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Awagoh Learning and Development Center Inc.

Empowering Through Literacy

An Annual Newsletter

SEC Registration No. CN201226479

Issue N 2

SY 2012-13II

SPED

SATURDAY OUTREACH

PRESCHOOL The children scavenge melted candles at cemeteries in neighboring villages which their parents melt and form into candles again. The children then peddle these, and they sell a dozen for 10 pesos ($0.25). Page 3

NEWS

GLITTERS MISSION TRIP IN INDO-CHINA

OUR ECONOMY

Our Saturday classes have a combined average attendance of 45 children, excluding young adults and parents who often attend too. I never thought that I would Our upland center is want to become a teacher, in Pasto and our but I took up SPED because coastal center is in I knew I had the calling to Bay-Bay, both in the serve the special children. village of Matab-ang. Page 2 Page 6

SEC, BIR, DEPED: We are legal. After many months of processing and toiling on, the ALDC has now ofcial and legal My faith is afrmed that existence under the Jesus has always loved Philippine laws. Cambodia. And even if I Page 2 will never understand Other NEWS why, if I cant trace His on yellow hand, I can trust His marked heart. Page 5 with a star.

We urgently need your help. Please take a look at our gures and the various ways by which your gift could be used. Page 4

MESSAGE FROM GLITTER

Dear All, Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet I will not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palm of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. The Lord assures me in Isaiah 49:15-16. After all, only God can make a righteous judgement and His applause alone matters anyway. I encourage you to step out on the same faith. Let us all lose ourselves and nd it in Jesus. As you contemplate on ways of loving God and His children more, will you also pray and consider to help our small ministry? Your gift will go a long way and can be used in various ways.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Email [email protected] [email protected] Website www.facebook.com/ACL.Philippines *Ofcial website under construction Phone +63 915 910 4426 +63 999 144 4200 To Send Books, Toys and Other Materials ALDC Inc. c/o Glitter Moreo Calaogao, Caliling, Cauayan Neg. Occ. 6112 Philippines To Send Money Glitter Moreo Banco De Oro, SM City Bacolod AC No. 1960106668

I should like to start my rst year of full time work with ALDC, and indeed, anchor the rest of my life upon this truth. Recent painful circumstances have taught me never to rely again on peoples loyalty and Finally, and most importantly, the main aim of this memory as these are like chaff in the wind. annual newsletter, is to prove to you how faithful, kind and good our God is in sustaining His work. If a mother can forget her own sucking child, when It is simply just breathtaking! the child could not do anything to warrant such treatment, it is not really a mystery if people will We pray that you will nd the time to read our sometimes treat us unfairly and forget all the good newsletter and that you will be encouraged through that we have done. The most beautiful truth, its many contents. however, is that we have a God who has graven us upon the palm of His hands and will never forget all Please know that we are extremely grateful for your the labor that we have done in His name. prayers, kindness and generosity to ALDC. Hence, it is with such boldness of faith, that I embrace this signicant transition in my life, and yes, even the future possibilities of being mistreated, misconstrued, marginalized and unappreciated, despite all the good that I had done and would do, in the very advocacy that I started. Sincerely yours, Glitter H. Moreo Cauayan, Philippines 10 April 2013, 4:48 AM

EDGES

3RD MOVING-UP CEREMONY

The ALDC held its Third Moving-Up Ceremony on March 23, 2013. It was a whole day affair, divided NEWS! into three main events - Baccalaureate, Family Time and Graduation. The day started with a baccalaureate service in the morning. Pastor Eusebio Moreo, the ALDC chaplain, spoke in the event. It was followed by a special presentation of the children called The Little Dreamers. The nursery and kinder pupils did a number together comprised by songs, poems and Bible verses. Most noticeably, our two special children were also up on the stage joining the performance to the delight of everyone! For lunch, the ALDC community ate together at the churchs lawn. Every family brought food and it was memorable as some parents came home just to be with their children for the occasion.
Finally, the moving-up ceremony, which was the highlight of the day, took place at 1PM. Mrs Remy Oguilla, a family development worker for many years was the speaker. She gave a touching talk about the children getting a Christian foundation that would matter for a lifetime from home, school and church. Mr Alejandro Castillo, was the DepEd representative to conrm the moving-up of our children. Lastly, the ALDC alma mater was ofcially sung for the rst time. It was truly a meaningful day to see the faithfulness of the Lord in the lives of the children and in the ALDC.

