PURPOSE DRIVEN ME

There is many more things to be updated...

2009-07-29T12:25:00.001+08:00

Christian Greetings!

Dear All,

Lately I have been busy in the field. I would like to share many stories how the work is going on here. Until then, take care and please do pray for me.

3rd Klang Valley Indian Youth Camp

2009-03-24T14:35:00.003+08:00

By the Transforming grace of God, Another successful camp was held for young people from 20th - 22nd March, 2009, In Taman Alam, Kuala Selangor. Many young people REVIVED by this camp and they are on fire... They are ready to spread this FIRE to their friends who are still out there.

Youth Alive concept are introduced for the first time in Indian settings. It is a historic event for us. Many young people open themselves to their FG (Friendship Group) in sharing and listening. God's work during this camp was something remarkable. We strongly believe that, GOD IS CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING. It is impossible to live a life without God.

In this camp, four main areas to revive in our life were covered. These areas are:-
1. Revive Myself
2. Revive My Family
3. Revive My Friends
4. Revive My Soul

In all these four areas, there were four speakers who brought to us revival message. They are Pr. James, Pr. David Kumar, Brother Daniel Thacana Moorthy, and Brother Steven Joe. God used them mightily to make these youth to know GOD's will.

Other than that, many activities were done in FGs. It is where, they open themselves to their FG members, and shared their feelings. Facilitators of the groups played an important roles in making this camp a success. Those leaders are Jeffrey James, Thacana Moorthy, Sheryllane and Renitta E.

At the last day of the camp, during the last session, many young people return to God. They are revived and on fire for GOD. Before they depart from the camp site, they were happy for attending this camp. May GOD's Spirit be with these young people in making the faith on fire spread...

Robert J Agustin

VBS 2009, First Season

2009-03-24T12:55:00.004+08:00

On 15th - 17th March, 2009, Vacation Bible School was held in Puchong Indian Church. Many children came to this school break activity, and they really enjoy everything in Christ... There were coloring activities, glittering arts, bible stories, health messages, Clown show, Balloon Sculpturing, Singing and games...

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these". (Matt 19:14) Let them have fun in the church and let the church be the place where they will find fun and love in Christ. Church is the place where this children grow, if we neglect them, that means we are corrupting their growth and this will impact and shape their future into something we don't want them to be. As a Christian, we should let this children feel that they are at home with Christ.

Jesus Loves the Little Children of the World...

Robert J Agustin

CIT - Training in Mission Office

2009-02-24T15:57:00.004+08:00

From Left: Photo 1 (Sheron and Miriam during the class), Photo 2 Jeremy and Pragash,
Photo 3 Side snap shot of group picture, Photo 4 Group Photo of Pathfinder
CIT- Training in PEM

"After a long time, I have found back this church!"

2009-02-24T15:32:00.002+08:00

Dear friends in Christ,
On Saturday, February 21st, 2009, An Eighty Five years old man brought by Mrs. Sarah Nadarajoo to our Puchong Indian Church. Mr. Moses Sinnapen was baptized in our SDA church 30 years ago when the Sungai Way Indian Church was in Kampung Gandhi. He knows Pr. V N Joseph, and other pioneers of this church. When I talked to him, He said, "This is the True Church, after a long time of searching, I have found this church back". I was so happy to hear such a charasmatic and affirming clarification from him. He added, "I will come to this church daily and I love this church". All my members in Puchong got excited and admire Mr. Moses Sinnapen's enthusiasm and activeness even though he is really old. Praise The Lord for bringing Mr. Moses Sinnapen back to the church. Please pray for his health and his family.

Great By Transforming Grace of God,
Robert J Agustin

Special Visitors On Sabbath!

2009-02-15T15:04:00.004+08:00

From Left: Pr. Enoch Manickam ( Treasurer of Southeast India Union of SDA), Pr. R John (President of Southern Asia Division of SDA, Pr. Ratnam of Tamil Nadu Conference)

On Sabbath Morning, Sungai Way Church Members were blessed by these visitors' visitation and wonderful inspiring sermon from Pr. R. John.
He was preaching on God's miraculous protection and guidance in our life.
After the sabbath worship, we had fellowship together. During that time we came to know more about each other. God Bless Them.. Let them continue in the work of inspiring and preparing more people unto His kingdom..

Surfing On God's Plan

2009-02-10T16:34:00.003+08:00

Charles Spurgeon said, "When you have great desires for heavenly things, when your desires are such as God approves of, when you want what God wants, then you will have what you like."

That's the key- When your desires are such as approves of, Get your will in alignment with His...

How do you do it?
1. Spend time on God's presence
2. Be at home in His Words
3. Study the Bible
i) Get it into your blood
ii) Know it well
4. Apply What you read and let God change your outlook.

(This Writing was inspired by my dearest pastor)

Youth Alive Camp 2008- Photos

2008-12-10T15:06:00.003+08:00

Free Health Screening - Desa Mentari

2008-05-19T00:33:00.000+08:00

Sunway - Adventist Community Service of Seventh-day Adventist Corporation (Malaysia) Bhd. and its joint venture from the Persatuan Penduduk B5 Desa Mentari organized a Free Health Screening for the Desa Mentari’s community. It was held at the Desa Mentari B5 hall.

Guests of Honor whom attended this Free Health Screening was Member of Parliament of Kelana Jaya, YB Loh Gwo Burne and EXCO member of Selangor State Goverment, YB Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. They had a chance to mingle around with the locals and get to know their needs. They even took part in the health checkups.

This event has attracted many people from Desa Mentari regardless of their ethnicity. People who registered for this free health checkups were more than 150 people. This event also brought the community into awareness of living a good healthy life.

This event became a success with the help of Adventist Community Services volunteers, few nurses from Klang Valley and also the Sunway Pathfinder Club of the Sungai Way Adventist Indian Church.

My Brightest Star

2008-03-25T00:04:00.000+08:00

Whenever spring season comes,
The fragrance of Lilac encompasses me,
Every time when I think about you,
The Fragrance of Love and Care encompasses me.

Love is patient and kind,
I appreciate your patience and kindness,
For they come forth from your heart and mind,
It’s not seen but felt.

When there abides love,
Hope and Faith will follow,
When you are here,
All of them will follow.

Above, on the starry night skies,
There you radiant beautifully,
Shining bright between other stars of Orion,
Rigel, My Beauty, Shine brightly!

Three other stars making you bright,
They are always with you,
Without them you cannot be so bright,
They are Faith, Hope and Love.

Robert J Agustin

Commitment Isn't Enough

2007-12-04T10:55:00.000+08:00

Researchers can now predict with more than 90 percent accuracy who will enjoy a successful relationship and who will suffer distress and divorce. To a large degree the findings in these studies do not line up with popular opinion of what makes marriage work or fail. I've generalized the discrepancies below.
Popular Opinion: Whom you marry determines your chances for a happy marriage.
Studies Show: Marital happiness has little to do with whom you marry and everything to do with how you cope with conflict.
Popular Opinion: Personality flaws and irritating faults are the under lying cause of marital distress.
Studies Show: Personality flaws and irritating faults do not predict marital happiness or marital stability.
Popular Opinion: Compatibility and similar likes and dislikes determine relationship success.
Studies Show: It's not how similar or different you are; it's how you handle differences when they arise that counts.
Popular Opinion: Problems experienced during early years will heal themselves and get better in time. Studies Show: Problems worsen over time, and it's much wiser to deal with them early, when they are easier to handle.
Popular Opinion: Men and women have different needs in marriage and have different approaches to intimacy.
Studies Show: The major differences between men and women in marriage lies in the way they handle conflict rather than in their approach to intimacy.
Popular Opinion: When a couple loves each other enough and are really committed, they can solve any problem.
Studies Show: Love is needed to begin a relationship, but it doesn't provide enough fuel over time to keep the relationship successful. Nor does commitment. Again, it's how couples manage conflict that makes the difference.
Highly effective marriages are the result of more than just compatibility and commitment. Effective communication and conflict management skills are vital. There will always be differences of opinion over likes, desires, and how to get things done. Setting up a home together provides fertile ground for disagreements over how to earn and spend money, keep house, raise children, and spend free time, as well as how to meet each other's needs.

