Extra-ordinary

No day is ordinary. For the Lord, every day is EXTRA-ordinary.
This past week coming from the Philippines was such a blessed week with friends, family, Norelle, my cat and most especially the Lord. Each and every day was filled with joy and love. When my parents and I arrived in Toronto, we were greeted by my two sisters and my brother in law who welcomed us with open arms. Although, physically I was tired, my heart was jumping with joy that I was back in Canada. I was thinking in my head, “wow, praise the Lord, I am home. This is such an amazing feeling and I cannot wait to see everyone and experience Christ’s blessings.”

Wednesday the Lord was calling me to visit Him at the Adoration chapel. The 30 minutes I was there filled my heart with so much peace and joy that it made my heart smile. I was so happy that I needed to let the Lord know. The message of the Lord during this time was, “Kyle, enjoy every day here and look at every day as not just an ordinary day but an EXTRA-ordinary day.”

Thursday came which started off with mass in the morning, but right when I was about to leave I was blessed to meet with Tita Tess, the Parish Youth Co-ordinator at Annunciation Parish. She filled me in with all the wonderful things that was happening with the parish YFC and how they are growing both spiritually and in quantity. Yes there were some bumps in the road but with the grace of God they were all able to get through it. Praise the Lord.
Friday started off again with mass which was again filled with joy and love. The Lord surprised me  with Mauricio Munoz and GR 8’s who just finished joining the Youth camp in December also celebrating mass. It was good to see and speak to them after and just catch up with what has been going on. With the same joy and love, they were explaining how the YFC in the parish has been going well and staying consistent with their Households. Praise the LORD!
Friday night I was able to hang out with some of the Youth and just spend some good company with them.

Saturday came which I was blessed enough to attend the Camp Brave Parent Orientation in Milton. Praise God because I was able to meet up with the HAMILTON Area CC’s, the Milton/Oakville chapter heads and the Team servants for Camp brave. They did such a great job for their first parent orientation and I am sooo excited for the Lord’s plan for them because Camp Brave has been long anticipated and all the Youth serving are also excited to serve. Saturday Evening was filled with good company again where I was able to attend a confirmation celebration for two of the Youths. Tita Cathy and Tito dave (the parents of the YFC who got confirmed) were so hospitable and loving all throughout the celebration. To end off the day, I was able to play street HOCKEY with some of the YOUTH and Titos there at the party! Such a wonderful surprise because it was so much FUN!

Sunday was a blessed day with FAMILY. My WHOLE immediate family was able to go to mass which doesn’t happen often. It was so blessed, Praise God. During the homily the priest said two things that were personal to me:

1)     “As Christians, we are to have CHRIST LIKE ads.”
2) “The Lord may start of slow but always has a strong FINISH.”

Such wonderful messages to continue on the mission as a FTPW. After mass, we all went out for lunch and was able to have good family time and share experiences that have happened these past 3 months. Sunday evening, Norelle came back from her vacation, which was a great experience because it was the first time seeing her in 3+ months. Praise God through much prayer and graces we were able to keep Christ at the center during our time together and continue moving forward in holiness and love for each other and most especially the Lord.

Lord, Almighty Father, I praise and thank you for giving me such a wonderful week of love, joy and blessings. Thank you for protecting and guiding me to Christ everyday. Lord, I will continue to be in need of you for I am weak without you and I am strong with you. Thank you for making me realize that everyday is not just ordinary but extraordinary in your eyes.