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A Business Built To Last: A Business of Love

2014-02-23T17:02:00.001-08:00

Do you want to be Financially FREE! Do you want to get out of pestering Debts? Do you want to learn how o make your money work for you? These were our own questions as we are totallt lost and wounded financially.

I have been an employee of prestigious electronics companies for about 30 Years. In November of 2007 I ventured into a new career in a less well known, and often times misunderstood company called IMG-International Marketing Group. This transformed me from being an employee to an entrepreneur whose business is about love.

All I can say is that I am "Good Tired" now and I am more financially secured than ever in this new found business. I do not fear the word "Retrenchment, Cost-Cutting, or outright TSUGI"... As I am my own boss. And all I do is share our experience. We go out to many different places to share, to help, and to serve and to love the people we meet.

In those six years, I am priveleged to have written a book, guested on TV and Radio, and spoken to thousands of people all over the world spreading the transformation and experience I had in my financial status. Helping and serving people change lives too! God has blessed us with explosive blessings that we even earn more now than when we were employed.

Last week we were with our WSB-World System Builders Team in Los Angeles Convention Center and I saw the 10,000 plus attendees doing the same business and mission in USA and Canada.

This weekend we will be part of the sharers on Bro Bo's "Wealth Summit" Bonus Day at the PICC. We will share how to build a business for the long haul. I know we have built a business for the long haul for we have built a business about love. The bible says "Love is Eternal" and so is this business that we have built!

If you want to know more about our business, check this out: Truly Rich Makers Business or click this to register into our FREE Financial Coaching

Love One Another!

2013-04-21T18:18:00.003-07:00

April 28,2013

Reading 1, Acts 14:21-27

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13

Reading 2, Revelation 21:1-5

Gospel, John 13:31-33, 34-35

³⁴ I give you a new commandment: love one another; you must love one another just as I have loved you.³⁵ It is by your love for one another, that everyone will recognize you as my disciples. John 13:34-35

¹ Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. ³ Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, 'Look, here God lives among human beings. He will make his home among them; they will be his people, and he will be their God, God-with-them.⁴ He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness or pain. The world of the past has gone.' Revelations 21: 1, 3-4

LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

Moses in the Old Testament got the Ten Commandments encrypted in stone tablets by God that he was not even able to see. In the New Testament it was Jesus speaking directly to His disciples a New Commandment of Love. And not only did He give His disciples a command He has shown by His examples how each one must love one another. In this Sunday’s gospel scene, Jesus already had done the lowliest of the low job of a servant by washing their feet. Jesus by this time already had shown them that He has gone through the sacrifice of dying in the cross for the sins of men, and that he already told them to be of service to many like a faithful shepherd to his flock. This scene in the gospel I liken to a “habilin” (a last will) to His disciples before He is lifted to Heavens. Jesus is commissioning His disciples to continue His ministry on Earth by loving one another as we are loved unconditionally by Him our Lord Jesus, our God. Thus Jesus say “³⁴ I give you a new commandment: love one another; you must love one another just as I have loved you.³⁵ It is by your love for one another, that everyone will recognize you as my disciples.” John 13:34-35

It is all about LOVE. Love will restore us to the new heaven: “1 then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. ³ Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, 'Look, here God lives among human beings. He will make his home among them; they will be his people, and he will be their God, God-with-them.⁴ He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness or pain. The world of the past has gone.” Revelations 21: 1, 3-4

Love is so exciting and wonderful feeling. But it is not too easy to do all the time even to the person I dearly love. Envy, distrust, and other deception by the evil one sometimes win over my decision to love. I keep falling out and in love. A continuous struggle which I believe is true for most of us. But I am so driven and praying even harder that I would be able to follow the new commandment of love for I am looking forward to the reward of being part of the “new earth without a sea”. Wow, we can traverse the world on foot. We can reach out to so many people and places.” A new earth where God lives with humans. A new earth where there will be no more death, no more sadness or pain, no more tears.” A new earth filled with love. It is really all about LOVE. And all I have to do is LOVE. LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, we praise You, we adore You, we glorify You! You are so loving You don’t give up on us. We continuously fall for sin of envy and hatred yet You continually give us hope of eternal life with You! We pray You grant us a new heart filled with Your love that we may be able to love one another and follow the new commandment that Your dearly beloved Son has given us! We ask this through the intercession of Mary our mother, AMEN!

The Good Shepherd

2013-04-14T21:37:00.003-07:00

April 21,2013

Reading 1: ACTS 13:14, 43-52

Responsorial Psalm: PS 100:1-2, 3, 5

Reading 2REV 7:9, 14B-17

Gospel: JN 10:27-30

“My sheep hear my voice;
I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.

No one can take them out of my hand.” Jn: 27-28

In today’s Gospel I vividly see an image of a loving, caring shepherd. The “Good Shepherd” who is willing to lay His life for His flock. And His flock re not just the chosen people. His flock are those who hears His voice. Those who follow Him. Even the Gentiles (non-Jews) is His flock. When Paul and Barnabas spoke to the Gentiles: “The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. All who were destined for eternal life came to believe, and the word of the Lord continued to spread
through the whole region.”