(Nancy L. Van Pelt, Highly Effective Marriage. Review and Herald Publishing Association, Hagerstown, MD. 2000[18,19])

New Main Header!!!

2007-11-16T14:32:00.001+08:00

2007-09-06T16:32:00.000+08:00

This is one of the shortest psalm in Psalms. This psalms talks about peace and how good it will be when brothers are in united spirit and worship the Lord. Jews sing this psalm during their Sabbath gathering, especially during the time they are ready to go home after worship... Hodu L'adonai Ki Tov, Kille Olam Khasdo.... This nice cultural song, create the ambience of peace...

Psalms Chapter 133
א שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת, לְדָוִד:הִנֵּה מַה-טּוֹב, וּמַה-נָּעִים-- שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם-יָחַד.

1 A Song of Ascents; of David. {N}Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

ב כַּשֶּׁמֶן הַטּוֹב, עַל-הָרֹאשׁ--יֹרֵד, עַל-הַזָּקָן זְקַן-אַהֲרֹן:שֶׁיֹּרֵד, עַל-פִּי מִדּוֹתָיו

2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, {N}coming down upon the beard; even Aaron's beard, {N}that cometh down upon the collar of his garments;

ג כְּטַל-חֶרְמוֹן-- שֶׁיֹּרֵד, עַל-הַרְרֵי צִיּוֹן:כִּי שָׁם צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-הַבְּרָכָה--חַיִּים, עַד-הָעוֹלָם.

3 Like the dew of Hermon, that cometh down upon the mountains of Zion; {N}for there the LORD commanded the blessing, {N}even life for ever. {P}

“I AM the CARBOHYDRATE”

2007-09-06T16:14:00.000+08:00

“I AM the CARBOHYDRATE”

Every morning when I go for breakfast, I will find noodles, bread or rice prepared for breakfast for us in the college cafeteria. I like to eat them and I need them to fill my stomach. But I prefer to have “roti chanai”. when I eat “roti canai” I feel I’m satisfied and full. I felt like my need is fulfilled.
Something to think about, each and everyone here tend to have our own favourite…. Hmmm …. Let me put it in this way. Every one of us likes to have certain type of meal which will fulfill our needs and also our taste. Sometimes, when we travel to places far away from home and our culture. We tend not to get the food that we used to eat when we were at home land. I’m now living in my campus and I tend not to get certain food that daily offer to me when I was back at home. I still eat the bread, noodles and rice. Rice is still my main food buy I cant live without eating “roti chanai”. It is because I grew up eating “roti chanai” almost every morning. Some of my friends back at home, they can’t live without eating “nasi lemak”. Some of my friends in this campus tend to eat noodles in every meal. It is because they want their need to be fulfilled. In their country, they tend to eat noodles every day, it explains because they are from noodle eating society. My other European friends, they tend to eat bread every morning and they even complaint about it. They complaint about the bread been offered in the cafeteria. They said that this bread is not exactly the kind of bread they eat in Europe. Even there are differences in bread.
In all these differences, there is one truth and also one reality. It is that we need carbohydrate. The main food that we eat, whether it might be “roti canai”, “nasi lemak”, noodles, or bread. In all these, the main nutrition that we need is carbohydrate. Carbohydrate is there in every main and daily food. Human body needs more of this nutrition called carbohydrate. It doesn’t matter in what form they are. The matter is we need to get the carbohydrate in the way we like and used to it.
All that I want to say is this, If Jesus lives now in our time, the term He would use will be “I AM the Carbohydrate, whoever comes to me will never hunger or thirst, and will receive the Living Carbohydrate.” Yes, my friends, WE NEED JESUS and it doesn’t matter in what form we take him into us. It doesn’t matter whether we eat rice or noodles at the end we are getting carbohydrate from this food. An Asian can’t live without rice, since it is his culture and also life style. European can’t leave or will not feel comfortable to not eat bread everyday. It depends on our culture and context. All we need to do is excavate Christ in us and our context. Let Christ be the Carbohydrate in “roti chanai” for Indians, in “Char Keow Teaw” for Chinese, “Nasi Lemak” for Malays and bread for Europeans.
Remember one think before leave this page. Christ is our Carbohydrate.

Family Photos!!!

2007-08-16T11:43:00.000+08:00

On the 12th of August I went back home to celebrate (Doret) my younger brother's 21st birthday. He is the one standing first from the right.

I'm really glad that I have wonderful family blessed by GOD and Guarded by ALMIGHTY.... Thank You Lord...

Pathfinder Induction Ceremony In Sungei Way!

2007-04-04T15:09:00.000+08:00

On Sunday, April 1st, 2007. Pathfinder Induction Ceremony was held here in Sungei Way Church. It was interesting experience for those who are new to this club.

I will upload most of the pictures taken during this event....

A quote to share "Youths are not Useless, But they are used less!"

I will update my blogs when I'm settle down

2007-02-23T12:30:00.000+08:00

Dear readers and friends,

I'm already moved to Malaysia and busy to settle down in KL... After I settle down, I will blog again... Until then... be patient OK... Take care...

Love and Marriage Life is not “maintenance” BUT “Investment”.

2006-12-18T13:42:00.000+08:00

On last Friday, we were discussingabout love. In that discussion welearned many things about Love fromfew experienced couples. I would liketo share one thing that really openedmy eyes.We often think that, when we are inLove and Marriage life, that means weneed to maintain the relationship.This is what we do. We often thinkthat, we would like to have therelationship as we are having ourinterest in our expensive things. When we buy something, we often think ofthe expenses for the maintenance andhow are we going to keep them. We evenapplied the same philosophy in ourrelationship. At the end we are onlymaintaining the relationship becausewe are married or in relationship.But there is another way of thinkingabout Love and Relationship. It isbetter than “maintenance” philosophy of Love and Marriage. It is called “Investment” philosophy ofLove. Why investing? What would we dowhen we invest certain amount of moneyin big businesses? Are we going tothink of the ways to maintain thebusiness or to get possible ways toget the best profit and revenue out ofthem?
Yes! Of course we would like tohave the best profit and revenue outof our investment in that business.Even in our relationship, we need toinvest love in relationship. We needto invest Love in relationship so thatwe will work hard for the best in ourLove and marriage life. When we investin our relationship, we would like tohave the best outcome and always willbe thinking to do the best for theloved one. If we are thinking tomaintain the relationship, we oftenwant to give enough attentions to keepthe relationship going like we wantour car to keep on moving until itgets rust. In the other hand, if weare thinking to invest in therelationship, we often want to givethe best out of the best attentions toprosper the relationship.Think about it! Whether you want tohave “maintenance” kind of Love andMarriage Life or “investment” kind ofLove and Marriage Life?
God Bless You!
Robert J Agustin

