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Come 24-25th July, and we will be celebrating our 14th foundation day at the campus of MM-SOM, island of Samal. It is very important to know where you’ve come from.

“NO AMOUNT CAN COMPENSATE OF MY PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST”

Family? Job? Friends? Money? All checked. Nothing more I could ask for. Everything was provided. I can do anything, if I wanted to.
While enjoying all the resources given. Suddenly, unusual feeling comes in. It seems like I felt emptiness. I have no excitement in my daily work, always tired, unsatisfied, and my heart is not at peace and began to meditate deeply and evaluate my life. When I opened the Holy Bible, one paradox strikes my heart and Matthew 6:33 appeared and it says,” But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you”. And from that very moment, I cried out to the Lord and ask forgiveness for all the sins that I have done. I realized how the Lord reminded me for being selfish, self-centered, and just seeking purely my own kingdom not his kingdom alone.
On the 28th day of February, 2013 while searching websites of Mission Organizations, suddenly Mission Motivators Africa appeared then right away I send friend request. On the next day, when I explored the world of technology, once again I have the desire to search Mission Organizations until such time, the website beaker2.missionmotivators.org appeared. When I read the context of the organization I’m amazed and discovered that it was just nearby in my working place. In the evening, I communicate with one of my colleagues and began to share my desires to become a missionary, but I don’t know how? And who are the right persons to approach. When this friend of mine ( Madam Rhea Mae), suggested a training school, I’m so shocked because it is the School that appeared on the screen of my cellphone. On the following day I really pray for God’s wisdom if my decision was right. If he is really the one who is talking me that time. Once again, the Lord reminds me of Matthew 6:33, and after that moment I’ve decided to visit the school and able to talked to the School Director.
After my visitation in the school, I found out that many considerations to be made considering that I am belong to nowhere, no pastors, and no church. When remembering all the considerations I could not sleep anymore and even I lose my appetite. Something’s really bothering inside of me that I cannot understand. One thing that really gives me hope is through prayer and I strongly believed that the Lord will speak to the MAN-Com as what the School director talked to me that they have to discuss first with my case.
Few days passed, I received nothing from the school, but I’m still hoping that somehow they can remember me. On the 15th day of March 2013, I received a special message from one of the staff and asking me to visit the school. At first, I just read her message and do nothing, and realized that this is the answer of my prayer and I felt something’s graving in my deepest being to reply her message and personally gave my cellphone number. And this is the beginning of my journey.
On the 5th day of April 2013, I am officially one of the students in Batch 21 and started to mingle with different people with different Culture. My first week in school was so terrible. I cannot understand their prayer and I am very hesitant to join so I prefer to be alone. I struggle so much especially in Leading Devotion, I felt like my whole body is trembling and I always bumped my head on the wall or in the pulpit during my leading in Worship and even felt like I have fever if there are reporting. Depression comes in when my older sisters and brothers in Faith chose me to become the batch President and started to think how I could lead these people who are higher than me, and the enemy was trying to instill discouragement not to accept the responsibility. Indeed, everyday is a challenge for me to overcome.
Moreover, the best experienced that until I die I will carry on was during the class of Dr. Paul Geronimo. On the 14th day of April 2013, the Power of the Holy Ghost poured out and I began to speak new tongues that I can’t stop with my own. After this event, the Lord keep on reminding me that I am in him and He is in me, that I have to walk with his image and likeness. Through receiving a special revelation from the Lord, I’ve decided to have my Water Baptism and it was done last April 27, 2013 at Rocky Beach Resort and initiated by our School Director, Sir Jun Nuñez.
Indeed! The school molded me so well. This is a unique institution that will help you grow in all aspects of your life. In my 24 years of existence, only this time I experience the Holy presence of the Lord and building the intimate relationship in him. I treasured many things because I saw and experienced many miracles during my training. Only Jesus can fill our emptiness and satisfied our needs. The Lord is really powerful above all the creations in this World. “NO AMOUNT CAN COMPENSATE OF MY PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH MY LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST”. All Glory and Honor belongs to him. Amen.

In Christ,
Melanie, Cambodia missionary

As it quoted in Joshua 1:2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the Land I am about to give to them- to the Israelites.
Now the baton of our forefathers has been passed to one of his chosen people to become his witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth as it says in Acts 1:8. Now the question, who will be his witnesses if no one will go? Let me share this short story.
The servant of the Lord was called and molded in her deepest being before crossing the border where the Lord is preparing for her to reach out. Intense prayers, spiritual warfare, mobilizing people from one place to another place, challenging people are just some of the preparation being made. Many aspects of her life were totally changed during her stay in MM-SOM, especially on how to become dependent to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She is not just ordinary but a woman with integrity, courage, and honor, considering that she’d worked and ministered previously in Vietnam for 6 years, but still she humbled herself to God and obeyed fully. As it says in the Bible, Obedience is better than sacrifices.
Indeed, this woman with Deborah spirit is eager to see and experience the powerful moves of the Lord in Thailand where she’ll be going alone. Through the leading of the Holy Spirit, guidance of the Leaders, and a servant approved by God, finally the devoted and committed servant of God, Madam R. was sent out last 31st of March 2014 at Asia Graduate School of Intercultural Studies (AGSIS), wherein this day also is the soft opening of this institution. These two major events were very memorable for the Mission Motivators because the organization is exercising truly its Vision and Mission in training and sending out missionaries in the foreign land where nobody has been given a chance to hear the name of our Lord and Savior, with the partnership of AGSIS as they work hand in hand and one goal to accomplish the Great Commission.

Missionary Candidate to Cambodia
Melanie

I HAVE JUST ARRIVED FROM DAVAO CITY(SPECIFICALLY SAMAL ISLAND, 30 MINUTES BY FERRY), WHERE I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MINISTER TO THE SCHOOL OF MISSION-MISSION MOTIVATORS TWELVE(12) STUDENTS ON THE SCIENCE AND ART OF PREACHING(HOMILETICS) FROM MARCH 18-21 UNDER DR. PAUL KIM, PRESIDENT-FOUNDERS. I WAS BLESSED AND CHALLENGED TO THE UTMOST ABOUT MISSIONS AND BY THE TRUE-TO-LIFE MISSIONARIES AND MISSIONARY LIFE…YES, WE HAVE TO BROADEN AND DEEPEN OUR COMMITMENT TO IT…IT IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR. AS OUR CLASS MOTTO WAY BACK 1982 MCTC MISSIONAIRES CLASS:” EVERY HEART WITHOUT CHRIST IS A MISSION LAND…” MISSION OR MISSIONS, ANYONE? PRAISE AND GLORY TO THE NAME OF THE LORD! THANK YOU LORD FOR ANOTHER EYE-OPENER!

REV. DANIEL PICAR
SUPERINTENDENT, FILIPINO ASSEMBLIES OF THE FIRST BORN