In Jesus’ time, to be a shepherd is a low level job. Even in today’s standards, the shepherds are still low level farm hands. Whole day you take care of nothing but your flock. That could be boring and tiring. If you do not really care about your flock, they get to stray away or is lost and you don’t do anything about it for what you care about is just the pay you get from it. But Jesus is the “Good Shepherd. He continues to show us that He is even willing to give up His life for us. The Psalmist say “The LORD is good: his kindness endures forever, and his faithfulness, to all generations. R. We are his people, the sheep of his flock.” The question is do we know Him? Do we hear His Voice? Do we follow Him? How?

I have been consistently attending the Light Of Jesus Community for more than 4 years now. I attend the weekly gathering which is aptly called “The Feast” at PICC. Weekly I get a dose of inspiration from Bro. Bo Sanchez; the Spiritual Leader of the community. I have deepened my relationship with our Lord through the love filled, and most often down to earth and funny sharing of this wonderful person called Bo. It is where I learn to know more about Jesus, hear His Voice through the sharing, and follow Him by doing what I am inspired to do for my fellowmen. The disciples had Jesus as their Shepherd. The Gentiles had Paul and Barnabas as their shepherd. I have Bro Bo as my shepherd. Now, I am doing my best to be worthy to shepherd people too to the right path, the greener pasture, to “springs of life-giving water.”

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, we thank You and glorify You for You have given us Your only begotten Son to be our “Good Shepherd”. May we continue to hear His voice and follow Him in our day to day activities. May we know Him more dearly so we can follow His example of being a good shepherd to our own family, our friends, and our entire community, and most especially to people who do not know Him yet. All this we ask in the mighty name of our Good Shepherd: Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, forever and ever. Amen!

Feed My Sheep!

2013-04-12T19:08:00.000-07:00

April 14,2013

Reading 1, Acts 5:27-32, 40-41

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13

Reading 2, Revelation 5:11-14

Gospel, John 21:1-19

¹⁷ Then he said to him a third time, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that he asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' and said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.

Feed My Sheep!

This Sunday the second Sunday after Easter Sunday Jesus appeared to His disciples: “This was the third time that Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after rising from the dead.” John 21:14

In this Gospel scene I am amazed that a carpenter teaches fishermen how to fish. They had been out all night: “Jesus called out, 'haven’t you caught anything, friends?' And when they answered, 'No, ‘he said, 'Throw the net out to starboard and you'll find something.' So they threw the net out and could not haul it in because of the quantity of fish.” John 21:5-6

The first time Jesus appeared to the disciples, they were in the upper room, locked up for fear of the Jewish authorities who were looking for them. In this scene after that first appearance they were already emboldened and had joy and peace in their hearts. The disciples no longer cower in fear but is able to return to their normal life as fishermen.

Then in the final scene in today’s Gospel Jesus is giving his “habilin” (“Last Will”) to Peter by asking him: “‘Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that he asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' and said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.” John 21: 17

About 4 years ago I was forced to retire in the company I worked for. I looked for a job but days, weeks, months and a year passed by but I have not landed a job. I was devastated and afraid of what will be the future of my family. I was like the disciples who caught nothing for a whole night. But as fate would have it, I obeyed the leading of the Holy Spirit in my life. I had a detour. I shifted to another career of helping people get out of debt, save and invest, and get out of employment and be their own business owners. I and my wife shifted our focus not on our own needs but on the needs of others. We spread the love of the Lord through our “Financial Mentoring Ministry”. The more we share (feed the lambs), the more blessed we are financially. All praise and thanks be to God!^“You have turned my mourning into dancing, you have stripped off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. So my heart will sing to you unceasingly, Yahweh, my God, I shall praise you forever” Psalm 30:11-12

PRAYERS

Dear Jesus, we thank You and we praise You so much! You are our source of Hope and Joy! We ask You to continue to bless us, keep us in your mighty care! We ask you to let Your goodness and mercy come alive in us so we can continue the mission you have given the apostles and disciples to “feed your lambs”. We ask this through the intercession of Mama Mary, and through Your most powerful Name: Jesus our Resurrected Lord forever and ever, Amen!

Peace and Joy

2013-04-06T16:46:00.001-07:00

April 7,2013

Reading 1, Acts 5:12-16

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24

Reading 2, Revelation 1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19

Gospel, John 20:19-31

^“20 and, after saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord,

²¹ and he said to them again, 'Peace be with you. 'As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.' “John 20:20-21

Peace and Joy

First Sunday after the Resurrection Sunday. I imagine the joy and peace that the disciples had when they saw Jesus alive and in their midst. Jesus showed his disciples his hands and his side to prove to them that He is truly alive and not a ghost. It was and is up till today a proof that Jesus is indeed our Lord and Savior! That He had triumphed over death!

