March 2, 2018 Editor: Evelyn Porteza Tabingo Cagayan De Oro City
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March 2, 2018 Editor: Evelyn Porteza Tabingo Cagayan de Oro City “Higher than the highest human thought can reach is God’s ideal for His children.” Ellen G. White Editor’s Thoughts: .............................................................................Evelyn Porteza Tabingo Featured Items: 1. Our Father…..................................................................................................Red T. Naen 2. Christian Education from MVC.................................................Fely Gepulani Deles Toms 3. My Parents' Sacrifice...................................................................Josepphine C Famerona 4. Gugmang di Kayang Suklian…..........................................................Romulo Halasan, Jr. 5. The Blessings of Christian Education..........................................Evelyn Gabutero Pelayo SULADS Corner:….......................................Only Believe..........................Sulad Esao Dayon Patch of Weeds ............................................................................................ Jessie Colegado LIFE of a Missionary: ............Answered Prayer in Berasagi ..........................Romy Halasan CLOSING: Announcements | Prayer Requests | Acknowledgements Greetings from The Editors |Closing Thoughts “It is the work of true education to develop this power, to train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men’s thought.” Education , Ellen G. White Editor’s Thoughts It is 7:00 o'clock in the morning. The sun is just coming out in the east as Darlynne navigates the freeway and join other commuters rushing and going about their planned schedule for the day. This is her daily routine as she takes her children to school. Some mornings a beautiful sunrise forecasts a perfect day. Other days, mist and fog from the ocean nearby or rain and strong winds slow down the traffc. Glendale and Orangewood, both non-boarding academies are 35+ miles one way on either side of Torrance where they live. Sure, there are prestigious schools around the Torrance and Palos Verde area, but sacrifces are made so the children can go to an Adventist school and obtain Christian education. I recall the challenges and sacrifces my parents had in sending us to MVC. My dad could have stayed in Manila and accepted the job offer that would have given him perhaps a better fnancial stability. With Christian education in mind, my parents decided that MVC, a new Adventist school then, would still be the best place for their family to be. I give tribute and do applaud the several parents who worked hard to send their children to Adventist institutions. For some, that decision involved long days of toiling in the felds or fnding other means to fnancial support their children in a school where the principles of the Bible is the central theme of the education. Come graduation day, see the smile on the faces of these hard working parents as they watch the graduates march to the music of “Pomp and Circumstance.” For many parents, the days of toil and labor was worth all the effort knowing that their children, trained in a God-centered atmosphere are ready to answer God's call: “Whom shall I send?” “Here I am. Send me.” Evelyn Porteza Tabingo Our Father By: Red T. Naen Christian Education From MVC Fely Gepulani Deles Toms BS Secretarial 1969 It was the summer of 1964 when my sister and I, together with my mother, Francisca, attended a district camp meeting in our area. There was a group of student literature evangelists who came to join the evening meetings after selling books during the day time. They led the in the singing, did the preaching and told their experiences. My mother was so excited hearing from these students but told us that we did not have money. The students were telling the audience that we can go to college and work while studying. My sister had finished high school but did not pursue a college education. She worked as a seamstress. I was in my 4th year high school. My mother believed in her children getting a college education. My father, Jacinto, was not a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church but he was very supportive and happy that we went to church. In fact, in the 1950s, my father donated the piece of land where our church building still stands. My parents leased our 5 hectare piece of land for someone to plant sugar cane. The lease was 100 pesos per hectare for 5 years. The money was used for my sister and I to go to MVC. Our few belongings was placed in a little luggage made by my father out of “nito." During that time our house burned down. We stayed in MVC with no pocket money. It was a hard life but God has sustained us. Because of financial