Melvin on August 23rd, 2010

A Stillwaters staff got back from a Mindanao exposure trip. It was an inspiring sight. The staff came back very excited and full of stories. Not only stories, but also plans and dreams. The dangers of the task seemed to fade into the background! I felt privileged to be a part of God’s work. The [...]

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Melvin on August 22nd, 2010

Since the young professional house church is still starting, we do worship services differently. It’s built on the idea of co-discipling. Together, we study the Word to create a sermon for ourselves. It can get tedious at times, but the rewards are obvious. Obvious enough to have the young professionals cultivating lifetime relationships with each [...]

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Melvin on August 21st, 2010

You could sense positive amazement in everyone: “This is Stillwaters?!” This will change the way people think. Probably even the way we think! Pictures are now posted in the site’s photo gallery! Here are some of the highlights. This is the place to be. Are you on the list? This is an exclusive club you [...]

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Melvin on August 20th, 2010

And it positively affected the freshman he shared with. The freshman himself said that his whole perspective has changed. They’re meeting for Bible study again next week. RJ is a second year BAA student. He’s been with Stillwaters for about a year now. There’s been a restlessness in him recently; a desire to build up [...]

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Melvin on August 17th, 2010

You’re not quite sure how it started and you can’t control how it’ll end. That’s how I felt this afternoon about a conversation I had with a student and friend. He showed me some Scripture and his interpretation. I gave him my input on it. I could’ve been more gentle or sensitive with that. This [...]

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Melvin on August 16th, 2010

If you’re free, come party with us! It’ll be from 5pm onwards. See poster in Aug 14 post for details. Now without further ado, an awesome video made by a student:

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Melvin on August 15th, 2010

Two missionaries (formerly Stillwaters students) pleasantly surprised the yuppies’ service today. Viv returned to his Negros homeland earlier this year, while Goya returned to Isabela the year before that. Both have put their hands to raising up spiritual leaders in their respective provinces. These two give a good glimpse of how we see our generation [...]

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