This song made me cry last camp, 1st day of the camp. Our primary goal in that retreat was to touch God’s heart, but I think in this moment when the praise & worship played this song, God is the One who touched our hearts. It’s a wonderful and blessed feeling when you know that there is Someone who is willing to encourage you and gives you strength when you’re down and weak. Some people see you strong, but they don’t know you’re weak inside and only God can give you sufficient strength to move forward and face your giants in life. :)
Warrior is a Child
Chrorus:
They don’t know that I come running home when I fall down
They don’t know who picks me up when no one is around
I drop my sword and cry for just a while
‘Coz deep inside this armor
The warrior is a child…
Attention! Back to Tagalog ulit muna…
Uumpisahan ko na. Alam mo yung pakiramdam na makakameet ka ng mga bagong kaibigan at Christians pa?! Ansarap sa pakiramdam ng ganoon noh? yung una nyong pag uusap hindi ibang bagay yung mga pinag usapan nyo, si Lord agad.
Nakilala ko mga kapatid kong to sa Youth Camp last May 24,2012. 1st time pa lang nilang magyouthcamp noon, and I’m assigned to be their devotional group leader doon sa camp.
Here’s my first impressions sa kanila at yung mga experiences ko sa camp kasama sila:
Allan - matagal ko na syang kilala e, kaso hindi kami close noon. Nung una palang ata akong naggig nakita ko na siya. Siya ata yung isa sa mga nagwewelcome noon sa mga first timers, di lang ako sure. Tapos ayun, nakukyutan lang ako sa kanya. haha. tapos noon nalaman ko ring kapatid pala siya ni Ate Rai(network leader din sa church).
Bench - nakilala ko noon siya sa church last May 10, 2012, nung General Meeting ng mga leaders at ministers para sa Youth Camp. Isa siya sa mga naging kagroup ko noon, binlog ko pa nga to e here:
http://michaelebreo.tumblr.com/post/22812145593/appreciation-game#notes
To continue, akala ko noon sobrang mahiyain siya, pero hindi ko naman sinasabing walang hiya siya nung nakilala ko na siya. Yung tipong nasa lugar naman..
Kuya Dale - eto, sa camp ko pa lang siya nakita at nakilala. Una, sa totoo man akala ko masungit siya(sorry Kuya). Haha. pero sabi nga ni Lord wag daw tumingin sa physical appearance lang. Tapos akala ko rin mas bata at kasing edad ko lang siya, yun pala graduate na siyang Architecture. Pambihira! Siguro childlike faith kaya nagmumukha siyang bata sa paningin ko, praise God!
Kuya Mark - siya, kilala ko na rin siya e, nung sa His Life pa lang, nakikita ko siya doon kaso di rin kami close noon. One time nga, noong nag o-audition siya sa praise&worship team sobrang nabless ako sa boses niya. Exceptional kasi e!
Ayun! Nung first day sa camp, doon ko palang sila naging devotional group members. Nagpakilala sa isa’t isa at naghiwalay na rin. At sinabi ko rin noon sa kanila na magmeet kami after ng morning exercise kinabukasan.
Nung second day na, after ng morning exercise, wala akong makita ni isa sa kanila, after siguro 10 minutes ng paghihintay nakita ko rin si Bench at sa mga sumunod na oras, dumating din sina Kuya Dale at Allan. Ang tagal din namin noon hinintay si Kuya Mark, kaso walang nagpapakita, kaya we decided na simulan nalang yung meeting kahit wala siya, hanggang sa natapos kami, wala pa rin siya. Tapos nung pabalik na kaming kwarto, nakita namin siya, may kasamang ibang group, yun pala napagkamalan niyang ako yun. Hahaha. Pambihira noh?! Tapos ayun, sinabi ko na lang na bukas punta na lang siya doon sa meeting place namin.
Third day! Last day. Praise God at nakumpleto rin kami. Hahaha. Sabay sabay rin kaming nag breakfast, after noon yung Word na. Pero kung tutuusin, mas nabebless ako nung natapos na yung Word na binaba ko, yung fellowship time na lang namin. Kasi doon, di lang ako nagsheshare kundi lahat, liban nga lang kay Allan kasi agad na siyang umalis noon, may lifegroup daw sila. Nagsharean kami ng mga experiences at testimonies. Bitin nga lang sa time kasi mag uumpisa na noon yung session, and as a facilitator kailangan kong bumalik sa court before the time.
Itong last day ko sila sobrang naappreciate, lalo na sina Bench, Kuya Mark at Kuya Dale.
Tapos the next day/ kahapon, tapos na yung camp. Nasa bahay na kami. Pero praise God nakakausap ko pa rin sina Bench, Kuya Mark at Kuya Dale through texts and fb.
Sobrang nabebless at naeencouraged ako sa mga shineshare nila. Sobrang pasalamat ko kay Lord at nakilala ko silang apat. I believe hindi lang doon sa bundok natatapos yung mga napagsamahan namin. I appreciate them all. :)
Pictures here. Photos there. Last day of the camp! :)
Super blessed with the lives of these anointed people.
That feeling that even you’re one of the facilitators in this event you can’t helped but to be one of the delegates again. The one who is SHOUTING, CRYING, SINGING, DANCING, PRAISING and WORSHIPING GOD.
I can’t deny the fact that I also need God in my life, to change and transform me to a new person He wants me to be. I thank God because even in this simple way of facilitating this huge crowd, I know that very moment I’ve touched His beautiful and loving heart. Thank God also because even this is my second time to attend this youth camp, He still gave me new experiences and revelations. He again filled my huge containers! I received overflowing grace, anointing and blessings.
Also, thank God for the lives of the people I’ve met there, and for the lives of my friends, leaders, lifegroup and networkgroup family.
For me, this 3-day retreat will be the highlight of this year 2012 in my life. God is not yet done in my life. I know that the best and great things are yet to come! :’)
—photo from Kuya Aduy(churchmate/praise&worship team leader)
