Yesterdays' congress was a miracle!

I only asked God for 100 participants but he send 139 people in the event. All participants comming from different religion and spiritual paths. There were representatives from the Brahma Kumaris headed by Sis. Rebecca Ortega. There were also religious organizations within UP.

Voice of the Youth Network in UP Diliman and the HPAIR-Ateneo serve as campaign partners in schools and universities in Metro Manila for the Youth Employment Spak* Project. The Youth Employment Spark* project aims to raise awareness and increase understanding of youth unemployment issues amongst youth; and encourage youth entrepreneurship in a positive and entertaining way. The Spark* Project is a project partnership, supported by the Dutch National Commission on Sustainable Development and International Cooperation (www.ncdo.nl), between the Dutch National Youth Council (www.jeugdraad.nl) and four (4) youth-led organizations from different countries. This project was conceptualized to contribute to the development goals of the UN/World Bank/ILO Youth Employment Network (www.ilo.org/yen) and the UN Millennium Declaration

OBJECTIVE:
TO FOSTER UNDERSATNDING among different Religious Organizations. If there is understanding, it will be easier for organizations to give support to fellow organizations if they have projects for their community. More organizations supporting a particular project will ensure the success of the project.

WHO'S INVOLVE:
Speakers will come from the head of the Religious Youth Organziations. We have also invited some priest, pastors, reverends and leaders from different faith. Those who would like to be Speakers can contact us through, +63.919.6401773.

PROJECT LOCATION:
School of Economics Auditorium, UP Campus, DIliman, Quezon City. Details about the location contact Jamir Ocampo from ETC, 09204060578.

DURATION: February 24, 2005. 1-6pm

REGISTRATION:
The event, which will include the Foods and Compiled Speeches of Speakers is FREE for everyone. This was made possible through MMO Corp and Bansalangin.

To register, email cdbn.cmg@yahoo.com the Name, Email, Contact Number, Religious Affiliation, Reference Person and your reason for attending the event. For more information you may contact any of the Religious organizations in UP, particularly the following Faculty Advisers and student representatives below,

UP Student Catholic in Action
Xandra Yebron, 09174931161

Victory Campus Ministry,
Christopher Lao, 09198454810

UP Muslim Student Association,
Maharlika ALonto,09178999678

Adventist Ministry to College and University Students,
Christine Timoteo, 09189283088

CFC YOuth for Christ,
Vernon Julius Cemine, 09196519758

Connect to Campus Christian Society
Manuel Aleta, 09167921973

UP Latter-Day Saint,
Betty Dulam, 09209108205

UP Baptist YOuth Impact
Jeena Rani Marquez, 09179426250

UP Campus Crusade for Christ
Loulla Barra, 09205850577

UP In-Chrsitb Thrust for University Students,
Ma. Dolores TOngco, 09168453906

UP Kristiyanong Kabataan para sa Bayan
Evangeline Katigbak, 09193717578

UP Navigators,09273416294

We hope you could all come in this once in a lifetime Event. For your other queries you may contact Andres Tamayo at 09214353176. To register your organization,be one of the speakers in the event or if you like to be one of the sponsors for this event please contact us at 09185241812.

The heads of the participating Religious Organizations who will be chosen to speak during the event base on the draft of the speech on Understanding that they would submit and who brought in 20 members to participate during the event will receive the "Outstanding Inter Faith Youth Leader" awarded through National Youth Commission.

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Interfaith and Spiritual Youth Congress, Feb24, 1-5pm, UP Campus, Econ Auditorium. Everyone is invited! This is organized by ETC, ECON Student Council, UP Religious Orgs. AT present we will have speakers from UP Muslim STudent Association, Campus for Christ, Adventist Ministry, Baptist Youth Impact. Everyone is welcome either as speakers, participants or corporate sponsors. It is free for all. Please contact Seph 09215404132, for more information or email us at info@cdbn.org. More power to all!!!

"What good does a man will have if he gains the whole world but if he looses his soul."

