God’s Power In My Life

Glory to the Jesus Christ! He is so amazing! Let us exalt His name! Let’s praise Him and let us adore the Lord of Host! He is our Great Lord! He is the Lord of lords and King of Kings! He’s name must be exalted in all the Earth!

Last night, i did not stay up late.. Lots of my friends asked me why i did not response their emails and why they did not catch me online.. Most of the time, I spend my time with the Lord alone.. I do praise Him and worship Him in every second in my life..(And friends, i want you to know that if you will not hear from me im just busy.) But last night was different, I went to our porch at 12 am in the morning while my sweetheart was playing his guitar.. I watched the sky and i saw the stars and the moon.. Oh God is so amazing! He made all those things and He knows their names! He knows all of us.. He knows our names! He knows our luggages in life… I really can’t express my feelings! I thought about my Inay, my lost father, my family in the Philippines, other people that are sufferings, those people that trusted me and shared their problems and all of those things happened to me in the past. And i talked to the Lord, with teary eyes… I really dont know kung asan ako now kung di ko Sya nakilala.. He is the reason of my everything! He is my EVERYTHING! I once tried to ruin my life, i almost drank the Baygon(the pesticides). That was when i was lost, 2002.. when i haven’t found Him! That time, I had no hope, i was so deppressed and i didn’t know what to do.. But praise God, He did not allow me to do it.. And He raise me up to more than I can be.. I want to share this song, YOU RAISE ME UP, some of you were familiar of this song already but today i want you to open your heart and think about your life before.. Think about all the situation that you had your problems.. Think the time that you had no hope in your life, but then you did not notice that you passed the test in life and God was there with you and He lifted you up.. That God raised you from those mountains of problems and you walked through those stormy seasons in your life.. God said in His word, He will never leave us nor forsake us.. Wont you come to Him and give all your troubles and let His will be done in your life? Friends, please open your heart unto Him.. He’s also calling you.. Our life is just temporary…..This song is one of the songs that made me feel that God is alive and He held me in times of troubles.. I found this website and it really  made me feel blessed.. Please click here with your open heart and be sure your speaker is on…

Love in Christ,
~Sis MeLoDy~
"not I, but Christ"
Galatians 2:20

Greetings in the name of the Lord friends.. I got tagged by my two dear friends. The rules are Name 10 little things that make life fun to live… simple pleasures.  And "tag" 10 other people to do the same.  The instruction was, be as original as possible. (Most of ya’ll friends are just readers of my blog, but since i got tagged with my blogger’s friends Jenny and Shabem i’ll do it so ya’ll know more about me..but i will not mention any name to do it.. just enjoy reading it hehehe..)

Mhel’s personality:

1. Enjoying the presence of the Lord while im praying and worshipping Him.

2. Receiving sweet calls and verses from my Sweetheart Rance while he’s online at work.

3. Getting hugs and kisses from my in laws and my sweetheart and also with Cameron, Rance’s cousin’s baby.

4. Chatting and reaching out other people’s lives online.

5. Bible Study and prayer meetings at night or at 5am in the morning with my husband.

6. Bible study with my friends from Louisiana and Mississippi and online too and also joining LIFE GROUPS at the church to become more closer to God as well as to have great fellowship with other Born Again Christians.

7. Cooking and eating filipino food.. see the results? hehehehe opps and gardening! (funny thing is im so afraid of worms..wahhhhh)

8. Talking on the phone, texting, emailing and blogging about our Great Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

9. Playing scrabble, dominoes, yatzee, and boggle with my Sweetheart Rance and with my loving parents in law every friday night after eating and shopping with them..

10. Reading Bible and other inspirational/spiritual books.

Love in Christ,
~Sis MeLoDy~
"not I, but Christ"
Galatians 2:20

Hello friends, lots of people were asking me where they can read the Story of my life here at my blog and they had a hard time finding  it so i decided to repost this here for now:

"There are no accidents—God planned everything and everyone! God said, I am your Creator, you were in my care even before you were born.. Isaiah 44:2"

  Greetings in the name of the Lord, His Name must be exalted in all the Earth for His Love endures forever! wow, i had a wonderful Sunday worship and fellowship with the presence of the Lord, Praise God! we had a bible study with some of the members of INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP ASSOCIATION after our Sunday Service.. oh Pastor Michael told us to open our Bible in Acts… we talked and studied about ACTS 20:7-11..Euthycus fell out of the open window and was killed.. (but does not mean that he had not died, but that his life had been restored). I remembered how God moved in my life.. He changed me and made me His own child.. He is my Everything, my Wonderful Saviour, My Redeemer.. for all those people na di po kilala si sister melody, i’ve been praying kung kailangn ko to ilagay sa blog ko.. and this very moment 5am in the morning, April 3, 2006 God talked to me and gave me a strong conviction para ipost ang buhay ko..i made this friendster/blog not just to have fun, but to reach out to people’s lives and tell them how much i love to have them as my friends..i will tell this story of my life, for the Glory of the Lord para makita natin na tulad ng isang uod, panget sa una at halos pitikin natin kapag nakikita natin na nasa halaman natin dahil sisirain nya yun.. but God is so amazing ang uod na yun ay di mananatiling uod habang buhay, kundi sabi ng Lord sa uod na yun, "I am not finished with you yet, let me do something for u".. and ang panget na uod naging isang magandang paru paro.. hindi lang sa paningin ng Lord kundi sa mga nakakakita sa kanya, ang dating uod ay nagkaroon pakpak, may magandang kulay at nakakaaliw pagmasdan.. isa pong halimbawa nun ay ang buhay ko..and its my pleasure to share the goodness of the Lord in my life..He knows me inside and out, He knows every bone in my body… He knows exactly how i was made, bit by bit…how i was sculpted from nothing into something.. He saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before i began to breathe!

