Love Is Amazing

Love On The Internet
by Dove

Though I wasn't looking for anyone new,
One day I got e- mail and in it was you.
Charming, sensitive and so debonair,
I strongly resisted it go anywhere.

But letters and stories captured my heart,
Filled me with passion almost from the start.
Love on the Internet, how could it be?
These things just don't happen to people like me.

But doves and butterflies flew into our lives,
Carrying messages we could not deny.
Each person has meaning and love to express,
And we could deny our hearts nothing less.

It's a beautiful love that has grown between us,
Something beyond any words we discuss.
Much deeper than LOL, cyber kisses and such,
Far down to our souls, beyond human touch.

My love's not confined by what it can see,
I feel you, I taste you, I experience your dream.
Close my eyes, and I envision what in my heart I can hear,
"Love knows no boundaries, no distance, no fear."

It's the soul that captures God's love in a way
That eternally melts hearts together to stay.
Fused and sealed forever as one,
Love has its way and new life is begun.

A MIRACLE EXPERIENCED WITH GOD

RUNAWAY BRIDE
By:Virgie Amora
Quiranggol Mission School
December, 2002


“Where’s Cristina? Where’s Cristina! WHERE’S CRISTINAAA!” the father roared one early cold morning waking the whole village up.

“What’s the problem?” my teammate said rising to her feet and rubbing the sleep away from her eyes.

“I don’t know!” I whispered loudly. “We’ll find that out later.”

Twelve-year-old Cristina is one of our brilliant students. She can read fast with good comprehension. She writes us (teachers) letters putting into practice the lessons she learned in school. She can memorize Bible verses easily. She’s a good leader and one we can count on to always be there. She’s one of the excited ones preparing for the Jamboree in March to be held at the SULADS High School site. The children of Quiranggol will be attending a Jamboree for the first time. We told them of the soon coming High School, a day hike from Quiranggol through forest. This she and all the other children in our village are waiting for. Every school child in the village looks forward to the time when he/she can leave the village and attend the secondary school. With high hopes the children pray everyday that God will soon provide funds to put up this long awaited school.

But Christina’s hopes were shattered one day when a chief from a far away village came with a horse. This horse was tied to a post near her house. This gesture means somebody is proposing marriage. To whom? To a girl nearest to where the horse was tied. To refuse the dowry and reject marriage her father would have to produce two horses. But they are too poor to even buy one. To make the matter worse, her father is already indebted to the father of the boy proposing to marry her. And in their poor situation the only way to pay the debt is to give her away as a bride.

She came to me crying. “Ma’am, I don’t want to marry! I don’t want to marry! I still want to attend high school,” she sobbed.

I was caught between. I pitied her but I should not intervene. This is a tribal and family problem. In the seminar, we were reminded by our director not to intervene in this kind of problem. Culture has it that non-Manobos intervening will be implicated in the problem and most likely will be forced to take the place of the bride.

“Cristina,” I encouraged the still sobbing girl, “the only thing I can say is, just tell your problem to the Lord. He will never forsake you. He has promised. He will make a way for you.”

“Ma’am, isn’t there any way for you to help me escape to MVC?” she pleaded.

“If I do that, it will put me into big trouble. If I refuse to take your place, then I could never go home to MVC alive anymore. Don’t you worry my fellow SULADS and I will pray for you.”

“Thank you, Ma’am!” She left wiping her tears away. She told no one but her friend Marlyn of her plan to escape. Then came that tragic morning when Cristina disappeared and stirred the whole village. “Where could she be?” No one knew except Marlyn. Marlyn sometimes would cut classes for no reason at all. She had not been a delinquent before and we couldn’t understand her behavior.

“Marlyn?” I called her attention one day. “Where were you yesterday? You were not in my class.”

“I went somewhere.”

“Where is this somewhere?” I was curious.

“If you will please keep this as a secret, Ma’am, I will tell you.”

“Sure! Yes! You can trust me.”