We can only find our purpose through God. We may have different belief system but I believe that we only have one Creator.

We maybe able to see the whole world; Be with almost all the 'known' person in this world; get our names published in almost all existing publications; inspired every youth and be known by the many but if our heart is still filled with anger then we will not go far.

Anger will cause us to feel insecure of other people. It will make us strike the person first before that person strike us. This is the obstacle faced by our country now. We have so many great leaders but more than half of them are filled with anger. They destroy one another specially during election time. Instead of building each other, instead of focusing on the vision most of them always look at personality. People are disempowered because there are so many self-proclaimed leaders who would like to be in control of everything. I believe that leaders can be in harmony with other leaders, as long as no one will boss anyone. As long as no one will control anyone. It is better for people to follow a Vision instead of the person. The person will die but the Vision will live after the person.

A lot of us create forums, inorder to create Awareness. I believe that almost all of the youth are already aware of the problems. Almost every youth are already aware of the solution. But the question is what have we done so far.

If at the end when someone ask us, 'What have you done?" DO we tell that person that we were able to organize such and such forum? That our names were published in this and that paper? That we are able to go to these and those places? I refuse to tell people that this is what I have done. WHy? Because I am not able to make a difference thru such. How many forums, how many papers have been created but we still see our country in turmoil. It is not the TALK that will help the country, ACTION will.

What we say to other people, reflects who we really are. When I was younger I always pray for discernment. I always pray for enlightenment. Recently, I met Ms. Becky Ortega, in the Karangalan Festival,she is the National Deputy Coordinator of Brahma Kumaris, Worldwide SPiritual University, supported by UNICEF, here in the Philippines.
I told her of my dilemma. I asked her what makes up a good leader. She said that it is purity of intention. That that
leader should be filled with LOVE and not LUST. That that person should have PEACE in his heart and not ANGER, FEAR or ENVY. What if that person appears so happy? Appearance maybe deceiving at times. One must look at the spiritual being instead of the material being. The smile on one's face maybe a mask that hides one's sorrow, one's fear or one's anger.

After talking with Maan Bety, I felt that I was enlightened. I know now that Purity means 100% pureness. If you sense at lease 1% of impurity in a person then that person is impure. WHy then should one follow an impure leader? Why would someone follow someone who badmouths other people when they are not with you? I believe that there is hope... there is goodness in every person. I believe that it is possible for people to remember that more than their being a material being, more than the possessions, more than the names, more than the awards, more than the certificates, more than a long resume, what matters more is the spiritual being. For in the end, we will be judge not on the number of activities that we participated in, but rather by who we really are. He will not look on our records, but he will see on what have been not recorded.

On February 24, 1-5pm, UP Economics Auditorium, we will have an "Inter Faith Youth Congress" where different religious organizations will convene and promote their faith and their idea on how thru such they would be able to foster understanding. Let us remember who we really. Let us remember that all of us are God's creation. We are all children of God regardless of the color of our skin. Instead of criticisms, we ought to build one another. I believe that this is the only way for us to move forward.
With the right attitude we can indeed make a difference!

I conratulate all the youth that participated in the Youth Power 2005 organized by the Next Planner and the Philippine Youth Sphere headed by Mr. Ian Barcelona. I would like to congratulate Voice of the Youth Network headed by the most active youth in the Philippine today, Mr. Pocholo Gonzales. The event was able to gather a lot of youth in the world trade center and bridge differences. UP was able to send volunteers. Mr. Neil Salvacion headed a delegation from Nueva Ecija while Ms. Nica Santos from UP Diliman. I conratulate all the volunteers that participated in this event and those who responded to our call for volunteers. The National Youth Commission vigorously promoted the project to many youth. Thank you to all the Commissioners specially to Comm. Bam Aquino. The Commission is trully in support of every activity for Youth Development. Again, I thank all those who participated in the said event! More Power! More Youth Power! Rise up! Mabuhay ang Kabataang Pilipino!