Alvin and I always look forward to our joint dgroup meeting every month. This is a time for us to meet with our D12 and their DGroup members. It's also a way for us to train the couples in our group to lead and facilitate. This month we had our Lord's supper and prayer time in Villa Samonte, Lumban, Laguna.
We shared with the group
Dr. Gary Smalley's 'Fear Dance'. In his book ,
The DNA of Relationships, he said that the problem in nearly every conflict is that something touched each person's core fear causing each party to react and get stuck in a destructive 'fear dance'. Through a quiz in the book, we were able to recognize recurring patterns in the way we think,feel and react to conflicts which hurt our relationships. We hope to continue the study of Dr. Smalley's book in our succeeding dgroup meetings.
Alvin also conducted Baptism. (His first, praise God!) I was teary eyed when I was listening to some of the testimonies. It was a joy to see our brothers and sisters (including Alvin's mom - Praise God again!) publicly declare their faith in Christ! More than all this, I thank the Lord for the opportunity to share His love to 3 women who we met as we hiked up the mountain. It was a divine appointment from the Lord. Our souls are rejoicing as Nanay Gigi, Nanay Norie and Nanay Nene accepted the Lord Jesus Christ in their hearts.
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| Bro. Noel publicly declaring his faith to Jesus |
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| Photo Ops for the newly baptized |
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| Timeline of activities - October 5-6, 2013 |
" When we learn to pour into one another’s lives, we learn to give life and lend strength so that the journey will not be lonely one. Instead it will be fruitful because of the synergy created and the strong bonds forged." (Ann/Edmund chan)
I thank God for the privilege to serve Him through our Dgroup. I praise God because He has given us a spiritual family - to laugh with, to cry with, to grow with. It is our prayer that each and everyone in our D group will grow more mature and live a life of committed to Christ.
"Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and established in your faith, just as you were instructed...." Col. 2:6-7
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The layout above was made using Leaving a Legacy's Design's NUTS ABOUT FALL kit which you can find
HERE.
Here are 2 more layouts I made from the kit
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| with our homeschool coop |
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| with their Uncle Johlo...additional credits: shabby princess border |
and here's a freebie I made from the kit:
Thank you!
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