dórela un reflejo de su naciente luz.

Mis sueños cuando apenas muchacho adolescente,

Mis sueños cuando joven ya lleno de vigor,

Fueron el verte un día, joya del mar de oriente,

Secos los negros ojos, alta la tersa frente,

Sin ceño, sin arrugas, sin manchas de rubor.

Ensueño de mi vida, mi ardiente vivo anhelo,

¡Salud te grita el alma que pronto va a partir!

¡Salud! Ah, que es hermoso caer por darte vuelo,

Morir por darte vida, morir bajo tu cielo,

Y en tu encantada tierra la eternidad dormir.

Si sobre mi sepulcro vieres brotar un día

Entre la espesa yerba sencilla, humilde flor,

Acércala a tus labios y besa al alma mía,

Y sienta yo en mi frente bajo la tumba fría,

De tu ternura el soplo, de tu hálito el calor.

Deja a la luna verme con luz tranquila y suave,

Deja que el alba envíe su resplandor fugaz,

Deja gemir al viento con su murmullo grave,

Y si desciende y posa sobre mi cruz un ave,

Deja que el ave entone su cántico de paz.

Deja que el sol, ardiendo, las lluvias evapore

Y al cielo tornen puras, con mi clamor en pos;

Deja que un ser amigo mi fin temprano llore

Y en las serenas tardes cuando por mí alguien ore,

¡Ora también, oh Patria, por mi descanso a Diόs!

Ora por todos cuantos murieron sin ventura,

Por cuantos padecieron tormentos sin igual,

Por nuestras pobres madres que gimen su amargura;

Por huérfanos y viudas, por presos en tortura

Y ora por ti que veas tu redención final.

Y cuando en noche oscura se envuelva el cementerio

Y solos sólo muertos queden velando allí,

No turbes su reposo, no turbes el misterio,

Tal vez acordes oigas de cítara o salterio,

Soy yo, querida Patria, yo que te canto a ti.

Y cuando ya mi tumba de todos olvidada

No tenga cruz ni piedra que marquen su lugar,

Deja que la are el hombre, la esparza con la azada,

Y mis cenizas, antes que vuelvan a la nada,

El polvo de tu alfombra que vayan a formar.

Entonces nada importa me pongas en olvido.

Tu atmósfera, tu espacio, tus valles cruzaré.

Vibrante y limpia nota seré para tu oído,

Aroma, luz, colores, rumor, canto, gemido,

Constante repitiendo la esencia de mi fe.

Mi patria idolatrada, dolor de mis dolores,

Querida Filipinas, oye el postrer adiós.

Ahí te dejo todo, mis padres, mis amores.

Voy donde no hay esclavos, verdugos ni opresores,

Donde la fe no mata, donde el que reina es Diόs.

Adiós, padres y hermanos, trozos del alma mía,

Amigos de la infancia en el perdido hogar,

Dad gracias que descanso del fatigoso día;

Adiós, dulce extranjera, mi amiga, mi alegría,

Adiós, queridos seres, morir es descansar.

The Absence of War

A lyric in one of John Lennon’s song says

Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear
War is over, if you want it
War is over now

I believe that as soon as people want
peace in the world they can have it.
The only trouble is they are not aware
they can get it.

John Lennon, 1969

Gandhi said: “An eye for an eye will make us all blind”.

Wikipedia’s Article about War: War is any large scale, violent conflict… they also managed to gather the estimated death tolls…

List of wars by death toll

These figures include deaths of civilians from diseases, famine, atrocities etc. as well as deaths of soldiers in battle.

This is an incomplete list of wars.