The Easter Sunday celebration I attended in SMX MOA impressed in my heart the joy of the Resurrected Christ! My whole family was there and we had so much happiness and love from everyone who were there. There was so much peace and joy in our hearts. We felt Jesus presence in our midst even if he has not shown His physical presence. We believe that He has risen and He does not even have to show His hands and side to prove it. We have felt His mighty presence from the songs, from the people who had gathered in the celebration, from the people who shared their lives, and from the preachers who shared their testimonies.

I really thank God for he has commissioned His disciples to spread the good news of His resurrection, and His Lordship, His Power, His Love. Jesus did not only appear to His beloved disciples but he made sure they are empowered by the Holy Spirit and commissioned them by saying to them again “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.” John 20:21

We are also tasked, or better yet, all commissioned as believers of Christ to continue to proclaim in our lives to all people specially those marginalized by the society. The poor and helpless. Those who are sick physically or financially. Those who are hopeless! That our Lord Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. Just like the disciples, we are not just made believers but missionaries to bring peace, joy and love to one another! In our deeds, words, and most importantly in our works or actions.

PRAYERS

Lord almighty Father, we thank You for giving us your only Son to live with us and die for our sins and conquer death on the cross. We thank you Father for the continuing mission of the disciples handed down to our pope, bishops, and all the clergy from generation to generations. We ask you to continue to bless all people with Peace and Joy that your Resurrected Son gave the disciples from that very first Easter Sunday to our present and till eternity! In Jesus name we pray! Amen

Moving Forward

2013-03-05T17:17:00.005-08:00

This is Fely's Reflection fro March 17

“Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new!... Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like the torrents in the southern desert. Those that sow in tears shall reap rejoicing.”

The reason why we are never happy is because we always think of the past. “If only….”. I am guilty of this as well. But the Lord has assured us, remember not the events of the past, I am doing something NEW! What a great assurance. If we only put our TRUST in God!

I remember in one Feast I attended with Bro Bo Sanchez, he shared a story of how he failed in many businesses while starting his journey to become an entrepreneur. And there was one time he lost his life savings to a bad deal with a friend! But instead of giving up, he continued and prayed to God to return what was lost to him 10 times!! And God did! Now he is earning much much more and all that was lost from him was given back more than 10 times! This really struck me! Asking the Lord to return what was lost 10 times! I never prayed like this before. Yes I do that now! I also pray to God if I lost something to return and give it back to me 10x more!

When I retired from Intel and got my retirement money, one the biggest mistake I committed was to lend some money and earn interest from them. I got paid for some but there was some who did not pay me until now! When I remember that I really felt bad! How could people be so irresponsible! They come to you begging to help them with their financial problems then forget to pay your back! But I have learned to let go and just like Bro Bo, I just prayed that God bless them and return to me in other ways what I lost 10x more. And God did!!!

So I encourage you to pray the same! Do not keep on looking back at what you lost, but have hope that the BEST is yet to come! Learn to LET GO. Claim a floodgate of blessings is coming your way! Pray that all that you lost will be given back by God 10x more! Whether it’s a failed business, loss from robbery or theft, bad investments, borrowed money that was never returned or paid back, etc. Our God is a BIG GOD! He is super rich! And super generous. Just obey Him, love Him and serve Him and TRUST in Him.

In Jeremiah 29.11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”

Prayer

Dear Lord thank you for your encouraging words. Help me to always enjoy the present filled with so much hope for the future despite what happened in the past. The BEST is yet to come. Help me to move forward, never giving up until I am with you in eternity. Thank you Lord. Amen

Let's Reconcile!

2012-01-16T14:32:00.001-08:00

“After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “”This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.””Mk 1:15

Jesus’ public ministry began after John the Baptist had been arrested. The message He had was very clearly stated on verse Mk1:15. What John was preaching about the savior and messiah is at hand, is already being fulfilled by Him. But sadly, He was not recognized and people continue to look for the promised messiah. Even to this age and time, not everyone knows nor refuse to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Even in Jerusalem where He was born, raised and preached, He is not acknowledged as our Messiah.

Even in our midst among those who profess to be Christians and even Catholics, we profess with our mouth that Jesus is our Lord and Savior, but we deny Him by our actions and deeds. There is so much trickery, deceit, corruption, hatred, greed, malice, sinfulness that wraps up the world. I myself falls victim to these deadly sins despite the fact that I know Jesus is our Messiah. But I believe in His great mercy and forgiveness. All I have to do every time I sin is to repent and believe that He really loves me and He shall wipe away all my sins. His promise is eternal and all I have to do to indeed be saved is to repent and believe in His gospel.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we praise You and we thank You for giving us Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ to be our Messiah, our Savior. And we thank You Lord Jesus for your unending mercy and forgiveness that all we have to do is repent and believe and we shall be saved! Thank You Lord Jesus. Thanks You!

GIFT
Bring a friend to church! Invite them to have their confession. Have the sacrament of reconciliation too!

Faithful Friends....

