july 2012 praise & prayer
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A monthly Praise & Prayer of IVCF Phil.TRANSCRIPT
Dear Praying Friends and Partners,
Jesus Christ is indeed faithful and true. Because of His Spirit, we started our campus fellowships with a blast.
The battle against our enemy has been victorious because of HIS power and HIS army. Again, we invite you to pray with us. For the battle belongs to the LORD!
27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:27, 31, 32 (NIV)
In Christ,
Shebel Solmia Communications Staff IVCF Phil.
Metro Manila Regional Unit Praises:
Praise God for this school year’s first Night of
Prayer last June 29, 2012 held at the IVCF
Student Center, CM Recto Avenue, Quiapo
Manila. Students from different IVCF
chapters in Metro Manila gathered together
to pray for each other and for a particular
unreached people group in China.
Praise God for the recently concluded “Reload
and Refill” Inter-School Christian
Fellowship (ISCF) Get Together last June 30,
University of Baguio (UB) and SVCF
Baguio (renewal).
Please pray for more committed Graduate
Team Members and ISCF Counselors
who will help the staff together and the
students in pioneering campus chapters
in Northern Luzon.
Please pray that different pioneering
chapters will grow in prayer and in
Word. Pray, too that they may establish a
regular prayer meeting to celebrate and
seek God’s presence in their midst.
Northern Luzon Regional Unit Praises:
We praise God for the opening of the new
Academic Year in different campuses all over
Northern Luzon. Most of the classes started
last June 13 while other universities opened as
early as June 5. Our Friday IV Home Bible
study night also started last June 22 led by
Leon Mendigorin, a KC2012 graduate.
Praise God for the June Staff Conference held last
June 18-23 at Puerto Galera, Oriental
Mindoro. Cyreen and Ara were refreshed and
had meaningful time with other staff.
Praise God for the Staff Visitation in Pangasinan
State University-Lingayen Campus and to
other Pangasinan Campuses—UPANG, PSU
San Carlos and San Carlos College last June
27.
Prayers:
Please pray for University recognition of
University of Pangasinan (UPANG),
2012, at the Philippine Science High School.
The event was attended by more than sixty
high school students and graduates coming
from different schools in Metro Manila. Praise
the Lord for the amazing games facilitated by
Kuya Eleazar Canonigo (MMRU Staff) and Ate
Jacky Orlandez (SLRU Staff), who were also the
staff-in-charge for the said event. We also
thank God for His message of salvation
delivered by Kuya Rafael Magdaong (MMRU
Staff).
Praise God for the newly appointed Manila Leaders Council (for college) and Manila Junior Leaders
Council (for ISCF) for school year 2012-2013. We
also praise the Lord for the new set of officers in
each IVCF chapter in Metro Manila.
For Prayer:
Please pray for the MMRU Staff Team’s (Reinstary
Arlegui, Rafael Magdaong, Eleazar Canonigo,
Emadel Cañon and Jacqueline Rosete) new campus
assignments this school year. May the strength of the
Lord be with us as we minister to different High
Schools and Colleges here in Metro Manila.
Please pray for our up-coming regional events this
month of July: Evangelistic Training Program (July
14) for campus leaders, Graduate Team Orientation
(July 21) for volunteers and IVelong (July 28) for new
members. Pray that the Lord will be glorified
through these activities. Please pray also for the
ISCF Counselors Training Course this coming July 28
to be hosted by State Varsity Christian Fellowship –
University of the Philippines Diliman. May there be
more college students willing and available to
minister to their high school counterparts in the
region.
Southern Luzon Regional Unit Praise God for:
EXCITEMENT. We praise Him for the excitement of every
chapter this year. Most of the chapters have started
the fellowship inside the school last June. They also
had their initial plans for this school year.
REVIVAL and PARTNERS. Praise God for the revival of
ISCF Cavite in partnership with Reaching Hands
which is composed of IVCF graduates. They made a
project which they called “Rebuilding the
Wall” (RTW). This is to recruit and train volunteers or
counselors for ISCF campuses in Cavite.
NEW BEGINNING. Praise God for another challenging
Bicol Regional Unit Praises
Praise God for the nearly-finished project of
plastering and painting of the Bicol Regional
Center in Legaspi City. Thank God for the
Regional Advisory Council (RAC) and some
graduates who supported in making it beautiful.
Praise God for the positive response of the high
school students in Aquinas Science High school
in Legaspi City to have fellowship inside and
outside the campus. Praise God for the high
school students in Naga City who are growing in
faith.
Praise God for the early planning of the LCDC’12
Executive Committee to make the camp more
meaningful and become a real training ground
for discipleship and leadership among the
students.