S AT U R D AY OUTREACH
by Amelyn D. Elladora We hold a Saturday class in two outreach centers, coastal and upland, in Matab-ang, not far from the ALDC. Children learn about Jesus and other basic information about their surroundings through this class. Daniela Ogahayon, 10, has been one of our most faithful students for the last two years. Every Saturday morning, she wakes up early to do her household chores and get her two younger siblings, Daphne (5) and Daniel (4), ready. Home to the Ogayahon family is a small house made up of light indigenous materials in Pasto, where our upland center is. By the time we, (usually I and my sister Cutie), pass by at their home, the Ogahayon siblings are ready to join us farther up to the hills where our class takes place. Daniela likes to sing songs about Jesus, listen to Bible stories and memorise Bible verses. Indeed, she always wins in our Bible quizzes! The class has also helped her to be sociable and responsible. Our Saturday classes have a combined average attendance of 45 children, excluding young adults and parents who often attend too. Our upland center is in Pasto and our coastal center is in Bay-Bay. We usually leave the ALDC at eight in the morning and we teach in Pasto rst. The road up to Pasto is steep and is more difcult to tread on when it rains. ....... CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

Nathan June Sabordo is a future police man.

SEC, BIR, DEPED: WE ARE LEGAL!

After many months of processing and toiling on, the ALDC has now ofcial and legal existence under the Philippine laws. We were ofcially registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 2012 as a non-prot, non-government organization (NGO). Simultaneously, we then applied for registration with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) so we could issue ofcial receipts in our nancial transactions, and we also applied for permit to operate with the Department of Education (DepEd). We did not have to wait long with the BIR, but it took us months, many requirements and paper revisions to comply with DepEd. Happily, On January 2013, after a long wait and exhausting bureaucracy, and with no single amount given for bribe fees, we were ofcially granted a two-year permit to operate, effectively from 2012 -2014. We are left with two renewals of permit, as a private school is only allowed to operate for four years under a permit. Within these four years, we shall need to comply with the rest of big requirements, like getting a good and proper school building, and then we will be granted a recognition to operate permanently.

Mrs Remy Oguilla, Speaker

RENOVATION WORK STARTED!

Pastor Moreo prays for the children

Prep and Kinder classrooms

Renovation work has started to improve the ALDC classrooms. Using the gift that our OFWs in Cornerstone Church in Cambodia gave, we aim to replace the foundation of the walls with a more sturdy structure, renovate the ooring, and repair the roof. We will also upgrade Teacher Hazels classroom, where both the Nursery class and SPED sessions are held. Finally, we will also construct a playground before the next school year begins. This will be initially comprised by a seesaw, swing, monkey bars, wheel tunnels and benches. The ALDC is temporarily using the left wing and the back of Shekinah Glory Baptist Church, while money is being raised to construct its ofcial and permanent building by 2015.

Teachers Hazel, Emilie and Amelyn ! with Glitter

EDGES

A CANDLE BURNS BRIGHT F O R B AY N O S A S I B L I N G S

by Glitter H. Moreo

When eventually they had agreed to, the next challenge was on how to get them involved in the education of their children, especially in reinforcing learning at home and attending school activities. Also, it was sometimes a nancial struggle for me and the teachers as there were other needs like fares, food, and other school costs, that were not covered in the scholarship. One of the three sponsors of the siblings, too, failed to give anything. Seeing Jean Rose and her two brothers come up to the stage to receive their awards on that day, however, has put every perspective into place. Indeed, there are many positive changes in the manners of the children and their parents because of the ALDC; most of all, they were able to know Jesus. I, and the rest of the team, will continue to serve the Baynosa family for as long as necessary, as we know that transforming values require a great deal of time. We are grateful for the Baynosa sponsors and to some parents in ALDC who also helped in giving the siblings clothes, and school supplies. We will be happy to have Jean Rose back next school year, along with two other new children in Parola who have applied for scholarship.
Back to Front: Alejandro Sr., Jessica, Aljessa, Alejanro Jr, Argie, Me, Jean Rose