2012-01-16T14:28:00.001-08:00

“It is I, I, who wipe out, for my own sake, your offenses; your sins I remember no more.” Is 43:25

“When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “”Child, your sins are forgiven.”” Mk 2:5

Many times, I had some serious and many petty quarrels leading to misunderstanding and even hurting words. And I would confess, most of them though forgiven are not forgotten. I find it easy for me to forgive but not to forget. But in Is43:25, the Lord says He wipes our sins and remembers it no more. Simply said, the Lord God forgives and forgets our sins. Only God alone has this power. That is why when some of the scribes heard Jesus said He forgives the sins of the paralytic, they said He was blaspheming.

As I reflect on this passage of Mark 2:1-12, I am amazed on the love and faith of the four men who carried the paralytic, passing through the thick crowds. And when they cannot enter the door for there were too many people in the house, they climb up the roof top and tear open the roof so they can lower down their paralytic friend near Jesus. Even Jesus was awed by these men’s faith! Thus, He has told them who He really was by forgiving the sins of the paralytic, and I bet including those four friends.

Prayer
Lord Heavenly God, we ask for your mercy and forgiveness. We also ask you to give us the courage and the strength to be able to bring to You our friends and family members who are paralyzed by sin. We know that You are a loving and forgiving God and Your mercies last forever. In Jesus mighty name we pray. Amen.

GIFT
Bring a friend to church especially those who had been paralyzed by sins or concerns of this world. Try to also bring to church those who are actually physically challenged and unable to join mass or the Eucharistic celebrations.

I Want to be Clean!

2012-01-16T14:26:00.001-08:00

“As long as the sore is on him he shall declare himself unclean, since he is in fact unclean. He shall dwell apart, making his abode outside the camp.” Leviticus 13:46

“A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “”If you wish, you can make me clean.””Mk1:40

Have you seen a leper? Nowadays this disease is already curable. However, you still would feel that lepers still opt to live together and make their abode afar from those who are without the disease. In the past, it is more difficult both physically and emotionally for those who were afflicted with leprosy for they have to even live outside the camp or away from others. They are ostracized as unclean and any contact with them will render the person who touches them to be unclean as well.

Feeling unclean is same thing as feeling sinful. When we sin, we are actually staying away from God. We camp outside away from God because of our sins. But God never wants us to separate with him. It is our sinfulness that pulls us away from Him and not Him to us. But in spite of our sinfulness, our being a leper, we do not have to camp out from Him. All we have to do is approach Him and beg His kindness and mercy. Just like what the leper did. And I am so sure that just like the leper who begged Him, He will wash away our sins and make us free from our sins (leprosy).

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we praise and thank you for your mercy and kindness. For your undying love for us, though we are sinful and tend to stay away from You. We do not even have to beg you for you already know our desires. Al we have to do is come to You and You will restore us and make us clean again. In Jesus mighty name we pray. Amen.

GIFT
Today, let us do our best to go to confession and make ourselves clean again. Pray also that many people who need repentance and reconciliation turn away from their sins and return to God.

Let us also pray for those who are actually inflicted with skin disease, that may be able to obtain healing and cleansing from their afflictions.

Called to Preach?

2012-01-16T14:19:00.000-08:00

“Brothers and sisters: If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it….” 1Cor 9:16

“ He told them, ““let us go on nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come.”” Mk 1:38

I’ve been with people who are preachers and use the pulpit, and the multimedia to preach the gospel to many people. Some people I’ve met in the community I was in preach the gospel by their examples, and by how they put their time, treasures, and talent to spread the good news. Some uses both, and one of them is my father-in-law who is an incessant preacher. He takes all opportunity to preach the gospel. He can rattle off verses in the bible like an automatic glossary. He has spent his retirement years reaching out to people through his ministry and went to spreading the gospel on TV.

He lives what he preaches. He does not boast about it, and he does not get paid doing it. In fact he has spent his own retirement money to spread the gospel. He has taken it as an obligation imposed on him and is following the same example and purpose that Christ has come.

He inspires me to do the same as I am called for the same purpose, to spread the gospel of the Lord. How about us?

Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for the inspiration, and the wisdom to see a clear purpose in our existence. We ask you to pour down on us your spirit of zeal that we maybe like Jesus to others in preaching and living your gospel. We ask this thorugh our Lord Jesus Christ!. Amen.

GIFT
This day do something to spread the gospel of the Lord by reading the gospel reading for the day and picking up one verse that struck you then write up your reflection. You can either post it in your FB page.

Then get together with friends and share to them your reflection. Or simply live out the message you receive from your reflections.

Pray also for your priests and preachers. Pray that they may continue to have a healthy, and upright life worthy to spread the gospel of the Lord.

Ask Anything In My Name...

2011-06-26T16:34:00.000-07:00

Have you asked anything in Jesus mighty name? We do... and we always believe that whatever good we pray in Jesus name is granted.

We do believe, He knows everything, even if we do not ask Him. But, there is nothing wrong with asking. As He has promised"Ask and you shall receive"....

For the past 6 months, our IMG business has grown by leaps and bounds. We now have 4 Marketing Directors and we just have been promoted to Senior Marketing Director and just a few days ago qualified for promotion to National Marketing Director. Just a few more steps to the dream position of CEO-MD.

