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February 17, 2012
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â€˜Not by strength or by might, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of Hosts (Zechariah 4:6, HCSB).
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IN THIS ISSUE
Good News Cannot Wait
Bukidnon College Graduate Tops Nursing Board
Pelayo, Saguinhon Land First, Ninth Places in NLE
MVC Hosts First Bukidnon Chapter PASOA Congress
Dial Presents Summary of MVC Research Activities
Nursing Board Topnotcher: Top 10 Was My Only Option
Chinese Protestant Leaders Visit G. C.
Little By Little (Sulads Story)
Mark Your Calendars
Smiles
Terrorists Groups in Church
“It Is Written”
Prayer Requests
Department of Recognition
Editorial Stuff
Websites and Links
In Closing

Good News Cannot Wait

We are rushing this issue to you simply because weeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaave good news!

Congratulations to Jerald Pelayo and Jierell Mae Victor Saguinhon who topped the most recent nursing board examinations in the Philippines given last December. It is not every day that we get topnotchers in the house, you know. So please read the following news articles and savor the best news that the day can bring you.

It is true -- Good news cannot wait. We become excited and we tell every person we meet (or at least that’s how it appears) about that particular good news.

But there is one good news that is not only good but it renders a pleasant savor in our lives. Let us not forget to share the Good News in the person of Jesus Christ Himself who gave His life so that humankind will not die but will live forever.

Congratulations to all nursing board passers from MVC.

--jesscole
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Bukidnon college graduate tops nursing board
INQUIRER.net
7:00 pm | Thursday, February 16th, 2012

MANILA, Philippines -- A graduate of a Seventh-day Adventist college in Bukidnon topped the December 2011 nursing board examination.

Jerald Lalaguna Pelayo of Mountain View College, a private educational institution in Valencia City, received the rating of 86.4 percent.

Linsid Angelou Absin Tapongot of the Jesuit-run Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City ranked second at 86 percent.

Joanne Layosa Santamaria of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila placed third with a rating of 85.8 percent.

Xavier University has the most number of topnotchers with 10 nursing graduates at the Top 10. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila followed with six topnotchers.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/146789/bukidnon-college-graduate-tops-nursing-board
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PELAYO, SAGUINHON LAND FIRST, NINTH PLACES IN NLE

Gerald Lalaguna Pelayo, a 2011 summa cum laude graduate, topped the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination with a grade of 86.40. Landing in ninth place is Jierell Mae Victor Saguinhon who got a grade of 84.20.

According to the Professional Regulation Commission a total of 22,760 out of 67,095 (33.92%) passed the NLE given in December 2011. The examinations were given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Nueva Ecija, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

The MVC first-time takers posted a 74.15% average while that of the repeaters was 37.78%. MVC’s overall passing average is 65.63%. The names of the successful MVC examinees will be published in the Hilltop Flashes next week.

The Mountain View College family is overwhelmed by the honor brought about by the ratings of Mr. Pelayo, Miss Saguinhon, and all the passers. Congratulations to all of you and the faculty of the School of Nursing under the deanship of Prof. Elsa Luceñara.

Pictures of Jerald Pelayo and Jierell Mae Saguinhon

Taken from Facebook

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOP 10 PLACERS OF THE NURSING BOARD EXAMS FROM SDA SCHOOLS

The following are in the TOP 10 of the December 2011 Nursing Board Examinations who graduated from SDA Nursing Schools:

Top 1 - Jerald Lalaguna Pelayo, 86.40, Mountain View College

Top 4 - Melchor Noval Dapo, Jr. 85.20, Manila Adventist Colleges of MAMC

Top 6 - Lexan Erdin Lim Cordial, 84.80 Adventist University of the Philippines

Top 9 - Jierell Mae Victor Saguinhon, 84.20, Mountain View College

Sent by Laurence T. Gayao

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MVC HOSTS FIRST BUKIDNON CHAPTER PASOA CONGRESS

The Philippine Association of Educators in Office Administration Foundation, Inc. (PAEOAFI) and the Philippine Association of Students in Office Administration (PASOA) held its first PASOA Congress, Bukidnon Chapter, at the M.T. Oliverio Foundation Hall, yesterday, February 16.