Jean Rose Baynosa, 4, has received three awards in the Third Moving-Up Ceremony of ALDC held on March 23, 2013. A pupil in the nursery class, she received the following recognitions: Well-Improved, Good in Writing and Good in Recitation. Her two brothers, too, have received academic and character awards. Since I got my bike, Rolling Stone, on February 2012, I have been riding regularly to Parola, a picturesque seaside village, about seven kilometers away from my parents home. I always stop at the mini-park, which is overlooking the vast ocean, alongside the national road, and watch the world go by. It was there that I met the Baynosa children. After a few weeks, I have formed a friendship with the children, and I realized that the three of them could study at the ALDC. There are seven children in the Baynosa family; Aljessa (15), Patrick (14), Angie Rose (11), Elgie Boy (9), Alejandro Jr. (8), Argie (5) and Jean Rose (4). Together with their parents, they are living in a one-roomed small rickety house on bamboo stilts in Parola. Their father, Alejandro Sr. (60), supports them by subsistence shing and farming, and occasionally, by accepting simple carpentry jobs. To supplement his income, his wife, Jessica (39), does laundry for other people. Moreover, as a family, they collectively earn money by making and selling candles. The children scavenge melted candles at cemeteries in neighboring villages which their parents melt and form into candles again. The children then peddle these, and they sell a dozen for 10 pesos ($0.25). The incomes from all the mentioned endeavors are meager, and often, the family cannot eat complete meals a day. Naturally, the childrens education has been greatly affected by their poverty. The three older children, Aljessa, Angie Rose and Elgie Boy, are behind in their levels as they started attending school late. Moreover, Patrick only nished the rst grade in elementary school as he had to drop out from school in order to accept odd jobs and contribute into the familys income. Happily, things started to look bright when the three youngest children in the family, Alejandro Jr, Argie, and Jean Rose, were given the chance to study at the ALDC. After ten months of learning, the boys are now ready to enter elementary school and Jean Rose will level up to the Kinder class the following school year 2013-14. As expected, the process of empowering this family has not been easy as we have mostly been dealing with structured values. Firstly, it had takem me a number of times to convince the parents to send their children to ALDC despite the promise of free education.

Jean Rose and Me

NEWS!

ALMA MATER SONG

TEACHER HAZEL PASSED LET!

To thee my dear Alma Mater ALDC I will remember I pledge my loyalty to grow up and not forget All the things you have taught me to love god above all with my heart mind and soul to honor my family to serve my country to thee my dear alma mater aldc i will remember

On September 31, 2012, Teacher Hazel took the Teachers Licensure Exam in Iloilo, 11 months after she had obtained her degree from West Negros University in Bacolod. The Lord heard our prayers and granted her to pass. She is now a licensed SPED teacher!

NEWS!

Composed by Glitter, the ALDC Alma Matter Song was sung for the rst time on May 23, 2013, during the Moving-Up Ceremony.

EDGES

OUR ECONOMY
BUILDING

(SINCE BEGINNING TO END MARCH 2013)

SALARY

PRESCHOOL & ADMIN

LIBRARY

TOTAL

117,710 PESOS

163,700 PESOS

108,050 PESOS

10,720 PESOS

400,180 PESOS

51,132 PESOS 66,578 PESOS

196,583 PESOS -32,883 PESOS

93,446 PESOS 14,604 PESOS

8,379 PESOS 2,341 PESOS

349,540 PESOS 50,640 PESOS

RECEIVED!

SPENT!

LEFT!

NB: Preschool & Admin includes the scholarship funds.

FUNDS MANAGEMENT
BUILDING FUND We need to have a school building where all our learning services, including the programs for out-ofschool youth, and adults with low literacy levels, can be given properly in the future. To comply with the Department of Education we must have the building by 2015. Donations for the building are kept in this account. AUXILIARY FUND As a non-prot group, we rely on others help to look after our staff members. The salaries and benets of our teachers are paid from the Auxiliary fund. We have a few committed individuals who give for salaries regularly. We hope to get more salary sponsors for the next school year, to cover our decit and small increase in salaries. SCHOLARSHIP FUND We charge small tuition and miscellaneous fees to help the preschool get by. Since most of our students come from very poor families, we make them scholars under our Scholarship Program. Practically, it is having someone pay for a childs one year study costs at the ALDC. LIBRARY FUND Our library membership is renewable annually. Membership fees, along with library monthly pledges, are the sources for this account. We are using the library fund for our Saturday outreach, and for other special outreach activities, like our reading and book giving campaign this summer.

