FINAL DAY of the intense serving experience.
sunday was my day of the whole weekend. tehila was my moment of the whole weekend - THANK YOU REG for getting this on camera.
a lack of sleep, the drastic changes in temperature, and general physical exhaustion robbed me of my voice and by sunday morning, i could barely be understood talking. the last part of tehila came, and we were told to put down cameras. i had distracted myself by taking photos, so i wouldn't have to stand there and remember that i couldn't sing.
the moment music started playing again - "the enemy has been defeated, death couldn't hold You down" - i broke. it was like the whole experience throughout the weekend built up to that one moment where i tried to sing. i begged and cried for a voice, even a bit of it, so i could sing. sing to Him. tell Him how much all this - what He's given me, what He's laid at my feet - means to me.
at that moment i knew i had been changed. from that girl who sulked to herself in a side of a pew at the first pre-shepherding session of LSS summer 2007, to now, arms raised high and crying. i knew then that this was really home. "memorize it, adi," kathy whispered into my ear. "remember it. never forget it. and you will carry this in your heart."
"and where ever you go, you will find home."
perhaps God took my voice then so i could really sing to Him. so i could sing from my heart.
eto inaabangan ko eh! hahaha! Yahoo Adi!
ReplyDeletehahahahaha. this is my favorite album too. :)
ReplyDeletehayup!
ReplyDeleteAwwww... Last picture... I'll miss you so much >:D< :(
ReplyDeletebig cheeks!! :D
ReplyDeletewawa si martin..
ReplyDeletewawa again
ReplyDeleteIt's the praise camwhores!! I love you guys!!! >:D<
ReplyDeleteI love these pictures.
ReplyDeletepanalo!
ReplyDeleteAwww.. ate katrina!
ReplyDeleteFlirts. Hahahaha. Former flirts, I mean :P
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA. This is so funny!! :))
ReplyDeleteWe dance with our guitars! :D
ReplyDeleteawwwwwwwww i'll miss you toooo :((
ReplyDeleteI am NOT your home blood! :))
ReplyDeleteLiana's cute here :))
ReplyDeletelaughtrip toh!ahaha
ReplyDeleteYE 3!! WOW!
ReplyDeleteYuck I look like a boy!
ReplyDeleteO.O
ReplyDelete"perhaps God took my voice then so i could really sing to Him. so i could sing from my heart."
ReplyDelete- truly god works in mysterious ways :)
I swear, I never had a decent photo on this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI look possessed!!!
ReplyDeletespot the difference. AHAHAH!
ReplyDeleteawww. the domengs :)
ReplyDeleteSPOT THE BOOBOO. HAHAHAHAH
ReplyDeletePraise is always in the picture :))
ReplyDeleteSakto! :))
ReplyDeleteNo PDA nga eh :))
ReplyDeletei know right!! it was such a chamba photo cos they were going pretty fast. heh. i love this.
ReplyDeleteCARMS! It's YOU!! Hahaha. Wala lang.
ReplyDeletePretty cool.
ReplyDeleteWOOOO YE5!!!! I'm so proud of us. ^.^
ReplyDeleteExtra tall! Hahaha
ReplyDeleteawww poor lor! haha
ReplyDeleteADI YOU ROCKED THIS WEEKEND!!
ReplyDeleteI WILL MISSSS YOUUUU SO MUCH
THIS YE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED
THE ENEMY HAS BEEN DEFEATED FOR YOU FROM GOD:D
I should stop commenting on the pet boys...
ReplyDeletemy brain will explode from the cutegasms...
ReplyDeletegive it up. once you've lost your cute, it's gone FOREVER.
ReplyDeleteThat was tres fun. We should jam way more often.
ReplyDeleteWell... that doesn't look very difficult to carry now, does it? hee hee hee... luvya, Conching!
ReplyDeleteYE1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou're mean tonight :|
ReplyDeleteohmahlor... is that the new face of Praise? that's it. we're screwed. hahahaha.
ReplyDeletekidding. gujab gais!
YEAH!!! Go, YE1!!!!! *w00t* *w00t*
ReplyDeleteYE1 forever!!!!
ReplyDeleteYE1 still goin' strong!!!
