My Involvement in the Church

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however, this was also the closest I had ever felt to God. Nevertheless, it also marked the beginning of my fall from grace. As the school continued, I began going to church less and less with an excuse of my Sunday ROTC training. Until I almost stopped altogether, in order to try to fit in I had begun hanging out with different people and began doing things I knew were wrong in order to try and solidify my friendship with them. Despite this, I began to feel more and more self-conscious until I began to shut everyone out for fear of what they would think of me. The once carefree, joyful child was gone and was replaced with a quiet, confused, depressed one who was full of fear.

But in 1994, during our class practicum in one of the Radio Stations in Zamboanga City, I met an accident that eventually ended me up in the hospital for 1 week. Then our church pastor gave me a visit and prayed for my recovery. That moment when he prayed me, the Lord brought me back to my desire to be a ...

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because it only made me stronger and shaped me into the person I am today.

To God be the glory, great things He has done!

Statement of My Calling:

Born into a family with a rich spiritual heritage, I quite literally grew up in the Church.

From a young age, I have been drawn to the life of faith and in my early high school years began articulating a desire to "become a pastor one day." Part of me wondered whether these were the naive pipe-dreams of adolescence; however, as my faith grew and relationship with Christ deepened, the desire to pursue full-time ministry intensified. During my college years, this calling -- this vocational clarity -- became undeniable ...

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