  Everyone’s life is driven by something; many are driven by things like guilt, resentment, anger, fear, materialism and the need for approval..knowing our purpose gives our lives meaning, simplicity, focus and motivation.. ang lahat ng bagay na nangyayari sa buhay natin ay may dahilan…. tulad ng ginawa ni HESUS, ginawa Nya ang kagustuhan ng Panginoong Diyos at para iligtas tayo sa kasalanan…(For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life…) let me share my whole life with ya’ll and im giving back all the Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ!

    Are there sins from your past that continue to hang over you like a dark cloud? when u pray, does something inside you cause u to doubt that God is going to listen to u because of ur past? do u feel that ur potential for the kingdom of God has been destroyed because of your past disobedience? Christ is God’s solution for dealing with sin.. Only THROUGH CHRIST CAN WE FIND FORGIVENESS…

     …….when the storms rage against us-and we find ourselves sailing in water where we know the Lord has led us-we must do likewise.. we must bind ourselves to the mast of the Lord Jesus and hold tight, trust in God to rebuke the storm that is raging against us, and at the same time, preserve our lives and keep us strong in our faith!

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    Who is MELODY CURA ALMAREZ AMACKER BEDWELL? i was raised in poverty, when i was in FIFTH GRADE, my father left us.. my brother got married in 01-04-1990.. my parents borrowed money from their friends and relatives… nagkautang and hindi bumalik ang father ko dahil wala daw ibabayad na pera, nahiya sya kasi buong akala nya may mahihiraman sya after makapagpakasal ang kuya ko, biglang nawala na lang tatay ko..di sila nagaway o nagtalo ng nanay ko.. i can’t forget that day 01-08-1990, i asked my mom where’s my father and she answered "me he’s in manila.. he will look for money so we can pay back ur kaka" so after that day, nagtanong na nmn ako sa nanay ko, asan ang tatay nay, bakit di pa po sya bumabalik? i was 10 years old that time.. my father promised me na kapag, naging honor student ako he will buy something very special for me..so i waited for him. january……febreruary…. march…..ang bilis ng mga araw na nagdaan, halos araw araw nakaupo ako sa hagdan, naghihintay para sa pagbabalik nya.. wala akong nkitang anino nya.. i told my Inay to do something to find him.. tv, newspaper, tanong tanong, punta sa mga kakilala at kamag anak kung asan sya..umiiyak na nanay ko dahil di man lang sila nagaway…ang sakit sakit kasi habang hinahanap namin father ko, dami kong naririnig..marami nanligaw sa nanay ko after na mawala tatay ko. . but my mother told me.. "MAHAL NA MAHAL KO ANG TATAY MO, AT SYA LANG MAMAHALIN KO MAGPAKAILANMAN".. Hinding hindi ko mkakalimutan kung paano ko nakikita ang nanay ko na naghihintay sa tatay ko.. walang nagawa ang mga kapatid ko dahil may mga sarili na rin silang pamilya.. im so proud of my inay, hindi sya naging mahina para mabuhay at itaguyod ako.. dumaan sa point na nangungutang kmi ng bigas sa kapitbahay.. dakila ang Diyos dahil dumaan ang mga araw na yun na nanatili Syang kasama namin ng nanay ko.. ang hirap mabuhay na walang makain.. walang mahingan ng tulong.. dahil pagod na sila magpautang sa amin.. whoa, 1 year after my father left us grade 6 na ako, ala pa ring tatay na nagpakita sa akin… slamat sa Lord at binigyan Nya ako ng nanay na matatag, nakatpos ako ng pagaaral ng mababang paaralan.. compare sa iba walang makain at walang matulugan, mapalad pa rin ako dahil may ina akong yumayakap sa akin sa gabi, may kumot na kapag nalalamigan ay pwede ko lang italukbong..may kulambo sa paa na kasama ko palagi.. may mga taong di man lang nakakain ng sapat sa loob ng isang araw at nagpapasalamat ako na hindi ko naranasan yun..at may pamilyang mayayaman pero di masaya..laging may kulang..that time, di ko pa kilala ang Lord..ako sa musmos kong kaisipan, nasabi ko sa sarili ko na bakit ganun? may mahirap, may mayaman? may tatay sila at may masasarap na pagkain……..madaling lumipas ang panahon…1…2..3…4……..7 taon, wala pa rin father ko.. asan kaya sya? di ko pa rin po alam ang kasagutan… nakapag aral ako hanggang high school lang, nag aral po ako sa private school at ako po ay nagworking student. kinausap ko po ang principal namin na maglilinis ako ng mga rooms at naging libre po ang tuition ko at ang binayaran ko na lang po ay mga libro.. naging napakabuti po ng Panginoon sa akin dahil may bestfriend po ako na lagi ako hinihintay para sabay kami umuwi sa hapon at kahit po napapagalitan na sya ng kanyang mga magulang ay andun pa rin po sya sa akin para hintayin ako sa paglilinis ko sa school.   march 19,1997 graduation, umaasa ako na darating ang tatay ko, pero wala pa rin…my principal MS BAES offered me an scholarship..she told me that she will support my studies.. but i told her, i cant accept it.. kasi kahit na susuporthan ng OLMA ang pagaaral ko..kailangn ko pa rin o nmin ng nanay ko na kumayod para may makain….april 17, 1997 i was hired as a factory operator, 17 years old..di pa pwede magwork so ang ginawa ng sister in law ko, gumawa ng fake na birth certificate.. tumatak kasi sa isip ko nun na kailangn maiahon ko nanay ko sa kahirapan.. slamat sa Panginoon dahil nung mga panahong yun napkadali kong matanngap sa work.. i was really blessed coz even i was just a high school graduate madali ako matanggap sa trabaho.. i worked in Read-Rite and Amkor Technology Philippines…. i was so amazed in God, hindi ako nakapag college but He blessed me those great  companies which i was able to pay my tatay and inay’s debts..1999 i saw my former classmate when i was in 1rst year high school..he asked for my cell number, that time di pa uso ang text.. i had my cell phone kasi may maganda akong work at nakaya kong magluho sa sarli ko.. (luho na yun pala ay di ko alam na ayaw ng Panginoon.. di ko pa talaga Sya kilala..) pinatunayan ko