Manus Dei

Just by being alive and experiencing God’s amazing creations are a few of the many living manifestations of God’s astonishing goodness and grace that I am so blessed to come across in this lifetime. But just like other human beings, I myself have experienced the different seasons of life: seasons of harvest and abundance, as well as seasons of drought and pruning. Getting to where I am right now has never been an easy path, but I thank the Lord that despite the rocky and rough roads, He continuously pushed me forward to become what He created me to be . God’s goodness has always been overflowing in my life, then and now. Last 2013, I took a leap of faith and decided to tread the sands of UAE in the hopes of a better future and with the aim of providing for my family. God gave me a well-paying job in a facility in Al Ain, one of the innumerable manifestations of His goodness in my life. I thought that was enough, but the desire to have more consumed my inner being. I disregarded m...

The talk on Christian Character Weekend was held last April 13 2018 in Ruwais. The first talk was about Emotions and Character. I was able to relate to this talk because I used to handle everything by myself. I do not share my feelings and problems to other people. I was afraid that they will gossip and judge me if they knew what I was going through. I acted like nothing is happening with me by just keeping my mind busy on other things and by watching movies and dramas. I struggled at first after joining the community but after I attended the teachings, that’s when I gained courage to sincerely open up and trust people inside and outside the community eventually. I stopped doubting other people and I just entrust everything to God. I do not hide my real feelings anymore and I try to be more expressive to everyone.  Character of Humility is the second talk which is about God who came down to earth not be served but to serve. Our Lord is the perfect model of humility (Philippians...

From inside the enclosed space of Al Safa 101, a low and almost silent chatter accompanies the subtle sounds of worship songs and praises. The Bohemian themed room illuminated by the beauty of chapter A1 and A2 princesses, their lips coffee-drenched, their eyes bright, and grins wide for the lightning-paced day that awaits them. After all, what’s not to celebrate about our Princess Diaries Weekend? What is my worth as a woman? I don’t remember when I started asking this question, and when society started providing an encyclopedic volume of their own answers. Since time immemorial, the patriarchy has always placed importance on the physical attributes of women and considered these as the defining quality for our value. The objectification of women has its roots in the perception that women are mere subjects for aesthetics. I ask again, where can a truly satisfying sense of woman’s worth be found? Is it through the lens of a camera? The right Instagram filter? No matter how much a wo...

Love is the real reason for the creation of humanity. But unlike the other creations of God, only man was created in His  likeness and image. Indeed, when God sent His only begotten Son  our Lord Jesus Christ, to assume the physical being of a of man, he was still recognized by the believers as the Son of God. This revelation was through God's grace.  The woman was made especially for man. This makes the woman a very special creation. To most men, it's not easy to understand a woman. She could be mysterious in a different way that is hard to fathom and sometimes beyond comprehension. A woman needs to be revealed in a more distinct manner so as to be given with high respect and admiration specifically from men. They must treat every woman as something very precious and fragile. A woman needs to be pursued not to be abandoned, neglected and desolated. This is what God wants for He Himself designed a woman, destined a woman as the greatest expression of the creation of...

"I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth." - Acts 13:47. Christian Life Program, a big word for Singles for Christ community. For some of us, it is the same as we are always doing every year. But for me, every CLP is a new experience, a new chapter, and a new beginning. It is a great and another blessing to our community. Not just a program and a service but indeed, it was and always be a start for our souls to renew our faith and it is an amazing beginning to bring our brothers and sisters to let God work to their lives. I, myself thank God for having this wonderful and amazing activity. Of course, since this is one of the important programs for SFC, hindi pwede na hindi tayo equip. God provides us this kind of training. He knows what we need and He finds ways to provide it. Before our battle begin. It was so refreshing that every aspect of the CLP tackled. God gave us His angles and speakers He equipped which He pr...

