VOLUNTEERS MUST HAVE A GENUINE HEART TO SERVE

"I AM A VOLUNTEER AND I WILL LIVE OUT THE SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE. "

I love to volunteer in all the activities that we have when I was still in my grade school and high school years. I always raise my hands when my teachers will ask us with a question: WHO WANTS TO DO THIS...ANY VOLUNTEER?

I love to do things that will strengthen me, mold me, will empower me. At first I thought volunteering will just help me to improve my skills but I am wrong. Being a vlounteer will empower other people around you.

I know that God blessed me with so much blessings, I volunteered to be part of the summer camp in Mindanao and I've realized that I can live out the spirit of sacrifice. I've learned how to love my neighbors and to see Christ with the smiles of the children and families in the areas that we have visitied.

After the summer camp while waiting for our flight going back to Manila my phone rang and I've heard a good news that my prject for BYEE  qualified the regionals. I'm so happy and I prepared for the last interview and in God's good will I passed the nationals.

My school is very supportive with my project but  there's an idea behind my back to share my project to my community before to my school... At first I thought everybody will support my project. :/

Last April 30, I organized the first part of my project which is BAKAS 101, a training that will empower the youth to be aware of the environmental problems that we have. I'm happy because some of my volunteers responded to my invitation but as the day goes by everyone is quitting. They are busy. I texted my co-yfc but only three answered the invitation postivitely the rest are not.

I'm sad for I thought my co-yfc's will help me to fulfill my project but I can't feel their support. So I look for another community to conduct my project. The community is GAWAD KALINGA PAYONG. I will go there on Thursday and will conduct my activity. I know that they will embrace my project with their whole heart and I will empower them to be a young man and woman to change our nation.

Sobra talagang nakakaiyak na hindi ko naramdaman yung suporta ng mga yfc sa sarili kong cluster. Sobrang nalungkot ako na kahit nag makaawa na ako sa mga chapter heads sa cluster namin isa lang ang sumuporta. Sumuporta rin naman sila ate Joan at Kuya Ryan kaya masaya na rin ako.

Nasaktan rin ako nung nag backout yung friend ko to give talk, nung hindi na available yung isa kong friend to attend the training. Nung nag text na sa akin na huwag na lang ituloy yung isa kong kaibigan din. Kaya ano pa ba magagawa ko nun edi ki-nancel ko na yung activity. Nung una may bitterness sa puso ko pero di naman makakatulong kung magiging bitter tayo sa sa mga taong di sumusuporta sa akin. Alam ko na challenge lang ang lahat. Sabi nga nila THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT IN EVERY DARKNESS.

Alam ko plano ni God ang di pagkatuloy ng project ko for my YFC friends pero alam ko mas magiging maayos ang project this coming Thursday sa GK payong. Excited na ako. Sana may mga mag volunteer, kung wala naman ayos lang. Basta tuloy lang sa adhikain. I pledge to continue my project and help the poor people to be part of changing our nation into a better one.

Today, I pledge to live out the spirit of SACRIFICE. :))


LORD GRANT ME YOUR WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. :))