Blogging is what this site is all about but October must have been a busy month. I missed posting not even one blog. I was actually aiming to write a blog at least once a month but I didn’t realize it’s already November! Time flies so fast! So, I missed that one for October.

Flight to Cagayan de Oro

I was still in Baguio City on the first day of October and then on the 7th day flew to Cagayan de Oro City and stayed for about four days. My purpose in going there was to organize our church’s media team. I also visited the church members in the area. It was a privilege to preach to them  during their Sunday worship service in their local church.

Two Debuts in a Row

This October was also interesting for me because I was invited to two debut parties — one in Laguna and the other one in Pampanga for two consecutive days! The first debut party was in Laguna on the 20th and the following night on the 21st, I was in Pampanga. These were all special birthday parties for these two young ladies who turned 18. I thought that was quite a unique and rare experience for me.

On the 22nd of October, I got invited to preach during the Sunday worship service of our local church in San Fernando, Pampanga. Right after that, I went home to celebrate with my wife our 37th wedding anniversary. My wife was surprised and was really glad to receive flowers from me when I arrived home.

Second Flight to Cagayan de Oro This Month

I was back again in Cagayan de Oro on the 27th where I preached for two consecutive days to our northern Mindanao local churches gathered for the festival. I preached to them in the Cebuano dialect about the good news of Jesus Christ and what it means for a Christian and the Church. In the afternoon of the 28th, I was already in Maramag, Bukidnon to again join our Bukidnon church members gathered there for the festival.

I preached again the same Cebuano message about Jesus Christ to the Bukidnon church members the following day, the 29th during their worship celebration.  In the afternoon I gave a short talk to all the pastors, leaders and emerging young leaders about “expository preaching.”

I then proceeded to the Laguindingan airport and took a flight to Mactan in the evening. I stayed at the Mactan airport for the night as per advise from a friend instead of checking in at a nearby hotel.

First Time in Dumaguete City

In the early morning of the 30th, I took a flight bound for Dumaguete where I met our Visayas church members gathered for their morning’s festival celebration at the Bethel Guest House.

In the afternoon, I met the Visayas media team to give them some orientation and overview of what the media team was all about. The meeting place was a nice cafe for students named “Poppy Coffee.” I’m not sure thought if it was inside or outside the campus of Silliman University.

It was my first time to be in Dumaguete. It’s a nice city and I like it there. I hope to visit there again and hopefully next time, I could plan to meet my relatives in the area. I did not have a chance during that quick and “just passing through” visit on my way back home to Manila.

On the 31st of October, I was finally home with my family just in time to celebrate my father-in-law‘s 9th death anniversary the following day, November 1. The family usually gathers for a reunion during this time of the year. One of my sisters-in-law from Japan did arrive to join us in this Fen Santos family reunion.

So much activity! Thank you Lord for allowing me to participate in what you’re doing.

Photo Credit: Featured photo: I preached during third day of the GCI Northern Mindanao Worship Festival 2017. Photo by Noel Z. Almera. Photo of media meeting in Cagayan de Oro by Kevin Mugot. Photo of media meeting in Dumaguete by Ayin Visitacion. Thanks guys!