“I always visit my friend Cristina in the forest. She lives in a small cave and she asked me to bring her some sweet potatoes because she’s afraid of her father. I accompanied her last night and she cried praying for the Lord to help her solve her problem. There was even a time when we saw her father coming, calling her name, but we just hid behind the rock so that we were not seen at all. There were some rainy nights when we just coiled under some leaves and we were amazed that we did not get wet. I have proven now that the GOD of our SULADS teachers is a LIVING GOD!”

The two girls’ hiding in the forest went on for a month. Then one day Marlyn said. “We’re going to MVC, Ma’am. By all means, God will make a way!” she said confidently.

During our reporting time, I brought with me a couple of patients to the German Doctors’ Hospital. My teammate came two days later with Cristina and Marlyn. The patients and the two girls did not meet at MVC so the patients can tell the parents that there was no Cristina at MVC. Today, Cristina and Marlyn are taking refuge at our director’s home at MVC. Pray that the SULADS High School will be started soon to help runaway brides like Cristina get an education. In this way, the parents, and the old folks also, will little by little do away with the destructive parts of their culture.

This high school plan is developing slowly. Aside from providing a haven for would-be brides, this school would fill a need to give further training to the Manobo children so that they can learn a life skill or trade. Further, if they attend this school, they are much less likely to join the rebel NPA (New People’s Army) and leave the Biblical teachings the SULADS have given them.

There is $50,000 in a matching fund to match funds donated for the Manobo High School. Every two dollars collected will be matched by a dollar from this fund. We need $100,000 to have the $50,000 released. The plan is to start this high school as soon as possible using native construction materials that will last only for a couple of years. Something more substantial needs to be provided.

Would you like to assist the SULADS in providing this education for these largely uneducated people? You may send your contributions to the General Conference of SDA. Make the check payable to the General Conference and mark it for “SULADS” for the general operations of the SULADS or “SULADS Academy” for the construction of the High School. Send the check to:

Cynthia Henderson
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904

You will receive a US tax-deductible receipt in a few days. Thank you so much for your continued interest in and support of the SULADS.

Trees as my Mark and Remembrance

I'm very new in the country of Norway.I came first week of April 10, 2008 for first time to go away and out from our my beloved country Philippines. I am already 3months before I had this in my mind that I should plant a fruit tree as my memory and remembrance in this peaceful and beautiful country Norway.
One day, I asked my companion in the house that I hope he can buy for me a fruit tree someday that I can plant in the ground. But after a week I told my plan to my partner in the house he invited me to go to the agricultural farm,45 minutes from our house. He said that I should go with him so that I could choose what fruits should I like to plant at the back in our house.


We went there and I chose 3 fruit trees, one apple tree, black berries, and bringerbar tree. I don't know what the exact name of these fruits in English it is becuase this is my first time to see and tasted this fruits.
An apple tree have 6 reddish fruits already when I planted. I hope that these fruits trees will be successful.It's grows healthily and vigorously someday and it will stay long.


When these trees grows and having fruits mmm wow...so nice and I am be happy. These fruits trees are my mark and memories how long I've been here in Norway.
So, I take care of this trees everyday. I check the trees everyday if they are all okay.I watered it everyday and I weeded the sorounding so that no other weeds could stealing the nutrients from the soil.

General Female in Politics

Have you known that women have power to govern our government and be a good leader?I knew some women who are good in their position as the led people as she became a governor.
We woman have power to change old things into. Women are big help to improved the community and the country. Women are looking by men for recreation, to lean on their burdens as they men as the head of the family but women are the light of the family.
Women governs peacefully and with love to offer others. Women have hearts to feel what others feel and women are fragile but strong in politics specially when they are leaders like the women I knew in 1981-93 Governor General Rt. Hon. Dr. Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, Belize,1984-90 Governor General The Rt. Hon. Jeanne Sauvé, Canada
and many more women who became leaders in the politics and in our country.If you want to know more click this site to see women are good leaders http://www.guide2womenleaders.com

The Cards that I Made

Have you tried to made anything if your alone in the house and have nothing to do? Yes, I always left at home alone when my husband go to work. When I am alone i do not stay long in the computer just to chat with friends and family. I made some means that i am not getting bored, so i have my vegetable garden which I harvested already my beans, I have my flower garden that looks beautifull, but this time becuase i finished these two 2 things I made another. I tried to collect dried leaves and grasses, why? I am trying to make cards.
Yes, I made cards and it was successfully done, infact my mother in law and my sister in laws recieved the cards that I was made.They are all happy for it and they appreciated me that I have a hidden talent in arts...I wanna thank them that the Lord give me an impressive skills that I can make his nature more valuable and looks beautiful.

