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A Letter By: Bro. John Rowell Quilas Odi





I'm  brother Yobe   29 years old, nang galing ako sa mahirap na pamilya, we are five siblings bunso ako samin mg kakapatid, When I was young I love being a sales person - sales person  ng plastic bag sa palengke, sigaw dito sigaw doon para makakuha ng benta sa mga tao. I was doing that kasama ng brother ko his name is  Richard, sobrang happy ako kasi mag kasama kami para mg earn ng pera para may pambaon kami sa school. I've tried to find another job mag tinda ng BBQ - ang sarap langhapin ang usok ng isaw, ulo ng manok at taba ng baboy, nakapag ipon din kami kahit konti at nabili namin ng kapatid ko yung pangarap namin slippers na ISLANDER.


My mother is a teacher and my father is farmer, sobra akong blessed sa parents ko kasi mababait sila at sobrang mapag mahal, Nung nsa high shool na ako, sobrang akong naging pasaway sa parents ko doon nag simula ang  bisyo ko. I was smoking ,drinking at kahit bawal na gamot ay aking na narasan, and sobrang kong na enjoy ang mga moment na kasama ko ang mga friends ko, malaya sa lahat at ntutunan kong mag gitara dahil sa kanila. Eheads at Rivermaya pa ang mga gusto ko nung pinoy bands, blink 182, greenday at bob marley naman sa foreign bands.


           
Nung high school din ako naimbitahan na mag seserve sa  community ng  Couples For Christ -Youth For Christ. It was really boring kasi  more on God's  words ang topic, napa Yes nalang din ako kasi sabi nila may music ministry sa youth camp and full band. 

I was asking myself ANO ITONG NAPASOK KO? nakakipag kwentuhan lang ako sa kabatch ko during the talk kasi sobrang boring talaga, kasi may part na may iyakan during the reflection, after the Youth camp akala ko dun na lang nag tatapos ang lahat. May susundo pala sa iyo para icongratulate ka. 

I saw my mom and doon lahat nag reflect lahat ng mga ginawa kong kalokohan,  I couldn't even stop crying kasi it is my mom who gave me name, mula duon nag simula ako mg serve sa panginoon na ang sabi ko maovercome ko lang ang takot ko I will commit myself to Lord. 


Through the community binigyan ako ni Lord ng bagong pag-asa. Puwede ko  namn palang tugtugan ang panginoon gamit ang talent na binigay nya. Na tap ako maging drummer sa music min tinanong ko si Lord kaya ko ba to? isa lang ang sagot nya Mahal kita at alam kong kaya mo yan, sobrang lumakas loob ko kasi iba pala pag nasa unahan k na mga tao, ang takot ko at napunta sa JOY.



Hangang nag tuloy tuloy akong mag serve sa community, when I attended my first conference "Testify  to love"  kahit hindi ako marunong sumayaw Yes nalang ng yes for the Lord.

 2008 nag joined ako ng CLP- Singles For Christ I received a  call from the Lord kasi yung sa maturity parang hindi ako nag go-grow,  I attended the CLP with perfect attendance wow !!!



I received a lot of community shirts kasi gifts ng mga leaders ko. Until now sobra akong blessed and I declare to the Lord I will never be tired of serving Him kasi siya at ang pamilya ko ang Source ng JOY ko. 



Ako po ulit si brother YOBE UNIT HEAD NG CHAPTER B1  and I AM JOUFULLY SERVING JESUS CHRIST. 



May God Be Praised!!!
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