God Belongs In My City

Allow me to introduce to you someone I've known from way back in college. I had the privilege to work as an intern in his school and be his classmate in one of our classes. His name is Danny Sanabria. He, together with some pioneers, began a movement called God Belongs In My City, to wake up sleeping Christians and stir the hearts of the people of New York City.

It all started when a group of young believers came across an atheist advertisement in the subway which stated, “A Million New Yorkers Are Good Without God. Are You?" From there, a bunch of youth pastors and leaders came together to gather other youth ministries from the 5 boroughs to do a prayer walk in the city. Each one was to wear a simple shirt with a bold statement, “God Belongs in My City“ and declare that God is the God of the nation. In a span of two weeks or less, over 1,500 people made their way through Manhattan to spread the word.

I personally am extremely blessed by this. Every time I visit the website to check the video and photos, it gives me chills. We all know what New York City is like and it is not easy being a Christian there. But standing up for what we believe in and for sharing what we know to be true isn't something we should apologize for. Yes, some people can come across as pretty strong and hypocritical, but what's important is the message. God is real, my friends. He is the one who created EVERYTHING and when all else fades, He will still reign supreme.

 "God Belongs In My City is our declaration of Faith. As Christ came and changed the world, we as Christians ought to impact our city now. There is a call to fearlessly rise up as one and not collapse under the waves of this world. We are commissioned to carry forth the Gospel of Salvation!" - Danny S.

Photo credit: Johnny Lopez taken during the second prayer walk last October 30, 2010

If you're in New York or the other states mentioned in their website, try to get involved. This is one thing I wish I could be a part of!

God bless!

Love

Love is a commitment. It is not a feeling. 

The Bible teaches us that LOVE bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things (1 Cor. 13:7, NASBV).  In essence, love believes in the best.

When dealing with people who have the potential to annoy you or piss you off, second-guesses or vain imaginations will inevitably enter your head. Because of this, we need to take responsibility over what enters our minds. We cannot be lazy with our thoughts because they are deceitful. We need to be disciplined by controlling what we believe in. Anyone can believe anything that's not true and still have those ideas affect their feelings that will eventually dictate their behavior. The last thing we want in our life is disunity, tension, and conflicts. We were made for relationships and loving the way Christ loves can only change the way we live around people.

Philippians 4:8  Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

Genuine Christianity is to keep on loving and to believe in the best.

40 Days of Love on CCF

Mondo Wondow...

Today was fun with mom. It was just us, mother-daughter bonding time cause sister was at youth camp as counselor and dad was out of town.

After church, we hit the mall and did what we love best: SHOPPING. We got a few things here and there, but the main highlight of my purchase was ---no, not a bag... no, not a watch... but my MONDO JUICE! Hahahaha. (Told ya I love the simple things in life!) It made me happy. Hmmm, that really wasn't a surprise cause my picture to the left <---- declares my HAPPINESS.

Berry Blitz: blueberries, blackberries, cranberry juice, low-fat yogurt

Solo size: 180 calories, fat: .35g, fiber: 2.9g, protein: 2.5g, carbs 41g, vit.c: 102.5%
NO SUGAR, NO ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS, just fruit and a whole lotta purple goodness! Ooh lala!

Goodnight friends. As Ellen D. says, "Be kind to one another."

Whip Maaah Hair

After months of staring at my dull, dry, and flat hair, I finally got a haircut… AHHH! What a relief! 

Thank God the stylist knew what she was doing! We all have our experiences with incompetent stylists! Like you show them how short you want it, they cut even more. WHAT THE! Or they cut your hair using the wrong technique or they cut it unevenly! What's worse is if he/ she is the senior stylist! Ack gets me all riled up.

Anyhoo. . .

...got a tad crazy as my sister (ahem, photo credit goes to her) took pictures of me...
She said, get in front of the fan! WAHA...