• 60,000,000–72,000,000 – World War II (1939–1945), (see World War II casualties)^[38][39]
• 30,000,000–60,000,000 – Mongol Conquests (13th century) (see Mongol invasions and Tatar invasions)^{[40][41][42][43]}
• 25,000,000 – Manchu conquest of Ming China (1616–1662)^[44]
• 20,000,000–70,000,000 – World War I (1914–1918) (see World War I casualties) note that the larger number includes Spanish flu deaths
• 20,000,000 – Taiping Rebellion (China, 1851–1864) (see Dungan revolt)^[45]
• 20,000,000 – Second Sino-Japanese War (1931–1945)^[46]
• 10,000,000 – Warring States Era (China, 475 BC–221 BC)
• 7,000,000 – 20,000,000 Conquests of Timur the Lame (1360-1405) (see List of wars in the Muslim world)^[47][48]
• 5,000,000–9,000,000 – Russian Civil War (1917–1921)^[49]
• 5,000,000 – Conquests of Menelik II of Ethiopia (1882- 1898)^[50][51]
• 3,800,000 – 5,400,000 – Second Congo War (1998–2007)^[52][53][54]
• 3,500,000–6,000,000 – Napoleonic Wars (1804–1815) (see Napoleonic Wars casualties)
• 3,000,000–11,500,000 – Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648)^[55]
• 3,000,000–7,000,000 – Yellow Turban Rebellion (China, 184–205)
• 2,500,000–3,500,000 – Korean War (1950–1953) (see Cold War)^[56]
• 2,300,000–3,800,000 – Vietnam War (entire war 1945–1975)
  • 300,000–1,300,000 – First Indochina War (1945–1954)
  • 100,000–300,000 – Vietnamese Civil War (1954–1960)
  • 1,750,000–2,100,000 – American phase (1960–1973)
  • 170,000 – Final phase (1973–1975)
  • 175,000–1,150,000 – Secret War (1962–1975)
• 2,000,000–4,000,000^[57] – French Wars of Religion (1562–1598) (see Religious war)
• 2,000,000 – Shaka’s conquests (1816-1828)^[58]
• 2,000,000 – Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions of India (1000-1027)^[59]
• 300,000–3,000,000^[60] – Bangladesh Liberation War
• 1,500,000–2,000,000 – Afghan Civil War (1979 -)
  • 1,000,000–1,500,000 Soviet intervention (1979–1989)
• 1,300,000–6,100,000 – Chinese Civil War (1928–1949) note that this figure excludes World War II casualties
  • 300,000–3,100,000 before 1937
  • 1,000,000–3,000,000 after World War II
• 1,000,000–2,000,000 – Mexican Revolution (1910–1920)^[61]
• 1,000,000 – Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988)^[62]
• 1,000,000 – Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)^[63]
• 1,000,000 – Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005)
• 1,000,000 – Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970)
• 618,000^[64] – 970,000 – American Civil War (including 350,000 from disease) (1861–1865)
• 900,000–1,000,000 – Mozambique Civil War (1976–1993)
• 868,000^[65] – 1,400,000^[66] – Seven Years’ War (1756-1763)
• 800,000 – 1,000,000 – Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994)
• 800,000 – Congo Civil War (1991–1997)
• 600,000 to 1,300,000 – First Jewish-Roman War (see List of Roman wars)
• 580,000 – Bar Kokhba’s revolt (132–135CE)
• 570,000 – Eritrean War of Independence (1961-1991)
• 550,000 – Somali Civil War (1988 – )
• 500,000 – 1,000,000 – Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
• 500,000 – Angolan Civil War (1975–2002)
• 500,000 – Ugandan Civil War (1979–1986)
• 400,000–1,000,000 – War of the Triple Alliance in Paraguay (1864–1870)
• 400,000 – Darfur conflict (2003-)
• 400,000 – War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
• 371,000 – Continuation War (1941-1944)
• 350,000 – Great Northern War (1700-1721)^[67]
• 315,000 – 735,000 – Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1651) English campaign ~40,000, Scottish 73,000, Irish 200,000-620,000^[68]
• 300,000 – Russian-Circassian War (1763-1864) (see Caucasian War)
• 300,000 – First Burundi Civil War (1972)
• 270,000–300,000 – Crimean War (1854–1856)
• 255,000-1,120,000 – Philippine-American War (1898-1913)
• 230,000–1,400,000 – Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)
• 220,000 – Liberian Civil War (1989 – )
• 214,000 – 655,000+ – Iraq War (2003-Present) (see 2003 invasion of Iraq)