The Eleventh Commandment

2006-10-03T14:24:00.000+08:00

During the first college break for this year, I and my other friends went the Theology Camp, which was held in Pattaya, Thailand. One early morning, some students and faculties and I went out to the sea shore to have short morning worship. After the worship, I was sitting there and sarcastically smiled to this girl and she threw a small stone toward me. That stone hit my forehead and as a reflexive action I threw words to her saying, “You see how much she loves me!” during that time her guardians were there too. They are faculties in my college. They heard what I said and both of them responded to me by telling me that, “these girls have eleventh commandment, do you know what that eleventh commandment is?” And they added, “It is…. thou shall not fall in love”. They were also telling me that these girls are not allowed to love any guys. (I hope they kept this commandment as they said {grin}).
This is only an illustration came from my life experience. The faculty who told me that these girls have an eleventh commandment is our Theology Professor. I wonder that day, How could a person who knows the primary essence of Ten Commandment could tell that there is eleventh commandment which says, “Thou shall not fall in love”.
The primary essence of Ten Commandment is Love. That’s what Jesus emphasized in Matthew 22:36 – 40:

“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”43 22:37 Jesus44 said to him, “‘Love45 the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’46 22:38 This is the first and greatest47 commandment. 22:39 The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’48 22:40 All the law and the prophets depend49 on these two commandments.” NET Bible

We can say many things, but at the end without love there is no heaven and earth. Even God talks about love and He is called LOVE. It was funny to hear that this professor said eleventh commandment is not to fall in love, while, the whole Ten Commandments is talking about LOVE. All I want to say here is that there are many people are still ignorance in what they are saying and acting. They are saying something but not acting according to what they said. BUT God in other hand He did and still doing what He said and Promise to us. He said that He loved us even before the foundation of the world and because of that he gave his only begotten son (Jesus Christ) that none should perish but have eternal life. He still loving us and will be loving us forever.

I'm Checking In Today!

2006-10-01T12:44:00.000+08:00

I got this story from my friend... So I would like to share it with readers...

A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day,Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened,a man came down the aisle,The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while.His shirt was kind a shabby and his coat was worn and frayed, the man knelt, he bowed his head,Then rose and walked away.

In the days that followed,each noon time came this chap,each time he knelt just for a moment, A lunch pail in his lap.Well, the minister's suspicions grew,with robbery a main fear,He decided to stop the man and ask him,"What are you doing here?"The old man said, he worked down the road. Lunch was half an hour.Lunchtime was his prayer time,For finding strength and power."I stay only moments, see, because the factory is so far away; as I kneel here talking to the Lord,This is kind a what I say:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM CHECKING IN TODAY."

The minister feeling foolish, told Jim, that was fine.He told the man he was welcome to come and pray just anytime.
Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks."He hurried to the door.The minister knelt at the altar, he'd never done it before.His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met with Jesus there. As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim's prayer:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP
AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.n I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY."

Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim hadn't come.n As more days passed without Jim, he began to worry some. At the factory, he asked about him, learning he was ill.The hospital staff was worried,But he'd given them a thrill.The week that Jim was with them, Brought changes in the ward.His smiles, a joy contagious. Changed people, were his reward.The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was so glad,when no flowers, calls or cards came,Not a visitor he had. nThe minister stayed by his bed, He voiced the nurse\'s concern:No friends came to show they cared.He had nowhere to turn.Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and with a winsome smile;"the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that in here all the while \neveryday at noon He's here, a dear frie! nd of mine, you see,He sits right down, takes my hand,Leans over and says to me:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM, HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP, AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN. ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY, I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY, AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS CHECKING IN TODAY."

GOd's Presence is Always Available... You will never walk alone... for GOd is With You...

Joel Osteen vs. Rick Warren on Prosperity Gospel

2006-09-26T13:09:00.000+08:00

Time's cover story, "Does God Want You to Be Rich?" makes no reference to the National Baptist Convention, but it's worth noting that the black denomination spent much of its annual convention last week attacking the prosperity gospel. "Black communities are suffering, while this prosperity-pimping gospel is emotionally charging people who are watching their communities just literally dissolve," Friendship West Baptist Church pastor Frederick Haynes told Dallas's WFAA.

That the prosperity gospel has a hold on a segment of American culture is not disputable. Time quotes its own poll numbers:

17 percent of Christians surveyed said they considered themselves part of such a movement, while a full 61 percent believed that God wants people to be prosperous. And 31 percent—a far higher percentage than there are Pentecostals in America—agreed that if you give your money to God, God will bless you with more money. … Of the four biggest megachurches in the country, three—Joel Osteen's Lakewood in Houston; T.D. Jakes' Potter's House in south Dallas; and Creflo Dollar's World Changers near Atlanta—are Prosperity or Prosperity Lite pulpits.

For Osteen, Prosperity Gospel isn't a pejorative term:

"Does God want us to be rich?" he asks. "When I hear that word rich, I think people say, 'Well, he's preaching that everybody's going to be a millionaire.' I don't think that's it." Rather, he explains, "I preach that anybody can improve their lives. I think God wants us to be prosperous. I think he wants us to be happy. To me, you need to have money to pay your bills. I think God wants us to send our kids to college. I think he wants us to be a blessing to other people. But I don't think I'd say God wants us to be rich. It's all relative, isn't it?"

On the other side is the guy whose church rounds out the "largest four" list:

"This idea that God wants everybody to be wealthy?", [Rick] Warren snorts. "There is a word for that: baloney. It's creating a false idol. You don't measure your self-worth by your net worth. I can show you millions of faithful followers of Christ who live in poverty. Why isn't everyone in the church a millionaire?"

It's smart for Time to make Warren the piece's chief critic of the Prosperity Gospel. (One of his favorite lines, "I don't think it is a sin to be rich. I think it is a sin to die rich," doesn't appear.) And it allows Time to make its most astute observation: one of the reasons that the prosperity gospel has been able to grow is because (particularly white, middle-class) evangelical churches have avoided talking about personal finances or social inequality.

Now, however, white, middle-class evangelical churches are starting to talk about personal finances and social inequality. So the question becomes whether Prosperity Gospel is as ascendant as Time suggests, or whether it's just an aberrant theology that's about to have an unprosperous future.
Ps... I like this article that's why I post it here... I got them from: Christianitytoday http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/137/41.0.html

Primary Way of Marketing Salvation!!

2006-09-04T00:02:00.000+08:00

Is there any correlation between the economy of salvation being marketed and the growth rate of the Christian communities at a particular time and place?

There are at least five different economies of salvation that were marketed in the first millennium. In the second millennium, we would include Pope Leo X's, also known as Giovanni de Medici, sale of indulgences and the Puritans’ scaring the hell out of people models.

The church that prays together stays together and all of its communing members go to heaven [Cyprian]. Cyprian believed that those who partake of the sacrament became part of the body of Christ.

All of God’s creatures, including the cynical attorney, will go to heaven [Gregory of Nyssa].

Only members in good standing of my church will go to heaven [Augustine].

Only God knows who will go to heaven.

Among all these ways of thinking and thoughts on salvation there is one primary one... it is the primary way of marketing salvation. CHRIST is the primary way to heaven... and only God knows who will be going to heaven... and we know that we are saved by grace through faith...

People always argue in who is going to be saved... until they forget that, Only God can save us... and it is only through His transforming and saving grace that we are saved.

Jesus Christ is the ultimate way of marketing salvation... and not other things....

Robert J Agustin

Relationship don't thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful...

2006-08-28T10:37:00.000+08:00

"Relationships don't thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful".