kasi sa mga kapatid ko na di ko pababayaan ang nanay ko..na akala ko kapag may maayos na buhay, pera at maayos na trabaho magiging masaya na ako..pero kulang pa rin……  so lets go back with Eric..so he asked my number and he started calling me… whoa, sweet kasi he courted my inay.. that time i had a friend named Marife, she’s living with us.. nagkaroon kami ng bahay sa Cavite and she left her family and she moved to our house.. she told me that she will always be there for me..whoa, hindi ko alam she’s in love with me.. wala po sa hinagap ko na may boyish feelings pala sya, (i hate guys before, i was almost raped by somebody and that somebody is now a Born Again Christian already, Praise the Lord)… naging maayos ang lahat… Eric loved me very much and i learned to love him so much too.. he’s a nice guy and he proposed for a wedding after 1 year of our relationship.. but i said "no".. i wasnt ready that time to get married.. then another year came, and he asked me to get married again with him.. i was just 21 then.. then after another year, may nkilala ako.. kaibigan ko sya sa AMKOR.. and she told me na may kalive- in sya.. di ko alam kung sino kinkuwento nya sa akin.. then dumating sa point na may tumatawag palagi sa akin, boses lalaki.. text at twag… that time i have no idea kung sino yung tumatawag sa akin… then my friend told me to go with her, and she will introduce her live- in- partner.. as in wala po akong idea kung sino yun.. and yun pala yun yung tumatawag sa akin was her live- in- partner.. i unintentionally pressed the keypads of my cell while we’re inside the church.. sya po pla yung tumatawag s akin.. di ko pa po nasabi na sya ay isang lesbian…. lalaking lalaki pero di ko man lang nahalata agad.. dumating sa point na di ko namalayan sumama na pla ako s kanya, iniwan ko ang boyfriend ko na si Eric.. pero after 2 weeks nagkabalikan but the lesbian told me that she will take care of me… nainlove po ako sa lesbian..hindi ko namamalayan na lahat pala ng tao ay nasasaktan ko na.. ang nanay ko na nagaruga sa akin ay plagi ko na sinasagot at pinagsisinungalingan.. tumatakas pa ako and sinsabi na may overtime para lang mkipagkita sa lesbian.. sa kanya tumakbo ang buhay ko ng mga panahong yun..my mother almost died because i pushed her just to leave and see the lesbian.. i hurt my mother so much, physically and emotionaly..but after a week of being with the lesbian hindi ko nakayanan ang nalaman ko, may mga iba pa pala syang girl sa buhay nya….  so i decided to get married with Eric..(Feruary 16, 2002 dapat wedding nmin) everything was ready for our wedding but the lesbian called me again..(she called me on January 6, 2002) in just blink of an eye, 1 month before my wedding with Eric i left him just to be with the lesbian….napakabuting tao ni Eric kaya mas ginusto ko pang iwan sya at ako ang maging masama sa paningin ng lahat at hindi ko kakayaning magpakasal sa isang tao at lolokohin lang sa kabila ng kabutihan nya.. minahal ko ng buong buo ang yung lesbian.. pinagpalit ko buong family ko for her.. my mother was so hurt, that was a big scandal.. nainsulto ang lahat ng taong umaasa sa akin…(Eric is really a nice guy..salamat sa Lord, kilala nya na rin ang Panginoon now and were really really good friends..we still do talk and text each about God) i wasnt allowed to see my INAY dahil mahigpit yung lesbian, itinakwil ako ng mga kaibigan at buong pamliya ko ng sumama ako sa taong yun.. napaksakit but i had to face the reality.. pinili ko yung buhay na yun.. dumaan ang buwan, nakita ko ang totoong kulay ng taong pinili ko… halos mamatay po ako sa piling nya..sa sobrang lumaki ang ulo, lahat akala nya si Eric kausap ko kapag may call ako.. kapag may text ako.. bugbog, pasa, hulog sa hagdan at kung ano2 pa.. but mas msakit yung mga salita nya na sinsabi sa akin.. dumaang sandali na halos putulin ko ang buhay na ibinigay sa akin ng Diyos para lang talikuran ang katotohanan.. ang mga sakit..ang kahihiyan na ginwa ko sa buhay ko..ang buhay ko na naging patapon dahil sa kagagawan ko.. but God has been faithful to me… May maganda na pala SYANG plano para sa akin.. even i was just a high school graduate, ako lang po ang natnggap sa batch namin papuntang Taiwan..( God is really Amazing)nakaalis ako ng pinas, natakasan ang buhay na naksira sa akin.. sa buong pamilya ko..and the day na lumipad yung airplane na sinakyan ko, i felt something in my heart..hindi ko sya maipaliwang kung ano yung pkiramdam na yun.. nkawala ako sa pagkakatali ko sa buhay na sinira ko at ginawa kong hindi kalugod lugod sa Panginoon…  I met AVIGAY SICAT, a Born Again Christian from JESUS IS LORD CHURCH, TAIWAN… hindi nya ako tinigilan ayain para sumama sa knya para sumama sa mga bible study and prayer meetings.. pero lagi ako tumatago sa kanya, feeling ko hindi ako karapat dapat sumama sa mga taong malapit sa Lord dahil maksalanan ako..and pagpasok ko pa lang sa loob ng church na yun, naramdaman ko ang pagyakap sa akin ng Lord.. sinasabi Nya sa akin, " COME TO ME ANAK, IM JUST WAITING FOR YOU"..naramdaman ko ang pagyakap Nya sa akin ng mga sandaling yun..hanggang sa matapos ang buong service sa church, iyak na ako ng iyak dahil alam ko na matagal ko Syang nasaktan..matagal ko Syang binabalewala…salamat sa pagtanggap Nya sa akin…PRAISE GOD! and that day, naramdaman ko na sa paglabas ko ng church ng JIL Taiwan, haharapin ko ang buhay, isang bagong MELODY na kasama ang pag ibig ng Diyos..dumaan ang mga araw, naranasan ko ang hirap ng trabaho sa Taiwan, but God sent me there kasi He has something for me..ang buhay na winasak ko at naging basahan at patapon ay naging isang diamante sa paningin ng mga taong nagmamahal sa akin.. 1 month after i gave my life to God, i met Rance through internet..we became good friends…and i told him about my past..everything about me..(copy of one of his email: Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 20:22:09 -0400
From: Rance71
To: cynosure16@yahoo.com
Subject: Hi dear.