"We love because He first loved us" - 1 John 4:19 God's love does not come to us because we have earned it. God had already set his desires upon us even before we are born and drew us to Himself in Christ Jesus. There might be times that He seems silent to the cries of your heart but always remember that His love never fails, we just need to have a little more faith and learn to hold on to His promises because He doesn't just love - HE IS LOVE and this is what will bring us through. *** art work By Sis Jaesa Venturanza

“God is love. He loved you before you were born because He lives in you.” 1 John 4. Truly, God loves us in many forms, in anyways and in all aspects of our lives despite how imperfect we are as an individual. How can we define Love? What is Love? How can we share the love with someone who needs it most? I am very blessed to be part of SFC Community. I would like to take this opportunity in extending and expressing my deepest gratitude to the leaders who inspire me. From my Household, Household heads, Chapter Leaders, and respectful Titos and Titas, for their love and healing embrace. They mold and transformed my life into having a deeper and intimate meaning of how to be an obedient Christian, to be a better version of myself, and be a holy daughter of God that can serve the community in whatever situation and circumstances. To love one another despite imperfections and differences, to see things in a more perspective positive way, to reflect and to be understood. There’s...

Love is the real reason for the creation of humanity. But unlike the other creations of God, only man was created in His  likeness and image. Indeed, when God sent His only begotten Son  our Lord Jesus Christ, to assume the physical being of a of man, he was still recognized by the believers as the Son of God. This revelation was through God's grace. The woman was made especially for man. This makes the woman a very special creation. To most men, it's not easy to understand a woman. She could be mysterious in a different way that is hard to fathom and sometimes beyond comprehension. A woman needs to be revealed in a more distinct manner so as to be given with high respect and admiration specifically from men. They must treat every woman as something very precious and fragile. A woman needs to be pursued not to be abandoned, neglected and desolated. This is what God wants for He Himself designed a woman, destined a woman as the greatest expression of the creation of human...

Bumugso ang luha Sa batis ng awa, Taglay ng gunita, Hinilamos sa mukha. Sandyang mahina, Ang puso, napatda, Mata'y napaluha, Sa ala-alang dumagsa. Isang yakap sa Ama, Siyang Poong Lumikha, labis Niyang pagkalinga, Hindi 'ko maikaila. Dasal na pagkadakila Ugnayan sa t'wina, Daluyan ng pagasa, Hihikbi-hikbi sa ligaya. Damdami'y 'di kinaya, Kaya't sa awit pinadama, Pagsinta sa Diyos Ama, Idinaan sa Harana. O Hallelujah Hallelujah "Batis ng Awa" true meaning nito para sakin is, the mercy of our Lord, na sobrang tunay at dalisay, na kapag tinanong mo sa kanya ng buong puso ay tiyak na hindi ka mabibigo. One time sa prayer time ko bago matulog, after ko magsign of Victory (sign of the cross) suddenly dinala ako sa malalim na pagninilay or reflection, naging dahilan para mapaluha ako ng todo, well hindi ito ang first time na masasabi kong nag-dwel sakin yung kanyang Holy presence, pero this time hinaya...

"This is how we have known what true love is: He gave His life for us. We, too, ought to give our life for our brothers and sisters."   Love is a word very much used and abused. The acid test of love is our readiness to die.  Not many are ready to pay that price. Could this be the reason very few really love?  A readiness to die for the ones we love also includes that daily dying to self - to the expectations we have of others, to our attitudes towards them, to the terms and conditions we lay down for them to measure up to.  Only when we are ready to die to self can we live for others and truly claim to love them.

With more than thousand delegates from different  participating nations of middle east and several  countries from Africa, including Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon, KSA, Seychelles, Kenya, and the host country UAE, all gathered for a big event to glorify and worship GOD. One Goal, One vision and mission of CFC-Singles for Christ is to adhere and bring all brothers and sisters closer to GOD and to fulfill the mission of teaching outside and inside the community. I am so overwhelmed because it’s a wonderful and great experience as a first timer attending on this big event which happen to be in UAE as host. Let me tell you the exact same thing when I witness this beautiful event, actually the night before the fellowship, someone calls me If I am available to attend that conference since one of the brother failed to attend because of some offshore work duties. Lucthis I am so thankful to our Lord Father for letting me experience this great feeling. kily sin...