With “Moving Towards Excellent Office Administration Environs” as its theme, the congress was participated in by 368 student delegates and faculty sponsors from the Central Mindanao University (CMU) -- 122; San Isidro College (SIC) -- 87; San Agustin Institute of Technology (SAIT) -- 87; Philippine Computer College (PCC) -- 28; and Mountain View College (MVC) – 32.

The featured speakers and their topics were: Dr. Daniel Dial, MVC President -- “Industry Requirements For Global Competitiveness” and Prof. Eldy Gwen Sunico, chairperson of the Bachelor of Science in Information System (BSIS) Department -- “Meeting the Industry Requirements Through Technical Skills Appraisal.”

The program started with an invocation song and the singing of the Philippine National Anthem, both performed by the Sons and Daughters. They also sang a musical number during the program.

Dr. Chliejvferwyn Catolico, VP for Academic Affairs, welcomed the participants. The Rationale of the Congress was presented by Prof. Julie Mirriam Rizardo, PAEOAFI National Vice President for Mindanao and the MVC Office Administration Chair, and Dr. Teresita Pepito, President, PAEOAFI Bukidnon and the CMU Office Administration Chair; the presentation of the participants by Prof. Maria Puresa Sajulga, Chair, Secretariat; the introduction of the speakers by Prof. Lucita Pilon, Treasurer, PAEOAFI Bukidnon, and Prof. Wilma Ang, MVC BSOA faculty, respectively; the musical number of Mrs. Chona Ramos and Mrs. Marjorie Sunico; and the open forum.

The afternoon session was highlighted by the Search for Mr. and Miss PASOA 2012 Bukidnon and the skills competition (shorthand, keyboarding, quiz bowl). The announcement of winners, giving of awards, and the distribution of certificates followed the competition. Dr. Allen Monta, Dean, School of Business and Accountancy offered the benediction. After the program, the delegates toured the campus.

The following MVC participants bagged these awards. Mary Ann Sanchez -- first in the shorthand skills difficult category and Blessie Jane Elumir, first in the shorthand skills moderately difficult category. In the keyboarding skills category, Jareza Suizo won the second place and Rheena Mae Mejos, won the third. Genesis Clarete got the Second Runner-up and the Best in School Uniform Awards in the search for Mr. PASOA. MVC was declared the over-all champion by garnering 80 points followed by CMU which got 65 points.

The organizers of the events were Prof. Julie Mirriam Rizardo and Dr.Teresita Pepito. “We showcased the best assets of MVC in the program so that the delegates could savor what the school could offer,” Prof. Rizardo said.
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DIAL PRESENTS SUMMARY OF MVC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

The Center for Research (CFR) which has been reorganized as an entity under the Office of the President has conducted a number of research and faculty development activities. A summary of these activities for the period beginning June 2010 to January 2012 was presented by Dr. Daniel Dial, MVC President, last Friday, February 3, during his opening remarks at the CFR-sponsored Seminar/Workshop on Qualitative Research.

Foremost among these activities are publications by the MVC faculty. Whereas in the past there was hardly any peer-reviewed academic publications from MVC, there are now one article published in an international peer-reviewed, ISI-listed journal and five publications in a peer-reviewed non-ISI-listed journals as follows: Cabana V et al., Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology 12(2):290-300,2010; Rizardo J, International Forum 13(2):31-46, 2010; Abordo I, International Forum 13(2):4-62, 2010; Sumagaysay J and Emverda F, Asian Journal of Health 1(1):181-193, 2011; Abordo I with a group of School of Nursing students (Pelayo JL, NunezAA, Tagra JA and Militante ICS), Asian Journal of Health 1(1):194-213, 2011, and Sumagaysay J and Sumagaysay C, Asian Journal of Biodiversity 3(1):47-62, 2012. Two more articles are in the process of publication: Paulican A, Liceo Journal of Higher Education Research (in press) and Soriano J and Sunico G, International Forum (accepted for publication). Several more articles are in preparation for publication in the local MVC Faculty Research Journal.