• 200,000 – 1,000,000^[69][70] – Albigensian Crusade (1208-1259)
• 200,000–800,000 – Warlord era in China (1917–1928)
• 200,000 – Second Punic War (BC218-BC204) (see List of Roman battles)
• 200,000 – Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2000)
• 200,000 – Algerian Civil War (1991 – )^[71][72]
• 200,000 – Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996)
• 190,000 – Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
• 180,000 – 300,000 – La Violencia (1948-1958)
• 170,000 – Greek War of Independence (1821-1829)
• 150,000 – Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
• 150,000 – North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970)
• 150,000 – Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)
• 148,000-1,000,000 – Winter War (1939)
• 125,000 – Eritrean-Ethiopian War (1998–2000)
• 120,000 – 384,000 Great Turkish War (1683-1699) (see Ottoman-Habsburg wars)
• 120,000 – Bosnian War (1992–1995)
• 120,000 – Third Servile War (BC73-BC71)
• 117,000 – 500,000 – Revolt in the Vendée (1793-1796)
• 101,000 – 115,000 – Arab-Israeli conflict (1929- )
• 100,500 – Chaco War (1932–1935)
• 100,000 – 1,000,000 – War of the two brothers (1531–1532)
• 100,000 – 400,000 – Western New Guinea (1984 – ) (see Genocide in West Papua)
• 100,000 – 200,000 – Indonesian invasion of East Timor (1975-1978)
• 100,000 – Persian Gulf War (1991)
• 100,000–1,000,000 – Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962)
• 100,000 – Thousand Days War (1899–1901)
• 100,000 – Peasants’ War (1524-1525)^[73]
• 80,000 – Third Punic War (BC149-BC146)
• 75,000 – 200,000? – Conquests of Alexander the Great (BC336-BC323)
• 75,000 – El Salvador Civil War (1980–1992)
• 75,000 – Second Boer War (1898–1902)
• 70,000 – Boudica’s uprising (AD60-AD61)
• 69,000 – Internal conflict in Peru (1980 – )
• 60,000 – Sri Lanka/Tamil conflict (1983-)
• 60,000 – Nicaraguan Rebellion (1972-91)
• 55,000 – War of the Pacific (1879-1885)
• 50,000 – 200,000 – First Chechen War (1994–1996)
• 50,000 – 100,000 – Tajikistan Civil War (1992–1997)
• 50,000 – Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) (see Wars involving England)
• 45,000 – Greek Civil War (1945-1949)
• 41,00–100,000 – Kashmiri insurgency (1989 – )
• 36,000 – Finnish Civil War (1918)
• 35,000 – 40,000 – War of the Pacific (1879–1884)
• 35,000 – 45,000 – Siege of Malta (1565) (see Ottoman wars in Europe)
• 31,000–100,000 – Second Chechen War (1999 – )
• 30,000 – Turkey/PKK conflict (1984 – )
• 30,000 – Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
• 23,384 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (December 1971)
• 23,000 – Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988-1994)
• 20,000 – 49,600 U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan (2001 – 2002)
• 15,000–20,000 – Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995)
• 11,053 – Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
• 10,000 – Amadu’s Jihad (1810-1818)
• 7,264–10,000 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (August-September 1965)
• 7,000–24,000 – American War of 1812 (1812-1815)
• 7,000 – Kosovo War (1996–1999) (disputed)
• 5,000 – Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974)
• 4,588 – Sino-Indian War (1962)
• 4,000 – Waziristan War (2004-2006)
• 4,000 – Irish Civil War (1922-23)
• 3,700 – Northern Ireland conflict (1969 – 1998)
• 3,000 – Civil war in Côte d’Ivoire (2002 – )
• 2,899 – New Zealand Land Wars (1845 – 1872)
• 2,604–7,000 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (October 1947 – December 1948)
• 2,000 – Football War (1969)
• 2,000 – Irish War of Independence (1919-21)
• 1,975–4,500+ – violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (2000 -)
• 1,547–2,173+ – 2006 Lebanon War
• 1,724 – War of Lapland (1945)
• 1,500 – Romanian Revolution (December 1989)
• 1,000 – Zapatista uprising in Chiapas (1994)
• 907 – Falklands War (1982)