Take care my dear sister in Christ,
Rance)
…. and he accepted me whole heartedly..oh God, You are so amazing! i thought after what i’ve done with Eric and with my life wala ng lalaki na magseseryoso sa akin.. But God is trully Amazing! His thoughts are higher than human’s thoughts, for He knows His plan for us! and ive been praying for a friend na makakatulong sa akin para mas maging malalim pa ako sa Lord..  thru picture, i met my PRECIOUS ANNIE at Taiwan, she has a big part in my spiritual life.. i became more closer to God and God used me mightily in His kingdom there in Taiwan..He molded me and used me in His ministry pero hindi naging madali para sa akin na talikuran ang lahat, na makalakad ng tama sa harap ng tao at higit sa lahat sa harap ng Panginoon..i have experienced na andun yung persecution from other people, when i was holding my Bible and kapag dumadaan ako i can hear them saying, "yan si melody hahahahaha eh may tomboy sa pinas yan ah…BIBLE DALADALA" ang sakit sakit, I almost gave up that time..maging ang kapatid ko na sinunog ang gamit at lahat ng alaala na may kaugnayan sa akin, at itinuring akong wala na, kapag tinatawagan ko s phone di pa rin nila ako sinasgot.. ang hirap, and alam ng Panginoon na lahat ay pinagsisihan ko..hindi nila ako pinaniniwalaan dahil nagawa ko ngang iwan sila para sa isang tao..but Praise the Lord, hindi Nya ako hinayaang makawala pa sa Kanyang mga yakap..hindi madaling magbago, hindi madaling talikuran ang lahat…lalo na ang mga taong ang dating pagkakilala sa akin ay isang suwail na anak dahil sa pagsama ko sa taong pinili ko but God is an AWESOME GOD and ang sinabi Nya sa Kanyang salita ng hapong umiiyak ako sa Kanya dhil alam kong Sya ang TUNAY KONG KAIBIGAN, ANG TUNAY KONG SANDIGAN, na tumatak at tumimo sa aking puso…"IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE OR SHE IS A NEW CREATION; THE OLD HAS GONE, THE NEW HAS COME! (II Corinthians 5:17) PRAISE GOD! TUNAY NA BUHAY ANG KANYANG SALITA!                                                                                                                         ( PS.. free online Bible verses; http://www.BibleGateway.com and http://www.Crosswalk.com)          …ang nanay ko na tinatawagan ko sa phone lagi umiiyak kasi naninibago sya sa mga pananalita ko..and lagi kmi nagppray ibang iba na raw ang anak nya! Glory to God! gustong gusto kong ipadama sa nanay ko na sobra sobra ang pagsisisi ko- na gustong gusto ko ipaalam sa kanya na mahal na mahal ko sya at sobrang pagsisisi sa lahat ng mga nagawa ko sa kanya…….Rance and I after 10 months of praying for each other, he decided to go to Taiwan..  (December 18, 2003) … wow, Lord totoo ba to, Lord? at first when i saw him in person, naku ang tahimik ko naiiyak ako kasi parang di ako makapaniwala na nsa harapan ko na sya… with my friends in taiwan, and co-JIL workers, churchmates and especially with my Precious Annie, Rance enjoyed his stay there..  and Dec 25, 2003 after our Christmas party at the church, we had our Christmas party with my roomates at the park.. after the party he asked me if we can talk..kinakabahan ako kasi di kami naiiwang 2 lang lagi kaming may kasama kasi para sa kapurihan ng Lord….pero that day, nagrequest sya na magusap kami..yun pala may ibibigay sya sa akin, papeles para pirmahan ko for my fiancee visa and a diamond ring..grabeh, iyak na ako ng iyak di ko na mapigil ang luha ko..(kahit ngayon kapag naalala ko yung sandaling yun, naiiyak pa rin ako sa ginawa sa akin ng Lord) walang paglagyan ng kaligayahan sa puso ko.. (hindi dahil sa diamond ring dahil balewala sa akin ang bagay  na yun kung mismong ang buhay ko ay di naging diamante sa paningin ng Panginoon, material na bagay na pwedeng maglaho at mawala)… and Rance went there and proposed for a wedding.. i was so amazed with the Lord on how He changed me and made me glad! after 5 months of waiting for my fiancee visa, and i had my paperworks done, i and Rance decided to go to the Philippines.. from Mississippi and from Taiwan, we met at the airport in the Philippines.. my mother cant believed that her daughter that used to be so bad was in her arms asking for forgiveness and asking her blessing coz at last she’s really getting married.. sino yun? ay ako pala yun..hehehe.. and my brothers and sisters they can’t even believed that their sister that used to be prodigal daughter was back..and hindi makapaniwala sa pagbabagong nasaksihan sa buhay ko.. maging ang mga tao sa lugar namin, nabalitan po ang pagbabalik ko at sinalubong ako ng buong pagmamahal..ang umalis na isang uod ay nagbalik na may maayos na buhay, buhay na walang halaga kung di ko natagpuan ang totoong Panginoon sa buhay ko…. ang may likha at may ari nito…Gusto kong ipabatid sa lahat na BUHAY ANG DIYOS, KAYA NYANG KUMILOS KAHIT SA ISANG TAONG WALANG INAAKALANG PAG-ASA NA DARATING PA SA KANYANG BUHAY, BASTA KUMAPIT LANG SYA SA PANGINOON, AT IBIGAY ANG BUONG BUHAY NYA PARA SYA ANG MAGHARI SA BUHAY NA IPINAHIRAM NYA SA ATIN…….