I'm back again from long break. During this break, I have been travelling and enjoying my life. One day this quote came into my thoughts. It's about Relationship between humans and relationship between God and us. I have been in relationship, still in, and many different kind of relationship. For example: Relationship between family members, relationship between boy and a girl, relationship between friends, professional kind of relationship and etc. In all these relationships, there will be two kinds of people, innocent and guilty one.

Relationship is not successful because the guilty are punished for their mistakes but for the innocents are merciful or gracious. Think for awhile, how many times we have been thinking to punish the one we love, so that, that person will not do the same mistakes again and again. At the end the relationship just end up like that. It is because we have been concentrating too much on punishing the one we love.

I still remember, when I was teenage, at some point of my life I have been rebellious to my parents. I used to have long hair and dyed. My father saw me, and he could have punished me but he didn’t. All he did was to ask me, “son what happen to your hair?” of course as his son, I just smile to him. I could see in his face that he is worrying about me. Every time I rebelled against my parents, they have been merciful to me. Now I know and understand the grace they showed to me all these long. And it was an important source to build our relationship to grow stronger and deeper.

The same experience comes in our relationship between us and our creator. Every time we go against him and do all the silly things. We will be thinking that, He is going to send us thunder… and Zappppppppzzz…. us for all the sin we have done to Him. When I was child and teenage, my Sunday class teachers and youth class teachers will always talk about God’s judgement as it is very scary and life taking event. I even had nightmares about God’s judgement at night when I’m asleep. Until I came here to my college, while I study Bible more, I found out that, God’s judgment’s primary focus is on saving humankind and not to punish them. It is where to show us that GOD is so gracious and powerful to redeem, to heal, to save, and to vindicate us from this sinful world. Some of you might ask about the punishment part. Actually this punishment part is not primary part of God’s judgment. It is only for those who fall short or didn’t repent from all their sins. It is for those who don’t want to be in relationship with God. Our relationship with God is growing or successful because God is Gracious and Loving, and not because of punishment… Punishment is only for those who are outside of HIS relationship.

Most of us will be thinking that, GOD is innocent and that's why we are taking advantage on HIM... But if you think carefully, the relationship doesn’t thrive because the guilty are punished but the innocent are merciful... ... It is because of God’s grace, we have relationship with HIM… when there is no mercy or grace… there is no humankind..

REMEMBER GOD IS GRACIOUS AND BE YE ALSO MERCIFUL TO ONE ANOTHER...

"Relationships don't thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful".

Robert J Agustin

2006-07-16T19:22:00.000+08:00

main... new... not burdensome for some ......

2006-07-16T19:21:00.000+08:00

hmmm...

Come, Steal me from my self!

2006-07-16T16:58:00.000+08:00

Come, Steal me from my self,
Hide me somewhere in your heart,
Don't let me get lost in loneliness,
Don’t let me lose you,
Come to me, take me in your arms...

Come, give me a shy smile,
Steal my heart and keep it safely,
You will be in my heart sincerely,
as I'm in yours always.

Come, Let me in your heart,
I’m searching a hiding place,
Like a runaway prisoner,
Just to be there in your heart.

Come, I’m waiting for you,
Before the dawn comes to me,
Before the evil day comes to me,
Come, before it is too late,
Come to me, take me in your arms...

p/s I need to polish this poem little bit... heheh just wanna post it in my blog.. before I forget it...

Your Eyes will attracted to many things, but your heart only attracted to the specific one..

2006-07-09T14:41:00.000+08:00

Yeah! This morning I was browsing in the internet while Naw Thien was there beside me.... I come across with some beautiful girls in my friendster.. She was telling me aiyooooooooo...... this phrase came into my mouth without I'm realising it... I told her... "My eyes might attracted to every beautiful things around me... but there is only one person is attractive in my heart.. Only one..."

Only One can be attractive to your heart....

The Greatest Mistake that couples make...

2006-07-02T15:55:00.000+08:00

After reading the title of this article, you might have come across on the idea where couples have other relationships than the one they love can be the greatest mistake that they make. Or maybe something like this might come across in your thinking that sex before marriage can be the greatest mistake that the couple can make. It is when you get pregnant or you are charged and it causes separation or ruin your love life… maybe at some sense can be right. Everyone of use had been through some kind of experience in relationship. You might have loved a person so deeply and truly. Let me come to the point, when we are in love, maybe you might be a boyfriend or girlfriend, or married couples. One thing that we often do when we are in argument, we often tell the opposite sex how regretful you are by marrying her or him. You even bring back all the past stories when you first met her or him… or the failure stories of them… or the weak point of them… I have seen many married couples or boy friend and girlfriend who regret for being with the person whom they love.

One thing I would like to ask all those who are reading this… please don’t you ever say that you are really regret to be with the person you are with now… especially when you tell him or her about it while or not in the arguments and fighting. It is most painful word for the person who really loves you. It is really hurts the person and that person will never forget that words… and it will be inside their heart even though they are not showing it… if you have argument and really angry with the one you love… don’t use words that shows that you are really regret of being with that person… all you have to do is just give the person “silent treatment” when the argument is over… just tell the person in a creative way that you really glad and happy to be with and live with that person… It will make them so special and it will nourish your love life too… Love life is not about one person or selfishness. It is about togetherness until you die… togetherness even though you are different… togetherness even though you have serious argument… It is about your every aspect of your life… you are not alone in this world… when one person is affected in this world, others who are around him or her will be affected too.

THINK WISELY! Do to others as you wish others to do to you! Love one another with nice and lovely words… and not harsh and regretting words…. It is because there are no perfect people in this world… BUT there is one PERFECT GOD and GOD is LOVE… Love one another with whole of your heart and accept them as they are…God Bless You and your relationship…

Love and Grace

Robert J Agustin

The Wounded Healers

2006-06-28T12:28:00.000+08:00

With all its imperfections, sins, blemishes, and warts, the Church of Jesus Christ is the intended healer of the world’s wounds. Christians are called to be compassionate, wounded healers.Perhaps, Henri Nouwen, the Roman Catholic theologian, has said this better than anyone else. The author of many books, Nouwen speaks of Christians as "wounded healers" who have compassion. Compassion is not pity. Pity lets us stay at a distance. It is condescending.Compassion is not sympathy. Sympathy is for superiors over inferiors. Compassion is not charity. Charity is for the rich to continue in their status over the poor. Compassion is born of God. It means entering into the other person’s problems. It means taking on the burdens of the other. It means standing in the other person’s shoes. It is the opposite of professionalism. It is the humanizing way to deal with people. "Just as bread without love can bring war instead of peace, professionalism without compassion will turn forgiveness into a gimmick."
Ron Lavin, Alone/Together, Ron Lavin, CSS Publishing Co., Inc.

Anger and Snap Judgments

2006-06-28T11:54:00.000+08:00

Anger can make a normally unbiased person act with prejudice, according to a study in the Journalof Psychological Science.Assistant psychology professors David DeSteno atNortheastern University in Boston and NilanjanaDasgupta at the University of Massachusetts,Amherst, randomly divided 81 study participants into two groups and assigned them a writing taskdesigned to induce angry, sad or neutral feelings.In a subsequent test to uncover non-consciousassociations, angry subjects were quicker toconnect negatively charged words—like war, deathand vomit—with members of the opposite group—even though the groupings were completelyarbitrary.“These automatic responses guide our behaviorwhen we’re not paying attention,” says DeSteno,and they can lead to discriminatory acts whenthere is pressure to make a quick decision. “Ifyou’re aware that your emotions might be coloringthese gut reactions,” he says, “you should taketime to consider that possibility and adjust youractions accordingly.”

