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1:45 AM na, gising pa ako. The thing is that I've just woken up by 12:00 midnight. Because my leg hurts down to my feet and my feet soles. I can't even walk that much, even stand up! or even just sit around, I don't feel so okay. It hurts too much that all I can do is lay down on my bed.

"Your love is all I need, Jesus You're all I need. My life belongs to You, You gave Your life for me. You're grace is all I need. Jesus, You're all I need."

What gave me this tired and painful body is what I live for, Him...God. I gave my best, I gave my three days and forever to serve Him. I'm on my first year and two days of being a YFC member. I keep going. I give my all. I sweat all of me. I never doubt Him. Because there's nothing greater than Him. I've never been so in love like this, I love You, God. You're my everything, and for that, I am nothing without You.

"Oh I love You more than I can say. Ever I will sing, only You will I adore. Glorify my Lord, only you will I serve. For the world will fade away, still my song to You remains...only You will I adore!"

I didn't know it'll be this way.

May 21, 2010- I did not prepare that much, one backpack to bring with those filthy clothes good until that night only. Bringing with me only myself. Because I can't let myself be left out, because I'm ready to serve Him. I ready for the unseen battle. I'm ready to fight.

But everything was just so right...it felt so overwhelming to see over 50 participants for the Youth Camp when my sis and I (with some recruits) arrived in the venue... Because we expected 20-30 only... We were just so blessed to get over 60 until five or six in the afternoon. So just that I'm soooo thankful to get to see those faces you'll never even imagine to be there and to see them. It was just so awesome... we were really blessed. And there are lots of visitors from other chapters (Bailen, Alfonso, Tagaytay, Indang--completing our sector!)

Get those food, give it to them. Go there, go back here... Because we were the ones who give the food to the participants. For once in our lives, we become some sort of yaya's in a really good way. We were just so happy to serve them what they need. We get them drinks and everything else such as buying them food outside the venue. We can't just sit around even for five little minutes. We need to work-ship. Because in the YFC Mendez history, this is the best of all. We got 61 (supposedly 62, but one got home due to some emergency) participants, when we used to have only 22 last year (our batch, 6) and for the batch 1, 2 or 3...we only got those something like 9 participants, now we don't have just twice, or thrice as much as it... But we got so much more than that. This Batch 7 broke the record of 46 participants (Batch 4).

At the end of the day, is the best part of it. Because it symbolizes that we got through it all... through the first day of camp. Worship. that's the last thing for the day, the greatest one to do too.

May 22, 2010- I wasn't able to sleep that much. I only fell asleep by 2 in the morning. I woke up by 4 AM, but got up by 4:30 with my sis. But still, thankful to get some sleep. That'd be good to get some energy from.

We walked home by like 6 in the morning to take a bath. Assigned for our respective groups, we took home our babies. They took a batch here at home. Some go for their facilitators home too. That was nice, because we gotta get back by 7:30 AM at the venue. This happened for the first time also. I guess. Because the participants can't just go out of the venue, that's really restricted. But the number of the participants cannot be accommodated by the bathrooms for such number.

I got late, actually. So as my sis because we have to prioritize our babies first. But that's okay though. I have one participant late with me, Roren. I'm so sorry. Good thing the talk 2 isn't on-going that time. It wasn't starting yet.

This day, a lot happened. I cannot tell them all anymore.

May 23, 2010- Last day. No taking a bath. Just a rush. We went to church by 6:30 AM considering it's the first mass in our town. I felt so sleepy during the mass... So sleepy though I got 4 hours of sleep today. Thank you Fr. Mel for noticing the huge crowd of YFC. Thank you!

My foot hurts this time. But I do not let it end my service. I can still walk and serve them all. A lot happened too, almost all Facilitators, service team, camp servants... we're all like those crying ladies and guys on the stage watching them all cry. Our heart was just so touched. It's also a cry for happiness looking at the ne YFC members...new God's servants... twas just all the best to see.

I cannot really tell what happened exactly, that's just if you join us. :) See you next camp, peeps! Be one of us!

We remained in the venue to clean, that time, I can hardly walk. But I tried my best to pick up those cups and bottles... Sweep the room's floor... fix the things and all I wanted was to lay down on my bed.

Thank you so much, God, for such a successful camp. It's just so awesome to get those 61 new YFCs. You gave us one of the best blessings, Lord.

I experienced so much pain. I cannot eat as much as I wanted even if my stomach's already grumbling. I cannot just fix my hair and face. I cannot just take a bath. I can't just sit around and relax a bit. I did sweat a lot like it as never been so hot before. I even experienced feeling my sweat falling/slowly flowing on my fore head, even on my scalp, on the side of my neck...worse is around all my neck, on the right of my eye... The worst is I see them falling on the floor (that happened the 2nd day--night). It was my first time to sweat like that. I also experienced skipping two meals for I know a lot needs the energy from the food I can eat (though it's just disappointing seeing so many left overs). All the pain I've felt... pain in my back while sleeping, and my Achilles tendon felt like breaking too and my foot sole feeling so hardened. My legs we're in pain too. But all of these sacrifices and pains are worth it. Worth it to welcome new YFCs. I love these pains. And I'm thankful for these.

This time, I can shout out loud, I'M PROUD TO BE A YFC! I'm a Youth For Christ and for that, may God be praised!

thank you for the venue, Gahitan Elementary School. We couldn't have done such a nice camp without this. Thank you for other volunteers and visitors from Bailen--there were lots of you, thank you Ate Pipaii for being the best (facilitor) partner even, you are my first partner ever! from Alfonso, thank you too! From Indang, thank you Kuya Paul for always being there!, from Tagaytay, Kuya Shervin, you're the best! Thank you so much for all your help, guys!

Thanks din sa mga tito's and tita's na bumisita, napakagaling lang nila dahil sa suporta. Kay Tita Kristy na aming Cluster Tita, napakasupportive. Of course, the best of all... our chapter Tito--Tito Francis and his wife, our chapter Tita...Tita Lilian! Thank you po for being just there. Thank you so much!

Thank you to all the participants. Thank you guys for being the new army of God. Thank you for responding to His call. Thank you for standing up for Him! Let's be active and continue to serve Him!

Thank you to my co-service team, to the other facis, to the team leader, Ate Aemie and Kuya Aven, to our chapter heads, Kuya Nash and Ate Jo. Sobrang salamat! At sa napakasisipag na camp servants, super thanks!

This made my weekend the best of all in this year. I love you all! I LOVE YOU GOD! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!