Prayers
Please pray for the implementation of our plans and
programs this school year. Please pray for more
donors and supporters in fulfilling the Great
Commission in reaching campuses in Bicol.
Please pray for guidance, wisdom and strength for
our staff workers in BRU.
Please pray for the Regional Advisory Council
(RAC) and our graduates, that they may continue
their partnership with us as we implement our
plans and programs for this school year.
Please pray for our students that their zeal will
continue as they reach out their classmates and
friends with the gospel. school year. Ate Ging Marbella officially started as SLRU
Regional Director.
Please pray for:
SPIRITUAL MATURITY. Pray that the chapters we are
focusing on specially the student-leaders will grow
spiritually and that the activities they planned this July
will be victorious.
AVAILABILITY. The region is so vast with four provinces
and two staff workers. Pray that the Lord will convict
more graduates to really commit in this ministry. Pray,
too, for the success of Reaching Hands project.
PROVISION and GOOD HEALTH. Pray for funds to support
of the region’s needs and provision, guidance, wisdom
and good health for us staff (Ate Ging & Jacky O).
Central and Eastern Visayas Regional Unit
Praise the LORD! We had already started
planning for LCDC 2012 last June 9, 2012.
Thank God for the willingness of the students
who were invited to be the camp’s executive
committee.
Praise God for additional GT members this
year. Ms. Liza Auxtero-Decenilla is back
to be our GT in Bohol. Engr. Razel “Tadz”
Rebutada-Raganas is employed in CIT
University and has also started leading a
Bible study group there. Kevin Alex Pińero,
a KC 2012 graduate, is serving in NORSU.
Merlie Deal Balayo commited to serve in
Silliman University. Praise God, too, for the
continued support of our GT members (Engr.
Erwin Royo-EVSU, Donna Mae Gubaton-FU,
Loida Empasis-USPF and IV Home manager,
and Charyl Azarcon-UP).
Pray for:
Pray for the forth coming Area Assemblies in
the region: Negros (July 21), Iloilo -
Guimaras (July 28), and Roxas (August 4)
with the theme 3G (Great Task, Giving
Opportunity, Grand Celebration) taken
from 1 Chronicles 29: 1-9. Pray for the
students, staff and GT members who will
work hand in hand on this event. Pray that
it will be well attended by IVCFers from
each area.
Pray for the staff team as they have to finish the
Camp Handbook & Manual, Song Book, &
make curriculum materials to be used to
help them in their campus work. Pray that
they will continue to work together
joyfully. Pray, too, for wisdom, strength
and provision for their ministry and
personal needs.
Pray that the Lord will continue to send
passionate student-leaders, faithful GT
members and volunteers, and generous
donors who will partner with the staff team
in advancing God's Kingdom in the student
world - schools, colleges and universities of
Western Visayas.
Western Visayas Regional Unit Praises:
Praise God for the Regional Leadership Summit held
last June 30 to July 1. Praise God for the 19
student-leaders who attended the said
event. Praise God for giving them enthusiasm to
continue the work and be God's instrument in
reaching students for Christ. Praise God, too, for
4 students who volunteered to serve as ISCF
Counselors. They had their Counselors' Training
last June 29.
Praise God for the Negros & Iloilo Leaders' Council
who started to meet this month. Praise God that
they had planned and laid out activities they will
do for this school year. The different campus
chapters in the region have also started to meet
and promote their chapters to their fellow
students.
Praise God for Ad-Infinitum: You Are. A 3-day-talk
series on Life, Passion and Ambition. The event
was made possible through the collaboration of
God of Glory Christian Church, Ikthus-Iloilo and
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. More than a
hundred students attended each night. All
praises to our God.
Praise God for answering our prayer for additional staff.
Ms. Rachel Grace Jentapa will be assigned here in
Cebu and will be our new Regional Director starting
August 1, 2012. Please pray for her adjustment and
fruitful working relation with our staffs and GTs.
Pray that our ISCF chapter at Abellana National School
will be able to renew permit this year. They now have
a new principal that is known anti Christian org.
Pray for Regional Advisory Council meeting on July 14,
2012. Pray for availability of the members and for safe
travel as they come from different areas (Bohol, Cebu,
Dumaguete and Tacloban).
Please pray we could invite more donors to partner with
us in the region.
Praise God for the Bible study groups in new
campuses. Redem “Ardy” Macabenta gathered
his classmates started BS together with a GT at
USPF. We are now re-starting work in Bohol at
Trinidad Municipal College and Bagakay High
School.