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20040209-000025.html

ThunderWear

2006-06-28T11:33:00.000+08:00

Here's a slinkier fetishwear holster (as if they all weren't fetishwear anyway) for carrying up to six handguns at a time GAH! I mean "your six-gun," meaning ONE handgun with blast-tastic kablamability: Link, marginally work-safe. If you wanna get it go ahead.. to this link hahahahah have fun with it...

God Won't ask...

2006-06-28T11:19:00.001+08:00

1. God won't ask what kind of car you drove, He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.
2. God won't ask the square footage of your house, He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.
3. God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He'll ask how many you helped clothe.
4. God won't ask what your highest salary was,He'll ask if you gave some to help others.
5. God won't ask what your job title was,He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.
6. God won't ask how many friends you had, He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.
7. God won't ask in what neighborhoodyou lived, He'll ask how you treated your neighbors.
8. God won't ask about the color of yourskin, He'll ask about the content of your character.
9. God won't ask why it took you so longto seek Salvation, He'll lovingly take you to your mansionin heaven, and not to the gate of hell

have a nice day!

Hair Cut or Car?

2006-06-22T22:53:00.000+08:00

A young boy had just gotten his drivingpermit.Heasked his father> whether they could discuss his use of thefamilycar.>> His father took him into his study and said,"I'llmake a deal withyou.> You bring your grades up, study the Bible alittle, get your hair cut> and then we'll talk about it.">> After about a month, the boy came back andagain asked his father if> they could discuss his use of the car.>> They again went into the father's studywhere thefather said, "Son,> I've been very proud of you. You havebroughtyour grades up, you've> studied the Bible diligently, but you didn't getyour hair cut.">> The young man waited a moment and thenreplied, "You know, Dad, I've> been thinking about that. You know Samsonhadlong hair, Moses hadlong> hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus hadlong hair.">> The father said, "Yes, and everywhere theywent,they walked."

Pastoral Cartoons!

2006-06-21T10:50:00.000+08:00

I was browsing through the Net until I come across to these cartoons ... It is really hillarious.. have a good day..

It was really interesting day!

2006-06-13T16:20:00.000+08:00

Slept around 1:30 am then I woke up at 6 am - pray and went out to gym. After that as usual breakfast then to the Library.... that's all untill now... hope to motivate myself to write more interesting stuff for my blog... until then take care all and bye

Super Robert.. hahahaha(by Nate)

2006-06-12T12:08:00.000+08:00

This is really funny... my friend make me laugh by creating this picture... Thanks Nate... Love ya bro...

Love Is Choice- It is your choice

2006-06-05T10:38:00.000+08:00

When you love someone, or in love with someone,you will always come across with someone whoare more beautiful or handsome than your lovedone. You even will find someone who is wiser or more knowledgeable than the one you love. Otherthan that, you also will find someone who is more understanding and caring person than the one you love. If I want to tell more, there are a lot of things that I could tell from my observation. The point here is that you still will find someone better than the one you love.This is why I believe that, Love is Choice. It is where you make or made choice to live with and love the person. We are the one making choice here to love someone, and it is where the opposite sex made a choice to accept you. It is all your choice to love someone. It is depend on you and your choice. Human being was given this gift, the gift called freedom of choice. Yeah! Some of you are from Asian cultures may think that it is not your choice to live with and love a person chosen by your parents. At the end you still make choice even though your parents make you to love the person and live with him or her. It doesn’t matter whether it is arranged marriage or love marriage, at the end you are the one making the choice to live with the person and love the person. That’s reality.We are making choice.
Some times, most of you who are in relationship will come into a time when you will see or come across with someone who is better than the one you love. You might not tell it out because you are afraid of being spot by people that you are not loyal to the one you love. Let me tell you, many married people that I met even said the same things. Yeah, they made choice to live with the one they love. Some of them are mature and understood this. That’s why most of the married couples whenever they see someone who are better than the one they love, they always remind themselves that they already made a commitment and made choice to live with and love the one they love. This is what I call mature relationship. If any couples or individual out there can’t get this and can’t understand this they are not in mature relationship. It is when they are not mature in relationship, or in understanding the nature of love and relationship, they can’t stay with the loved one forever. To love someone you need to achieve maturity in mind and heart. At the end it is the choice you make to live with and love someone. When you make this choice you will learn to accept the person as she or he is. This is what I called mature love and relationship.This maturity is continuous development in us. It isyour choice.

Robert J Agustin

Decode the DaVinci

2006-06-01T16:59:00.000+08:00

The Christian world have been stired with many latest theological issues. One of them will be the Da Vinci Code. Here I would like to add some interesting webpage to tell you more about how to decode this da vinci code... just visit this webpage and get a free copy of this book in pdf form.
www.thedavincidecode.net

“I AM the CARBOHYDRATE”

2006-04-23T14:53:00.000+08:00

Every morning when I go for breakfast, I will find noodles, bread or rice prepared for breakfast for us in the college cafeteria. I like to eat them and I need them to fill my stomach. But I prefer to have “roti chanai”. It is when I eat “roti canai” I feel I’m satisfied and full. I felt like my need is fulfilled.
Something to think about, each and everyone here tend to have our own favourite…. Hmmm …. Let me put it in this way. Every one of us likes to have certain type of meal which will fulfill our needs and also our taste. Sometimes, when we travel to places far away from home and our culture. We tend to not get the food that we used to eat when we were at home land. I’m now living in my campus and I tend to not get certain food that daily offer to me when I was back at home. I still eat the bread, noodles and rice. Rice is still my main food buy I cant live without eating “roti chanai”. It is because I grew up eating “roti chanai” almost every morning. Some of my friends back at home, they can’t live without eating “nasi lemak”. Some of my friends in this campus tend to eat noodles in every meal. It is because they want their need to be fulfilled. In their country, they tend to eat noodles every day, it explains because they are from noodle eating society. My other European friends, they tend to eat bread every morning and they even complaint about it. They complaint about the bread been offered in the cafeteria. They said that this bread is not exactly the kind of bread they eat in Europe. Even there are differences in bread.
In all these differences, there is one truth and also one reality. It is that we need carbohydrate. The main food that we eat, whether it might be “roti canai”, “nasi lemak”, noodles, or bread. In all these, the main nutrition that we need is carbohydrate. Carbohydrate is there in every main and daily food. Human body needs more of this nutrition called carbohydrate. It doesn’t matter in what form they are. The matter is we need to get the carbohydrate in the way we like and used to it.
All that I want to say is this, If Jesus lives now in our time, the term He would use will be “I AM the Carbohydrate, whoever comes to me will never hunger or thirst, and will receive the Living Carbohydrate.” Yes, my friends, WE NEED JESUS and it doesn’t matter in what form we take him into us. It doesn’t matter whether we eat rice or noodles at the end we are getting carbohydrate from this food. An Asian can’t live without rice, since it is his culture and also life style. European can’t leave or will not feel comfortable to not eat bread everyday. It depends on our culture and context. All we need to do is excavate Christ in us and our context. Let Christ be the Carbohydrate in “roti chanai” for Indians, in “Char Keow Teaw” for Chinese, “Nasi Lemak” for Malay and bread for Europeans.
Remember one think before leave this page. Christ is our Carbohydrate.
BY HIS SPIRIT....

2005-12-30T11:04:00.000+08:00

HOW IS IT.... NOTHING TO DO ... VIRTUOSO

2005-12-27T14:30:00.000+08:00

Hmmm..... it is me with my friends...