Our latest MD is the couple Raquel and Joey Arellano shown here receiving their Plaque during our Convention at Suntec International Convention Center in Singapore.

This is Fely and I sharing why we do the IMG Business with passion and energy.

Did we pray and ask Jesus for this? Of course, we raised up our arms and prayed fervently for this. Then we worked our way. And the Lord Jesus is so generous and bountiful in His blessings. He blesses us with even better that what we prayed in His mighty name.

How about you? Have you prayed for something to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?

Do so, and be blessed abundantly!

God bless us all!!!

Being Truly Rich is Making Others Rich....

2011-06-24T03:11:00.000-07:00

We just came back form our IMG- International Marketing Group MD-Marketing Director's Convention in Singapore. There we were awarded our Senior Marketing Director Promotion. We are so happy that in that convention, we have three MDs who got their Plaque as well! MD Nancy/Manny Martin, MD Malou/Vener Torres and Raquel/Joey Arellano (notice that the men are always under the women)...

I am doubly happy for in this convention, one of our MD has been recognized as Top 7 Baseshop for the last 3 months prior the Convention (Feb, March, April). This means that they are generating a lot of income from the IMG Business.

We also have a record breaking feat of achieving the MD position in 63 days. This is the accomplishment made by Raquel/Joey Arellano. They finished their MD run in less than 3 months which is our best record in our team.

Our promotions are not self serving promotions for I know , in the process of getting our business partners, we give them the opportunity to be able to earn incomes that surpass their previous income and enable them too to properly handle their finances that they truly can secure their future.

It really feels good to be able to help others to be rich as well!

God bless us all!

The Solemnity of Pentecost

2011-05-19T19:29:00.000-07:00

June 12
Acts 2:1-11
1 Cor 12:3b-7,12-13
Jn 20: 19-23

THE SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST

“Jesus breathes the Holy Spirit”

Attending Charismatic way of praise and worship for the first time made me totally uneasy especially in the lifting of arms and felt weird hearing people around me making all kinds of sounds that is not making any sense for me. Then I attended my very first Light In The Spirit Seminar sponsored by the Parish Church and that made me understands but not fully comprehends what is happening. This may be the same situation the believers who gathered on the very first Pentecost. “And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.” Acts 21: 4 . The believers were even confused as they understood what each other were babbling (Acts 21: 6). Before they were filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus stood in their midst and said to them twice the words “Peace be with you” and they all rejoiced, and then Jesus gave them a wonderful present… He breathed on them the Holy Spirit! Followed by a command to each of them to forgive and retain sins. A second command after commissioning them to be disciples for the gentiles and the Jews. Baptizing and forgiving sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. We are so blessed that up to this day, these commands by our Lord Jesus Christ continue to happen all over the world!

Dear Lord. We thank You for sending us the gifts of the Holy Spirit to inspire us and enable us to serve You through people whom You send us on our way. Thank You Lord for the gift of reconciliation that you continue to give us through your current day representatives our priests.

Forgive and ask forgiveness with your loved ones.

My Anluwage's Reflection's For June 2011 - The Lord's Ascension

2011-05-18T22:19:00.000-07:00

June 5, 2011
Acts 1:1-11
Eph 1:17-23
Mt 28:16-20

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE LORD’S ASCENSION

“Jesus Commissions His Disciples”…

The happiest occasions during our family reunions are when we start to gather and our siblings arrive, and the saddest part is when we bid our farewell. I suppose it is what was in the hearts of the disciples as Jesus prepares to ascend to heaven. And what eases the pain of the separation is the hope to meet again. In fact not only did they felt sadness, some of them even doubted… “When they saw Him, they worshiped, but they doubted.” Mt 28:17. And then, He reassured them by approaching them and commissioning them to make disciples of all nations and not just the Jews. Thus, I believe that we are also commissioned to proclaim the good news to the world. We are in fact “commanded” if we consider ourselves disciples of Jesus. “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching then to observe all that I have commanded you.” Mt 28:19-20. And what makes it exciting to accomplish is His promise that He will be with us always, until the end of ages! What a wonderful assurance.

Heavenly Father, remove all our doubts and fears, and sadness. Make us your effective and unwavering disciples following all what you have commanded us to do: to bless the people whom we meet in our daily lives, and making them disciples as well to spread the good news to the whole world.

Go out and be a disciple to others!

Break Bad Old Habits and Create New Good Ones...

2011-05-06T19:32:00.000-07:00

Ever since we were born, our habits are already being formed by what our parents have in their genes... and by what we are molded into when we are young. Guess what, since the beginning, we are created and trained to spend...

It's like being infected with a virus. Check our early encounter with money... When we go to school and our mother (usually they are the ones that gives us allowances) will give us money as "baon" (allowance) to school. Guess what, after school, do we have money left? A few of us do have some piggy bank to save a portion , but guess what, ...when Christmas or Birthday comes (whichever comes first), the piggy bank is broken and the spending virus strikes back... big time....

