The Third of July: Exactly 4 Months Before My Birthday!

I feel so BLESSED this Sunday!

I felt happy and proud when I wore my Children's Worship Service (CWS) uniform again after more than a year. I remember my last days as a CWS officer way back May 10th last year, when I did my duty in the finance. Naaalala ko pa that time, that was the 123rd birth anniversary of Ka Felix Manalo. At, ang pinakahuli na naabutan kong nangasiwa ... well, never mind!

I regained the spiritual strength when God finally allowed me to go back to CWS office. I'm praying for it for almost 3 months already. Thank God!

But ... as usual, I encountered my biggest trial -- my parents are against it. I even wondered why it is so. Well, I had include it in my devotional prayer, by the way!

That's why I'm not losing hope. Though my parents (I thought) were hesitant about that, I'm still happy to know that some of my relatives and friends, as well as my INC colleagues put their support on me. Special mention to my beloved Brother Emman (Oh, of course, I felt that he really wanted me to be back! I can't believe that he needs me. Awts! It's too much for me! I'm flattered. :-D)

Still, there is just one thing that confused me, about the ... (duh, I don't know what the exact term is!) "dako ng pagsamba" I'll be included, in case my application was followed up. Tita Sally, one of my family friends, who happened to be a CWS teacher like my aunt, recommended me in the Gazmin's residence. I became aware that the CWS head there, Ate Ela, was almost shook up because the number of officers there were gradually decreasing. The ones who were left there were her family and relatives, who were actually CWS officers themselves. Besides, they do not need to assign higher officers there, because her parents, her dad and her mom were a deacon and a deaconess themselves, respectively. But it's not enough. I felt that Ate Ela needed somebody who will help her take good care of the spiritual health of the kids who were there every Sunday.

Aside from that, Ka Jojo, the CWS chairperson assigned in our local and a teacher, advised me to attend the pagsamba or worship services on a Saturday night, for me to lessen my priorities brought by my usual Sunday schedule. On the other hand, I told him I also want to take office in Gazmin, but I'm worrying about my younger brother Michael, and my cousins who are going with me at the Padilla II. I realized that it would be difficult for us to travel a longer distance than we are doing in the Padilla II. Besides, it would also mean, longer time, more expenses and more konsumisyon in the part of the kids. Since we all know, many kids nowadays were very impatient and hyperactive, I don't want to get more stress brought by reprimanding them. Aaayyyt!

I almost forgot, July 3 is exactly four months before I turn 17. I have already started my countdown since May the same date. And that time I turned 16 and a half-year old. And this day I consider this event a God-given gift  that I'll never ever forget, not only for my birthday, but also for the Nijushichi-daVinChie Day. In fact, my beloved Jo also felt pride when I told all about it. As Jo and I celebrate our anniversary this coming July 27th (it was actually a double celebration, for we also celebrate the 96th anniversary of the Church of Christ/Iglesia ni Cristo in that day), we plan to have it on the day where we really had our bonding. Guess where! hahaha! :-)

I'm weighing the pros and cons of the big decision I made, and I'll just see it to myself, with the help of the Almighty God, that I really deserved to be back!


--Sister Sheila Perez.
soon-to-be Pangalawang Pangulo ng Padilla II.


Wow! When will it be?
Soon, hopefully!