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  At napatawad ako ni Eric at naging matalik kaming magkaibigan, ginamit ako ng Lord para makilala rin nya ang Diyos…. (oh Lord, tunay na dakila Ka Panginoon.. Hinding hindi Ka nagbabago.. Patuloy Mo akong niyayakap khit sa mga sandaling ito.. AMA, manatili Ka po sa buhay ko.. Ikaw ang lahat lahat sa akin)..su AP, salamat at binago ka rin ng Panginoon, tunay na kayang baguhin ng Panginoon ang sinuman..plano ng Lord na magkakilala tayo at salamat dahil tinanggap mo sya sa buhay mo.manatili kang matatag sa Panginoon..He is truly our Living God that can change our lives..at sa mga kaibigan ko, salamat at lahat kayo ay nakikinig sa mga payo ko at nanatiling nanjan para sa akin.. sa laht ng mga taong nagbigay sa akin ng pagmamahal nung patapon ang buhay ko, patuloy kayong pagpalin ng Panginoon..to Avigay and ate Ice, thanks for inviting me sa prayer meeting na kung saan dun ko naramdaman na welcome na welcome ako sa JIL Victorious cluster! …to ate cristy and ate babes, hindi nyo po alam kung gaano nyo ako tinulungang lumago para sa kapurihan ng Panginoon, kay ate thess de Jesus, ate ko miss na miss na kita..ikaw ang unang unang taong nagtiwala sa akin para maglead ng OPENING PRAYER sa JIL na kung saan ginamit ka ng Panginoon para tawagin ako ni Pastor Sam na "tagabomba ng kalangitan", (oh God talgang dakila Ka, Panginoon), naramdaman ko ng araw na yun na nakalutang ako sa presencia ng Panginoon na hindi ko na kaya pang makawala pa sa mga yakap Nya, na hinding hindi ko na kayang balikan pa ang dati kong buhay…ikaw rin ate thess ang nagturo sa akin ng manamit ng tama yung kalugud lugod sa Panginoon, san ka man ngayon ate ko, mananatili ka sa puso ko at hinding hindi kita makakalimutan..sa iyo ate dhel, nandun ka ng mga panahong kailangn ko ng taong magtuturo sa akin kung paano ba ang tamang pananalangin, sinbi mo sa akin na puso lang ang kailangn sa pananalangin na tumatak sa puso ko, kay ate ruchel na nanay nmin sa victorious cluster salamat po at nanjan kayo sa akin para manalangin palagi and sa lahat ng mga kapatiran ko s Taiwan sa inyong lahat maraming marami pong salamat sa panalangin at sa mga Salita Ng Panginoon na ibinibigay nyo sa akin..kay Pastor Eduard, tay maraming salamat po sa pagtayo bilang tatay ko, at kay Pastor Sam, tay miss na miss ko na kayo.. maputi na po ba kayo? pag nagkita tayo kailangn mas maputi na ako sa inyo.. Tay Sam, kayo po ang tumayong tatay ko sa pananampalataya at tataytayan ko dahil hindi nyo man po alam na wala ang tatay ko, kayo po ang naging tatay ko sa puso ko at di ko na po ipinaalam yun  mananatili po kayo tay sa puso ko san man ako naroroon .. tay sam, salamt sa mga pagtwag nyo sa akin at sa mga salita ng Panginoon na nagpatatag sa akin.. magpatuloy lang po kayo tay sa paglilingkod sa Panginoon! and to you my Precious Bestfriend Annie, God’s annointing be upon you always, im so blessed to have u my dear Precious.. im so excited to be ur maid of honor, marahil hindi ako ganito kalalim sa Panginoon ngayon kung hindi mo ako inalagaang mabuti, na tulad ng isang ina, naglihi at naghirap para sa paglaki ng anak ay magkaroon ng maayos na buhay, isa kang instrumento ng Panginoon para maging malago ako at maging isang tunay na tagapaglingkod ng Diyos..maraming salamat Precious dahil, kahit 7 months lang tayong nagksama daig pa natin ang magkapatid, na akala ng lahat ay matagal na tayong magkakilala, i love u so much Precious Bestfriend of mine here on Earth.salamat dahil di ka napagod na magpayo sa akin para magkaroon ng matatag na pananampalataya sa Panginoon, salamat dahil hindi mo ako isinuka nung mga panahong napakatigas ng ulo ko dahil bago pa alng ako sa pananampalataya sa Daddy natin…and to ate mhavic and ate jingle, thanks for being there for me.. u were there when i was weak…to ate Doris, ate thank you so much for being ablessing to me ate.. I love you so much.. keep stable in Christ ok? ATE RHOSEL, you did a great job in my life ate, Glory to God ate..