ReplyDeletegian,wait till you see my pics:)) i have pics where james is acting like sora from kingdom hearts:))
ReplyDeleteYE1 + the YE2 camho!
ReplyDeleteokay nvm na...
ReplyDeleteYE4!!! YE2 walang kalaban-laban! :P Wala lang... I'm bored.
ReplyDeletepssst... Miel...
ReplyDeleteHAHA RICH WATTASMILE =))
ReplyDeleteaww this is cute..picture perfect moment :D
ReplyDeletehey kevy! :D cute..i think ahah :P
ReplyDeletego sabs! haha :)) yeah bumawi sa joyful songs ah! haha :P
ReplyDeleteawww another picture perfect moment :P this is really cute ;P
ReplyDeletehey carms :P haah :))
ReplyDeletewoah yago you caught my attention ahah :)) hey G :D
ReplyDeletehmm listening to praise songs while looking at YE pics are somthing :P ahah :)) i feel like i was there..i feeeeeel ahahha
ReplyDeleteHihihihi. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're the eyes that God opened so I'll know that He sees my heart. My every move. My every step. You watched me fall. You watched me soar. And you took it all in as if they were yours. You gave me everything I needed in my darkest hour and more than I could ever want. You STAYED. Even if you weren't sure. Even if you were afraid. You stayed. You believed. And you told me so. Your roots wrap me in an embrace that spells forever.
ReplyDeleteI will miss you Adi. And every moment I spend with you. Every text I send. Every chat in YM. Know that you have my everything. Know that you have that place in my heart that is yours alone. That is yours to keep. And I...I stay inside your eyes.
As long as there's you I'll be living this mystery, no matter how far it is, wherever I go...I've found a place I can call my home...as long as there's you...
With all my heart. With everything that is in me. With all my truth. I love you. Forever.
This is what it means to be held
ReplyDeleteHow it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was that when everything fell
We'd be held
- Natalie Grant.
Adi, thank you for these pictures. I can't say anything anymore. Haha. You know everything already.
ReplyDeleteReg, Adi told me you took the last part of the pictures in this album...they're beautiful. I can't say thank you enough for taking the time to capture these moments. You don't know how much it means to me. :-) *hug*
ReplyDeletei'd like to point out how funny this photo is.
ReplyDeleteawwww minkyyy!! <3
ReplyDeleteA COOKIE FOR THE ONE WHO CAN GUESS WHICH PHOTO (IN MY OTHER ALBUMS) THIS ONE IS REMINISCENT OF. :D
ReplyDeletefo sho. :)
ReplyDeletehahaha, justine cuteee
ReplyDeletemeeeaan. i think kev's still cute!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA nagiisaaaaaaaa
ReplyDeletein the first module of YE5, one of the questions was "If God were to ask me today, 'what can I do for you?', what would I ask for?" and I asked God to find me. and two days later, during the praying over, your heart read mine. your heart embraced mine. and i knew then that God had answered my prayer. He'd found me. through you.
ReplyDeleteyou are the arms that God opened wide, so i would find Him. so i would find Home.
I LOVE YOU.
this is your home too :)
ReplyDeletedude i hope i can make it before you leave..hmm i wanna give you my "till we meet again" hug. Awwww adi im going to miss you like anything!!!! gosh dont leave dude! who will constantly bicker me?! hay..well in any case that i wont make it (which i pray that wont happen) take care adi :D you've got an imprint in me :D ahah :P
ReplyDeleteyou hair looks coooool :D
ReplyDeleteyaaaaay :D heehee
ReplyDeletetalagang tumayo sa gitna eh. haha
ReplyDeletei hugged you fiiiiiiiiiirst :D
ReplyDeleteLSS! I GET A COOKIE :D
ReplyDeletewas this like intentional? haha :))
ReplyDeleteits YE 4 + G. im hanging! haha
ReplyDeletereturn of the cuenca!
ReplyDeleteAww! J.A.N.
ReplyDelete-We're in the right order!!
Tonight lang? (Obviously a slow learner... SpEd even...)
ReplyDeleteNo more... it hurts... hahahahahaha. Labo.
ReplyDeletethis is...embarassing...!
ReplyDeletewhy does someone always get this moment??? :(
hahaha
yay! praise!