Other CFR activities include: eight research fora with 15 papers and 14 research proposal presented by 37 authors/co-authors, two seminar/workshops conducted by invited experts in their fields, two seminar/workshops conducted by the CFR Director at other universities, 30 CFR-sponsored faculty members who attended national and international seminars/workshops/conferences, and 26 academic presentations at national and international conferences by 11 faculty and one student authors/co-authors including a keynote address and several plenary talks by the CFR Director.

Several research projects are being pursued including one project that has passed through the initial review for grant funding by the Philippine Consortium for Health Research and Development through the NorMinCoHRD (Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health Research and Development) entitled, “Determinants of Environmental Factors that Impact the Health Status of Selected Communities along the Pulangi River of Bukidnon” (Cabana, Mansaguiton, Abordo, Sumagaysay J and Sumagaysay C), one project in collaboration with the Liceo de Cagayan University (Cabana), several CFR-funded or Cabana Trust Fund supported projects including, “Taxonomy and Pharmacognozy of Ethnomedical Botanicals from Selected Lumads in Bukidnon” (Cabana and Lagunday), and a department-funded computer literacy project by the School of Computing (Soriano J and Sunico G) and tracer studies by the School of Business and Accountancy (Monta A, principal investigator). In addition, a number of projects are in the proposal stage.

A number of awards have been received by the CFR Director: Outstanding International Researcher 2010, National Research Editor Award, and Asian Research Publication Citations Award 2011. The latter was awarded for having a “Highest Hirsch Index of 24 among 270 Asian Researchers,” as the citation in the plaque states.

“Research in MVC has matured,” Dial concluded in his presentation.
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NURSING BOARD TOPNOTCHER: TOP 10 WAS MY ONLY OPTION

By Michael Josh Villanueva
Posted on 02/16/2012 7:37 PM | Updated 02/16/2012 8:44 PM

MANILA, Philippines -- “Wala sa option ko na hindi mag-Top 10. Nandoon ang hopes ko,” (Not placing in the Top 10 wasn’t an option for me. All my hopes were pinned on it,) said 22-year-old Jerald Pelayo, a graduate of Mountain View College in Valencia, Bukidnon.

“I’m still in utter disbelief. I still have to keep reminding myself that it is not a dream,” Pelayo told Rappler in an interview. Rappler spoke with Pelayo three hours after he received the phone call from his clinical instructor who informed him about the exam results. He placed No. 1 in the Nursing Board Exams out of 67,095 who took it on December 18-19, 2011.

Born and raised in Masbate, Pelayo however started dreaming of becoming a doctor after seeing a lot of medical dramas on TV while he was growing up. And while he wasn’t sure about where to go for medical school, it appears that he has the rest of his life planned out.

“When I pass the board, I dream of becoming a missionary doctor to help those patients who are financially burdened. I want to take up a specialization -- either be a neurologist or a cardiologist. But I want to practice in other countries and then come back and help my countrymen,” Pelayo said. Nursing was part of his plans to prepare himself for his medical ambitions.

Lifted all to Him

A deeply religious person, Pelayo said he had a covenant with the Lord. If he finished in the Top 5 of the Nursing Board Exams, he would attend medical school at the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay (UERM). If he placed anywhere between 6-10, then he’d attend the West Visayas State University. His uncertainties about where to go for medical school became irrelevant when he received news that he had topped the board exams.

While waiting for the results to be announced, Pelayo was editing a review book for nursing students called “FundaTips.” He said he didn't want his mind to remain idle while waiting for the results. His book co-editor is Weanne Estrada, who topped the Nursing Board exams last year.

