Then the weekend came.
*Kerygma Conference 2008.
November 29-30 in Philippine Sports Arena (Ultra).
It's my first time to be a delegate.
And I was awakened.
During the entire weekend, miracles happened all thoughout.
I saw the lame walking, the deaf hearing, the blind seeing. Literally.
There were prophecies of freedom from sickness, debt, and addictions.
The worships were awesome!
You can feel the angels worshipping with us.
There were 6000+ people, young and old,
praying in tongues all at the same time.
It was very powerful!
And the soulfood was overflowing from the comical preachers.
The event was like a feast that God prepared,
and we were deeply satisfied.
I felt first hand how God works miracles.
Let me share to you my cherished miracles of the weekend...
1st Miracle: My family were delegates too.
This is the biggest blessing.
It was unusually easy for me to convince them to come to the KCon.
When I'd invite them to events,
they would normally give me reasons like
the place is too far, it's magastos, or they have appointments already.
But as for this event, they were different.
So I was not surprised when we felt the evil one at work double-time
to prevent our family to be together there.
Early in the morning last Saturday,
they travelled from Las Piñas to Ultra for almost 3 hours
when it would normally take them only an hour max.
I left my dorm early so I could reserve seats for them,
but I got harried because of their lateness for more than an hour.
I learned that apparently, there was an unusual road block in EDSA.
And they had to stop midway in their travel
because the van almost overheated.
I'm sure they got harassed as well. But still they went.
So when they finally arrived,
there was no nagging, no blaming whatsoever.
A miracle in itself. Haha.
I just thanked the Lord they still came through.
This paved way for us to receive what the Lord had in store for us.
2nd Miracle: Healing for the family
Since my dad passed away three months ago,
we as a family really had to be strong for one another.
We unconsciously kept our feelings to ourselves
just to be strong especially for Mama.
But in the weekend, we were able to cry our hearts out,
express our love for each other through hugs and kisses,
and let ourselves be healed by the presence of the Lord.
And we were able to worship the Lord,
singing songs and raising our hands as a family again.
Mama and my youngest brother even had a vision of Papa
telling us to hold on to each other,
and that we are the greatest children.
We felt whole again.
And we experienced God awakening us
from a deep slumber of mourning.
3rd Miracle: Freedom from Impurity
This one is very personal for me.
I am recovering from an an addiction for the longest time
and I am really having a hard time
especially when the temptation is too hard to resist.
It came to a point in my life when I even asked myself:
What's the sense in this? I'd fall into sin again.
But the Lord has His perfect timing.
When I'd start to be callous again,
He runs to his prodigal son and hugs me tight,
celebrating and rejoicing because his son has come back to Him.
During the weekend, I was moved to kneel down and offer to the Lord
all the impurities in my life, my addictions, my fears, my desires.
This time my tears felt like they were blood,
and Jesus was crying with me.
I was led into a prayer of healing and commitment to purity.
Finally, I was set free.
***
These are just some of the miracles I personally experienced
during the Kerygma Conference.
All who went there experienced their own miracles in their lives too.
But I'm sure everybody would agree that the greatest blessing
is knowing that we could be the miracle
to each other and to the world.
Why? Because the Lord has empowered all of us to be so.
There's so much we can do!
Want to experience a miracle? BE THE MIRACLE!
My friends, I'm sharing this in my blog because
this is my loving way to bless you.
If you feel blessed, I invite you to pass it on.
Do a loving act to someone.
In our own simple ways, we can bless the world, one person at a time.
See you in Kerygma Conference 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum!
Didoy
*Kerygma (Greek: κήρυγμα, kérugma, pronounced "kay-roog-ma")
is the Greek word used in the New Testament for preaching
(see Luke 4:18-19, Romans 10:14, Matthew 3:1).
It is related to the Greek verb κηρύσσω (kērússō), to cry or proclaim as a herald,
and means proclamation, announcement, or preaching.
--Wikipedia