CFYF Summer Camp 09

Christian Faith Youth Fellowship is the youth arm of the Christian Faith Churches in Crame, Real Quezon, Pila and Sta. Maria in Laguna.

This year’s camp was held in CTM Campsite, Llavak Quezon, April 6-10, 2009 with the theme SURVIVOR Battlegrounds (Ephesians 6:10-12)

There were 80 campers divided into 6 groups; Paul, Daniel, Job, Joshua, Joseph and David, all of whom are recorded survivors, conquerors and victors in our history.

CFC has been annually conducting five day summer youth camps to gather the youth members of all four churches in a place where they will meet, enjoy the games and activities and together, worship the living God. This year, one thing was certain among all the organizers: that they, though divided by individualities and different upbringings were united in one primary goal; that in this camp we will once again encounter the Lord.

Preparations take nearly an entire year. Portion of our lives are shared through time and effort to put everything together; from finding a venue, identifying the theme, topics, speakers, games, technical requirements, prizes, to fund raising activities, everything was intricately planned. It was like a major production, a one time performance. We had to do it like there was no other chance of doing it. That we had to give it our best shot. Because we were doing it for a very special audience, our very important guest, the author of artistry and craftsmanship, the very meaning of perfection---- the creator and giver of life.

The part that took most of our energy was to prepare our selves and pray that something divine happens. That the Lord visits us and that he deals with all of us. Heaven was stormed with constant prayers and pleads that He allows us to experience Him even for just once in all those five days. That we, though sinners may find ourselves embraced by God.
And He did not fail us.

And He, the creator of everything beautiful and wonderful....the beginning and the end….He embraced us and touched our hearts…

We, who were sinners, lonely wanderers….were treated special by our kind God.
That He did not look into our mistakes, our failures…
He looked at us with so much love.

That even on the first day, he has allowed us to feel Him as He touched our souls…

And we saw miracles…young people who’ve grown into a world filled with pride and restlessness began to burst into tears, lifting up their hands in sweet surrender…surrendering their pains, their cares, their pride, their sins, their lives into the author of life.

People from different corners were speaking in different languages…unidentifiable languages…
And the succeeding days were becoming more and more satisfrying…as God continued to allow Himself to be felt by now, most if not all of us.

More of the attendees were starting to understand what was really happening. More were accepting the fact that we are sinners, filthy trash that did not deserve anything good. Yet we were given salvation…and that we didn’t have to pay a single thing for it….that it was free for all of us…all because of the kindness and goodness of the most powerful being. Then more young people were laying down their lives at the foot of our Lord…accepting Him as their personal Savior…admitting their mistakes, asking for forgiveness and praying that everything’s that broken in them be fixed…

It was a lovely sight.

A true miracle.

That youngster s who are used to speaking of painful, wrathful words were now uttering words of worship and thankfulness to our dear God.

Ang salitang P&%$#a^% I%@ ay napalitan na ng Praise the Lord!

It was not a work of human hands.

Only a divine being can cause people to change.

And we felt honored, privileged…we were special…that God took take time to come to us. We were deeply loved.

It was five days of a memorable experience which we will surely treasure for the rest of our lives.

It was something to give us courage and strength as we faced our real battleground…outside the camp venue…into the world…and the battle within ourselves…

It is something we can look back to…in the future…in times of difficulties…in times of troubles…when there seems to be no motivation to continue in fighting for our beliefs…

That once in our young age…together with our friends and colleagues…we have experienced God…

And we will experience more of Him.

precamp

Summer Youth Camp 2008

What: Summer Youth Camp 2008
"Kingdom Reigns...Extreme!!!"
Your kingdom come, Your will be done...
Matthew 6:10
When: March 19-22, 2008
Where: CTM Campsite, Llavac Quezon

Christian Faith Youth Fellowship (CFYF) the youth organization of Christian Faith Center churches in Real, Quezon, Crame in San Juan and the towns of Pila and Sta. Maria in Laguna will be having its annual summer youth camp this March 19-22. It will be held in CTM Campsite, Llavac Quezon.

This will be a four-day camp filled with activities to surely make your kids enjoy this lenten season together with youth from other churches. There will be games but most importantly, there are lectures and other activities that will give them more knowledge about our living and loving God.