(when i had my water baptism u were the one who prayed for me and i felt the presence of the Lord in the midst of us) .. Best Myles, thanks for letting Jesus cme in ur heart, i thank God so much coz He used me para maging Born Again ka rin…at maging tunay na tagapaglingkod ng Panginoon… to Jinky Aquino, salmat sa pagpapatuloy mo sa Panginoon sa buhay mo at nakilala mo rin SYA at nakinig ka sa lahat ng sermon ko su, to Charity Amor, Ate Arlene, ate Nene, Ate Teofila, Badeth, Jhunessa, Izay, jhane, Carmela, to Leth, Mercy, Zandra, Annalou, Aleli, Beth, Julie annie, Che, ate Leny, Wheng, Lanz, Christian, Ted, Jerod, Dizon at sa lahat ng kaibigan kong di nabibingi sa mga payo ko; at sa mga kaibigan ko dto na pinay sa Mississippi, Cherry Bell, Venus, ate Mary. Joan, Ate Anita at sa lahat na hinanap ang Lord sa buhay nila at nakinig sa mga paalala ko at mga Salita ng Panginoon na sinasabi ko, slamat at tinanggap nyo ang Diyos sa buhay nyo at patuloy nyo pa Syang iseek para higit nyo pa Syang makilala..at maging sa mga kaibigan ko na hindi ko na nakakusap ngayon dahil nawala ang communication natin, even my high school friends,(Chevy, Raquel, Philvy, Ruby, Annalyn, Mau, Irene, Jackilou, Ma. Luz, Jullie Annie, Shirley, Sharon, Lanie, Rodel, Michelle, Marian at sa lahat) mananatili kayo sa panalangin ko..salamat din dahil ginamit ako ng Panginoon para makilala nyo SYA, sa aking mga kaibigan at pinsan, kapatid at lahat ng mahal sa buhay salamat at patuloy kayong nakikinig sa mga SALITA NG PANGINOON na sinsabi ko s inyo, manatili lang tayong matatag sa Panginoon..to my dear Ate Wennie Liga, thanks for being so sweet and thanks for being my Jonathan here in the US and also to Rosemarie Codner… to ALL my Fellow Christians in FIL-AM association, thanks for all the prayers! to everybody who’s sending emails and giving their prayer requests, thank ya’ll so much.. To Pastor Michael and Liga’s family thank you po, dahil kahit sa internet lang tayo ngkakilala, patuloy na lumalago ang ministry natin para sa higit na kapurihan ng Lord…  (lets continue to pray for all the Filipina and Filipino here in Mississippi and Louisiana and everywhere that they will seek God in their lives and not look for all those material things that world can offer)… to my honey Raquel, thank you so much dahil patuloy na nababago ang buhay mo sa mga pakikinig mo sa mga SALITA NG PANGINOON na sinsabi ko su, im so excited to hug u in person..and to my newest close friend Gisela Go, thanks for listening to me and for walking in the right path of God… im excited to meet u in person dear…lagi nyo lang tatandaan na its not about religion but our "true relationship" in God.. continue to seek God always in your life and keep STABLE IN HIM! and to all my new friends here in friendster thanks for adding me.. and i know God has a plan why He let us all met.. to Eric’s family, maraming salamat po at kahit nagdulot ako ng kahihiyan sa pamilya nyo, mas naunawaan nyo na plano yun ng Lord para makakilos SYA sa buhay ko at magamit Nya ako para makapamahagi ng SALITA NYA.. salamat at nanatiling buo ang pagmamahal nyo sa akin at salamat dahil alam ko na may magndang plano su ang Lord Eric..kung sino man ang babaeng darating sa buhay mo para makasama mo habang buhay, mapalad sya dahil alam ko na mamahalin mo sya nang buong buo at magiging masaya ako para sayo Eric at sa magmamahal sayo dahil karapat dapat kang mahalin.. To my Inay, i know u missed me so much nay, but just wait and u’ll be here with me in God’s perfect time.. mahal na mahal ko kayo inay ko at salamat sa kapatawaran at sa pagtanggap nyo sa Panginoon sa buhay nyo tulad ng nangyari sa akin…. and tay, asan man kayo ngayon, gusto ko malamn nyo mahal na mahal ko ho kayo kahit 16 years na ang nakaklipas na iniwan nyo kami.. and to my parents in law that love to look at my friendster hehehe, MA, DAD, I LOVE YOU BOTH..SO MUCH! i knew for sure that if i will have a baby ya’ll will be the first that will spoil him or her the way u spoil me.. Ma, Dad I want you to know that im so blessed to have ya’ll as my parents in law.. thanks for treating me as ur own baby.. and telling me that im your PRECIOUS DAUGHTER IN LAW.. to Ate Selena, thank u so much dearest sister in law of mine, for coming back here in the US just for the wedding or your only brother, u did ur best just to make me happy on my wedding day..  i love u my dear sis in law, i know u love the Lord so much and im always praying for your ministry there in Europe, i know that where your treasure is, there your heart is also and God bless your ministry there sis.. and to Rance’s family, friend and relatives: thank ya’ll for treating me so nice and for welcoming me in ur family.. Rance, MY SWEETHEART… I LOVE YOU VERY VERY MUCH next to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ… im so blessed to have u my sweet, simple, intelligent, man of righteouesness, funny loving husband and true servant of God ( glory to God)… and to everybody let God come in your heart.. we dont know what is His plan for us.. but trust Him always and not lean unto your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths..