2005-12-27T13:28:00.000+08:00

This picture of butterfly was taken few months ago... yeah busy life... so only now I remembered it... it is really beautiful

2005-12-15T23:30:00.000+08:00

It was a beautiful rainbow in the sky.... Mission College..

2005-12-15T23:20:00.000+08:00

It is me.... the plant is taller than me..... It was really beautiful place....

2005-12-15T23:16:00.000+08:00

sunflower garden at muak lek.... is'nt that is wonderful

2005-10-12T19:18:00.000+08:00

Dr. Max Babuji our New MC president (grin) He is really look good with this dress.....

2005-10-12T19:14:00.000+08:00

KUNG FU ..... Once Upon a Time in MC

2005-10-12T19:08:00.000+08:00

This chinese painting were given by visitors from China to Dr.Sriporn.... Confucious looking at Jesus' wound for our sins... It is nice

2005-09-25T10:03:00.000+08:00

this is another part of the field

2005-09-25T09:57:00.000+08:00

ON friday morning, while I was walking toward football field, I saw Julie, Lorena, Fifi, and Shimona (they) were looking at the mushrooms. It was so beautiful.... this is few of them...

2005-09-22T08:13:00.000+08:00

Yes GO BLUE ! GO BLUE..... NOrth to South, East to WEst, Blue team Is the BEST.......... May THe Blue Force be with you....

2005-09-22T08:11:00.000+08:00

That's my friends, Jack and Shimona..... THey look nice in this pictures......... hmmmm..... in reality tooo....

2005-09-22T08:00:00.000+08:00

OPpssss Why am I walking alone...... GOd where are you? Why aren't you walk with me...... "ANd God said to ROBERT, 'My son you are not walking, It is not your foot steps but it is mine... I'm carrying you on my hand.... DOnt worry my son I'm always in control in your life.....'"

2005-09-22T07:55:00.000+08:00

On my birthday (sept 18) after the swimming, we are so tired and thinkin whether to walka back or not.....

2005-09-22T07:50:00.000+08:00

At the SPA swimming pool..... Monster.... run for your life... it is godGila.... hahahahhaha

2005-09-15T23:30:00.000+08:00

The Porsche Boxster has been completely redesigned for 2005, with fresh styling and more powerful engines.

2005-09-15T23:27:00.000+08:00

Completely redesigned for the 2005 model year, the Ford Mustang was the most popular sports car among shoppers on MSN Autos during the second quarter of 2005.

2005-09-15T23:24:00.000+08:00

I'm in the tiger's mouth....... help me

2005-09-15T23:12:00.000+08:00

The Four Cute Little Face of Carol........

2005-09-15T23:10:00.000+08:00

THe four faces of DELL (DC)

2005-09-15T23:05:00.000+08:00

After tiring and exciting camp

2005-09-15T23:00:00.000+08:00

THis is GOOOOOOOOODDDDDD!

2005-09-15T22:51:00.000+08:00

God you were thinkin, when you make them and me, God you were thinkin God, You were thinkin......

2005-09-15T22:49:00.000+08:00

WHat is happening here...............

2005-09-15T22:47:00.000+08:00

ANother funny PicTure...... Wut's Up Doc!

2005-09-15T22:45:00.000+08:00

this picture was taken at the orientation camp, it is really crazy picture... hehehhehe.... I like them they are really did spice up my life....

Intersemester is Busy semester!

2005-07-15T05:00:00.000+08:00

huh! Finalllly it is going to over... This semester is really busy semester for me.... I didn't had the break yet since the previous semester. I hope when I go back home this time, I'm gonna eat eat eat and enjoy my life for 4 weeks... I really can't wait fot that time.... Thank God for I'm going to finish another semester again... anyway I will see all of you later... adious

2005-05-25T17:26:00.000+08:00

this picture was taken after oil shower... anointed....

2005-05-21T19:30:00.000+08:00

Even this picture was taken at the same place, same flower(lotus), and the same bee.. isn't it is beautiful... Wow God...

2005-05-21T19:27:00.000+08:00

THis picture was taken by me ..... It was at Sala... early morning .... GOd's wonderful and magnificent creation... I love nature....

2005-05-21T19:21:00.000+08:00

In church with Jordan, Ashley and Jordan's mom... I miss them... they are wonderful friends that I ever met in my life.. I love you guys....

I Love You!

2005-05-05T00:10:00.000+08:00

WHEN U R ONLY 5 YRS OLD, I SAID I LOVE U.
U ASKED ME: WHAT IS IT?
WHEN U R 15 YRS OLD, I SAID I LOVEU.
U BLUSHED... U LOOK DOWN ANDSMILE...
WHEN U R 20 YRS OLD, I SAID I LOVEU.
U PUT UR HEAD ON MY SHOULDERANDHOLD MY HAND... AFRAID THAT IMIGHTDISSAPEAR...
WHEN U R 25 YRS OLD, I SAID I LOVEU.
U PREPARE BREAKFAST AND SERVEIT INFRONT OF ME, AND KISS MYFORHEAD SAID:U BETTER BE QUICK, IT'S GONNA BELATE.
WHEN U R 30 YRS OLD, I SAID I LOVEU.
U SAID: IF U REALLY LOVE ME,PLEASECOME BACK EARLY AFTER WORK.
WHEN U R 40 YRS OLD, I SAID I LOVEU.
U R CLEANING THE DINING TABLE ANDSAID:OK DEAR, BUT IT'S TIME FOR U TO HELP OUR CHILD WITH HIS/HER REVISION...
WHEN U R 50 YRS OLD, I SAID I LOVEU.
U R KNITTING AND U LAUGH AT ME :-D
WHEN U R 60 YRS OLD, I SAID I LOVEU.U SMILE AT ME :-)
WHEN U R 70 YRS OLD. I SAID I LOVEU.
WE SIT ON THE ROCK ING CHAIR WITHOURGLASSES ON. I'M READING YOUR LOVE LETTER THAT U SENT TO ME 50 YRSAGO...WITH OUR HAND CROSSINGTOGETHER...
WHEN U R 80 YRS OLD,
U SAID U LOVE ME!
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BUT CRIED...THAT DAY MUST BE THE HAPPIEST DAY OFMYLIFE! BECAUSE U SAID U LOVE ME!!!PLEASE APPRECIATE YOUR LOVED ONES..
SAY "I LOVE YOU" TO THEM TODAY![i love you] means really care for you......say it out but not to expect the return oranything....[i love you] is said because there is apure thought.. that was hoping this magical 3words..can bring you happiness and futurity......and because of having such pure thoughts...ppl which have true heart to a person. gives out allhis/her courage to tell : I love you*Appreciate this words For It speaks and reveals the truth of a person.

Unfolding the Rose

2005-04-25T02:06:00.000+08:00

A young, new preacher was walking with an older,
more seasoned preacher inthe garden one day and
feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him
to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher. The
older preacher walked up to a rosebush and told
him to open it without tearing off any petals.

The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older
preacher and was trying to figure out what a
rosebud could possible have to do with his wanting
to know the WILL OF GOD for his life and for his
ministry. Because of his high respect for the older
preacher, he proceeded to TRY to unfold the rose,
while keeping every petal intact.... It wasn't long
before he realized how impossible it was todo so.
Noticing the younger preacher's inability to
unfold the rosebud while keeping it intact, the older
preacher began to recite the following poem:...

It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God's design,
But I cannot unfold the petals
with these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
WHen In my hands they fade and die.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
then how can I think I have wisdom
to unfold this life of mine?