O P E R AT I O N A L S E R V I C E S
LIBRARY
NOW. The number of our borrowers (one-time and return) decreased from 234 in the SY 2011-12 to only 99 in the SY 2012-13. The main reason for this is that the recent batch of pupils and parents were not as keen in reading as the previous ones. The preschool community make up the main borrowers of books. The circulation for young professionals, on the other hand, is about the same. TOMORROW. To optimize the library, we plan to have a room-toroom campaign in the nearest public high school, Florentina Caa Recto Memorial National High School, on July 2013. The school does not have a big library and we will encourage the students to avail of our resources. We will also have a promotion in neighboring churches to get a specic sector for our Christian literature. Lastly, we will start a book club that will especially target Elementary pupils from neighboring public schools aged 10-up.
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PRE-SCHOOL
NOW. We have established a curriculum framework called the Double S Program that aims toward the development of an academic aptitude and the formation of Christian character of the children, effectively producing Smart and Straight children. Our quality education is beginning to be known. Seven in our last years graduates who have enrolled in public elementary schools were in the top 10 at the end of the school year. Two, have topped their respective classes. TOMORROW. We plan to join ACSI to have a linkage with other Christian schools and for our teachers to have an annual training. Also, beginning this year, we will organize an annual academic and cultural competition among private preschools to provide a signicant dimension in the preschool life of our children.

SPECIAL EDUCATION
NOW. We had two children with special needs in our rst year of offering SPED at ALDC. One is diagnosed with developmental delay or mental retardation, and the other one, will be ofcially diagnosed on June of this year. The ten months in school have been very signicant for these precious boys. They can now understand simple instructions, and have gained a wider vocabulary. TOMORROW. We are keen to give a bigger emphasis on our SPED the next school year. Hazel, our licensed SPED teacher, will stay with us for one more year to oversee the establishment of the program in ALDC. We will continue to mainstream our children with special needs in regular classes, but Hazel will have a one-on-one session with each of them to specically address their needs. Our two boys will return to ALDC and we are going to have a few more.

SATURDAY OUTREACH We hold a Saturday class in two outreach centers, coastal and upland, in Matab-ang, not far from the ALDC, attended by a combined average of 45 children, excluding young adults and parents who often attend too. This is a signicant program because of the following: 1) It teaches about Jesus; 2) It reinforces the basic lessons children receive from public schools; 3) It serves as an informal learning avenue for children who do not attend school at all.

SUMMER OUTREACH
Beginning this year, the ALDC will hold an annual summer reading awareness and book-giving campaign. Getting children and adults to read is a main advocacy of the ALDC. This will also be a good time to give away the donated books, toys and clothes to individuals in depressed areas.

EDGES

GLI TTERS TRAVELS:

MISSION TRIP IN INDO-CHINA

VIETNAM
In RED, are from Prayer Journal

CAMBODIA

THAILAND

LAOS

In BLUE, are from letters to family

16 January 13 Bacolod-Silay Airport 4:14 PM Hello Father. This is it! This is ofcially, the beginning of a new chapter in my life. I am grateful oh God that You are the Alpha and Omega, the same yesterday, today and forever. You are not blind to my every circumstance and the every detail of my life is not a random cause or result. You have an intricate design of my person, and I have faith on You my Lord and God... I commit to You this trip Lord God. NAIA 3, Manila 6:32PM Landed in Manila. Thank You God for a safe and smooth ight. 17 January 13 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 1:01AM I can see the lights now. Excited! 1:09 AM Landed in Saigon! 18 January 13 Palm Hotel, Airport area, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 8:46 AM Father, the story of Your providence for your children in Persia during Esthers time is indeed breathtaking! I want You to have Your way Lord. Let me lose control and give You my life completely. You saved me from my gallows. You keep saving me from my gallows. I commit to You my day. Chis Cafe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 8:55 PM So much has happened in one day. I wish I have the energy to write all. Having dinner soon. Ive ordered baguette, stir fried tofu with mushroom and garlic, and Vietnamese red wine. Life is good! Saigon is classy!!!