When we get to employment, we always say... "mag iipon na ko pag na promote ako!"( I will save once I get promoted)... " Na-promote ka na nga...naka save ka ba?.. e di ba't hindi rin!" ( you've got promoted, but did you save?.. still didn't.. right?)... Why, because the old habit has not been broken. It is endemic, or should I say pandemic... It is already in our genes. It is ingrained on who we are from the beginning. That's why, we need an anti-virus to to fight against it. Breaking a bad habit requires rehabilitation of some sort. As far as the bad habit of spending, the anti-dote is the habit of saving and investing.

Breaking the old habit of spending is by creating new habit of saving and investing. Not that easy to acquire. It is easier said than done. It requires you to define first your compelling reason to save and invest and finding the right instruments that will enable you to obtain the DISCIPLINE...

I know exactly how, and I have broken the bad habit... How about you? Would you like to be coached how?

God bless !

There Is A New Breed Of Young Filipinos... They Want To Be Truly Rich Young!

2011-05-02T19:11:00.000-07:00

I am so happy to see many young people trooping to our seminars on how to be really and truly rich. Even those that are barely out of school are now beginning to take interest in saving and investing for their future.

Let me share to you three of them. I will not give their real names for fear that you may seek them and ask for a loan from them ( just joking...) Let's call one of them as Aida. Aida is an 18 Year Old student from Muntinlupa City. She is taking up a course in STI. She currently lives with her parents and she has an investible fund of 5-6K which she can squeeze out from her allowances. Unlike many teenagers, she is seeking for investments and not gadgets or gimmicks to spend on. With 5K/month of investments on a continuous and disciplined manner, she can accumulate 1.2M in 10 Years at a conservative 12% ROR .

Another one is whom I'd like to call Lorna. She is 19 years old. As old as my youngest son. She is also a student in Accountancy. Her's is a more dramatic twist in the mindset of young people. She is into networking and her latest earnings is roughly about 40-50K per month . She can invest no less than 25K per month from this earning and she is looking forward to even investing 50K/month as her earnings rise to 6 figures which she says is achievable in the next two months. What makes her mindset very dramatically different from common teenagers is not because she is into networking. It is because she believes that the way to achieving true riches is by going into business and not through employment. This is rather revolutionary and not contemporary among teenagers of her age who wants to get education and be employees afterward. She wants to accumulate and investment of more than 10 M in 10 years. She will pursue investing at 20K/month and she looks forward to have about 5M minimum which she says is not her target. She wants to go all out to 50K/month so she can achieve her dream of 10M in 10 Years...and I say she can achieve even more as I project it at 12M at 12% conservative ROR.

The third one is whom I will call Fe. She is a dear friend of Lorna and she tags along wherever Lorna brings her. She is also a student and also 19 year old. She puts her trust into Lorna and she is also making headway into her own earnings. She is also determined to be young millionaire. She is wise for she knows how to choose her friend wisely. I asked both of them to show me their cellphones and I am amazed that in spite of their earnings, they did not fall to the trap of "gadgetism". What's that... it's my new word for unquenchable desire for new and latest gadget. I am so sure they are in for the title of young millionaires even before they turn 30.

In our team, we have already in the past months those who started at age 22. But this is the first time, we have teenagers who will join our team. A good indication of how our mission has grown deep and wide that now we are able to penetrate the minds of young people like Aida, Lorna and Fe!

God bless our Mission! God bless our Company IMG! In Jesus Mighty Name We Pray!

IMG Mission in Vietnam

2011-04-20T17:34:00.000-07:00

Thailand and Vietnam are land locked countries. Access from and to each country can be by train or bus which can take about 6 hours from where we had our Thailand IMG Mission in Bangkok to our latest IMG Mission area Ho Chi Min or what was more famously called Saigon.

We were so blessed to have two couples who hosted our stay. Celine and James Mendoza and Jo and Angelo Depante. Both lovely, young couples who were also blessed to have us as their wedding sponsors. They set up our appointments and presentations.

We had our first meeting in the morning with an equally beautiful couple who had poured out to us their financial woes and deep in our hearts, we did felt this is the primary reason for our IMG Mission. Change people's lives. Charter new financial path towards financial freedom. We hope they will execute the concepts and business opportunities we laid down on them.

Several other families, couples, and former co-employees at Intel Philippines now working at Intel Vietnam also had the chance to meet up with us. We also had a wonderful opportunity to meet the Light Of Jesus Community and presented to them our IMG Concepts and Opportunities.

It was a fulfilling 5 day Mission and we are going back for more.

Watch out for our return on May 14-24!

Thanks to our wonderful hosts and we hope to see you back... We hope more families will be touched by our second wave of IMG Mission!

God bless us all!

After Thailand...Next is Vietnam...

2011-03-27T05:11:00.000-07:00

After a very successful round of seminars in Thailand through the support and help of generous hosts and benefactors; Maria VonRufli, Chel Jane and Most especially Fr. John of Mary Help of Christians Parish in Krungthep Krittha, Bangkok, we will be in Vietnam next week to spread financial literacy among our Intel Vietnam friends and Light of Jesus members out there.