As if a foretelling of what was to come, the book’s author, Art Sarossa, teased him earlier this year, “Sana Top 1 ka rin, para back-to-back topnotchers ang mga editors ko.” (I wish you’d top the exam too, so my editors would be back-to-back topnotchers).

To prepare for the exams, Pelayo formed a study group with 3 other Adventist students from Mountain View College in Valencia, Bukidnon. Pelayo said they all passed.

When the day of the exam came, he had help from above. “The exam was so hard; so during the exam I lifted it all up to Him. I prayed that He’d use my knowledge and that God would do great things through me.” - Rappler.com

(Preceding news articles were all sent by Nelson Madriaga)
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CHINESE PROTESTANT LEADERS VISIT G. C.

Leaders from the official Protestant church in China paid a courtesy visit to the Seventh-day Adventist headquarters on October 3, 2011, the second time in two years.

The visit of representatives of the China Christian Council and the Three-Self Patriotic Committee preceded the visit of the denomination's president to China [in 2012]. Adventist Church President, Ted N. C. Wilson, and a small delegation from the church's headquarters are scheduled to visit China during March and April 2012, to strengthen relations with the Adventist believers in China.

Leaders from the council previously visited the Adventist Church headquarters in July 2010.

“We are grateful to have contact and visit Adventist believers in China through the official organization, the China Christian Council,” Wilson told the Chinese officials during a protocol lunch. He thanked the leaders for helping facilitate the visit.

The China Christian Council is a post-denominational organization of Protestants in China. “There are approximately 23 million Protestant Christians in China,” said Shen Xuebin, chairman of the Shanghai Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Church.

“Christians are a minority in China. Most people in China are atheists,” Shen said.

Adventist believers in China fall under the China Christian Council and are recognized as a special group for their worship service on Saturday. It is estimated that there are some 400,000 Adventist believers in China.

In the past few years, Adventist believers in China have built several large churches in agreement with authorities.

[This] year's trip to China will be Wilson's first visit to China. His predecessor, Jan Paulsen, visited China in 2009. -- (Ansel Oliver/ANN) from the December issue of Ministry Magazine (As seen in the FED e-News, February 1, 2012 #4)
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LITTLE BY LITTLE
By Esther Ortiz
Cueva Mission School

We pioneered Cueva Mission School in Pisan, North Cotabato, with my husband and little boy. When we first came to this village of T'boli and B'laan tribes, I had a hard time adjusting to them. I covered my ears because I couldn't stand to hear the shrill cursing. In the wee hours of the night, some drunken men would shout to each other exchanging curses; waking the whole village. As adult men and women curse, boys and girls curse too. Our little boy was just starting to talk and we were teaching polite words of thanks, good manners, and respect. But LITTLE BY LITTLE he picked up some curse words here and there from the boys who played with him. That pierced my heart.

I told my husband of my concern for our little boy whom I don't want to be raised in such an environment. “What can we do?” he asked. “God called us to be missionaries in this place. It is a struggle, but let us just pray to the Lord that our influence will LITTLE BY LITTLE change them spiritually.”

I just nodded submitting to my husband, but my heart was bleeding for my little boy. “Dear God,” I prayed silently, “please help me train my little boy to be strong and a good example of good traits to the children. Help me too, Lord, to be patient and love these people we came to serve. Help my husband and me to be good examples to them so that LITTLE BY LITTLE they will be changed.”

"Don't expect too much a change," kept ringing in my ears. That was a very important message I learned during the seminar. “Change will be seen in little children LITTLE BY LITTLE. Adults are too old to learn new tricks and you will just be frustrated expecting them to be good examples to their children. God through the Holy Spirit is the One who changes hearts. There is nothing impossible for Him to change, even the hardened criminals,” my husband reminded me. “Let us just do our part and God will bless our efforts.”

It was difficult for me to adjust and accept. What irritates me most is their cursing. I would shrink covering my ears to the shrill lambasting of God's name that I don't want my boy to pick up. In my struggle, I prayed again, “Lord, please give me patience and love for these people. Help us and my boy to be good examples to them that they may copy our ways and that they may see You in us. Amen.”

