_ Webmaster | February 2002

"I gave my life to Jesus midyear of 2001. Everything is so much different from before. I didn't know I was lost, which I was very. I had no convictions. I was in awe of the ways of man and I delighted on it. Only to find out that it will send me to my destruction. and Jesus told me that. He showed me everything. It's like being inside this painting and everything inside seems so perfect, beautiful, not to mention colourful. But Jesus took me out of that and I saw the big picture. Like seeing the whole painting and you could see the bad lines and the bad colors. I was able to see what God sees. He humbled me and I saw my faults. There's no one I could turn to but Him alone. I surrendered my life, and just let Him lead me. And it's never been the same. There's so much peace and joy. I have been freed of my selfishness, my insecurities, my worries, my burdens in life. Our God is so perfect and His love I could feel each day and there will never be a better way to enjoy life but to live in the hands of the one who created it."

__Barbie Almalbis | March 2002

"My days without God were a litany of thrills. I thought I was a good person, but i was oblivious to the fact that i was hurting many people -including myself. I pushed the boundaries of my desires to the limit. I was a guilt-stricken rebel. Running around in circles in a car speeding without a destination, empty and almost about to cork-out. My days with God are long and exciting. There's always something good going on as i am awake to experience all of it. It is the hardest road but the roads are very much worth it. I am now able to dance, to smile, to be honest, to be funny, to be teachable, to be still, to help, to trust, to follow, to be grateful and my joy no longer leaves me when i leave the stage. All of this was achievement not by my own talent or strenght, but by God's loving intervention ...because someone shared the gospel to me and God gave me the grace to listen, trust, surrender my life to Jesus and believe that His cross, my sins are forgiven and I am reconciled to my God!"

additional : "I am Free", is a piece composed and performed by Barbie during her finals on "Major and Minor Chords", presented in school late March 2002. Given permission by the artist herself, here is a copy of the visuals used. This piece is already a form of testimony on her walk as a Christian. Barbie now considers "Free" as one of her nicknames. This file can be viewed as a Power Point presentation by clicking the Power Point icon on the lower right of it's screen. (click here)

__Lauryn Hill | March 2002

"I met somebody. That person had an understanding of the Bible like no one else I ever met in my life. I just sat at their feet and ingested pure Scripture for about a year. I started to see I was my worst enemy. I was the problem, my own self-image, who I thought I should be, as opposed to who I really was. You guys never met me before and if you can't accept all of me, do you want me to bring two-thirds of me to the table? What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them? I mean, I'm not a fool. God teaches me about reality, so when he tells me to do something, I do something. But it's not because somebody told me to, it's because I'm led to. After God caused me to reintroduce myself to my family members there were a lot of rocky moments, but I knew it was all for the best. I knew it was because I had been a repressed person for so long. Eventually, He showed me there are millions of people who are holding their breath waiting for this fantasy to return … It took a lot of time for me to work through. I went from an emotionally placating environment to ‘Toughen up, Lauryn, confront those fears. When God shows you a thing, we always encourage others to do what we were meant to do. But over a period of time [God] caused me to take it more seriously. He said, 'This is your accompaniment. Don't think it's going to be what you thought it was.'"

__Eileen De Matta | February 2002

"All my life, I've been surrounded by people... from my family down to my friends. There was never a day without someone or somebody to be with and yet there's always the feeling of loneliness... Then I met Jesus and developed a deeper relationship with Him. Now I realized that you can feel disappointed and frustrated with people around you because they didn't turn out to be the people you expect them to be but not with Jesus. I shouldn't depend my happines to other people but the happiness should come from within and to be shared with others. And this happiness source could only be Him, my Jesus, Lover of my soul..."

__Yvette Co | February 2002

"Being with Christ is peace and joy that never goes away. It is knowing where to go back when you find everything around you dark. And that Lighthouse is always there. It is a source of creation built from joy, light and not angst and darkness. It is creating fruit that you never regret doing."

__Jeyps del Rosario | September 2002

"I was my own master. In my heart and my mind, I really believed that there was nothing that I could not do if I put everything I had into it. I was thriving through my will, determined to succeed in anything. Failure devastates me. Firmly believing that life is what you make of it, I HAD to be in control. I was the captain of my ship. When things went awry, I knew with my very existence that if I can thrive in adversity to win and succeed under my own power, time and time again, I can just as surely survive and keep my head above water for as long as it takes 'til I can grab a hold of something and pull myself out of any rut. Easy. I had so much principles I lived by, so much PRIDE, that need it be, I will go down with my ship if ever the time would come that I will prove not resourceful enough, not strong enough, not persevering enough, not wise enough. But I just knew a ship with me on it will never sink... (continued)

__Tracy Santos | April 2003

"Meeting God was the best thing that happened to my life. I got saved January 31, 2002 when a friend invited me to have one-to-one with her. Before, I feel like I’m in this small dark room… my life was full of insecurities, I tend to just go with the flow for me to be accepted. Problems shattered my days—I tried hiding and running away from it but without me knowing, those problems are even running before me. It’s like me bumping into boxes and slamming to the walls of this little room trying to make my own way out, but still can’t find the door. Yes, I had everything in this room. I have my friends, my family and all the pleasure I could get… but still, emptiness surrounded the place. But when I met and had an encounter with God, He showed me the light that I was longing for; he pulled me from that dark room and showed me light. Everything’s changed when I gave my life to Him, now I know to stand for what is right and insecurities flee from me and I know that I now have my own identity because Christ is in and with me and that my security is in him alone. The emptiness in my heart was gone and now my heart’s overflowing with His love, joy, peace and security. Now, problems are not problems anymore--- they are blessings from God… they are the things that will make me stronger, things that will make me grow and things that would make me glorify and seek Him more."

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