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Senior Staffer Rogel Plata
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• .• Dear brothers
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., ...!:. 4. Early
this year, we at the Staff were Aeginning to have a strong conviction that ihe Lord wants to do more and greater things with us and through us. Whenever we would come together in prayer, we wou Id often sense the Lord vanting to speed up His work of bringing more and more people to a new life with Him. We faced all these prospects with mixed emotions. On one hand we were excited to see more hearts turning to the Lord and more of His power manifested. On the other hand we knew that more work would mean greater need for more resources. Although we knew that the Lord would bless us this year with gifted and dedicated new staffers, we also knew that this would be the year when SOme of our most experienced staffers will not be around. Francis Iturralde and Jake Yap ~re away for a whole year to receive more training in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mae Legaspi, our overall leader for the women has moved on to concentrate on another apostolate. John Baron, our administrator, has resumed his medical studies.
Somehow, it's hard to see from a human point of view how God could fulfill His word considering our "depleted bench", One's tendency can be to just "maintain things" while we wait for the rest to be back. But again, it seems like the Lord has other plans. He does not want us to look at what is before us with just plain human eyes, but with the eyes of faith, Indeed, the more we depend on Him, the more we will witness His power. True enough, the work of the Lord did not slow down this year. In fact, He even increased it! Let me share with you just one specific area-our work with the Archdiocesan Campus Min istry done mainly through our Apostolic Team. At the beginning of this year, we were starting. to build groups in Mapua, l.etran and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Mavnila. By this time, these groups are starting to reach out to their students while 3 more institutions are opening up to our work namely: Polytechnic University' of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon University and Maryknoll College. In a few weeks, a group at San Beda College should be ready to start. it is also worth mentioning tht there are already groups at the Ateneo Law School and at the Philippine General Hospital that are conducting ongoing bible studies and prayer meetings. Somehow, the Lord is able to' raise up more laborers as the needs arise. It's very inspiring for me to see younger men and women, ordinary people, allowing themselves to the used by the Lord in their respective situations, in spite of their little knowledge and experiences. It's also very humbling to realize that all these things are happening not because of our own talents or efforts but because of the Holy Spirit who is at work.
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Indeed, let us not put limits to what God can do through us. As we allow Him, He will use us as His instruments. Ahd even the little that we offer Him, He will multiply. He can really do more, even with less. Praised be His name! Your brother-in
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Rogel L. Plata Sen ior Staffer
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