a happy valentine's day

The day my father was supposed to celebrate his 59th birthday is the day everyone knows as Velentine's. The family decided to go through with celebrating his birthday like we did every year. Throughout the school year, the dorm students had several sports and games and we usually have the awarding of prizes and a small program on the night of Dad's birthday. This year we got to celebrate with family and relatives from Tufuy, Balangao, Paracelis, Baguio and Manila who came down to be with us on this special day. We had a two day celebration beginning February 13 and ended with a special service on the night of the 14th. People who weren't able to say their eulogies during the wake were given a chance to do so. We heard a lot of stories about how God has used my father to touch their lives. It was a bittersweet celebration. During the last night, my brother Lyle, in place of my father, delivered the challenge from God's word taken from I Corinthians 9:24-27.

Here are some of the pictures taken during the birthday celebration.



There were smiles and laughter



and there were tears




Enjoying the food and fellowship


Special Threads presentation


Enjoying the evening with sweets from Canada


Praying for the family (before the evening service)


Judging the singing contest


New Life Dorm Students sharing their decision to wait for true love


THANK YOU!