Then LITTLE BY LITTLE we introduced songs to the children in worship and they loved it. We told Bible stories from picture rolls and even the adults came to join our worship. They were so hungry, listening with all ears. Soon children came to worship every morning and evening. Then we heard them singing worship songs in their homes. They sang while they washed their clothes in the clear brook from the spring. Soon the village became alive with heavenly music from the children. Though we don't have a decent classroom yet where we can teach them a formal class of reading and writing and math, children learn the most important lessons every day. I didn't hear cursing anymore except from the adults who come home drunk late in the night.

Just as we were starting to really enjoy our stay in the mission school, a big problem shook the village. One of the men was shot dead by a neighboring Muslim group. Our men secured their families somewhere to prepare to retaliate. Children and mothers came to us crying. “Teachers, we will be missing you. You have to leave now. We don't want you to stay with this mess. Please pray for our safety here as you always pray to your God.”

My heart went out for our dear people as we had already learned to love them. But we really needed to leave and go home to Mountain View College for our safety. We gathered the villagers and prayed for them. “Lord,” I prayed aloud, “this trouble is scattering our people and destroying our work here. Please help these dear brothers to solve this problem. Save our men from harm as they face their enemies in battle. Keep our lives safe even as we separate our ways now and make a way for us to come and see each other again in this village after this mess. In Jesus' name, Amen.”

It was a teary farewell as children hugged us saying, “Please pray for us, Teacher. We love you.” I cried for their pitiful situation. But what brought tears to my eyes the most was the joy that by now they were no longer cursing but asking for special prayer.

At Mountain View College, I monitored the situation back in our village. The war wore on for more than a month. I learned that two of our big boys were killed in the clash. After the battle was over and the people came back to the village we came home too to continue our work. We came in the night to surprise them. We heard songs of children from a distance. Slowly we slipped in and discovered they were having worship. One group was meeting in one house and a group in another and other groups in other houses. My heart was pounding and tears were flowing when we heard the children reciting memory verses. They were having worship on their own. We went straight to our cottage and had worship too. Somebody noticed that there was light in our house. He came to check whether we were home and he broke the news to the village. All of a sudden they all came to our cottage and mobbed us with hugs, welcoming us home. What a reunion!

They then told us many stories that took place during the time of battle when we were away. They said they always prayed that God would save them from harm and bring their teachers back. They also told of the sad fate of their two brothers who died in battle. This was very unusual, they said, that only two of their brothers were killed in battle. They usually lost ten or more during the past conflicts. “It was all because we always prayed to God,” they said.

“We prayed for you too when we were away.”

“Thank you, Ma'am and Sir for praying for us.”

I felt great joy that evening, thinking that indeed our efforts had been rewarded when we saw them change LITTLE BY LITTLE for good in so short a time. Now there is no more cursing but praising God.

If you would like to support this mission program dedicated to taking the Gospel to the people of Mindanao, please write a check to Gospel Outreach. Mark it for the SULADS and send it to:

Gospel Outreach
P.O. Box 8
College Place, WA 99324

You may also donate to the SULADS using your credit card by logging on to Gospel Outreach's donation site ( https://www.ssl.goaim.org/giving ) and follow directions. Again, mark it for SULADS.

If you would prefer, you may write your check to the General Conference of SDA and mark the donation for SULADS and send it to:

General Conference of SDA
Donations
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904

Thank you for your support of this very important project.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

A very important announcement to all MVC Alumni Association of Florida members, friends, and supporters:

Please mark your calendars and be sure to be there. Our yearly convocation will be on March 9, 10 and 11 at the Pine Lake Retreat Center in Groveland, FL. Pastor Dale Barizo, an MVCian and a retired minister from San Diego, California, will be our featured speaker.

