Churh activities that we been to...

(i know this is a very bad photo, but this is the latest picture we got together taken last June 7, 2008 during our church Family Day)

A couple of weeks ago Dr. Waters, our missionary and josh's professor in DTS came for a short visit at our church. I have known him and his family all my life and his ministry in the Philippines has impacted me a lot. We had fun talking to him and his wife, and we are so encouraged by their advice and encouragement. And of course josh and i got lots of teasing from them (as you all know Dr. Waters is the one that brought Josh to the Philippines couple of years ago to do mission work at our church and that is also the time we got to know each other). Actually last June 9, was the 2nd year anniversary of day Josh and I first met... not really romantic meeting but that was the start of our love story.


Mary Waters and ate Carol Quimson

We also had a family day last June 7. We went to small resort in Antipolo City, it is situated in a high area that has a nice view of the metropolitan.



Josh and I were in charge of the youth group. Josh talked about unity and harmony in the body of Christ and incorporated games to illustrate his points. It was a fun activity...



Then we also had a baptism and about a dozen got baptized... mostly young people.

and after the baptism all the children and young people got crazy in the pool playing...
Then June 8, My uncle Felix got ordained as a pastor. Uncle Felix Jacome is my Aunt Ceres' (my dad's sister) husband. I am close to this couple since I see them practically every Sunday while im growing up until now. He has been involved in the church for a long time and four years ago he left his secular job and just has a small business and studied Pastoring in a bible school. Now he is committing himself to being a full-time pastor.


My dad and his 3 other brothers are pastors. My dad was the first one to be called to be a pastor, then my uncle Melvin (who took over my dad's ministry in our town when we move to manila), then my uncle Levi who was a deacon of our church before then when he moved to Angono - he started a bible study there that eventually became a church, then my uncle Dante he was just helping uncle Melvin and leading a bible study, then this bible study also became a small church. There was a long running joke in the family that auntie Ceres, since she's next in line, should also be a pastor (but of course that wont happen)... but when uncle Felix decided to be a pastor the joke somewhat came true...

During the ordination josh was invited to be one of the ordinating council to interrogate uncle levi. He asked couple of question and then after the church service they lay hands and pray for Pastor Felix.

Our church has a new contructed area for the youth. In the photo below is the dedication of that area.