So I'll trust in Him for His leading
Each moment of every day.
I will look to him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.

The Pathway that lies before me, Only my
Heavenly Father knows.
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose

The young priest said
Now I Understand....

I HOPE THAT YOU DO TOO...

P/s for more good effect and funny e-cards go to this url:
"Unfolding the Rose"

http://www.bellagreetings.com/1/card.php?ID=1477&PHPSESSID=67e93780391592dd88c63daa512b7c31

"Butt Prints in the Sand"

http://www.bellagreetings.com/1/card.php?ID=1588&PHPSESSID=67e93780391592dd88c63daa512b7c31

FRIENDS

2005-04-22T07:12:00.000+08:00

All of us might have heard about the story of two friends and a bear. THey always used this story to teach moral lesson on true riendship. Below, I have two versions of stories to read... It is all about friendship.
1. The Bear & The Travelers - AesopTwo travelers were on the road together, when a bear suddenly appeared on the scene. Before he observed them, one made for a tree at the side of the road, and climbed up into the branches and hid there. The other was not so nimble as his companion; and, as he could not escape, he threw himself on the ground and pretended to be dead.. The bear came up and sniffed all around him, but he kept perfectly still and held his breath; for they say that a bear will not touch a dead body. The bear took him for a corpse, and went away.
When the coast was clear, the traveler in the tree came down, and asked the other what it was the bear had whispered to him when he put his mouth to his ear. The other replied," He told me never again travel with a friend who deserts you at the first sign of danger." Misfortune tests the sincerity of friendship.-- The Book of Virtues by Wm. J. Bennett...
Here the second version of the story...
2. Two friends were walking in the forest one day when suddenly they stumbled upon a large grizzly bear who decided that they looked like a good snack. The two started running away when all of the sudden one of them stopped. The other said, "What are you stopping for? Don’t you know the grizzly bear is right behind us?" His friend replied, "I am tying my shoe so I can run faster." At this he couldn’t help but laugh, "What you think you’ll outrun the grizzly?" The friend replied, "I don’t have to outrun the grizzly, I only have to outrun you."
In our selfish society, how often do we act like this "friend." As we try to exist in community, it is essential that we eliminate the self-centered nature that is all too prevalent in our churches today.... Learn lesson from Christ, how often he tried to teach and show to His disciples to not be self centered and selfish. The true friendship and love will complete and form in us when we stop our selfishness and self centered thinking. Be a good friend to your friends and always be there for them...
The True Friendship Will Never End.

Robert J Agustin...

THe Holiday........

2005-04-11T14:03:00.000+08:00

I will be writing my blogs after holiday and when I'm free, because I'm really really really busy....... and my life now full with excitement and adventures..... It is fun................ see you guys later...

Prayer :Reach My Friends

2005-04-01T01:30:00.000+08:00

I was listening to Heritage songs. One of the song that, really touched my heart was REACH MY FRIEND.... I don't know how many of Christians out there praying for their friends, but one thing for sure I really love my friends, who is not Christians.... They are very good people, eventhough they didn't know the true God.... Lord reach them and make them know you that you are loving, and gracious.... Give them Hope to overcome their life's obstacles....... Make them feel copacetic in their relationship with you and human.... Amen

Super Heroes!

2005-03-30T00:00:00.001+08:00

Super Heroes in their second actions (wolverine, super fat man, spider rock and cyclopez)

Campus Ministry Heroes

2005-03-30T00:00:00.000+08:00

THis picture was taken at the last day of the Campus Ministry Retreat... SUPER HEROES... Every man has their own child part in them..

The Cross Of Jesus

2005-03-26T00:36:00.000+08:00

He left His Fathers home abovewhere all was harmony, peace and love,and to this sinful world He cameto set us free from sin and shame.
But most did not receive HimKings and rulers knew Him not,but He came as promised to Bethlehem,and a manger of straw was His cot.
Angels announced His heavenly birthand sang praises in the skies above,but not for Himself did He come to earth,but to suffer and shed His blood for us.
He hung upon that cross in pain,humbled, nailed to it's rugged frame.He could have had an angel trainto bear Him up to the heavenly plain.
And in the darkness hanging there,the agony was hard to bear,His hands and feet the nails did tear,but people watching did not care.
Let Him come down from the cross, they saidHe raised people from the dead.He worked miracles and thousands fedfrom a small basket of fish and bread.
He could have left that wooden cross,but oh, at such tremendous lossabandoned us to a dreadful fatebut no, His love was far too great.
He would rather bear the pain aloneand for our sin and shame atonethan take the smooth and easy roadto take Him back to His Father God.
Forgive them Father, was His cryas drew on His hour to die,His heart of love was broken bythe scorn of those who stood near by.
Six hours He hung in agony and painthat He for us eternal life might gain,despised, rejected, once our Saviour came,but next time He as King will reign.
Not as a baby to Bethlehem's manger,nor to His people a total stranger,but as Friend and King, our Saviour will cometo take us back to His heavenly home.
From the gloom of this world with it's sin and it's woeHe will take us all home who have chosen to go.Won't you come dear one, the offer is freeof love, joy and peace for eternity.
E.M. Baker.2001

Happy Easter!

2005-03-25T09:00:00.000+08:00

Easter is back to season....
this is the season,
where we should remember God's son,
and God's acts through Christ's passion.

This is the season,
where we should remember that God Loves us,
This is the season,
where we should remember that God Cares us,
This is the season,
where we should remember that God Redeemed us,
This is the season,
where we should remember that God's Grace is sufficient for us,
This is the season,
where we should remember that God gave blessed Hope for us,
This is the season,
where we should remember that Christ died for our transgression and iniquities.
This is the season,
where we should remember that Christ faced the darkness of the human's sins at the cross,
This is the season,
Where we should remember that Christ send the Holy Spirit for us,
to guide and teach us to walk in the truth and Love,
This is the season,
where we should remember that Christ shed His blood for us,
This is the season.........
where we should remember that God did all these from the LOVE He has on us....
God Loves Us.... He will do anything to redeem and save us from the hand of the evil...
Happy Easter!

Robert J Agustin

2005-03-24T22:00:00.000+08:00

Jesus! that is my final answer....

LOVE...................

2005-03-24T07:19:00.000+08:00

He waz not handsome but a mans heart alwiz has gentlenez and miraclez.... This is based on a true story.. If you like it, re-post it.. Perhaps you will find the love you have been waiting for all this time..

He was not handsome...But he had feelings..One day, he felt in love with a girl..A girl he really had a crush on..But he realized that he was not handsome..So he kept it deep inside his heart..
He was not handsome or rich..Knowing this, he still approached the girl he admired..Upon approaching her, he asked her name and asked for her number.. They came into contact with each other..The boy was so happy and he felt nice talking to this girl..

He was not handsome...He had to remember this all the time..He knew he couldnt say out his wish to the girl..However, one day, he took up the strength to call the girl....When he was about to pick up the reciever, the phone rang..It was her..His crush...The girl of his reams..she asked him out on that ight..There was no reason for him to sayNO..That night, they went to a restaurant..fordinner..

He was not handsome..This was proven to him at that night..When the girl told him that she had a crush on another boy. his heart was crushed into pieces by his own crush..but he didn't saya word..He knew it..He was not handsome or rich~!...

He was not handsome ..and he knew hewontget his girl of his dream..So he intended to help the girl out..He took the girl to the boy whom she had a crush on..After a week, he saw the girl dating with the boy..He knew that there is no more hope for him...