19 January 13 Com Chay, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 7:25 AM Good morning, Father. Thank You for the wonderful sleep. Thank You oh Lord that You are sovereign, powerful and majestic... The visit to the war museum was all too depressing. I will never understand the necessity of war. But God, You are sovereign. I am going to see the tunnels today, Lord. Make me a blessing. Saigon Petro, Cu Chi, Vietnam 10:25 AM 86M in Vietnam and only 1.5M are born-again Christians. Cao Dai, a new religion, includes worshipping many gods and saints. Vietnam needs You Jesus!!! 20 January 13 Saigon Evangelical Church, HCM, Vietnam 9:00 AM Thank You Father for putting a church right in the heart of Saigon. Vietnam needs you Father and may You send more laborers to harvest the elds here, especially in the North, Lord, where persecution against Christians is prevalent. I ask for Your grace and protection for Your children, Father. Oh God, I pray that more and more Vietnamese will come to know You Lord. It is such a wonderful moment to witness the worship of this church to You in their beautiful way and language... May I will do my share Father. Please use me Lord to bring souls to You in the entire time that I am on this trip. 22 January 13 On the bus to Cambodia 1:08 PM Father God, I commit to You my trip. Thank You for Saigon. 27 January 13 Apostols home, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12:24 PM The province of Kampong Chnang is an hour and a half private ride from Phnom Penh. It is subdivided into districts (municipalities), into communes (barangays) and into villages (sitios). It is in the village of Rah that the Cornerstone Church has a pioneering work. Rah has abour 400 households and the entire populace is sharing a clinic of two doctors with other districts very far from Rah. Naturally, the health of the people is poor. I have not seen such disempowerment even in the poorest slum that I had been to in the Philippines... In my whole Christian life, this is the rst time that I fully saw the meaning of the harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few.

31 January 13 Apostols home, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 10:50 AM Father, my hearth rejoices. My heart is lled with peace and promises. You are love, justice and righteousness... I commit to You my tasks in Cambodia. Most of the time I am at a loss, Lord, and I dont know what to do. 13 February 13 Sarahs apartment, Sara Buri, Thailand 12:38 AM Feb 4-10. I devoted my time to nish the Cornerstone website, with some break on Feb 6, 8 and 10...I believe in Cornerstone and the website will help them a lot. You can visit at www.cornerstonecambodia.org Feb 6. I went to see Nathan and his translation team in Action Cambodia. I enjoyed my research very much. He sent me a number of links to tools that I could use for translating ofine. From the ofce of Action Cambodia, I went to the Haleys Orphanage. Dr Augustus Dumaligan, his wife Lorenza and their daughter Rhoda, were living there, and I was invited to spend the night with them. The Dumaligans, a Filipino missionary family, were part of the Cornerstone team. Feb 8. The time has come for me to see the Chong Ek and Toul Sleng. I know it sounds crazy but I have been grieving since my visit to the War Museum and Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam. War history is my thing, but it is entirely different when you are in the places where it happened. I had to see the places of the evil of the Khmer Rouge as my way of fully accepting that the loving God I knew all my life had indeed allowed such things to happen and He was sovereign. After lunch we went to see S-21. I took my time and wrote on one of the guestbooks. There are simply no words to sympathize with you on the unspeakable tragedy that took place in your lovely country. Yet I promise to do whatever I can to help Cambodia recover in Jesus love and kindness, the only way I know how. Later that night, I cried and cried. Oh the millions who died because of the evil in the world. And in that moment, my faith is afrmed that Jesus has always loved Cambodia, and even if I will never understand why... I know that if I cant trace His hand I can trust His heart. ....... CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