Tired of counting???

I found very nice pictures on the interent

I also found this forum thread: http://www.thebereans.net/forum2/showthread.php?t=39667

Everybody’s talking about peace, but nobody does anything about it in a peaceful way.
It doesn’t help murderers to hang them, it doesn’t help violent people to be violent to them.
Violence begets violence.
You can’t kill off all the violent people or all the murderers or you’d have to kill off the government.

John Lennon, 1969

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One time in my life, I heard a man named Eli Soriano, that says, “Love begets Love”. His principle in life is to do Good to all men, all the days of his life.

Revolutions made by men established governments, new way of life, new way of thinking, living, loving… and inevitably resulted to anger, revenge, hatred, chaos and war.

I know that someday, the Supreme Being will end this world, and the blessed and the holies will live in a place where evil is found NO MORE.

Everlasting Peace is Near.

Better than Samurai Showdown!!!

Watch Bro. Eli Soriano’s Debates Online.

I promise you, debates like these would satisfy the truth seekers!

Napoleon Hill’s Success Philosophy

You’re Invited! Come One, Come All

Ang Dating Daan

MASS INDOCTRINATION

January 7, 2008

7 pm

In Every ADD Locales

Love thine enemies

Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:27; Luke 6:35

Those verses speaks of loving your enemies, the Lord Jesus Christ as the speaker.

Therefore, any religious organzation that does the opposite thing is not of God!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_war

The devil is the author of wars, deceiving men, beware, beware of evil doctrines.

Oprah and her Guests: What if you never heard of Jesus?

FROM: What if you never heard of Jesus? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYddUkD48lQ

Only the person who REALLY knows Jesus Christ could enlighten the minds of anyone, I mean anyone, whether you be a king, a beggar, a senator or a vendor, a politician or a no one…

Global Mission

So Help Us God. Thy Will Be Done.

What is “Ang Dating Daan”?

(excerpt from http://www.angdatingdaan.org/about/about_faq.htm)

Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path) is a Bible Exposition on-air program by the Philippine-based religious organization, MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL. Its primary objective is to promote and encourage the careful reading and understanding of the untarnished Gospel of Christ in the Bible.

Hosted by the only sensible and sincere evangelist, Bro. Eli Soriano, the program highlights exposés and the study of truths based on the Bible.

By engaging in truthful and sensible exposition of the corrupt ways and wicked practices in the religious world, the program became an eye-opener to many people who are being unwittingly deceived by wealth-conscious pastors and preachers…

Official Website: http://www.angdatingdaan.org

Read more: http://untvweb.com/program/ang-dating-daan.html

Who is Brother Eli Soriano?

For some, he is a simple guy, could even be their enemy, but for me, Brother Eli Soriano is the Preacher, living today, that preaches the TRUE GOSPEL.

Somewhere in this world we are living in, a man who is guided by the Holy Spirit of God, Bro. Eli Soriano, sincerely and courageously preaching the Word of God.

He preaches the Doctrines of the Lord Jesus Christ without omission or any addition, giving hope to the hopeless, making lives a meanigful life to live, sharing everything he have to everyone , and most of all, making people understand the real meaning of serving God, the real way of living, thinking, and every act a Christian should act, with the help of the Almighty God. He labors for the sake of the lost souls, that those souls be brought to God and away from evil.

Know Bro. Eli Soriano more…

[watch and listen to what he teaches from the Bible: TruthCaster.com]

[visit his blog: http://esoriano.wordpress.com]

Planted in Good Ground / Soil

If man is a plant, the plant needs good supply of care and life from it’s Owner. Plants need water, Good Water, for it to grow strong and stable, whatever thing comes, even how strong winds and rainstorms occur, that plant will hold on to its Foundation, looking up and trusting the One who gives life.

One Mind… One Body… One Spirit…

July 14 2007, is a special day that the members of Group One of “Alpha”, waited fervently… months ago, members of the group already made a promise to each other that that special day is already dedicated to a divine purpose (as it should always be).

Days passed by, and different emotional moments, and arduous work and tasks have challenged and molded the group’s commitment, with the help of the Almighty, the Group One will witness that day, another Good Day, an opportunity to Praise and Offer Thanksgiving to the One who owns everything. Praises and Glory be to HIM.

Amen.

Another Earth-Like Planet ?

Undeniably, modern technology have showed us how vast the universe is, and makes us wonder what could be the reason of this vastness, every galaxy, every planet is distant to each other, could it be possible that there is another planet wherein creatures like us could dwell? are we alone?

Scientists all over the world have not yet reached the point wherein they could prove to all mankind that there is an earth-like planet out there, until they have made this discovery, 2 light-years away, they said they have made a discovery.

A man named Eliseo F. Soriano comments about this emerging scientific discovery.

follow link of the original page
http://esoriano.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/is-there-another-earth-written-by-bro-eliseo-f-soriano/