The Longest Week in My Life

It was amazing that for the first time in my life, I was not able to keep track of my appointments this week.  This is the first time it happened to me that one appointment is clogging my schedule after the other.  I was surprised, I missed recording  so many things that I need to do for the week.  

Monday to Wednesday, I was in Makati Hope teaching a module on Organizational Management.  This went more than six hours a day.  And I still have to do church work and have to attend meetings at night.  I was also busy trying to shift my module to better suit the needs of the students.  I was so busy that even missed going my Bible Study with Hope's Volleyball team that was suppose to meet with me after school hours.  This one really slipped my mine.

I was too tired Monday night that I need a massage and luckily I had one.  Tuesday night was prayer meeting in church and Wednesday night, I need to finalize my lessons the next day and finalize my message for Saturday and Sunday.

Thursday morning was my first day in ATS with my course on "Ministering to the Youth."  I had lunch with a friend and a meeting with the spiritual coordinator of our Christmas camp for the boy and senior Scouts in Manila.  At night time, I had an important meeting that lasted until 11 pm.

Friday, I was so exhausted that I have to stay home in the morning and rest.  But in the afternoon, I have to rush for Student Fellowship where I need to facilitate my group for an activity.  Here comes evening, I have to finish my powerpoint for my message in college fellowship and went to Midtown around 8 pm to buy a camera bag, and I had a cup of coffee in UCC where I tried to finish reading my book for the week titled "Microtrends."  To my surprise, I forgot all about that I was suppose to teach the last two lessons in our EE Training the following morning until Fred reminded my about it.

I spent the whole morning teaching the last two lesson of our EE training in church, as well as facilitating the written and oral exams.  Then, I have to rush to meet and finalize with Sandra with regards to the ATS extension class in the afternoon, where she is helping me coordinate.  Then, I sat in the first extension class of ATS in our church for an hour and a half, just to take a look how our church members are doing.  Then off to Hope for the Senior's Retreat Camp Staff meeting at 4 pm.  Then, rush back to church to speak in College Fellowship at 7pm.  Afterwards, rush again for a meeting with our marketing team on our film project "Lumpia."  And the day is not over, I have to rush for choir rehearsal.

The following day, which is today (Sunday), I have to preach in San Pablo.  Rush back to Manila for the Consistory meeting at 1 pm.  At 3 pm, I have to leave to preach in Living Water Fellowship.  Rush back to the meeting to facilitate our Consistory's FGD.  After the whole tiring week, I thought after the meeting, I wanted to watch a movie, just to relax myself.  Upon reaching the door of the board room, I was being called again and being reminded that people are waiting for me upstairs in one of our mini-conference for another meeting about the possibility of starting a new ministry near Ateneo that lasted an hour.

I was so tired that I have to let go of watching a movie.  I went home and try to watch a film, but I am too tired to do so.  Had a little chat with my friends and now trying to reflect what happened to me throughout the week.

I was really exhausted... I will sleep till late tomorrow morning to refresh myself.  I thank God still for allowing to minister to a lot of people this week.  Though it was tiring, I still believe it was fruitful.  All for the glory of God.