In Christian Catholic  "Chastity "  is classified as one of the virtue, it does not only mean having no sexual relation before getting married but a vow of fidelity your partner. When most people hear the word Chastity they mistakenly think it is "awkward" to talk about sexual things and its only for those with partners.But we as a partner and in a relationship status during our workshop, at first we felt awkward especially when the speakers says unusual words such as "sex","masturbation", condoms and vices including watching pornography, reading and looking at the sensitive parts of a person's body. But as went along and listened we realized that it is very interesting and a challenging topic. As a Christian Catholic and part of SFC Community, We must practice the virtue of "CHASTITY " and stop doing these vices and refrain from any sexual relations or extramarital sex. Don't look at the physical appearance of the...

 Ang Diyos ay ligayang ating buhay  sya ang dahilan sa araw-araw na buhay  pagkat sa kanya lang natin naramdaman  pag-ibig na walang hangganan  ilang beses man tayong madapa  alam nating luha'y mahuhupa  pagka't siya ay di mawawala  sa lungkot na ating dinadala  patuloy mo kaming gabayan  pati na rin ang aming bayan  pagmamahal mo ama'y lumaganap  upang pagkakaisa ay makalap  ikaw ang buhay at pag-asa  ng pusong naming umaasa pagmamahal mo sa ami'y ibinigay  kasalanan nami'y sa krus iyong tinangay pasasalamat aming itinataas  sa buhay na iyong pinamalas  hindi man sapat ang sambit ng bibig  hayaan mong paulit ulit na madinig

October 13, 2017 marks a memorable event being one of the members of SingIes for Christ by giving my time fully to the Lord by understanding the questions, why I was called and why am I here for?  We, the new members in this community, were invited to attend the Covenant Orientation Weekend for this will be the moment I can surely answer the questions I have in my mind. The day was filled with joy and excitement hearing seven inspiring talks from different speakers who also gave their time, talent and treasure who served as our inspiration of how blissful they are serving and living their life faithfully to the Lord. Talk 1: Our Covenant and the Mission and Vision    It was explained and made us understand the deeper meaning of what Covenant is all about. Covenant is a solemn lifetime or long-term agreement of not just between two equal parties, but between a greater or more powerful person.  Being in SFC and Christians as a whole who chose to follow ...

It was year 2012 when Brother Jervy Penuliar who happens to be my College Schoolmate invited me to join SFC. I, unfortunately, gave my refusal and answered NO as I have only 1 day off and split duty with my previous company. I got afraid that I may not be committed and that I may fail him, so the thought of going to church and attending mass will be my excuse that time to satisfy my commitment to God. In 2013 my sister and brother-in-law joined CFC. As years go on, I have seen and witnessed all their struggles, disappointments, depressions, flaws, imperfections, ups and downs despite being in the community. My fear increased more, for I thought that joining the community will transform us and change our hearts and minds drastically without realizing that it is really a work in progress. Finally, my journey in SFC started on 19th May 2017. I was invited again but still not sure of my decision and expectations. I was nervous, clueless and empty-handed. All I know during t...

Our hurts, our healings, our forgiveness . These phrases were the parting words that were stocked on us after attending the October Prayer Assembly for SFC Chapter A1 last October 13, 2017 held at Center 1, Al Safa Building. This night was one of those assemblies when emotions were too strong because it is definitely close to everybody’s heart. During the activity, the team heads Bro. Bryan and Sis Thel opened the night with a question, “how it means to be a Christian?” Some answered its loving God, some says believing in His words. This activity with the theme “Conquering evil with good” mainly revolves around the love we have for others, even those who hurt us. As per Luke 6:27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you”. However, how can we love our enemies? It is easy said than done. We all know that if a person has caused you so much pain, it will never be easy to forgive. The next question will be, “what do we really meant by forgi...