The mission to spread financial literacy continues and this time it is in Vietnam. We are fired up to share our story and help many OFWs in Vietnam especially those Filipino expatriates at Intel to straighten out their finances and come up with their own financial blue print for a secured future. This time, our hosts will be two couples whom we love and we were one of their major sponsor in their wedding. Jo and Angelo Masicat Depante, and Celine and James Yap Mendoza.

I specially love doing this mission for married couples as this is directly in line with our call to mission on our marriage encounter community. We believe that one of the major issues be-facing couples are money matters. In fact more and more marriages in the Philippines and in the USA break up due to money issues. Some couples need to separate for one has to go abroad to earn more income. In the process, both or one of the partners succumbs to temptation. Sometime, the scenario is more severe and heartbreaking. The OFW, whether the male or female works hard for the money, and send back home to the family, including the extended family all the income. But the spouse who handles the finances does not know how to properly allocate and manage the funds to secure a stable and secured financial future, so when the OFW returns home, still no money to support the retirement and thus pressures the OFW to go back and work hard and far from their family again.

This is what we want to break. This is the call to mission that we have. And we in our own small way will do all we can to spend our time, treasures and talents to help corret this OFW maladies in their financial life. And we hope and pray that someday soon, instead of Filipinos going abroad to find a good job, it will be the other way around, and more Filipinos will be affluent, and achieve their financial dreams!

After Vietnam, it will be Singapore in June!

God bless us all! God be with our mission!

IMG Mission in Thailand

2011-03-06T18:26:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

We have asked Bro Bo to endorse our Thailand Mission on his facebook and he has posted it today March 7, 2011.

Here is how the text reads:

Financial Literacy Seminars this March
by Bo Sanchez on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 8:59am

My friends and financial coaches Fely and Benjie Santiago will be in Bangkok to teach Filipinos there who to become truly rich.

Join their financial literacy seminars. You'll learn a lot! Here are their schedules:

MARCH 12, 2011 - Saturday

Venue: Sathorn Park Place Condominium Conference Room - 3rd Floor

27/2 South Sathorn Road Near Sukhothai Hotel,

Behind Banyan Tree Hotel. Same drieway as Metropolitan Hotel

Host: Maria Rufli

Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

MARCH 13, 2011 - Sunday

Venue: Mary Help of Christians Church

Krungthep Kreeta, Srinakarind Road

Host: Father John Tamayo , SDB

Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

MARCH 14, 2011 - Monday

Venue: UN Office

12th Floor, United Nations Building,

Rajdamnern Nok Avenue,

Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Host: Malinee "Baby" Muangsiri

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MARCH 15, 2011 - Tuesday

Venue: UN Office

12th Floor, United Nations Building,

Rajdamnern Nok Avenue,

Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Host: Malinee "Baby" Muangsiri

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

For more details please contact Rachel 0853-570-579 or email rjdd_1509@yahoo.com (Bangkok, Thailand)

Benj 09209021217 (Email: richbenj.santiago@gmail.com)

Fely 09175000917 (Email: fely.santiago@gmail.com)

BeDebt-Free - http://www.thepoc.net/thepoc-features/mukhang-pera/wealth-guidelines/7675-be-debt-free.html

Truly Rich Makers - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Truly-Rich-Makers/240959273457

Media for God, Servants on Stage - http://anluwage91.blogspot.com/2010/03/couples-in-christ.html

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Benj Santiago May God bless this Mission to spread Financial Literacy so that many more will be truly rich...and many more will have more resources and wealth to give back to God and fellowmen!
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You are the Salt of the Earth....

2011-02-07T00:12:00.000-08:00

Jesus said to His disciples: You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? ...then He continues...You are the light of the world. ... Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father..... Mt 5:13...16

Yesterday, on our way to the Feast at PICC by Bro Bo Sanchez... my light was turned off... I did feel so bad afterward that in the early part of the mass I kept on asking for forgiveness. I was really unhappy and lost my light... and the mass convicted me as this passage above is read. I am suppose to give light to others especially to my children so that they can see in me the goodness and light of our Father in heaven.

I realize, that indeed to be truly happy, we must make others happy too. To be true light, we must give light to others that they may see in us the light that shines from our Father.

In my heart, I ask forgiveness from my children Rocky, Chiara and especially to Chai whom I annoyed the most with my uncalled for actions. I resolve to have more patience and kindness.

God bless us all!

Jesus Had Cured Many...

2011-01-20T07:43:00.000-08:00

People all over Israel was following Jesus because they learned He was curing the sick, and cast away evil spirits. His mercy is abounding that He really spend time with people to heal them in their physical and spiritual sickness.

It is also our mission order. We are all called to be healers. And we are so happy we are part of a mission to spread financial literacy. We are being followed by lots of people who need financial healing. We are able to follow our Lord Jesus call to mission in the field of money management. And truly, it gives us immeasurable happiness for every person, and family we help define their financial plans, and achieve their financial goals.

I praise and thank God for the opportunity...

God bless us all!

Is It Lawful To Do Good On Sabbath Or To Do Evil?