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    And we got married on my 25th birthday, Oct 11, 2004 and now, i am 1 year and 6 months happily married with RANCE.. I know God brought us together for His glory alone.. that after those storms in my life, i can shout and tell the world that He is my LIVING GOD, MY KING OF KINGS, LORD OF LORDS, ALMIGHTY GOD, MY DADDY, MY BESTFRIEND, MY SHIELD, MY BEAUTIFUL SAVIOUR, MY REDEEMER, MY ROCK, MY EVERYTHING! MY ALL IN ALL………………

  Oh God, You’ve made me glad and called me to serve You.. to Honor You, to Ador You and to seek your face every second in my life…The noise of this world competes for my attention, help me Lord to hear Your voice above all the din and clatter of my everyday life..let me learn stillness in Your presence..thank You oh God that i can come boldly into Your presence.. Nothing stands between us.. Cleanse me , Oh God.. equip me for the battle with Satan.. Prepare my heart to know Your will.. Make my personal purity more important than my daily food..You have reconciled me, dear Lord…how great is this truth oh God! I rejoice in its reality today and exchange my spiritual garments stained by guilt and sin.. I love you Father God, Holy Spirit and I ask this all to Your Precious, Sweet Sweet Name Jesus! Here is the song of my heart oh Lord this morning;

DRAW ME CLOSE TO YOU

Never let me go
I lay it all down again
To hear You say that I’m Your friend
You are my desire
No one else will do
Cause nothing else could take Your place
To feel the warmth of Your embrace
Help me find the way, bring me back to You
You’re all I want
You’re all I’ve ever needed
You’re all I want
Help me know You are near

sister in Christ,

melody        

Love in Christ,
~Sis MeLoDy~
"not I, but Christ"
Galatians 2:20 opps special mention to my friends Darlene, Shabem, Ate Faith, Jenny and Liza thanks for editing those pics for me.. muwahhh

Greetings in the name of the Lord friends! Sorry friends if i did not update my blog for the past few days.. And those who emailed me and those who asked for the codes i am so sorry friends, i wasnt able to stay on line and talked with my friends. I know most of ya’ll are waiting for my updates and sorry friends Ive been so busy and let me share what made me busy.. Last friday we went to my Sweetheart’s office to thank his co workers who gave their support for my mother when she lost her house and thanks be to God for using those people and i wanted to thank them personally and thanks God for their lives.. They love me so much and i do love them too. God used them to bless me and thank ya’ll for the suppoet and most of all for the prayers.. After that we went to Pastor  Michael’s house to pray for them and to have fellowship with them before they moved to Texas..Rance and I played with the kids and with their parents too.. hehehehe..

This family really blessed me, they really love the Lord too and for the young age of the kids they acknolwedge Jesus as their Personal Lord and Saviour in their lives.. they love to share about Jesus with their schoolmates and playmates.. I know that we will surely miss them but I know e are just physically apart from each other but in our spirits, minds and hearts we stil together until eternity.. I know God has aperfect plan for this family and we prayed together before we left them and i know for sure that God will use them to minister other people in their new place at Texas.. I will miss ya’ll Michael wayne, Precious and Liza.. And Ate Wennie, i love you so much ate, may the Lord’s glory shine upon your life as you work there for His glory alone and Pastor Michael, I speak more annointing and blessings of the Lord be upon you Kuya.. I know for sure your works will not put in vain.. Keep doing the Lord’s ministry and most of all i know you will be busy for His Kingdom but be sure you will always have time for the King Jesus! and we departed at that place with the joy in our hearts, i admit that its hard to say goodbye but i know for sure thats God’s will in their lives..

And Saturday, we went to Baton Rouge to spent the night with Pastor Nelio and Mommy Lydia, Kuya Michael’s parents. Thanks be to God that He brought us there safe and sound.. We had a wonderful dinner together and she cooked fried boneless bangus and fried dried fish for me.. Pastor  Nelio cooked roast beef for Rance and we enjoyed our stay there.. and i played with their dog, and Rance as well.. At about 12 am we had our bible study together and once again God’s presence was with us and truly He is so amazing! He’s always with us.. We prayed for all the Filipinos in 50 differents states and i gave the list of my friends at friendster so they can pray for ya’ll too.. I did not have time to chat that night so i just opened my email and looked for all the prayer requests.. Im so sorry i f i havent emailed you back but i have read all your emails friends and sorry if i havent answered all your questions.. I’ll make sure that i will do that today.. And Sunday morning we had our great bible reading before our breakfast and then after that we got ready for Church.. We had a wonderful Sunday service and we enjoyed the presence of the Lord once again! And we left at Baton Rouge to have another bible study at Slidell and before we went there i called my friend from Picayune and we got here at her house and then after that we went back to Slidell to have our bible study.. After we prayed we went to a birthday party and i met lots of filipina there and I asked their numbers so i can keep in touch with them and i can invite them to attend at our FIL-AM bible study. I enjoyed the party and we prayed after that and we send back Ledjie to her house and we got home at about 11pm so i wasnt able to update my blog that night.. and yesterday, i was going to update it but then my friends came here and we had our bible study here in our house.. And last Sunday was our 1 year and 8 months wedding anniversary and because we were’nt home that day i decided not to celebrate it that day.. So i cooked a special dinner yesterday after my friends left and my sweetheart and I enjoyed our day.. Thanks be to God for blessing me a wonderful husband and I do praise Him for everything! Lord you are my all in all Oh God!

After we read the prayer requests and we prayed for ya’ll last night, i decided to sleep early so i can get up early.. When i woke up today i had my pregnancy test and i got negative result.. Though i am a little bit sad, i still praise God for He always reminds me of His goodness, His faithfullness in me.. Because of Him, I feel complete! And He reminds me of His answers for my prayers;

1."YES, CHILD, YOU MAY HAVE IT!"
2."NO, CHILD, THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU."
3."WAIT, CHILD, I HAVE SOMETHING BETTER
FOR YOU!"
4."MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU."…….