For accommodations, suggestions, comments, or questions please contact Gerry Aggabao or Fred Niere using the following information:

Gerry Aggabao
Mobile (863) 414-4520
Home (863) 382-0143
Email: swartzki@yahoo.com

Fred Niere
Mobile (863) 257-4974
Home (863) 453-4001
Email: zig0442@yahoo.com

I urge each member to make their reservations early to make it easy on themselves and those who are working on the programs. Please pray for the success of our retreat for this year 2012.

Submitted by Fred Loriezo

THE SCHOOL OF NURSING PIONEER CLASS (1972) TO HOLD REUNION IN LAS VEGAS

The first graduating class of the Mountain View College School of Nursing (1972) will have a reunion in Las Vegas on April 13, 14 and 15, 2012. For more information please call:

Pel Rapacon-Bautista Cell: 863 257-1155

Ellen Montebon-Zamora Cell: 951 323-7956

Announcement sent by Ellen Zamora

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April 1-6, 2013 -- MVC 60th Anniversary Celebration and Grand Alumni Homecoming
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SMILES

One day a salesman stopped by the Jammer Jones farm and knocked. Jammer's wife, Frannie, came to the door. "Is your husband home, ma'am?" he asked. "Sure is. He's over to the cow barn."

"Well, I've got something to show him, ma'am. Will I have any difficulty finding him?" "Shouldn't have any difficulties. He's the one with the beard and mustache.”
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While visiting a friend who was in the hospital, I noticed several nurses were wearing a pin designed to look like an apple. I asked one nurse what the pin signified.

"Nothing," she said with a smile. "It's just to keep the doctors away."
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Although a bright and able man, my husband is almost completely helpless when faced with even the simplest domestic chore. One day, in exasperation, I pointed out to him that our friend, Bea had taught her husband, Frank, to cook, sew and do laundry, and that if anything ever happened to Bea, Frank would be able to care for himself. Then I said, "What would you do if anything happened to me?"

After considering that possibility for a moment, my husband said happily, "I'd move in with Frank."
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On the first day of school, the teacher greeted the children and asked their names and ages. When it came Bennie's turn, he held up four fingers. "Oh, you're 4," said the teacher. "And when will you be 5?"

The child stared at her and after a few seconds replied, "When I hold up the other finger."
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One day St. Peter saw a street gang walking up to the Pearly Gates. He ran to God and said, "God, there are some low-life street gang members at the Gates. What do I do?"

God replied, "Just do what you normally do with that type. Redirect them." St. Peter went back to carry out the order, but he suddenly came running back and yelling, "God, God, they’re gone! They’re gone!"

"The street gang?"

"No, the Pearly Gates!"
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A young boy came to Sunday School late. His teacher knew that he was usually very prompt and asked him if anything was wrong. The boy replied no, that he was going fishing but his dad told him that he needed to go to church.

The teacher was very impressed and asked the boy if his dad had explained to him why it was more important to go to church than to go fishing.

The boy replied, "Yes he did. Dad said he didn't have enough bait for both of us."

(All from Docs Daily Chuckle, http://family-safe-mail.us/ )
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BEWARD OF TERRORIST GROUPS IN CHURCH

Latest news reports are that five terrorist cell groups have been operating in many of our churches.

They have been identified as Bin Sleepin, Bin Arguin, Bin Fightin, Bin Complainin, and Bin Missin. Their leader, Lucifer Bin Workin, trained these groups to destroy the Body of Christ. The plan is to come into the church disguised as Christians and to work within the church to discourage, disrupt, and destroy.

However, there have been reports of a sixth group.

A tiny cell known by the name Bin Prayin is actually the only effective counter-terrorism force in the church. Unlike other terrorist cells, the Bin Prayin team does not blend in with whoever and whatever comes along. Bin Prayin does whatever is needed to uplift and encourage the Body of Christ.

We have noticed that the Bin Prayin cell group has different characteristics than the others. They have Bin Watchin, Bin Waitin, Bin Fastin, and Bin Longin for their Master, Jesus Christ to return.