EDGES

MY FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING

by Hazel H. Moreo I never thought that I would want to become a teacher. I was very shy and withdrawn as a child and a teenager. In 2007, however, I took up Special Education (SPED), because I knew I had the calling to serve the special children. The number of recorded children with special needs in the Philippines has been increasing from more than eight million in 2009, and yet there are only about 300 public SPED schools in the country, one of which is in Bacolod city. Bacolod is the capital of Negros Occidental, and usually, SPED schools can only be found in capital or major cities. Often, many of the special children living in the countryside are left unserved. It is for this rationale that my sister Glitter added SPED in the education framework of the ALDC. In June 2012, we ofcially started our SPED program, and signicantly, my teaching career. Teaching children with special needs is challenging but fullling to any teacher. Almost everything that I experienced in my rst year of teaching was rst to me. For one, I handled the Nursery class which mainstreamed two children with exceptional needs. Things started easy; I was living in my parents home, absolutely in a comfort zone. As I got to know all my children, however, with their unique needs and behaviours, things became harder. One of my two special children has Developmental Delay. At st, he did not want to talk to me, look at me or even stay inside the classroom without her mother. But after many months of patience, which I did not know I could have, and with the help of the supportive family of this child, he can now listen and participate in a classroom setting, and can say plenty of words clearly. My other special child, on the other hand, has not been properly diagnosed yet, but he has a neurological problem that affects his speech, communication and attention. I always had to spend time with him rst before making him join the class activities. At the end of the school year, however, he has developed an eye contact, he knows his name and joins in the singing of actions songs. Of course teaching is challenging. I had to sweat it out even with my regular children. But, oh what joy, to witness the potential of a child blossom everyday. To hear them recite the alphabet, Bible verses, and say their prayers... To guide their hands for many months and eventually see them write their names on their own. My rst year of teaching is truly meaningful, and one that I will always cherish in my heart. NEWS!

ALDC SUMMER READING & BOOK-GIVING CAMPAIGN

S AT U R D AY O U T R E A C H

....... FROM PAGE 2 We collect the children who are living along the way, and together, we go up to our open air classroom, on the front yard of a home, overlooking the farming elds, the national road and the sea. Three hours later, we will be at our second center. Daniela Ogahayon Our Saturday Outreach is growing, and I am very happy to see children know more about the God who loves them and how they can show love to others.

On April and May 2013, the ALDC team will visit four depressed areas to conduct a Reading Awareness Campaign and to give away books to children in attendance. Three are in the town of Cauayan, and one in the town of Ilog. We shall give away the hand-medown books from Central Philippine University (CPU) in Iloilo, Northside Christian Academy in Bacolod and Early Learning Center/Tokyo Union Church in Japan.
ALDC SUMMER SCHOOL

For the rst time, the ALDC will hold a summer program to provide tutorials on selected subjects to students in preschool, elementary, high school and college levels. Glitter is part of the summer teaching team, and we hope for good enrollment.

EPICENTER (A BOOK REVIEW)

by April Grace A. Ibaez The politics of the Middle East can be murky and confusing. But one thing is increasingly certain: the eyes of the nations are riveted upon Israel and her neighbors, the epicenter of the momentous events shaking our world and shaping our future. This statement at the back of the book really caught my attention and encouraged me to read the book. I rst met Joel Rosenberg and his book, Epicenter, in the ALDC library. Indeed, the library has been providing me with many books to read and has introduced me to different authors like John Piper, Randy Alcorn, Charles Swindoll, Bill Johnson, Francine Rivers and a lot more. After reading Epicenter, I became more interested in eschatology and I was encouraged to read more of Joel Rosenbergs books, especially his novels. Epicenter, is a non-ction literary masterpiece about Joels interpretations and studies of the Bible specically on Ezekiel 38 and 39. Teacher Hazel with her special children ....... CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
TEACHER EMILIE DID ECE!

Teacher Hazel with teacher Emilie and Teacher Amelyn

Teacher Hazel during eld visit to ALDC scholars

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To comply with the DepEds requirements, Teacher Emilie took supplemental units on Early Childhood Education and completed the course after many Saturdays of being in a classroom for ten months.

NEWS!

EDGES

GET INVOLVED IN MISSIONS!

The Sara Buri Circle. Pray for the sisters MJ and Sarah Imbon as they continue Gods work in Thailand. Pray for the growth of new believers there. Pray that the rest of the OFWs in Sarahs apartment will accept Jesus as their Savior.