ReplyDeleteyay! jedi+padawan!!!...and OLD guy in the back =P
ReplyDeletehey, i look dark.. coooool. haha:P
ReplyDeletei know right? panira the bond that we have cos of yoda.. hahaha. he's technically your lolo. cos he was my jedi :P wahahaha LOLO
ReplyDeletewhy ewan forever!
ReplyDeletehahahahahaha. i was guilty for capturing it last time. hehehehe. sorry man.
ReplyDeleteare you referring to what i think you're referring to?
ReplyDeleteahahahahaha.
thanks gian. you don't know how much that means to me
(Yessssssss!)
hahahahahahahahahaha
if that made no sense, then no, i did not understand what you meant.
love it, nina. hahahahaha
ReplyDeletehahahaha!!! LOLO YODA! :P
ReplyDeletemeggie: "astig ka talaga kuya jarro!"
ReplyDeletebooooooooo. :(
ReplyDeletehahaha. kidding. ;)
psssst, GIAN!
ReplyDeleteyay!! Me and momma Jons!! :D
ReplyDeleteang daming pictures ni Kev haha!
ReplyDeletewhooooo praise!
ReplyDeletelookit Ja haha
ReplyDeleteyay, YE5!! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the booboo?? :P
ReplyDeleteWhat a cruel legacy I'm leaving behind. Awesome. I'm so proud.
ReplyDeleteyessssssss...
ReplyDeleteKaya nga ang dami ko ring hirit kahit na wala siya sa pic. Hint hint, Kev. Hahahahaha...
ReplyDeleteLike what I told you through text, "It is in our brokeness that God's love exhuberates though us".:) I love you guys.=)
ReplyDeletehaha,he's my circle faci partner! Don't make fun of his..love for the camera:))
ReplyDeleteYey! Finally! Someone defends me! Wuhoo Minky! Hahahaha :))
ReplyDeletelook closely in the middle area :))
ReplyDeleteYE1!!!!... even if it's just me and g..
ReplyDeletebleeeh!!! :| YE2!!!! WOOHOOO!! :D:D
ReplyDeletethis is the most epic grouphug ive ever done :))
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHA javi and the sandwich!! :)))
ReplyDeleteyeahhh dudeee..it was frickin hilarious :)))
ReplyDelete"amidst the chaos of people moshing in the name of Chrsit, javi calmly bites on a sandwich" =)))
kudos to JR. ahahaha
ReplyDeleteyou PDA wit the camera :))
ReplyDeletedef mean more than a thousand words...
ReplyDeleteit feels like home.. *sniff* :) thanks, you guys *huggie*
ReplyDeletenow this is what happens when parallel gifts meet.. according to bff kathy, it'll be a spiritual combustion! hahahaha! and there you have it!
ReplyDeleteDear YE grads (hehe fun posting LATER, right now READ THIS and COMPLY please), I haven't the time to go through all of your photos one by one right now, but if you read my e-mail as advised by our Youth Leaders, then you'll know that we are requesting you all to RESTRICT your YE-SPECIFIC photos for viewing ONLY BY YE GRADUATES (or not at all). This includes all people, places, things and activities related directly to the organization and modules of the YE Weekend. To be safe and to save time, you may even want to just restrict the entire album. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYE1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletewhy ewan!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYPRAISE!!!
ReplyDeletehaha! the guitar dance was funny!
ReplyDeleteOh, Adrienne, You're very much Welcome.=)
ReplyDeletejames dances???????? ooh! i wanna seeeeeeee!
ReplyDeletewow,very touching song shount unto god by hillsong united. im fbb batch 19. wat batch r u?
ReplyDeleteum.... what's fbb? hahaha
ReplyDeletethe lss. life in the spirit seminar. in bf homes the lss catholic group der is called fbb/fire beyond borders. :)
ReplyDeleteohhhh okay. i took mine in summer 2007. i have a photo album of it :) check out "The Experience" in the photo albums. and this year's LSS in my church just finished this past weekend.
ReplyDeletemy friends' band performed for the fire beyond borders fundraiser concert thing, i just forgot what it was called. haha.
Okay, this made me laugh XD XD
ReplyDeleteKuya's nose looks big XP Har har.
ReplyDeleteahh you're amazing. i love your pictures/little write up. (=
ReplyDeletesay hello to your lola for me !