For interested parties, you may contact us through:
mail: cfyfnofear@gmail.com
or call: 0906.315.8694

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Encounter God Retreat

ARTICLE i
What is the Encounter God Retreat?
Encounter God is a weekend retreat that provides an opportunity for intense spiritual growth. The goal is to experience the freedom that God has made available to believers. Freedom from guilt, freedom from sin, freedom from hurts, freedom from 'strongholds' - those areas of our lives that have not yet been brought under the Lordship of Christ.
How Does it Work?
An Encounter Retreat generally runs from Friday evening through to Saturday evening. Usually only men or only women attend. People either come to the retreat with a partner from their Cell Group, or a partner is assigned before the retreat begins. It is very important that your partner is someone with whom you feel comfortable. Early in the retreat you learn a simple but effective prayer pattern to be used with you partner. After an introduction of the basic principles the retreat follows a simple twofold pattern. First, there is a brief 15 minute presentation on a topic (the topics are listed below). Following this presentation there is a ministry time where you and your partner use the prayer pattern to pray for each other. The weekend concludes with a small group prayer circle which often becomes a powerful highlight of the entire retreat.
The Topics
Understanding Spiritual Warfare
From Darkness to Light
From Bondage to Freedom
From Impure to Pure
From Broken to Whole
From Rebellion to Submission
From Curse to Blessed
Living in Victory

Source: http://www.stanleyparkchurch.ca/encounter.htm

ARTICLE ii
What is an Encounter God Retreat?
All of us get stuck in life and can't seem to go forward spiritually and relationally. Discouragement, doubt and fear then begin to set in.
Encounter God Retreats provide the place, time, and opportunity for you to spend personal, devoted time with God that will help you move beyond your present spiritual state and into a stronger, more intimate relationship with God.
Why attend an Encounter Retreat?
We have seen many, many people who have attended an Encounter God Retreat begin to experience the freedom that only Christ can give, such as:
Breakthroughs in their relationship with God and others in their lives
Physical and emotional healing
Hurtful thought and behavioral patterns have been broken
Lives have been changed and transformed
Wounded hearts have been restored and broken relationships have been mended
What happens at an Encounter Retreat?
A series of teachings are presented that help you to establish or deepen your relationship with God, lead you through times of forgiveness and healing, and help you to let God take your hurts, wounds, fears, doubts, and burdens, and bring you to a place of freedom and restoration.
The teachings are focused on God and what He can- and wants - to do in your life. Time is provided so that each person can interact with God on an individual basis. People truly experience God on an Encounter speaking with them, healing them, and delivering them from their pain, fears, and strongholds.
You will never be put on the spot, asked to pray out loud, forced to share, or anything else that makes you uncomfortable. The focus is on the interaction between you and God, not you and others who attend.
What are the benefits of attending an Encounter Retreat?
Every person who has attended an Encounter God Retreat has come away with a deeper knowledge of God and His love for them, and most have come away with dramatic stories of their encounter with Him. They have experienced:
Healing
Hope
Forgiveness
Freedom
GOD!
What comes after an Encounter?
We offer a 10-week Post-Encounter Class to everyone who attends an Encounter God Retreat. This follow-up class is to help you continue to grow and solidify what God began in your life at the Encounter.
We want to help people grow in their relationship with God and commit to coming alongside them as they learn more about themselves and God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Post-Encounter classes offer additional teachings, people committed to pray for you and to be available to you to help you walk out what God is showing and teaching you, and the opportunity to be able to go further with God on your spiritual journey.
We hope that you will attend an Encounter God retreat so that you will experience the healing, hope, forgiveness, and freedom that only God can bring into your life.

Source: http://www.hunterscreekcommunitychurch.com/encounter_god_retreats.htm



Author’s note:
EGR was an enticing experience that gave me more knowledge about my faith and the “god” that I’ve been reading and hearing about since my younger years. First, to add a few info about the technicalities of EGR, I should mention that it is a part of the G12 System that started in Colombia. Motivated by his frustrations on what has become of his community’s youth and the call for his mission to spread the word of salvation, Pastor Cesar Castellano of Bogota, Colombia thought of creating a system that would lead to the growth of churches first, in terms of quantity. Hence, G12 system was born, similar to a networking or pyramiding which would make everything seem easier to explain, one is required to disciple at least 12 persons. A church member should share the gospel to 12 persons “Make disciples" (See Matthew 28:19-20)" and overseer them as they enter the family of Christ and hopefully, grow joyously in it and repeat the process they’ve gone through by sharing with another set of 12 persons . A simple arithmetic as it may be, but the G12 requires intense dedication, commitment, boldness and full awareness of the covenant that you create with the living God.

