Why I Believe On God (1)
Week-in and week-out, Christians from different denominations troop to their local churches and attend a service (or mass) every Sunday (or Saturday) to add value to their faith. I wonder if the kids being tagged understood the reason for the religious compliance. I still remember being brought by my mom to join her in their church gatherings. Most often, I got bored! And whenever I try to entertain myself, I get a “pinch” from my loving mom.
Now its my turn to tag my kids along… No they don’t get pinched by my better half because our local church, Cathedral Of Praise with Dr. David Sumrall, has customized program for kids, depending on their age and grade level. Live puppet shows, Veggie Tales and Chronicles of Narnia DVD’s are being used with games and activities that will teach them the purpose of their existence– to Worship Jesus. So while we are in the main auditorium, our kids are in the children’s church having fun.
While we imbibe Christian values to our family, our objective is to bring them closer to Jesus, to know the Lord in a personal level and not introduce religion. Jesus is alive and my wife and I knew it for a fact. However, our kids are growing up experiencing only the benefits brought by our decision to accept Jesus in our hearts 17 years ago. The “born again” experience not only transformed our lives, but it brought also the blessings of Abraham to our family. I am praying that one day, my children will have their own encounter with God to compliment the miracle stories that we share with them. My children, themselves, are miracles. Their names stand for what God has done for us.
Elhav is my son and firstborn. His name is taken from two Hebrew words, “El” is from the name of God, i.e. El Shaddai, and “Hav” a Hebrew word for “gift”. Elhav’s name meant “gift” of God. He indeed is a gift because he was conceived 5 years after our marriage (and useless scientific interventions). But prayer and faith did the trick– faith edifying spiritual experiences like visions (I saw my son in a vision during worship two years before he was conceived) and word of knowledge (a year before my son was conceived, someone approached me after a speaking engagement in a Christian church, in a “distant” place where nobody knows my family nor my wife’s, just to say that I will have a son the following year) kept me believing. My friends are amazed of my firm belief that my first born will be a boy even though I have not seen the ultra sound reading at that time.
When Elhav was born, I am already happy, needless to say satisfied. But in another vision, I saw again my family– and this time, the Lord introduced me to my daughter”. I kept it to myself for a while assuming I may just be day dreamin’. Besides, my son is less than a year old at that time. A few months after his first birthday, my daughter was conceived. My daughter’s name is Elgene; Gene is a variant of Genesis, the first book of the bible. Elgene’s name meant God of beginnings. My daughter is a reminder that our God is a God that gives fresh start– like the “born again experience”. God places a person’s worth not in his/her past, specially the dark past. Instead, He embraces our future… our potential. God is “expert” in turning ‘mourning into dancing’.
By the way, I forgot to mention that my wife has a retroverted uterus. That partly explains the difficulty of conceiving a child… but based on our experience, nothing is impossible with God.
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[...] Their names were taken from the Hebrew language, Elhav means gift of God. (El means God and Hav means gift). Though my wife has a retroverted uterus, God blessed the fruit of the womb. After 5 years, we saw our miracle (you may read our story of faith here). Elgene meant God of beginnings, El for God and Gene is a variant of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. She came to this world in the midst of a family crisis. Her name is a reminder that God, despite our stupid decisions in the past, can bring new beginnings. [...]
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[...] a lot of people said it’s difficult for her to conceive a child, nothing is hard to the God we believed. We prayed and kept on believing, and we were gifted not only of Elhav, but also a daughter and we [...]
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[...] Age of course, matters, biologically. That’s a fact, and you can’t do anything about it. When we had our first child, wifey is already 37. 2 years after that, we had our daughter. The thought scares me then. But surprisingly, in the 2 pregnancies my wife had, the only inconvenience she felt is difficulty sleeping. She experienced no morning sickness, neither birth pains. In both birth deliveries, she felt nothing so her OB decided to get the baby via CS. By the way, I forgot to mention, she had retroverted uterus. [...]
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Hi Sonnie,
Glory and Praise to Almighty God!
Yes, God is good and nothing is impossible for Him.
I come across your porch as I was browsing through the internet trying to find Ps David Sumrall’s email contact or his wife’s or any other in COP who can help us.
We are seeking advice on how to start a music school in Sibu, Sarawak, Manila.
I was at COP in October 2007 and met Ps Babes there. However the email she gave me does not work.
I hope you can help me in this area. I work for Mr James Tai Cheong, who is into ministry work and who is now starting a music school with no materlal.
Please help.
Thank you so much and God bless you!
Pauline
Hi Pauline,
I sent you a private message. Hope that would help. God Bless
Hi Sonnie,
Thank you very much for your prompt reply and assistance.
I will contact COP.
Ps Babes gave me am email @cop-manila.cop. There is something wrong with this address. I tried .com but also does not work.
It would be nice to have a house with a garden. I pray that God answer your prayer. In Jesus Name. Amen!
Pauline
YW, thank you for the prayers.