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Praises
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We thank God for what He has done in CCT and we see the great doors that it could open up for the gospel here in the coming years.
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Sharing is Transforming
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“I became less grouchy whereas before, I rarely talked to customers. There were people I used to recognize only by face I now get to help when I can,” she said.
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God’s Word is First
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“the loan facility came in secondary-the spiritual discussions and sharing appealed even more,” she said.
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CCT is Haven from Usury
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a friend asked Gloria for a loan of Php 9,000 to which she agreed on condition of quick pay. This did not happen. This stunted the growth of her small enterprise and she had to resort to usurious 5-6 loans with effective interest rates of 20%.
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Home is still best
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When she visited her daughters in Japan, they wanted to keep her there but she felt that, “It’s good to see new places but home is still best.”
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Sewing Joy for Others
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“I made it to the second grade – as long as I knew how to read and write, that was good enough.” This, according to seamstress Virgenes Rabate, was her parents’ stand on her education.
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From Slum Dweller to Bakeshop Owner
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She came with her parents to Manila from Mindanao to escape the insurgency problem and settled in an urban slum where Jocelyn did all sorts of jobs
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Love of God, Family Motivates Change
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Wilson Amata was getting frustrated, He had been trying for so long to borrow money from various lending companies but to no avail. He had been rejected five times.
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Love is Patient, Love is Kind
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If people only knew what our marriage was like before, she thought. She chose not to think of what could have happened if God did not intervene.
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Love... It does not envy
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Material abundance however did not make life more meaningful for them. Theresa and Roberto’s marriage was collapsing under the strain of Theresa’s pride and jealousy.
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Love... It is not Easily Angered
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“I was ill-tempered, selfish and I did not care if others were hurt by my words,” she said. It took very little to blow her fuse. This often caused serious misunderstandings at home.
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Love... It Always Protects
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Another typhoon has destroyed numerous shanties. As it continues to rain outside, Lolita feels it is also raining inside her heart.
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Love... Always Perseveres
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More than the financial help that they received, this forty-four-year old wife and mother cited the Christian Family Living program as that which made the greatest impact in their family life.
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Try Me and Know Me
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Field rats—almost the size of cats—had infested their cornfield. The farmers tried to drive them away. Scarecrows no longer worked. The rats infested the fields at night, their merciless teeth chewed everything that was in their path.
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Goodness
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My world centered around my family, money and me. I couldn't care less about the welfare of other people.
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