A New Goal

Our dear pastor, Rev. Stephen Tan made some interesting announcements last week. One was to continue our building fund and to raise five million pesos (P5 M). I can't quite remember clearly what it will used for, but I believe it is for the GMTC (Grace Ministry Training Center), since it has become old quite early.

Second announcement is the goal for an extension branch. No, not a student center or anything; but another church branch. Aiming at our church members and lost brothers who live a little farther. Our church is aiming to build another Grace Christian Church in the Ortigas area. Of course, this would a little further from now, and probably not on 2010; but we could all start praying now. Yes, it is a new goal, a difficult goal; but nothing is difficult to our God.

The Summer Con 09' Quest for Funds

So we've already talked about the garage sale for our summer conference. As a continuation for that. Last last Sunday, our church sold shabu-shabu; and today they sold some siomai. It was a fun fund raising event. Even if it's just a little, a few thousand pesos was raised.

And a new development is... if you want to join and don't have enough money, just look for Enoch hia (5'10" with a big smile) and ask for some raffle booklets. A mountain bike, Nautica Cologne for Men, Samsonite Camera Bag, Samsonite Neck Rest, and a Hi-Lock Glassware set will be given away. Draw date will be on March 29 @ 12noon. Each ticket is only P30... and if you sell an amount more than P1500, the amount you sold will be deducted to your summer conference fare. (I'm not so sure about the mechanics though, I'll clarify this in a few days). So start selling now and join our summer conference in Ilocos. God bless you all.

Results: Garage Sale For Summer Con

I'm not too keen on the details regarding the garage sale yesterday, since I wasn't there. But I heard that they were able to make p30,000. That's a pretty good amount, and only happened through God's grace. The money raised will be used to subsidize the summer con amount for those who can't really afford the full p8000. I think priority will be given to students.

Anyway, up next is tomorrow (this Sunday). There will be a food booth that will sell, uhm...Shabu shabu., I think.hehe... Anyway, it's gonna be delicious, so don't forget to bring your wallets. Here's your chance to help out once again. Who said you can't help others by eating? God bless all of you.

Garage Sale For Summer Con

"First of all, sorry folks for not being able to blog this past couple of weeks. I've been having a dry spell lately. Anyway, I'm back, and I'm no longer dry. Thank God."

In the spirit of raising money for our Family Conference in Ilocos, we will be having a Garage Sale this Friday (Feb 27, 2009). It will be a whole day event starting @ 9am in our church (Grace Christian Church). If you have anything worth selling that you probably don't need, here's your chance to get rid of it. You will be helping our church also. It's killing two birds with one stone. Just just pass by the church any reasonable time tomorrow to drop your stuff.

And... if you're wondering whether our church has a garage or not... you are not alone, I'm still wondering about it myself. Anyway, it will probably in the fellowship hall or just the open area where they park all the vans. So drop by this Friday and check out the all the stuff that's for sale.

Or if you have nothing to do... you can also volunteer to help out, just text Glenn 09228425075. (And don't forget to state who you are.)

(Image taken from: http://codes.ci.lubbock.tx.us/images/garageSaleSmall.jpg)

Mini Fair: Fund for Fund SUUUPER DELAYED Pix

Sorry for the extremely late post... I haven't had the time to select the pictures and post them all. Back in August, Grace had a Mini Fair. It was a fun afternoon event that raised a little over a million pesos. So as promised, here are some of the pictures courtesy of our friend Walter.

Fun for Fund Results

The results are out. As of last Sunday, we were able to raise PHP 1.06M. It may seem small to some, but it is awesome. It is right at the target amount with a little extra bonus. Our prayers have been answered. god has provided. Btw, I also heard some rumor of someone offering something not monetary, but necessary. I'll get back to you on that with the pictures I promised.

Day Before

Preparations are heating up. Excitement all over the place. It's the day before the Mini Fair. The fellowship hall is packing with people decorating their booths, planning, chatting, and working hard giving their best for Sunday. I'll post some pictures later on of the event. I hope a lot of people would drop by and enjoy the festivities.:)

Mini Fair: Fun for Fund

I forgot to mention that the title of our event is called "Fun for Fund". It's August 5, just less than week for the grand event. Every body is working hard just to make sure things are getting done. Tickets are starting to sell too. Thank God. We just needed to have little patience; and of course, faith. One thing I ask everyone is to pray for the weather. Whether or not God would bless us with rain or shine, we should still pray that to have faith, strength, and commitment. Having rain ain't so bad. It's like having a natural air conditioner. The church can then save up the money from turning on all the air conditioners. So let's leave the natural to God and focus our energy on making the fair as fun as possible. And also, let us not forget to have our quiet time. We must never neglect our own time with God, it is as essential as preparing our booth. In fact, it is more important.

In closing, a well respected pastor used to tell us.. With more prayer, there's more power. With less prayer, there's less power. Without prayer, there's no power. So let us charge up with lots of power.

Mini Fair tickets..

So they (elders, deacons, pastors, and other people involved) have decided that the tickets will be in p300, p500, and p1000 denominations. The tickets serve as our monetary denominations that we can consume on that day. There's no entrance fee, just so we are clear about that.

They've assigned fellowships and other ministry groups to sell the tickets. They've divided P500,000 among us evenly. For Young Pro Fellowship, we have around, p20,000; but we're also helping another Junior church class because their group got dissolved. Now, it's P30,000. It may seem easy if each is willing to spend P1,000.. but reality is reality.. and the reality is, most individuals are cheap when it comes to giving to the church. Another reason is that most individuals would want to buy on the day itself. I'm sure most of us think the same way.

Right now, I have around P4,000 worth of tickets to sell. I have sold about, P600?? tough huh? Well, it's tougher than I first thought.. The fair is a week away, so please buy from me...

GCC Mini Fair

Yes, it's true. GCC will have it's mini fair this year to raise funds for the on going church renovation project. It will held on August 10, 2008, around 11:15 to 17:00. The bar has been set a little higher this year to a whopping P1,000,000.. Yep, that's six zeros. It may seem impossible; but I guess, we should all have a little faith here. Amen??? O well, I'll assume you said Amen..

What will we have this year? I'm not so sure yet.. but I heard there'll be... coffee shops, pastries, sandwiches, dumplings, junk food, junk food, and junk food. Yes I know, we can't just eat junk all day. That's why there'll be activities such as bowling, darts, fishing, video games, biking, and many more that I have no idea about... and for those who just want to buy stuff, I have no idea what non-edible items will be sold. I just know there will be.. It's a surprise for you and even for me. So let's save our money so that we can spend it for our beloved church and have fun at the same time.