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) (Above) Staffers of our University Belt Area: From left, Tisha Colayco, Tetel Fernandez, Raoul Roncal, Gil Galeste, Chito Morales, Jon Escoto, and Renee Punzal.
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(Left) Our U-Belt base at the University of Santo Tomas.
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) was founded about 380 years ago by the Dominican Fathers. A survivor of all the tumultuous events of our national history, today the University serves more than 118,000 students in all levels. Its 15 colleges offers a wide selection of courses'. It also has the distinction of being the only pontifical university in the Philippines. Numerous student organizations are present on campus. One of them is Christ's Youth in Action. CYA has had a long and memorable history in UST, beginning in the la te 70's with the Ilaw ng Panginoon Prayer Group. Two other CYA-affiliated groups ~ere formed later: the Thomasian Christian Brotherhood, and the Association of Women in Theos. In 1988 these three groups merged to form CYA-UST.
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Awakening Others To God's Love Hi, my name is Emil Garana, Jr., and I'm a junior B.S. Biology student at the Far Eastern University, I grew up in a religious family and attended a Catholic school where I was involved in many religious activities. But I never took my faith seriously. Before I joined CYA, I never thought of serving the Lord as a priority in life. For me life was full of choices: I could go to college, earn a degree, get rich and famous. Then I would serve the Lord.
When Ijoined CYA, I came to know the Lord and to love Him. I was impressed by the way other CYA brothers and sisters would show their zeal by evangelizing other people. I asked myself, "How can I show my love for the Lord?" Last summer (1990) I spent my vacation in my hometown. When I saw my childhood friends again, I was
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