Now to grow churches in terms of quality, every member must be trained so that they'd be equipped with enough wisdom to fully understand faith, God and the purpose that should drive their lives. This is where EGR comes in- it is a wonderful two-day experience that equips you with enough knowledge (I may say) to learn or learn more about God and arm you with an encounter that will make you say to yourself every now and then that “There really I a living God and He is out there watching over me, I have all the reason in the world now to believe His existence.” And then you can share it to everyone. As blissful and as exciting as the way you share a good movie with your friends. And then life suddenly starts to be different now, everything has become beautiful, the world becomes more colorful, just like the feeling of a teenager who has just conversed with his life-long crush. You start to be excited to share what has become of you, just because you’ve known God--- that He loved you first and He loves you so much, He made sure He gets to catch all the pain and suffering that were rightfully for you. Because you have sinned, yet He loved you more.

Having an encounter with Him was “THE” ultimate experience. And being a long-time Christian that I claim to be, EGR is like a renewing of vow with my redeemer. And the world sure seemed to be different, I am more happy, I am sure, more sure He is there, living and probably breathing just like me. But all that he breathes is His love and care for all of us. Now, I could say a lot more nice things about the EGR, but like I mentioned previously, it requires intense dedication, boldness, commitment and full awareness of the covenant you make with a living God. This is no joke, Jesus wasn’t joking when He stood there bravely, receiving all the whips, beating and curses. It wasn’t a joke for Jesus when he received the punishment and died horrifyingly painful- because you have sinned.

With EGR, you are required to attend Pre-encounter classes, Post encounter and since it is a part of the G12 System, you follow strict standards. I should also mention other classes- School Of Leaders and others that I am personally looking forward to. Time consuming as it may sound, but if doctors take 10 or more years to study and specialize in dealing with sicknesses and diseases, a few EGR an G12 classes won’t get you much in trouble, remember you are dealing here with LIFE. Sabi nga, “ayusan ng buhay to.”

I personally recommend that you, this blog’s readers, attend the EGR and experience what I and my friends had. We are not fool, ignorant individuals who claim we experience something supernatural, we are young people who have gone to school, probably the same you’ve been to, dine and chit chat in McDonalds, roamed around Galleria, bought the same shirt or probably the same shoes that you had, receive monthly wages, work till the wee hours of the morning, farted, and yanked corny jokes, just like you. But, we had a wonderful and undeniably supernal experience.

I give it a five star.

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funny stories

KIDS and CHURCH

3-year-old Reese:
"Our Father, Who does art in heaven,
Harold is His name. "
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A little boy was overheard praying:
"Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it.
I'm having a real good time like I am."
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After the christening of his baby brother in church,
Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car.
His father asked him three times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied,
"That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home,
and I wanted to stay with you guys."
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One particular four-year-old prayed,
"And forgive us our trash baskets
as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets."
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A Sunday school teacher asked her children as they were on the way to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" One bright girl replied,
"Because people are sleeping."
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A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5, and Ryan 3.
The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake.
Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson.
"If Jesus were sitting here, He would say,
'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.'
Kevin turned to his younger brother and said,
"Ryan, you be Jesus!"
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A father was at the beach with his children
when the four-year-old son ran up to him,
grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore
where a seagull lay dead in the sand.
"Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked.
"He died and went to Heaven," the Dad replied.
The boy thought a moment and then said,
"Did God throw him back down?"
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A wife invited some people to dinner.
At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said,
"Would you like to say the blessing?"
"I wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied.
"Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered.
The daughter bowed her head and said,
"Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"
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ang aming bahay...

