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God with the husband and wife!

January 10th, 2012

Arelle V. White

It’s been more than 2 years (September 2009) when my husband gave me a diamond ring for our engagement, and more than a year when we put a wedding ring on since we got married in June 2010.

In our wedding, we had a Chord of Three Stands braided in prayer, composed of three colors, a Purple representing God, a Gold representing the groom, and a White, representing me as the bride!

Chord of three strands - Doug and Anne with God in marriage

“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” – Ecclesiastes 4:12

It’s been mostly ups than down since then and we thank God who promotes us up to a higher level of love and a deeper level of knowing each other every day. Without God in marriage, it is very difficult to love, honor and respect each other genuinely and at all times. Only with and through the love of God can we truly have a married life with the understanding of it’s full meaning and purpose and to enjoy life with it’s benefits and pleasure,

Our small group bible study with our leader, Icor Harder together with other ladies who want to learn how to be after God’s own heart meet weekly (I try to make it to the meetings ) and we’re studying from the book of Elizabeth George on how to be “A Wife After God’s own heart.” And at the same time, our husbands are being led by Pastor Dan Harder in a bible study group how to be great leaders of the home according to God as well. Should you want to be part of our meetings like this, let me know!

I thank God for the spiritual family that I have in Victory Christian Fellowship. Right now, we are on a corporate Prayer and Fasting, believing God for breakthroughs in every area of our lives this 2012.

As the saying goes, the family that prays together, stays together! I believe this to be very true and real in my life.
You are most invited to know more about how we can have a better married life! Inviting God in life and in your marriage is one of the best decisions you will ever make.

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God protects, pray!

January 7th, 2012

Arelle V. White

Praying for God’s protection!

In a recent trip to El Nido, Palawan where we are developing a camp site and our would be house, my cousin Rene, niece Ching together with our housemate Tess and I had to take a BUS to the nearest place to take a small boat ride to our place. I took my car once and the road was terrible for a car plus I’d rather sit and enjoy the great views than get busy driving. And along the way we had a very serious bus trouble that almost took our lives. Thank God for saving us all from a mishap. I am truly grateful to my husband, my mom and my siblings and some really good friends who prays for me especially during my travels.

Just a few minutes off from town is a winding road going up and down hill, when on a curve, our bus driver was turning the wheel but the bus won’t follow. I thank God for the prayer he answered even before we left the terminal. The bus stopped just a couple of feet away from a sure fall by the cliff, I am so grateful that the driver had presence of mind. The lady owner of the bus was even seated in the front, and would not have been spared if we fell, Ching and I was seated right behind the driver and would have been a very critical spot too.

Our bus kept going the direction of the arrow and stopped right there!

We found out later that 2 buses have fallen off the same spot few months earlier and there had been casualties. My husband and I who was out of the country then and I texted and he said if no bus pass by, that we just hire trikes to take us to Bucana to catch the boat waiting for us.

On the picture is where we could have fallen down if it happened, 50 feet down easily. I thank God for the angels He sent to really stop it.

We made it safely to our place! God is awesome. We later learned that it took 3 hours for the bus to get fixed and made it to Bucana safely too.

What happened was the steering wheels connection to the steering rod gave in! Imagine that!!! Praise God really, I believe my cousins, niece and I still have a lot of missions in life to accomplish!

The steering wheel connector to the rod detached! oh my..

If our boat is on the water, we were to take a straight boat ride from town to our place. This boat should be back in water soon… Wowislands Travel and Tours will operate it as an Island Hopping boat for tourists who wants to see the lagoons and explore the white sand beaches of El Nido Palawan.

21 Seater Banka named I'm Yours (means it belongs to God!)

That's our foremen Tito Win and Cris welcoming us

View from our front deck

Wowislands Travel and Tours will soon launch trips to this place for those want to enjoy beach camping. Those diving to the nearby Islands North of Palawan are most welcome to make Dagmay, Teneguiban, El Nido, Palawan a camping stop over. It will have clean comfort rooms and shower areas as well as cold drinks available for a more comfortable stay! So it will just be a half way roughing it kind of camping!

View more picture of el nido here.

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