SERVE ON ME, AND I WILL SERVE YOUR MINISTRY

Magserve ka lang ng magserve, ako ng bahala sayo 😊

I usually hear this message during conference, which is the usual final message of each conference. It could be delivered in different angle but with the same meaning.

Do you have any ENCOUNTER OF THIS?

One of the most memorable moment for me was during college days, we had a youth camp on that weekend, and I was part of thesthe team. I had a lot of worries, because of a long test to our major subject the following week. And because of this event, I had a limited time to take my review.

I just surrendered everything to Him, hold and behold I got a passing grade plus an exemption for the midterm examination. I was an owe during that time. Sabi ko n lang, ang galing ni Lord. The start of being in His mission started after.

There were so many times that He never let me down. He is always with me all through out. During the time of recession, layoff was all over. And our family was one of the many families, who were affected of that global crisis. During those times, I was a youth leader in one of Christ’s ministry. I was a fresh graduate that time. As I remembered, I worked for my mother to earn a small amount of money for my mission.

While waiting for the result of nursing board exam, I worked in other health allied service as a pharmacy assistant just to have an ample amount for my mission. Hold and behold, I had my first work before the regional conference. And what was the implication behind? I was able to pay for my registration and able to sponsor other leader for that conference.

Serving Him, and letting Him work with my other ministry is my mission’s motto. Until,t time of pandemic. I am a nurse by profession. And this COVID transformed our lives differently even to the workplace where I am connected. The institution converted into a COVID HEALTH FACILITY, and turned us out to become a COVID nurse.

I am living indepently and staying away from home to protect my family. For that strong 7 months, I feel His presence and His protection to my family.

I am the only child of my parents. They are both in Senior age. Before the start of quarantine, I filled in their month supplies from grocery to medicines. But the quarantine ECQ extended, and unfortunately, I didn't have any means to go to them to supply for their means. But God is so gracious, because He sent people, who can deliver them supplies. Our titos and titas in the community of East A checked them from time to time. This act means a lot for me. This is indeed a God’s work. He mobilizes  people to deliver His love to His people.

After couple of months, there were incidence of illnesses that spiked in. Trust and faith are the things that I am holding on. I prayed that these symptoms direct to other illness and not tag as a COVID, and praise God it is not COVID. And just 2 weeks ago, my mother experienced dizziness and she had a high blood pressure. It was a difficult situation if I will go home and check on her or wait for my father’s next update. While waiting, I prayed the rosary intimately. I asked God’s guidance for us! And after praying the rosary I asked my father’s update. And praise God, she was getting better, not in normal but at least it is dropping. The next day, our unit was assigned as prayer warrior in our CLP. While praying the rosary, one of my prayer intentions was about my mother’s condition and to find a new cardio doctor. Then, last 24 she celebrated her birthday. We celebrated it as simply as it is. We prepared some just to be able to share with others in our neighbor. During our chitchats one of the topics that we had was the situation that happened to her a week ago. I had shared my personal takeaway, and how the Lord moved in the midst of that time. And hold and behold, as she also shared her personal experience, I moved by faith how the Lord responded into our prayer time. At 3am of October 17, Saturday, as she did her prayer time. She voiced out to the Lord what she really feels. She submitted and surrendered to Him everything. And hold and behold, there was something in her body that she felt good and much better. When she said it to me, I was surprised of how God unveil His love.  And just yesterday Oct 26, we found a new cardio for her. I prayed for that particular cardio, that He will send us the same doctor like her previous cardio doctor.

                                                         Video call (sorry for my battle scars)

And so, I am still grateful for His protection to our family. I have a lot of worries in mind, about my parent’s present health status and so on. But for 7 months, He never failed me that He will take care of them. That 7 months was full of His love to His faithful worker. And for that, I reminisced the message from the conferences, which is serve Me and I will take over your ministry.

It is indeed, God is faithful to His faithful worker.

“Be my instrument to touch them, and I will take over your parents.”

Praise be to God!