Glitter met Thuha, a daughter of a former Viet Cong guerilla ghter, at the Saigon River. She was selling books to help keep herself in college. Glitter gave her free English lessons for her upcoming IELTS exam and told her about Jesus. Pray, that she will know Jesus more, and fulll her dream of nishing college.

Pray for The Cornerstone Church and its NGO in Cambodia. Pray that God will continue to guide Pastor Rogil and Mrs Janice Apostol and the rest of the team. Pray for the growth of both the Cambodian and Filipino congregations in the church. Pray that many souls will be brought to Christ through the every program of Cornerstone. Pray for Glitters provision as she returns to Indo-China within the year. Pray that God will also give her the wisdom, strength and protection in doing immersion in Rah and in drawing up a community development design for the village.

GLITTERS TRAVELS
... FROM PAGE 5

1 February 13 Siem Reap, Cambodia 7:34 PM 10 February 13 Oh God I commit to You the country of Cambodia. Cornerstone Church, Phnom Penh, Cambodia The funeral of King Sihanouk starts today, Lord, 10:34 AM and this means a lot to the country. I pray for healing to come to every family in Cambodia, Lord, This is my last worship in this church during this visit Lord. Lord, Holy Spirit, be with me as I and that many will come to the saving grace of minister to the saints here, one last time by Jesus Christ. Strengthen and encourage Your local singing. Lord have all the glory oh God and my church to reach out to many lost souls. broken voice box I give to You. Be with brother 1:47 PM Andrew as he preaches. Be gloried in our midst Lord. Dear God, thank You for giving me a memorable day in Siem Reap. 13 February 13 Sara Buri, Thailand 2 February 13 12:28 AM YWAM Conference, Phnom Penh, Cambodia The last dinner in my honor took place in the 11:45 AM Father God, thank You for the glimpse of truth just Pizza Company. We had a lovely time together... now. It is a two-edged sword that cuts deep into me. On the bus, I counted all the envelopes that were To eradicate poverty, we must rst eradicate Bible handed to me, seven in all! The church gave me a love gift for doing the website, others give to treat poverty. myself, and to help the ALDC. God provides! 13 February 13 Sarahs apartment, Sara Buri, Thailand 12:28 AM The conference was about the Transformation in Cambodia. Loren Cunningham, the founder, was the speaker. There are 14,736 villages in Cambodia and 10,000+ villages are still unreached. The goal of YWAM was to see a church in every village by 2021.

5 February 13 Apostols home, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 11:35 AM Father God, I cry out for mercy Lord. I tear my heart out to You. I remember my vows oh Lord. I commit to do all I can to stay true to my vows.

19 February 13 Chaleunehong Hotel, Ventianne, Laos 8:13 AM I dont really feel like seeking You Lord. But I should ght for joy. I should ght for the God who is most gloried in me when I am most satised in Him. 20 February 13 Sarahs apartment, Sara Buri, Thailand 8:44 PM I have gone to Ventianne, Laos, for two days and one night. The work situation for Filipinos is not rosy all the time. OFWs have to exit to Cambodia or Laos after 15 days or so in Thailand in order not to overstay when they dont have a work permit, and many do not have so... I had also a chance to encourage a few Filipino teachers to form a Filipino group and write to the Philippine government to make sure their rights as overseas labor migrants in Thailand are safeguarded. They are teachers and they go through such a long journey every so often because their schools do not give them permit. 23 February 13 Sarahs apartment, Sara Buri, Thailand 8:44 PM I also ask for your prayers tomorrow. I, Sarah and MJ, will hold a worship service in Sarahs apartment tomorrow and we shall invite the other Filipinos living in the building. I will speak about the salvation in Jesus Christ. Pray that many will come to Christ through the worship service.

