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H IN ULUGAN TAKTAK RO AD, FAI R M O U N T H IL L S S U B D . A N T IP O L O C IT Y
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A God of Many Chances by Delarie Almanzor & Min Arellano
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his is the conversion story of one of our respected servant leaders in our parish. For the sake of his family, he refrains from identifying himself and only hopes that his sharing will inspire others to join him in his praise of God, and perhaps lead some to their own confessions. Like many teenagers, though I studied in a Catholic school, I experimented in my youth. In my first year of high school, I acquired the habit of smoking, then began drinking, and slid further down into gambling. I was at the same time foul-mouthed and ill-tempered to the point of violence. But when I was in 4th year, my family moved to Manila and I was left alone, and that was when I really went wild. I was enslaved by sexual pleasures, I sold junk to support my vices; and when there was nothing more to
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sell, my friends and I committed illegal acts for money. Self-indulgent and destructive, it’s a wonder I graduated from high school at all. To straighten me up, I was enrolled in a military type of college. Here I learned loyalty, discipline and endurance. I was awarded several times and elected member of an elite group organized to ferret out corrupt ROTC officers. Yet still, I tried to entice my brothers-in-arms to smoke and drink. I became the godfather of vices; but, they were focused and obedient to their parents, and they graduated from college, leaving me behind. Dropping out, I picked up my life of dissipation once more, with a newfound vice: marijuana and cough syrup. If that wasn’t enough, I succumbed to hepatitis and became very ill. Despite all of it, this period of misery (a nudge cont. on page 4 Hulog ng Langit 1001 Ways Muling Pagkabuhay! Habemus Papam! Pulso ng PIHM Construction Updates TechTime A year for the Lost to be Found The Marikina Watershed Why do Catholics?-Faith edition
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