2011-01-19T07:38:00.000-08:00

This is one occasion that Jesus was irked by the pharisees, when they were spying on him if he will cure a man with withered hand. Jesus retorted by asking them if it is lawful to do good or to do evil on a sabbath.

Once again, the pharisees are focused on the traditions and the letter of the law, They failed to see the intent of the sabbath. The Jews in Jesus time cling on the law that prohibits people from doing any task on a sabbath day that even doing something good to another person is considered unlawful.

Sometimes, I do have "sabbath day" in doing good to other people. There are times I just want to relax and refuse to lift a finger to help out another person in need, much like that of the pharisee who valued rest rather love, who value relaxing rather than doing good to others, not doing anything good in the guise of communing with God or even preferring prayers versus actions to do good to others.

Lord, teach us, guide us to value doing good than having our rest.

God bless us all!

Why Do You Do What Is Unlawful On A Sabbath?

2011-01-18T15:07:00.000-08:00

The Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath!

I have been to different parts of the world and had seen different religious practices concerning sabbath. The Jews like the Muslims start their sabbath in the afternoon of Friday. Our Catholic church designates Sunday as our sabbath. But once again, Jesus is objecting to the practice of traditions and laws that is so rigid that it does not end up to "Love of God, Love of Others, and Love of Self...

When the pharisees questioned why the disciples were picking up some grains in the field to eat on a sabbath, they are quick to accuse Jesus of unlawfully violating sabbath day.

Most often I too looked into this practice of resting on a Sunday with so much rigidity like that of a pharisee. I hate people and companies who make their employees work on a Sunday, my sabbath day. But as I grew in understanding and wisdom, I learned that sabbath is not a designated day, it is actually everyday, and every moment even while we are at work. My sabbath day is like today , this moment, reflecting on the word of God and communing with Him who made everything .

Why do you do what is unlawful on sabbath? This must transcend to why do we do what is not aligned with the Love of God.... for sabbath is just a day... or should I say it is everyday that we rest and commune with God!

God bless us all....

New Cloth Old Cloak, New Wine Old Wine Skin....

2011-01-17T07:22:00.000-08:00

The people questioned , or should I say complained to Jesus why His disciples do not fast? And He answered them talking about new cloth not to be sewn on old cloak and new wine not to be poured on old wine skin...

I find it hard to reflect on these words for I cannot relate to this situation very well. These are old ways, and old analogies to retort back to what the people are complaining.

I see Jesus jolting the sensibilities of the Pharisees and the people supporting the Old Jewish Mosaic Law on Fasting. He seem to tell the people to abandon the old tradition, telling them to get updated on the realities of present. To see that what is important is not the letter of the Law, but the Essence of the Law.

I sense that Jesus is telling them , Hey, you wont understand what I am telling you for you're operating on a software that is not updated. You are still using DOS whereas we are already on Windows 2011!

I tend to focus too most of the time on what worked and how we did it in the past versus how my children are doing things their way today.

I pray that I would not be focused on the way of how things are done, but on the essence or the reason why it is done. I pray o God that I find wisdom to follow not the traditions but the reason for the traditions.

Thank You Lord!

God bless us all!

Happy Healthy Wealthy and Holy Family in Cavite!

2011-01-15T15:37:00.000-08:00

To God be all the glory and praise! In this IMG business and mission we are in, we get to go around the world and around the country meeting people of different background and status in life. Government Officials like Vice-Governor, Mayor, Judge, Fiscal, People of different level of financial status such as Very Rich, Rich, not so rich and those who are wrestling with debts.

Yesterday, in our Home BMP at Imus Cavite I have met a family of businessmen headed by a couple whom I will consider as a role model for being Happy, Healthy, Wealthy,, and Ho;y Family.

I had goose bumps as I hear them share their childhood experiences, their struggles, and their current triumph. I asked their prmission to write this blog for them and I want to share with you a short background of the couple who leads the company. They are Marivic and Lito Lapuz from Imus Cavite.

Lito is an Electrical Engineer who in his childhood days already had been taught the value of money and saving. His father gave him a "pitogo" some sort of piggy bank where he puts his coins to accumulate to some amounts which he himself deposit to a bank. He has not changed his ways despite the fact that he has gone up in life and now is the president of their family corporation. He still is frugal and industrious. He also reads a lot, and loves Bro Bo's Books which he showed me (8 Secrets of Truly Rich, and How to be Truly Happy).

His wife also truly wowed me. She was born to a poor family and made her way up. She has been a good steward of all the blessings the Lord has given their family. She is very faithful in giving 10% tithes of their income. She practices it then when they do not have much and continues to practice it still now that they have more than enough for them. She also teaches the right values to her children as she wants them to be good stewards of their good fortune. She makes them (Jed the youngest at 15 and Arissa -17 ) earn their extra money by doing house chores. Truly amazing practice.

I am encouraging them to be our partner in spreading IMG Mission for they are truly inspiring models to emulate. A truly Happy, Helathy Wealthy and Holy family!

God bless them more, and God bless us all!