11 February 13 On the bus to Thailand 12:25 AM Father God, I bring back all the glory and honor to You. Thank You for all the love that You gave me through Your children. I am so touched with Your treatment Lord after all the brokenness I 1 March 13 have suffered in the Philippines. On the plane, Bangkok to Cebu 7:56 PM 13 February 13 Father God, I praise You and thank You for being 3 February 13 Sarahs apartment, Sara Buri, Thailand with me on my travels. I commit to You my ight Cornerstone Church, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1:26 AM Lord. I fully commit to You my homecoming. 10:20 AM The bus left at 1AM. I was fully awake at 6AM Thank You Oh God that You are giving me many and I realized that we were in Battambang. It took 1:01 AM us three hours more to get to Poipet where I Plane touched down on Mactan. Thank You opportunities to share Your love. Help me speak Your words oh God. Help me with Your grace and would ofcially exit Cambodia, and then walked Father for a safe and smooth ight. mercy not to steal any ray of glory from You. for some minutes to Aranyaprathet to ofcially enter Thailand. It was 3PM when I reached Bangkok. About four hours later, I travelled again 6:39 AM 12 February 13 to Sara Buri, two hours away to the south. On the plane, Cebu to Bacolod Father, I ask for Your grace and mercy as I face Sarahs apartment, Sara Buri, Thailand the challenges back home. 12:28 AM 17 February 13 The Cornerstone Church has two worship services; On the van to Laos the Cambodian worship at 8AM and the Filipino 8:42 PM 7:25AM worship attended by OFWs at 10:30 AM. I spoke at Father God, thank You so much for all that You Landed in Bacolod. the second worship. I gave a testimony of my walk have been doing in my life. I commit my trip to with Jesus and shared the work of the ALDC. You Lord. Father, may I nd You in Laos.

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SEND A CHILD TO ALDC!

The ALDC Preschool charges minimal tuition fees to keep the program aoat. In the coming school year, our monthly fees are as follows; 250 pesos for Nursery, 275 pesos for Kinder, 300 pesos for Prep and 500 pesos to 1,000 pesos for SPED. Most of our children, however, come from very poor families who cannot afford the fees. We are grateful, therefore, to have sponsors who send a child or two to ALDC. We are in need of more, and we hope you will become one! Lean Magbanua and Daphne Ogahayon, from an upland community, get to study in ALDC through our scholarship.

WE ALSO URGENTLY NEED THESE:

1) Digital Camera. The one we have is defective and lately, we have only been using a mobile phone to take photos.

EPICENTER (A BOOK REVIEW)

....... FROM PAGE 6 This lengthy narrative is a scholarly work that interweaves numerous studies and interviews and present 10 future headlines based on his understanding of Biblical prophecy, which follows a pre-trib, pre-mil, dispensational grid. These 10 future headlines are: 1) Israel discovers massive reserves of oil, gas 2) Treaties and truces leave Israel more secure than ever before 3) A Czar rises in Russia, raising fears of a new cold war 4) Kremlin joins Axis of Evil forms military alliance with Iran 5) Moscow extends military alliance to include Arab, Islamic world 6) Global tensions soar as Russia targets Israel 7) New war erupts in Middle East as earthquakes, pandemic hit Europe, Africa, Asia 8) Iraq emerges from chaos as regions wealthiest country 9) Jews build third temple in Jerusalem 10) Muslims turn to Christ in record numbers These may sound impossible, but then so did the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the destruction of the Twin Towers, the way Saddam died, or even the birth of the modern nation of Israel, and many other historical events before they had happened. Another interesting thing is that Rosenberg is highly connected to all sorts of leaders and April holding Epicenter book politicians in the Middle East and he often quotes them to show how these predictions seem to be moving towards a reality. The book makes me wonder how God will protect Israel from the surrounding countries that are planning to destroy her. Truly, Epicenter is an interesting book and is worth everyones time.

2) Three Desktop Computers, at least, to enable us to start integrating a computer literacy program in ALDC.

3.) Printer. We can save a lot of money if we have our own printer. We need to print test papers, and other pertinent documents all the time.

DO YOU HAVE A SPARE?

PRAY FOR OUR TEACHERS...

that God will increase their joy, grant them personal and meaningful growth, and richly provide for their needs, as they work in ALDC.

HELP ALDC LIBRARY

Become a member and pay our annual membership of 100 pesos or give a monthly pledge. Our library fund enables us to continue our Saturday classes and hold special awareness campaigns and outreach activities. Also, consider donating helpful books to us. We can keep them in the library or give them away to deserving schools or individuals in marginalized areas.

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