Purpose Driven Life
Summer Youth Camp 2005

 

A new beginning... by: Carlo T. Maranan

I would like to thank you with all of my heart for molding me as a good Christian, for teaching me things that will help me to grow with my relationship with God and for giving me privilege to be a part of your family! Before, when you will ask me who is God, I will answer, "He is an unfair God and the one who makes your life miserable because of all the problem that he brings into your life". But then BBC came into my life, they fill the emptiness in me all about Christ and change my visions and principle in life. They are the reason for me to be serious in accepting Christ as the ruler of my life and my personal savior. As I live my Christian life, God change me from my head to my toe. And I encountered God given challenges and Satan's temptations, but then I became strong to face them. And it is all because of you. You've been such a good teacher and inspiring leaders to me. You've encourage me to have an intimate relationship with God and I learned all about the word Commitment. I've learned that to be able to grow spiritually as a Christian, you must be patient and you need to cooperate because it is a long, slow process, let God change your bad attitudes and your old ways you can't surrender to Him. And I will do my best to stand in my commitment to God and continue to walk in God's purpose for my existence here on earth. I want to thank again and again for making the Purpose Driven Life Camp 2005 happened. It opened my self of my purpose in living. God gave me a teachable heart that made me all to absorb all the learnings. I believe that it is not the ending, a new beginning will just start. And it challenge me to apply all I learned in the camp or application of learnings. I hope that there will be another camp next to it and don't worry I will start praying for it. It's been a great pleasure that God planned me for BBC Family. God planned all of you to be part of my Christian life. When I become somebody someday in God's will, I will cherish all the moments that we've been together and make it as my guide light in the journey of my life. And I will tell to my self that "BBC" has become a part of my life. If I were to compare you, I compare you to additives which bring spices to my life. I hope that God will also use me to share Jesus and touch other lives. I'm so blessed that I met all of you that made my Christian life colorful and meaningful............ Thank you very much.............................. I know that all of you will continue to win souls and share Jesus and the Good News to others. Hope that God will continue to give you strength and shower blessings unto all of you. REALLY GOD IS GOOD!!!!GOD BLESS TO ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

My Journey to Eternal Life by: Ederissa “Ehdz” A. Roson

At first, I have a life full of sufferings, anger and problems. I always see myself in grief and I thought I could find peace on friends and then I learn how to smoke and be drunk. I prioritized my studies and friends. I also try making a relationship; relationship that made me feel a heartache causing much anger to the world and people, I even cursed everyone that made my life to its worst. That time comes that the problems and anger just burst out from me and try to commit suicide but hen I’m still alive and its God’s will. After the incident, I felt a some kind of emptiness in me exactly the day Pastor Ed have just preached in our classroom and invite us at Campus Bible Study. I started to be curious and found an extra ordinary happiness knowing God. On October 8, 2004, 6:00 pm at Chanticleer my whole being have been changed… my beliefs, traits and confidence on facing the truth. Being His child wasn’t that easy. There are still problems to undergo… problems to test the faith I have in Him. And the most unforgettable test was the “Trust Walk” in Bataan (PDL Camp). As I started holding the rope I feel so confident but I’m still scared… I feel like I’m in nowhere… there are different voices that made me feel so small, my faith was slowly eaten by anger again, I thought I can’t stand it anymore until I realized I’m not alone. God is with me, tapping my shoulder saying “you need to go on” cause He will never leave… On that day I started to walk through a life driven by one purpose… and that is to SERVE GOD!!!