That’s why i will wait patiently, Lord! I know Your thoughts are higher than mine and let Your will be done in my life.. It amazes me just how far You’ve brought me Oh God, from a life of sin to living in the Light. By no feat of my own, You brought me from the pit, put me up on solid ground so i could praise Your name and say God, i give You the glory for taking my life and removing all my sin. I know there’s no way i could have tried to change my old ways on my own. I’ll love You forever, lift Your name higher, focus on what i can do to further Your kingdom, spreading the gospel. I am living to serve You. I live to love You. I love to praise Your name. Because You alone are God, serving only You and with my whole heart i will love You, and with my whole life i will serve You. Now my biggest goal is to know You more, You’re infinitely huge but the task is not a chore. You delight in me. sometimes i’m not sure why, but all my days i will serve You with all my strength i will strive to give. And always use me Lord to bless other people, every reader of my blog Lord! and i pray that they will know You Lord, give them the answeRs of their prayers and give them the life that You want them to have.. Just use me Oh God for Your glory alone and let me be the light and salt for this dying world.. And some day i’ll come into Your awesome presence, Lord! i’ll fall on my knees when i see Your beauty. The words i long to hear, hear the Father say, "well done faithful servant, you lived by My grace." In Jesus name i pray. Amen.

Love in Christ,
~Sis MeLoDy~
"not I, but Christ"
Galatians 2:20

Hi Friends ~ the joy of the LORD to you !!! i want to thank you all for always stopping by here at my Blog.. And I want to thank friends for all the emails, comments and prayer requests.. Thanks for always trusting me.. I have just finished reading my Bible and once again God reminded me who i was before… He reminded me of His great love for me… By His grace I am alive and well.. Because of Him I am redeemed and because of Him i found my self falling inlove with Him so much.. Truly everything is just temporary in this world friends, but praise God His love endures forever! June 8 was so memorable to me.. Today is June 8, last 2003 the same date today, i was in the roof top of our dormitory in Taiwan, crying and asking the Lord to forgive me.. I gave my life to Him, last May 1, 2003 and after a month i found out that its not easy to live a life that is pleasing to Him.. Maging ang pananamit ko po, pag iisip, damadamin, at lahat lahat sa buhay ko ay binago ng Lord.. Marami pong bagay na nakasanayan ko ay unti unting inalis ng Diyos sa buhay ko….Hindi po naging madali sa akin na magbago but By His grace, Sya po ang tunay na nagbago sa akin.. Truly its not by power, nor by might but by the Spirit of the Living God.. Zechariah 4:6.. Friends, i might not always be present here, but in my heart and prayers you’re always  there.. and I want to tell you that living a life that is pleasing to God is not that easy.. But if we will have our true realationship with Him, magkakaroon po tayo nga contentment and fulfillment sa buhay natin, this world can offer us nothing..everyhting is temporary but if we will seek and find Him, there will be a change in your life and every second in ur life will be a blessing! Maaring sa mga sandaling ito iniisip mo na ikaw ay isang taong kulang s pagmamahal, kulang sa mga material na bagay o maaring iniisip mo na ikaw ang taong nasa sau na ang lahat pero may hinahanap pa rin, may kulang at puwang dyan sa puso mo…pero kaibigan lagi mong tatandaan na walang kayang pumantay sa pag ibig ng Diyos sa atin.. Maaring lagi natin Syang tinatalikuran, maaring kahit matagal mo na Syang kilala ay kulang pa rin ang pagtitiwala mo sa Kanya, pero dear, i want you to wake up and praise Him! I want you to have that hunger in your heart to praise and worship Him, ang buhay at hininga mo ay isa nang pagpapala at ang pagibig ng Diyos na ibinigay Nya ang Kanyang Anak ay isang pag ibig na walang mkakapantay.. Ikaw ba kaya mong ibigay ang buhay mo sa Kanya? Dear, i’ve been in a situation that i almost gave up, i almost gave up kasi akala ko wala ng magandang naghihintay para sa akin, but Praise God, because of His grace I am redeemed! Friends, I love you all and I want to share the goodness of our dear Lord with ya’ll.. He loves you dearly and He is waiting for you dear.. He is always there for u dear.. Keep Stable in Him and keep your eyes focused unto Him.. the gift of salvation is free kaibigan.. just open your heart…

Lord hear the cry of my heart God..Father, You are so gracious to me.  You never fail to continue reaching out to me and speaking Your Word into my hearts so that I can continue to draw closer to You. You ask nothing but for me to allow You to do the work in me that You desire to do.  Lord, I know that it is not always easy to lay aside our own agendas.  We are raised in a culture that encourages us to be self sufficient, but that is not how it works in the Kingdom of God.  You are our sufficiency and You alone know what is best for us.  Until we lay down our lives and commit every aspect of it into Your hands, we will continue to walk separated from You to some degree.  This is not how You would have it to be, Father, I know that.  Help me to die to the nature of the flesh and rise with You in newness of life.  Let our hearts become yielded to the work of Your hands in all ways, Lord.  Your Word says a broken and contrite heart You will not despise.  Give us the strength and courage to trust in You totally, Lord, and know that by surrendering all we gain all, Father.  We thank You for the gift of Your Son that has made this life of victory possible.  Continue to guide and direct us always and make us into vessels of honor set aside for doing Your work as You see fit, Lord.  I ask You to bless each visitor to this blog of mine, Father.  Give them understanding in the things that have been mentioned and place a burning desire within them for a closer walk with You.  Be with those who have come here and do not know of Your mercy and grace… draw them with Your Holy Spirit and let this be the day of their salvation.  Please also be with those who are down trodden and discouraged, those who are weary and need strength to carry on, those who are in need of a touch of the Master’s hand for healing of mind, body, spirit or soul.  You know the needs of each, Lord.  I ask that You reach out to them and let them feel Your presence this day.  I thank You for the way in which You will answer every prayer, Lord, in accordance to Your good and perfect will for each.  All glory, honor and praise to You, Lord in Jesus name I pray.  Amen.