difficulty, my parents decided that one of us would have to leave school. My sister stayed at MVC for only three years. She thought it was wise to leave school because she could work as a seamstress and earn money. I did not leave the portals of MVC until I graduated in 1969. My fare going home to Bacolod City was sponsored by the Negros Conference since they called me for employment in Dec of 1968. I lived as a “villager” with the Melgars for one semester. My work experiences included: one year in the cafeteria, one summer at the barn picking up peanuts. I also worked in the registrar's office, with Dr. Allan Maggie, and with Dr. A. C. Segovia, the academic dean. I can say that my college life as a working student at MVC was not “bitter and sweet” but rewarding. Psalm 121 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence come my help. My help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth……" Fely is retired and lives in West Virginia, USA My Parents' Sacrifice Josepphine C. Fameronag BSED-English 2011 “Your parents, they give you YOUR life, but then they give you THEIR Life.” – Chuck Palahiuk I am no stranger to the fact that my father and mother sacrificed a lot for me and my four older siblings to finish our studies in an Adventist School. Despite the hardship of earning without professional work, my parents were able to send four out of five children to well recognized Adventist Schools. My other siblings graduated from Adventist University of the Philippines (AUP), and I finished my degree in Mountain View College (MVC). My parents, aren't the “cool” sort. Mom Nieves didn’t finished high school and Father Lauro barely managed to get two years in college. But they both are hardworking people. Before the rooster sings it’s morning wake-up call, my parents are already on the way to other towns to sell our products. Everyday, they have to go to different town, pitch their tent and display our merchandise; we call it “dayo”. Only during the evening, was I able to see their faces when they arrived home from work. They were tired, I was sleepy, we did not have much to talk. My sister once told me, that despite the fact that my parents aren’t perfect, we should be thankful for their sacrifices to enable us to study in an Adventist School which is more expensive compared to being in a Public school. I learned that mom promised herself that, “she will do everything for her children to complete their studies in an Adventist institution.” When I started working, only then did I realize how difficult it was to earn money. Thinking about it, I began to appreciate all my parents' early morning wake up, late night sleep, whole day working and the promise of making sure that we will finished our study. We, as children, see our parents in a number of roles (as superheroes, our bodyguards, our financier and sometimes even as strict disciplinarians) but we do not really learn to view the humanity behind their larger-than-life appeal. This way we do not realize the extent of what our parents had to give up to see us succeed in life. My parents now are well in their 60's and still actively working. Even if their zest for life and work stand untainted in the face of time, their bodies are gradually beginning to fail them. Without respect for one's parents, a human being’s life is meaningless and whatever success he may have achieved in life is of no value if the people who brought him in this world are not happy. Parents are gift of GOD who are to be cherished forever. There is nothing we can do to repay them. The least we can do is to respect them, love them and live our lives according to their wishes. Josepphine, “jhine” is a teacher in Batangas. Gugmang di Kayang Suklian Romulo Halasan, Jr. BS Accountancy 2011 Si Kuya, si manghud ug si ako, Magtapos sa pag-eskwela sa MVC jud ang gusto. Bisan sa kwarta man galisud, Ginikanan nako way undang ug mukayod. Kaming tulo produkto sa Ginikanan nga nagtoo, Christian education mao jud ang pinaka-maayo. Kini para maandam sa kinabuhi bahalag ngit-ngit, Panahon nga umalabutay sa kalibutan man ug sa langit. Supporta nila mommy ug daddy way pili, Kwarta, sakrispisyo, bisan pag sa uyab-uyab sila di magkamali. Apilan pa sa ilang mga pag-ampo kanamo, Mudako nga buotan mao ra jud ang hangyo. Ako nakahinumdom, isa ka adlaw kaniadto, Akong inahan adunay bisti nga iyang gusto, Pero sa pag-kuot sa bulsa ang bisti iyang gikalimtan, Para lang sa mga anak maka-eskwela bisan sila wa nay magamitan. Akong amahan way undang sa pagtrabaho, Kay adunay tulo ka gwapong anak nga sige’g pangayo. Magkasakit kay bawal bati-on, Magkina-unsa man bahalag upawon. Si kuya, si manghud ug si ako, Sa langit nagpasalamat kay sa amo gi-bubo, Gasa sa langit nga matahum pina-agi sa ginikanan, Sakripisyo nila gipasalamat pero di kayang suklian.