Ang lahat ng bahay, malaki man o maliit, mansion man o barong barong ay kailangan ng matibay na pundasyon. Ito ang nagpapanatili sa pagkakatayo ng isang tahanan dumaan man ang matinding bagyo, malakas na hangin, mainit na panahon at anu kahit anu pa mang pagsubok ng kalikasan. Sa aming tahanan kung saan hinuhubog at pinagtitibay ang aming spiritual na buhay ay matibay ang pundasyong nagpapanatili ng kaayusan at katatagan ng bahay. Sila ang mga pundasyong hinasa na ng panahon na nakahandang humarap sa anumang pagsubok na hatid nito at handang protektahan ang mga bahagi ng tahanang naka-depende sa kanila. Narito ang matitibay naming pundasyon

KUYA RICKY
Si Kuya Ricky, na dati ring miyembro ng youing people sa Christian Faith Church ay isa sa aming mga youth advisers. May sarili na ring family si Kuya Rick at yun ay si ate Aileen na para sa kanya ay isang regalo na matagal tagal ring pinrepare ni Lord para sa kanya na ibinigay naman in His perfect timing…pero sa kabila niyan, ay matiyaga pa rin siyang nakabantay at naka alalay sa gawain ng kabataan sa aming simbahan. Lagi siyang naka antabay sa mga activities at talaga namang young at heart pa rin siya. Naniniwala kasi siya (ayon sa pagkakatanda ko) na mabuting hinuhubog ang kabataan sa simbahan nang sa gayon ay maging matibay siya hanggang sa kanyang paglaki at walang anumang pagsubok ang makakasira sa relationship niya kay Lord. Yan si Kuya Ricky.








ATE MHAI
Eto naman si ate Mhai, kasalukuyan siyang nasa abroad. Dati rin siyang member ng young people at sa kanyang paglaki (naks) ay isa rin siya sa masugid na umalalay sa gawain. Katulad sila ni Ricky ng paniniwala tungkol sa paghubog sa isang spiritually habang bata pa…KUYA GARY
Si kuya Gary ang dating pangunahing advisers na humahawak sa activity ng mga kabataan. Lagi rin namin siyang kasama sa mga lakad, kagaya ng pagbisita sa ibang mga churches at outdoor fellowship. kahit hindi siya mukhang driver, madalas niya kaming ipinagmamaneho dahil sa sasakyan din niya kami nakikisakay. Matiyaga siyang nagbabantay sa aming mga activities at kahit ngayong nag iba na ang administrasyon ay nakukulit pa rin namin siya at nahihingan ng tulong especially kapag may Christmas presentations.KUYA JULIUS a.k.a. KUYA YOK
Siya ang kasalukuyang “bagong administrasyon” ng young people. Siya ngayon ang aming kinukulit 24/7. Natiyaga rin siyang nakabantay at nakagabay sa gawain ng youth. At mahaba rin ang pasensya nitong si kuya Julius, kahit pa ubod ng kulit at ubod ng gulo ang mga young people.
By the way, aminado rin siya na likas din siyang makulit. Jack of all trades din si kuya Yok, siya ay pastor ,adviser, singer (the best!) dancer (ehem) entertainer, game master, camp director, choir conductor (ng mens and womens department kapag christmas party) taga-alok ng tinda ng ibang ka church mate :-) at marunong din siyang magbutingting ng kung anik anik
ATE ZEN
Si ate Zen, siya po ang mabuting maybahay ni Kuya Yok. Mabait at mahaba din ang pasensya ni ate Zen at katulad nina Gem at Hana ay itinuturing din nilang anak ang iba pang kabataan. Para na nga rin naming bahay ang tahanan nila, duon na kami nakiki computer, nakiki charge, nakiki c.r., nakiki kain at nakikitulog. Basta para sa gawain ni Lord ay all out ang kanilang support.

PASTOR GANI
Siya ang aming pastor. Siya din ang matibay na foundation ng aming church. Siya ang malinaw na physical manifestation ng "living by faith" at katuparan ng ilan sa mga promises. aminadong nagsimula sa mababa, tinupad ni Lord ang pangako niya na prosperity at abundance sa kanilang buhay. marami rin silang natutulungan financially at higit sa lahat spiritually. eto ang verse na natatandaan kong madalas niyang sinasabi;

Jeremiah 19:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

sila ang pundasyon ng aming tahanan...