No church is exempt! You can spot them if you bin lookin and bin goin.

-- Author Unknown

(As seen in the Weekend Encounter, Feb. 09, 2012)
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“It Is Written”

Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread,"

The Almighty, the omniscient God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, could well have anticipated our modern film technology, and had an angel camera crew on the scene when Jesus was crucified 2000 years ago. Then we could have it on our screens absolutely accurate -- that face of Jesus clear and undistorted by any unavoidably sinful human imitation of Him.

The Father chose not to do it for us. Instead, He chose to "reveal" Him in a Book that itself throbs with life because the same Holy Spirit who inspired it inspires our reading of it. There in the Book "we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death [the second!], crowned with glory and honor; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man" (Heb. 2:9).

Every human heart has a built-in monitor screen whereon the Holy Spirit as a projector flashes a true image of Jesus; each individual "sees" Him as the Galatians "saw" Him, "crucified among you" (3:1). This "image" flashed on the conscience by the Holy Spirit is in vivid 3D, in full color, and each believing individual is summoned from the grandstands where he thinks he is only watching and becomes a participant himself in the drama--"crucified with Christ" (2:20) or crucifying Him afresh (Heb. 6:6). And you never in all eternity forget what you "saw" and knew first-hand.

We could complain to the Father that He has deprived us of this actual "movie" that was never recorded on film. But He would have to respond to us that His own Son, Jesus, had no such "movie" setting forth the happenings from creation on to His time. Jesus had to depend instead only on the Word--the Bible. "It is written" had to be His experience. No angel gave Him any advantage greater than you and I have in what is "written" in the Bible.

The Holy Spirit always asks us, "Understandest thou what thou readest?" (Acts 8:30). The Ethiopian invited Philip into his chariot and they read Isaiah 53. Invite the Holy Spirit with you to read the life of Jesus, especially its closing scenes--in Psalm 22, 69, Isaiah 53, Zechariah 12, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, etc. Wait on your knees; Give Him time to flash on your conscience the clear, undistorted vision of "Christ, and Him crucified" (1 Cor. 2:1, 2). You'll abhor watching any imitation of it.

--Robert J. Wieland

From the "Dial Daily Bread" Archive: February 24, 2004.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Let us pray for:

* The bereaved families left behind by Josephine Cordova-Aguilar, Joy Luna Baliton, and others who passed away recently.

* Our fellow alumni and friends who are ill or receiving treatment:
Minerva Arit-Penaranda
Nen Aviles-Carpena
Heber Carbon
Ave Catalon-Loriezo
Betsy Costanos-Wooljer
Nefre Dichoso
Cajilwayan Fadri
Evelyn Flores-Ronquillo
Gerry Hill
Doug Holstein (husband of Dayah Roca)
Evelyn Lipay-Florendo
Yve Clyde Lumasag Nadal (daughter of Edgar Nadal)
Norman Tagalog
Zelle Zamora

* The health and safety of our missionaries and their families in different parts of the world.

* The leaders, faculty, staff, and alumni of MVC as they “Shine On Till Jesus Comes”.

* The leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

* The work of the SULADS and Gospel Outreach.

* Each other while waiting for the Messiah’s coming.
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DEPARTMENT OF RECOGNITION

We wish to thank the following contributors and sources for this issue: Nelson Madriaga, FED e-News, Esther Ortiz, Fred Loriezo, Docs Daily Chuckle, Weekend Encounter, and Dial Daily Bread. Many thanks to all of you!
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EDITORIAL STUFF

Next week’s editor/coordinator is Raylene Rodrigo-Bamgart. Please send your articles, essays, or any entry for the CF to her email address below.

Editorial staff’s email addresses:
Eddie Babao ebabao2 at cox.net
Jessie Colegado cyberflashes at gmail.com
Raylene Rodrigo-Baumgart raylene.baumgart at gmail.com
Evelyn Tabingo etabingo@gmail.com
Eddie Zamora ezamora594 at aol.com
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