Northern Mindanao Regional Unit
Praise God! The Regional Advisory Council had
their first meeting for this school year last
Saturday, June 30. Our annual plans and
budget were finalized, ready to be
presented for approval during our Regional
Assembly this coming July 28, 2012. Please
pray for our annual budget this year Php
600,000.00. We need wisdom on how to raise
this amount knowing that our donor base in
the region is still very low and irregular. This
June we are deficit and we still have
payables. Pray for God's provision and for
our graduates’ & students’ cooperation.
Caraga Regional Unit Praises
Praise God for the CARAGA Graduates
Fellowship last July 1. New IV grads
have joined the fellowship.
Praise God for the 7 students in CSU
Cabadbaran City who joined in planning
for a regular fellowship in their campus.
Praise God for the many opportunities of
serving Him thru the student ministry.
May the Lord continue to use students
and GT volunteers in our pioneering
campuses here in CARAGA.
Praise God! Xavier University (XU), MSU-Iligan Institute of
Technology (IIT) and Bukidnon State University
(BSU) had already elected their new set of
officers and planned their activities for the school
year. Pray for the Freshmen Treat activities in XU
and IIT this second week. Pray for our pioneering
campuses: Liceo de Cagayan University,
Mindanao University of Science and Technology and
Iligan Medical College. Pray, too, for the approval of
our ISCF permit in Misamis Oriental General
Comprehensive High School and two new campuses
in Iligan and Bukidnon which are to be pioneered.
Praise God for the staff- pad in Cagayan where Celgen
and Ira Pauline(GT) are now staying for six months.
Continue praying for an IV-home in Cagayan. They
hope to move by December. The Lord is able to
replace what we have lost during Sendong. God's
best place. Let's claim it together in prayer and faith.
Praise God for the success of our LCDC planning last June
12. Pray that we can disciple and train at least 50
students this year. Pray for the right campers. Pray
for our camp preparations. Pray that many will be
reached out this first semester, then they would be
sent to LCDC.
Prayer
Please pray for the CARAGA pioneering
campus chapters: Caraga State University
(CSU) in Cabadbaran City, Saint Joseph I
nstitute of Technology (SJIT) Butuan City,
Southern College Technology
(SOCHOTECH), San Francisco, Agusan del
Sur including two pioneering ISCF chapters
in Ampayon Integrated National High
School and Lapaz National High School.
Pray for the Graduates’ action plans
which includes challenging more
graduates to involve in reaching
out students in campuses as
GT volunteers.
Pray for the Caraga Leaders Council
and all ates and kuyas (Executive
Committee) in all IVCF chapters
(ASSCAT, CSU Butuan and PNU
Agusan Campus) that God will
give them wisdom, commitment
and that may they grow and be
mature spiritually.
Southern Mindanao Regional Unit Praise & Prayer for July
We thank the Lord for the work of the student-
leaders and graduate team volunteers in the
different areas. Even if the staff team was
away, they still proceeded with their plans &
activities. Praise the Lord for how He ignites
the passion in the hearts of our student-
leaders. May this passion continue to burn in
all our hearts even as we face the busy days
ahead.
We praise the Lord that the LCDC Executive
Committee has begun their planning last June 3.
This year’s executive committee will be headed
by Eric Ray Saladar – a graduating student of
University of Southern Mindanao – Kabacan and
also a KC2010 graduate. Please pray that he
may be able to lead well in spite of a busy
schedule. Pray, too, for Darby who will be the
staff-in-charge of the semestral break camp.
We will be holding our Regional Assembly this coming July
6-8 with the theme “Vision Possible: fulfilling the Great
Commission.” Please pray for Kuya Elvin Mijares
(expositions on Nehemiah), Ate Nellie Buenconsejo
(Ordering your Private World), Eleazar Canonigo
(Christian Students Counter Culture) and Ate Nida
Mijares (The Gift of Years: A Theology of Ageing) as our
speakers. May the Lord grant them wisdom as they
minister to us in different ways. Pray, too, for fresh
vision to capture all of us as we work together for God’s
glory.
The staff team had a wonderful and meaningful time during
the staff conference. It was a time of revisiting our
personal vision & the things that really matter to us as
children of God. Please pray for good health, wisdom
and financial provision for each staff as we embark on
another year of service to the King of kings.
There are a lot of staff movements this semester in the
region. Help us pray for smooth transitions,
turnovers, and adjustment with work responsibilities
& relationships with one another. Help us pray that
the staff team will be able to work for the glory of
God and for the advancement of the God’s kingdom.
We are blessed with regular donors who keep on
serving God thru their giving. We continue to pray
for more partners in the ministry who will be our
‘lifeline’ as we reach out to students and graduates
here in the region. Help us pray for the younger
graduates to start giving for the region’s operational
expenses.