GIC

We just finished playing for Day 1 of GIC (Global Impact Celebration), the Missions conference of Tri-City Baptist Church.

Yesterday we played for Tri-City's Christian School and we had lunch at their cafeteria. Then at night we had a get-together with the people who went to Cebu on Missions Trips. There were about 25 of us in the Beasley's house.

This morning we had our eyes checked by Dr. Reeves and thank God everyone had "beautiful" eyes. Lunchtime, we went to Buffalo Wild Wings (MeL's favorite place) and we had a blast... as in BLAZING!!!

Then we went to Tri-City to setup our booth for the GIC conference. We played a couple of songs. we had a little trouble at the start but it went smooth after. More pics (AND NOW VIDEOS) on my multiply. Check em out.  God bless y'all  :)

Bunch of Pics

we just uploaded a bunch of pics, and i mean a BUNCH! here's a few of them.

check them out  -   melshenvjynz.multiply.com/photos

Moving Again...

Hello people. Its now 9am Tues here in Alpharetta, Georgia. It is raining here and very cold, as usual :) We will be leaving in a few minutes for Tri-City Baptist Church in North Carolina. It is about 4 hrs of driving from here.

Sundays @ North Point was very good. We got a tour of the whole campus (which is what they call their church since its so huge) in the morning. Then we went to one of their other campuses, Buckhead Church (about 20 mins drive from North Point). It is a high-tech bldg complete with all the lights, screens, audio stuff... wow!

Yesterday was part 2 of the conference & we split up during the breakout groups (KidStuf, Children, Service Programming, Small Groups, etc) so we can cover more topics. We had "Chick-Fil-A" for lunch :) the best chicken sandwich there is!!! I will be posting some more pictures (and possibly video) soon!

[for cebu people, i wont be posting any more pics until i see some from there too. para fair, di ba? i'm serious]

Anyway, continue to pray for us. Our first ministry date is on Thursday.

THE TOUR BEGINS...

Sundays@NP

We will be leaving in a few minutes to attend Sundays @ North Point here in Alpharetta, Georgia. This is one of the highlights of the trip. We expect to learn much from our new strategic partner, North Point Community Church.

We had a get-together last night with the Global X: Team Philippines last night at Matt's (Hulgan) place. We had so much fun. Everyone played on Rock Star (XBOX 360) and the Wii (Microsoft version of PS3). It was a great time. Pictures will be posted later. I will try to post some videos on YouTube and try to link the next post to it, so you guys can see us IN ACTION!

See you later. Miss you all!

Atlanta, Georgia

Its Saturday morning now in Atlanta, Georgia. Its still cold here, though. We will be meeting the North Point guys that came to Cebu. They will take us on tour this time. hehehe

In review:

Wed - we went to GrandFather Mountain, North Carolina. It was very windy that day (hapit mi mapalid, seriously). and also, as usual, tugnaw kaayo (very cold). we had lunch at their version of Larsian.

Thu - we went to Hawk's Nest Ski Resort. we didn't go skiing, but we did go snow tubing. everyone went down (including Kuya Les & AQ). And did i mention that it was cold...

After lunch, we were introduced to S'mores (marshmallow, hershey chocolate bar, and graham cracker all in one).

Fri - left Poppy & Mimi's house at 7am to drive down to Atlanta. its almost a 5-hr drive going down. MeL drove the other van. And except for the early exit on the first turn on I-85 South, everything went ok (Praise God).

We also got to meet Boyet & Bona and they took us to Ryan's Buffet (kaon na sad) & our first experience of Outlet Shopping.

Last night, we got to meet Billy, Matt (& his wife), Victoria, & Levy (u guys probably know her).

So, that's all for the past few days. God bless you guys. We love you all!

for more pics: http://melshenvjynz.multiply.com/

Snow & Rice

8:49am. still very cold here. brrrrrr.

yesterday, we got our first snow experience. we were on our way to the music store when the snow started to really fall down. we all ran out to experience what snow is all about :) we might be bringing some snow home too. hahaha..

after that, we all went to our 1st Wal-Mart visit. everyone was so surprised how the money here really goes a looooong way. and oh by the way, almost everywhere, drinks are free refills (sa ato pa, BOTTOMLESS). then last night, most of us got to talk to our family through skype so they're good for the next week :)

the best thing is, this morning Mimi (Les' mom) fixed RICE for everyone. YES!!! everyone was so happy to taste our national food again. but their rice is not ganador or NFA, its more sosyal (jasmine).

hope to hear from you guys...

more pics on http://melshenvjynz.multiply.com/photos/album/15/Adoration_USA

Its...rea...lly...cold.... here...BRRRRR!!!

sorry for the late pics. something went wrong with the internet at the airport so it wasnt uploaded. anyway, i got it now.

its now 9:52am. and its -8 degrees Celsius (for you Americans its 20F). Very cold. Brrrr...

its a rest day for us, so we're all just hanging out. We plan to go to Wal-Mart & a music store today. Keep posting comments. We miss you guys there in Cebu.

WE'RE HERE

Yahoo! After almost a day of flying, waiting at airports and trying to act calm :) , we have reached L.A. Airport.

We are now waiting for our connecting to Dallas which will then connect us to Charlotte, North Carolina. Another half-day of flying. Whew! America is THAT BIG!

Thanks for your prayers, guys. There was very little trouble (except for Eph's pedalboard, w/c we had to wait for half an hour to appear... hehehe) No problems at Immigration & Customs... pero nervous a little bit (which reminded us of VISA interview).

Here are a couple of pics (HongKong & LA airports). We'll post some more later. keep in touch.

D-Day

The day has finally come. We are excited, packed (almost), and ready to go. Even though we are excited to go to the States, we are sad to leave Quest behind esp now that we have all these new environments (2nd service, Waumba, UpStreet).

It is now 1pm here in Cebu. Our flight leaves at 7:50pm for HongKong and then... the 14-hour flight to L.A.X. (USA). Pls pray our safety, and also for the loved ones that we will be leaving in Cebu.

Alright, watch out for the next blog (which will have pix hopefully). God bless you guys. Don't forget to comment!

Almost... (pt 2)

Thank you so much for your prayers & support. Everything is coming together at the perfect time. God really taught us about something called FAITH. He has provided for airfare and most of the needed expenses. We will be trusting Him to provide for the rest of the funds for ground and travel costs.

Our schedule is posted on the left side of this blog...

Continue to pray for us as we prepare this week for the trip. God bless you all!

Almost...

This is the first post of Adoration's trip to the U.S. of A.

We will try to write as often as possible :) (with pictures, of course)

The band will leave on Feb 17 Sunday. There will be 10 of us (Adoration, Les, Brad, Nikki) going. It's gonna be exciting (maybe a little scary..hehehe) but with your prayers and support, we know all will be well.

So pls keep in touch & write us.

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God bless.