He was not handsome...and this made him loose his love..He just kept his feelings deep inside his heart..But it was okay for him..as his love was happy with the man she loved..

He was not handsome..but maybe his powerful love brought his dream girl back to him...One day, the girl came all the way crying to him...she said to him that she lost the boy,the boy play timer and dumped her..she was all in tears and didnt know where to go..

He was not handsome...but he loved her..He wiped the tears off the girl and gave a warm hug..The girl felt the warm feel gush through her nerves and touch her heart deep inside..she realized that this is her true love..

He was not handsome..but he found his love finally..and he was happy ...

p/s: looks are not really the most importantthing in love..Consider the feelings ofthe ppl around you..You might just findthat true love of yours..He or she may not behandsome or preety..but she or he might love you more thananyone could ever love you!.. and that is greater than some people who doesn't love u.
If you think they're true, Don't give up and love the person ... but don't hate them or try to harm them physically or mentally... Pray for them... Let LOVE be the centre of your relationship and not beauty..... Search for the one who love you from nothing at all or the one who doesn't put priority at your physical look.. LOVE and LOVE.. For GOD is LOVE...

Who do you want?

2005-03-24T06:37:00.000+08:00

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat." "Is the man of the house home?", they asked. "No", she replied. "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied. In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a House together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked. One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home." The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!" His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!" "Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest." The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?" The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!" MY WISH FOR YOU... -Where there is pain, I wish you peace and mercy. -Where there is self-doubting, I wish you a renewed confidence in your ability to work through it. -Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, I wish you understanding, patience, and renewed strength. -Where there is fear, I wish you love, and courage.

2005-03-23T09:48:00.000+08:00

Juji and nate.... Funny guys

2005-03-23T09:45:00.000+08:00

this is me.... sabbath school

Nice Pic

2005-03-22T21:17:00.000+08:00

Nice Picture because it's me... wakakakakka

Love is Appreciation!

2005-03-22T08:04:00.000+08:00

Love Is Appreciation..

There is a beauty in budding flower,
There is a beauty in falling flower,
To Love them...
is To appreciate them.

If you say you love me,
You should mean it,
If you don't love me,
Just forget it.

Robins sang love songs,
they make the mornings sweet,
I wanna sing love songs,
to tell you that you are sweet.

Dr. Fanwar teach theology,
I am his student,
dis' is true that you are preety,
and also resilient.

Robert J Agustin

Yesterday you see them, Today you don't!

2005-03-20T11:35:00.000+08:00

Dear friends,
Most of you must have been thinking why I used this type of title in this blog. If you wanna know the answer just read! On one Sabbath afternoon, I visit the AIDS Hospice In Lopburi. There I met a man named Chai (In Thai language, it means Vitory). He was so talented in speaking different kind of languages. He even can speak Malay and Japanese. He was so excited, while I was talking to him. He told me some of his life story while I was massage him. He was energetic even though he was too close to the final stages. When I saw him at that time, he still was active. I also gave him a new name. I called him Victor... It is direct translation of Thai name. I contextualize his name, so that he will feel better. BUT when I visit him today.....
He was sleeping, so I didn't disturb him. After finished massaging other patients with Shimona and Mrs. Foster, I went to Mr. Victor Chai. I called him, he opened his eyes, he still knew me but he cannot say anything to me, then he closed his eyes........ I tried to hold his hand, he did hold mine but it seems he doesn't have energy to hold my hand. Immediately, I looked at him and hold his hand and started to pray for him, BUT it is too late... I asked God, "God, will you give him strength and please heal him. " Even I asked God, "How long Lord, please do something so that they can feel your love and miraculous power, so that they will accept you that you are the God?", "How are they going to know that you are God in the moment of last breath, if you don't show your miraculous healing through your servants?" He was so thin... Until I can see his bones, He was so tired until he was struggling to say hi to me.... I saw him in the bed, struggling for his last breathe.... How long Lord we Have to see all this sufferings.... Today I see them But tommorow They are not there... It Is KillIng Field....
AIDS is DANGEROUS

2005-03-19T20:00:00.000+08:00

You guys might be thinking why I am uploading this picz now after two weeks. It is all because only now I learn how to use this bloggerblog..... SO from today onward, i'm going to type as much as I can to make you guys tired.. Muahahahahhah..... Take Care...

2005-03-19T19:52:00.000+08:00

This picture was taken on THeology CLub Outing.

I want to Share..

2005-03-11T15:49:00.000+08:00

I want to share this to all those who have
loved and been hurt, those who haven't loved at all and those who are just about to discover the beauty of this dynamic emotion. When you think of your past love, you may view it as a failure. But when you find a new love, you view the past as a teacher. In the game of love, it doesn't really matter who won or who lost. What is important is you know when to hold on and when to let go! You know you really love someone when you want him or her to be happy, even if his or her
happiness means that you're not part of it. Everything happens for the best. If the person you love doesn't love you back, don't be afraid to love someone else again, for you'll never know unless you give it a try. You'll never truly love a person you love unless you RISK FOR LOVE.

Love strives in hurting. If you don't get hurt, you don't learn how to love. Love doesn't hurt all the time, though the hurting is still there to test you and to help you grow. Don't find love, let love find
you. That's why it's called falling in love because you don't force yourself to fall. You just fall. You
cannot finish a book without closing its chapters. If you want to go on, then you have to leave the past as you turn the pages. Love is not destroyed by a single failure nor won by a single caress. It is a lifetime venture in which we are always learning, relearning, discovering, rediscovering, and
growing.

The greatest irony of love is LETTING GO WHEN YOU WANT TO HOLD ON and HOLDING ON WHEN YOU NEED TO LET GO. We lose someone we love only when we are destined to find someone else who can love us even more than we can love ourselves. On falling out of love, take some time to heal and then get back on the horse. But don't ever make the same mistake of riding the same one that threw you the first time. To love is to risk rejections; to hope is to risk failure; to reach for another is to risk involvement; to expose your feelings is to expose your true self; to love is to risk not to be loved in return. But isn't it living is to risk of dying? Risk must be taken because THE GREATEST HAZARD IN LIFE IS RISKING NOTHING!
How to define love: fall but do not stumble, be constant but not too persistent, share and never
be unfair, understand and try not to demand, hurt but never keep the pain. Love is like a knife. It CAN STAB THE HEART but it also CAN CARVE WONDERFUL IMAGES INTO THE SOUL THAT LAST FOR A LIFETIME! Love is supposed to be the most wonderful feeling. It should inspire you and give you joy and strength. But sometimes the things that give you joy can also hurt you in the end. Loving people means giving them the freedom that they choose to be and where they choose to be. For all the heartaches and the tears, for gloomy days and fruitless years, you should give thanks, for you know, that these were the things which helped you grow.

Loving someone means giving him the freedom to find his way, whether it leads towards you or away from you. When you give your heart to someone, you're also giving him or her the power to tear and break your heart into pieces. Love is a painful risk to take but the risk must be taken no matter how scary or painful, for only then you'll experience the fullness of humanity and that is LOVE. Only love can hurt your heart, fill you with desire and tear you apart. Only love can make you cry and only love knows why. If you're not ready to cry, if you're not ready to take the risk, if you're not ready to feel the pain, then you're not ready to fall in love. There was a time in our lives when we became afraid to fall in love because every time we do, we get hurt, then I figured that's why it is called falling in love...

My First Blog in the Internet!

2005-02-24T15:52:00.000+08:00

Actually, this is my first time writing blog. So those who is reading this please be patient for my more entries that coming soon. Have happy day.