Ezer

Mark Anthony Deauna

마크 앤토니 디우나의 1년 장학보고 입니다.

Greetings!

I am Mark Ebora, a 3rd year student of BS Electronics Engineering this coming semester.

First of all, I would like to thank you for supporting my tuition fee for the past semesters (2020-2022)

amidst the pandemic that I am able to gain this learning and experience I have right now.

Last year, the year 2021 was a memorable year for me academically, emotionally and socially,

Last semester during my second year of college life, I became the vice-president of our organization

in our school until now and it was a big change for myself I think considering that I am not socially inclined and I do not participate in this kind of stuff

but I learned that this would affect my life for the better. Despite the pandemic, I learned to adopt and do things that I couldn't before.

I learned that memorizing terms or formulas in my course is important, however understanding principle is a must,

understanding is much more important than having knowledge. Also last year 2021, I entered the mission house and it's been a year since I became

a part of this family in which I am so grateful, it really helps me to grow spiritually, to know more about God,

his purpose and his plan, though I do have many mistakes but God is really kind to me.

He is always guiding me to the right path through his word, through our missionary and my brother here inside the mission house.

I am looking forward to the next year of my life that I may gain more knowledge with my course, do better,

get high grades with high knowledge and understanding with my subject so that soon I will pass the boarding exam,

and for now my top priority is to do better than my previous semesters.

Please pray for me that I may do well this semester, I want to focus more on my study and ministry,

for now I am doing my best to get rid of those things that divide my attention.

Please pray for my faith also that I may grow more spiritually to become more useful for God's glory.

Thank you so much.

God bless you

Alfie F. Bautista

알피 바우스타의 1년 장학보고 입니다.

Greetings!

I'm Alfie Bautista, 21 years old and currently third year in college taking Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

To begin with I would like to thank God for letting me continue on my journey. As His disciple.

That I was able to serve Him in very meaningful way and so I was grateful for that privilege He given to me.

There a are a lot of of events happened in my life over the past year, there were so much highlights to tell all because of the grace of God.

In those experiences, behind that are learnings as well. Over the past year God offered me a chance, an option that I knew to myself would change my whole life,

and that is to serve him. A great opportunity to grow mentally, academically, and spiritually.

Academically I've grown a lot I can say, well I'm merely at my end of school life (college) and I am proudly to say that I excel because of God,

to compare my efforts on my studies I would say that I put bucket of sweat in my college.

Not to brag but some of my school papers (plates) are being chosen to display on our online exhibit platforms.

I always do my best in my study not just because I have a sponsor and I don't want them to disappoint,

not just because for my self and dreams mostly to honour God. Which led me to mature emotionally.

During my grades school I found myself stuck and can't even focus to finish a single task because of the pressure of school and emotional well-being.

I do have a lot of breakdowns due of being grade conscious up until I started to attend here in our church.

God reached me that to deal with my self alone is futile, but if I will seek Him, He will give me an overpowering strength enough to face my struggles;

Isaiah 40:29 "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."

He hit me that I will never be alone in every hardship I go through, and there I found my peace of mind and my fortress.

My social well-being ass well, since I served in this ministries, I serve God, it is also mean to serve others.

Just by being Sunday School Teacher I get to to interact with a lot of children and youth members. What more to older members.

By the grace of God, He hone my social well-being.

I even considered myself as an introvert before but God hit me again, that personality has no good for me especially he chose me to spread the gospel to others.

Now, it wasn't that hard foe me to talk to other even in strangers because I realized I was a stranger before as well

but He reached me through His disciple and now I'm here serving Him

and I think that this is one of my mission to turn someone/many like me before (stranger) to become His servant.

Finally, my spiritual I do have confidence to tell that among the four; Academic, Spiritual, Social, and Spiritual.

I've grown a lot spiritually, just like what I have mentioned earlier I was a stranger before but I get to know who is God in my life because of His grace.

I read the bible, his words and still getting to know Him more and more, loving Him more and more.

I a always fascinated by His plan in my life. God indeed is only one can turn someone into his/her best version.

He gave faith in Him, in Jesus and He accepted me despite of negativity I had and entrusted me this faith instead and so I could be fully accepted by God.

It was a third Saturday of June this year, I in-action my testimony of being a believer of Jesus Christ as my Lord and my Savior, at that day I received my baptism.

I was born in flesh at 25th of July 2001 and now born in Holy Spirit at 18th of June 2022. God has a full of surprises in me everyday he give me something,

perhaps because I am new creation now and I longing to know more His will.

And for this coming year I expect to learn more about how to become an effective servant of God,

because I know to my self that I do have lacks or insufficiency, I willing for that door of improvement and work on that.

I want to hone myself for me, for my students, for the ministries, and most of all for God.

As for my prayer requests may our ministries in Lucena, Tongko, and Polo continue to thrive in Christ.

May our mission and vision be brought in life and come to fruition, all be for God's glory.

And for me as well that I may become an effective, worthy to become His servant and to be willing to God lead me forward.