My First's Cake in My Hubby's B-Day

Have you tried baking cake for the first time in the ocassion which is that is your first time to bake cake and it falls in a party time? Oh...I'm getting nervous when I bake cake becuase I am afraid to be failed. People in Norway mostly are good in baking cakes.It's not a joke, a party begin and lot of people came in my hubby's b-day, but anyway I'm happy becuase my cake was successful and they love to eat my cakes. In fact my cake were eaten all after the party.

Beans in my Garden

Last April 2008 I arrived in here in Norway. I got bored becuase I missed my family and friends and my co-sulads missionaries.Becuase i don't have anything to do in the house after cleaning I am planning to make a vegetable garden and you could see my flower and vegetable garden in the previous post.But now since weeks had been past already I saw my beans garden have flowers and fruits. We been in vacation in Spain for a couple of weeks after that we back home again in Norway.
When we arrived in our house i went directly to my garden and i saw my beans are ready to harvest, yes i started to harvest my beans and my hubby glad for he looking me harvesting my beans. I got to bowl of beans after i harvested them.
Wow! this time we have fresh and good quality beans for cooking.So, if you want to spend least from your grocery, plant beans or make a vegetable garden and I am sure your hubby would be happy for you, for you are resourceful helper to him.

Miracle Gifts

Most people when it is his birthday usually they are waiting for the gifts to come.But who will be giving a birthday gift? Of course waiting from the closest friends,members of the family and especially love the ones.Life is like that, 90 percent people in the world are happy to have gifts to received, but I knew a person who have birthday today.Instead that he is waiting for his gift, he is the one giving gifts to his loving wife.
One day, his wife are wishing that his husband buy for her a mixed master so that she could start baking cakes. Her husband just only listened to her, but the time comes during of her husband’s birthday,instead that her wife give him a gift the husband given a birthdday presents to his wife. Wow! exciting? The wife so happy becuase she recieved the stuff that she wishing for and that is the mix master.
Here now, her husband wish to have a party in his birthday, of course the wife must support the plan. So the wife says, okay you invite your fmaily and friends for we have party this evening and the husband happy.
The wife started to preparing foods for the party. At first, she tried to used the mix master to bake a cake... wow! good her work successfully done.The party start at 6:00 pm and the wife busy in preparing decorating for the coming events while her husband still in work...here now the visitors come one by one..

My Favorite

We had a great in day in our holiday time in Spain because of may beautiful beaches, nice mountains to hiked and many places to visit specially in playing golf with my husband. Golf courts were beautiful and tennis courts were good too.
But number one why i say that my holiday was complete it was because I bought bananas in Spain that I cook everyday as my food every meal time ..wow great and excellent that my first time since I am in Norway until I visited in Spain.At last, i find my favorite food...banana...

Holiday

We had holiday in Spain supposedly one month, but becuase of Frank's father died we make our holiday short and went home in Norway not finishing the holiday. Fortunately, we have good time everyday with my husband after his work. He works only 7 hours a day starting at 8:00 Am until 4:00 pm after that we have a walk or visiting his mother, playing,singing God's music
, etc.That's our daily routine in life as we still live in this earth.
Yes, we had very good times in Spain for a short holiday that we have.Everyday going to the beaches, playing tennis,playing golf, playing table tennis
, eating outside, swimming in the pool, visiting nice places, hiking mountains and many more things to do before the sun went down....Life is enjoyable when we want to enjoy our day. we only bring our day to make it beautiful and wonderful.
Hahhaahahha.......I wanna give a big laugh to these becuase we just only passing in this world, so enjoy life but above all praise God everyday, put God first in all the things and remember God that He is in your life and I am pretty sure that you have experience a happy heart and a happy day.
Have a nice time to you my friends in the world...Thank you God for making me me.