To all our dear friends and supporters,

Some of you might not be aware of this, but we have less than 6 weeks before 2023 ends. Crazy how time flies these days! With that being said, it’s crazy how so much has happened over the past 46 weeks. If you’re wondering what went on this past year, you’ll have to be a little more patient—we’ve got something special in store for everyone in a few weeks’ time!

In the meantime, we would like to bring your focus to the other side of the coin: the remaining days of the year. Believe it or not, despite being at the tail-end of 2023, there is still a lot of events in store for Young Life all over the Philippines!

Our staff and volunteers are still preparing for some year-end surprises for the many kids they’ve met throughout the year, and are getting ready for an explosive end to a wonderfully productive year of ministry.

For this week, we ask that you pray for the many activities the different YL Areas have in store for late November and the whole month of December:

• Camps:

  • YL-Bigkis Camp (December 8-10)

  • YL Leyte’s Weekend Escapade (December 16-18)

  • YL Western Negros Booster Camp (December 28-29)

• Christmas Big Clubs all over the country!

• YL Philippines All-Staff Christmas Party in San Carlos City (December 18-20)

• Year-end Trainings and Retreats in various areas this December

• Contact Work in all our areas before the Semester closes

  
  

The days may be numbered for 2023, but that doesn’t mean the fun is about to stop! Please keep praying for our ministries, their activities, and their plans as they move towards another year of reaching out to every Filipino kid out there.

If you want to learn more about the different upcoming activities, please feel free to email us at [email protected]!

Mabuhay and Lahutay!

From all of us,

Your Young Life Philippines Family

Justified By Their Faith

by: Becky Yasi

Scripture:

Romans 4:5

“But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.”

Devotional:

Seven years ago we were asked to share our personal opinions on why the lives of Abraham and David in Romans 4 were important.

I'd like to share with you what I wrote as I pondered upon these verses.

The lives of Abraham and David are so important for us to know because they illustrate how God pardons a guilty man because of their faith in God.

They both were promised salvation because of their faith and not because of what they had done. Their lives were examples of how a man's faith can make one righteous before God.

Abraham, a sinner like David and like all of mankind, is "the father of all who believe." Today, this implies that all who believe in Christ can have God's righteousness.

In Romans 4 we learned that Abraham received three things by faith:

• God's righteousness

• Inheritance

• Generations after generations of believers to come after him (we are part of this)

To David, a grievous sinner, God said, "When you die, I will raise up one of your descendants, and I will make his kingdom strong." (2 Samuel 7:12). Raise up not another king, not another brave fighter, but mankind's Savior, Jesus Christ.

Despite all his shortcomings, David was a man after God's own heart not because of his charm, his being a good musician, his guts, his being a general, or even his being a king but because of his sincere repentance of his imperfections. He is honored even today both by the Jews and Gentiles.

These two life stories display God's loving mercy to man. Both stories tell us that whoever comes to God in full repentance of one's sin and believes in Christ as one's liberating king is pardoned and assured of salvation. They are justified by their faith.

Bigkis Camp 2023

Bigkis-Young Life

December 8 to 10

Weekend Escapade

YL Leyte

December 16 to 18

Booster Camp

YL Western Negros

December 28 to 29

*if you have any inquiries regarding any of the events below, just click on the organizing area to send an email to the staff-in-charge.

Edgardo “Kuya Gadz” Trasporte | Nov 20 | Metro Director, YL Panay

Keziah C. Narciso | Nov 20 | Volunteer Leader, YL Cebu-South

Nelden Rotante | Nov 24 | Volunteer Leader, YL Toboso

FROM: MARIALYN

Please pray for healing for my parents from their ailments, and for me to survive the school year despite the amount of work we have to do and the financial struggles we are currently facing.

FROM: RIA JOY

Please pray for good grades this semester and for safety.

FROM: KRIS

Please pray for my family’s health, protection and guidance. That the Lord would give us strength, peace of mind, good heath, and protection. Also, I hope and pray that we would celebrate Christmas as a complete family this year.

FROM: KAREN

Please help me pray that I would be able take the Comprehensive Exam this December, and that I would be able to pay for all my MA fees.

FROM: ELTHON

Good health and safety for my loved ones, guidance and safety for my review, and that I would be able to successfully pass my upcoming board exam.

FROM: JACKRIS

Please pray for my family’s health, or them to continuously be guided and protected by the Lord, and for us to have strong and consistent communication always. Please also pray for me as I prepare to take my Licensure exam this January 2024.

FROM: JAMAICA

Please pray for the safety and health of my family, that I would be able to get a job, and that I would be able to pass the board exam.

FROM: LORRAINE

Please pray for the fast recovery of my brother Lyndon, as he got into an accident and had broken a finger. Also, please pray that we our salary would be released soon, and that my family would continue to be safe.

FROM: RUVILYN

Please pray for peace of mind and for the safety of my kids.

FROM: ANONYMOUS

Hopefully, Lord-willing, we would be able to have a baby this year.