 

“Let us be grateful and worship Him in a way that will please Him…” by: Louie (Barry) B. Barrion

Masayang-masaya ako dahil nakasama ako sa Summer Youth Camp. Kahit na maraming mga problema ang dumating sa akin bago itong camp, nagpapasalamat ako kay God dahil hindi Niya hinayaang ang mga problemang ito ang maging gap upang hindi ako makasama. Dito napatunayan kong kay buti ni God. Sa camp na ito nalaman ko rin ang mga purpose ko rito sa mundo. Na-enhance ko rin ditto ang iba’t-iba kong kakayahan at nawala na rin ang pagiging mahiyain ko. Napakalaking blessing para sa akin ang pagsama ko rito sa camp dahil napalapit ako nang husto kay God. Lalo na noong pinagkalooban ako ng Purpose Driven Life Book. Araw-araw ko ito binabasa upang higit ko pang malaman ang purpose ko at mai-apply ko sa buhay ko. Ngayon, masasabi kong nabago ng husto ang buhay ko dahil sa camp. Masaya ko nang ginagawa ang mga tungkulin ko dahil alam kong si God ay masaya rin kapag ito’y ginagawa ko nang may kagalakan. Kaya I will do all my duties and responsibilities for God’s glory…

 

Pagbabago by: Bien Juldec B. Rodolfo

Ang salitang pagbabago o change sa buhay ay nararanasan at hindi mawawala lalo na sa tao. Dahil ito ay paunti-unti at may proseso. Tulad ko, maraming nabago o pagbabagong naganap sa aking buhay ng makasama ako sa “Summer Youth Camp 2005.” Kung tutuusin nangyari na ang mga ito bago pa ang camp at meron ding nadagdag at dahil iyan kay GOD…
Maraming bagay ang nagbago at mga natutuhan, yan ang mga sumusunod: mapagbigay, lalo na sa pera; di na pagiging selfish o self-centered; to serve God; pagiging kawangis Niya; pagsunod sa mga utos; pagkakaroon ng self-confidence (yung tama lang); pagsasakripisyo sa iba at kay God; time is gold; buhay ay temporary lang, huwag sayangin; life is a test; maliit man ay mahalaga; pagiging responsible; pagiging faithful; 100% trust God; all start with God; sa lahat ng gawain ko’y humingi ako ng guidance; worship is life; having initiative; have love; magpakatotoo; pagdadamayan; pakikiisa; pagiging bagong “ako” (water baptism); magtiwala sa iba; reconciliation; supportive; refocus my attention on something else (defeating temptation); mission gives life meaning; magdala ng ballpen at papel; commitment; pananaw ko sa buhay. Kung tutuusin ay marami na pero alam ko may mga pagbabago pang gagawin si GOD sa akin.

 

Layunin ng Diyos by: Noriel E. Loslos

Purpose Driven Life.... Ang saya saya ng youth camp na to and ang dami kong natutunan regarding spiritual development. Also nalaman ko ang tunay na layunin ng Diyos para sa aking buhay. Di ko pinagsisisihan kahit maliit lang sasahurin ko dahil mas malaking bagay ang ipinalit ni LORD mula ng sumama ako sa camp. Una, nagkaayos na kami ni Kuya Vian, ni Ross and most of all ng mother ni Tere.. Talagang mabilis gumalaw ang Panginoon pag lubos at taos sa puso ang pinagdarasal mo. Ito kasi yung mga bagay na pinagdarasal ko bago pa mag umpisa yung camp eh. Salamat sa Diyos at binigyan Niya ng katuparan lahat ng mga hiniling ko sa kanya. Salamat...... Ang masasabi ko lang ay napaka successfull ng nakaraang YOUTH CAMP. Nais kong batiin ang mga taong nasa likod ng kaganapang ito. Kundi dahil sa kanilang pagpupunyagi at pagsisikap di natin malalaman ang tunay na LAYUNIN NG DIYOS SA ATING BUHAY. Purihin din natin ang Panginoon na naghimala sa atin nung nasa camp tau... Alam kong ipagpapatuloy ng Diyos ang ganitong uri ng gawain kaya magkita kita na lng po uli tau sa susunod na camp. Hindi po mahalaga ang place kung saan idadaos ang susunod na camp, kasi naniniwala ako na ang Diyos ay laging nasa atin maging saang lugar man tau magpunta. Patuloy nating papurihan ang ating Panginoon.