Roger Federer has just won his 7th Wimbledon semi-final match Friday against Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3., reaching his 7th straight Wimbledon final. It’s a very easy win for Federer against Haas compared to their last encounter during the French Open.

No matter what, Federer will be facing one of the two Andy’s during the final match on Sunday. If it’s Andy Roddick, then surely, Federer will beat him again this time. Otherwise, it would be a 50-50 chance against Andy Murray.

All the problems (big, medium or small) we are facing now in the world are mainly caused by GREEDINESS. Poverty, war, sickness, etc., surely are caused by nothing else, but greediness.When it comes to poverty, the basic question is why there are poor and rich in the world? Why not all are rich or all are poor? Clearly, it is because wealth is not in balance – not equally distributed to every nation and to everyone? Why this is so? The answer is clear – it’s GREEDINESS!History and our present world are dominated with wars: World War I, World War II, Gulf War, War between Iran and Iraq, War in Iraq, War in Afghanistan, War in Darfur, War in Sudan, War in the Korean Peninsula, etc. And why there’s and there were wars? Again, this is because of GREEDINESS!

During one of the church homily here in Bangkok, Thailand, an American priest had boldly told the parishioners that the main reason of the American war in Iraq was oil. I couldn’t believe at that time that a citizen – not an ordinary citizen - criticizing his own country’s real motives of having the war. But, later on people realized that the priest, may be out of his frustration, or just being honest enough, was really telling us all the truth.

Nowadays, millions of people are sick. People got sick, again, because of GREEDINESS. HIV/AIDS and other sexually related diseases are due to human greed on flesh. Overweight and obesity which lead to another form of sickness are also caused of GREEDINESS.

Why we have this current world economic crisis? Again it’s GREEDINESS!

And another form of greediness is manifested in the family – husband and wife relationships. Wife not contented with one husband or husband not contented with only one wife. It’s GREEDINESS! That’s why we have this divorce problem, broken homes –broken families, which lead to another youth related problems.

In my humble, simple and beautiful world inside the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), people who were supposed to be a good model in the community are also struggling on the same problem – GREDINEES! It’s manifested during our recreation times – tennis sessions. When I was still a student, and not yet very good at the tennis sport, I could not play until all the people playing very good tennis were gone. When time came that I already playing the sport excellently, I also did the same, until I realized that people were not happy about it and I remembered this same situation when I was still a student. So, it’s GREEDINESS! Now, I got over it already, because of the good enlightenment I have from God’s wisdom.

So, whether the problem is small, medium or big, the cause of all problems in the world is GREEDINESS! Knowing the cause now, it’s the right time to deal with it appropriately. The question is how? The answer is God’s wisdom will tell you and guide you.

THE ONLY HOPE FOR THE PHILIPPINES
by Father James Reuter, S.J.By her own admission, GMA (Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) rightfully assessed that over the last decades; our republic has become one of the weakest, steadily left behind by its more progressive neighbors.’ Forty years ago, we were only second to Japan in economic stature, and way ahead of
Singapore , Hong Kong , Malaysia , and Thailand . Today, at our present growth rate, it will take us 30 years to get to where Thailand is.1. A population of 160 Million;
2. Of those, 70 to 90 million (equivalent to our current population) will live below the poverty line;
3. Our national debt is estimated to be at US$200B (compared to US$28B when Marcos fled, and US$53B today);
4. We will be competing, not against Thailand or even Vietnam , but against Bangladesh ;
5. We will be the most corrupt nation in Asia , if not in the world (we’re already ranked 11th most corrupt nation by Transparency International) ..The signs are clear. Our nation is headed towards an irreversible path of economic decline and moral decadence. It is not for lack of effort.

We’ve seen many men and women of integrity in and out of government, NGOs, church groups and people’s organization devote themselves to the task of nation-building, often times against insurmountable odds.

But not even two people’s revolutions, bloodless as they may be, have made a dent in reversing this trend. At best, we have moved one step forward, but three steps backward.

We need a force far greater than our collective efforts, as a people, can ever hope to muster. It is time to move the battle to the spiritual realm. It’s time to claim GOD’s promise of healing of the land for His people. It’s time to gather GOD’s people on its knees to pray for the economic recovery and moral reformation of our nation.

Is prayer really the answer? Before you dismiss this as just another rambling of a religious fanatic, I’d like you to consider some lessons we can glean from history.

England ’s ascendancy to world power was preceded by the Reformation, a spiritual revival fueled by intense prayers.

The early American settlers built the foundation that would make it the most powerful nation today - a strong faith in GOD and a disciplined prayer life. Throughout its history, and especially at its major turning points, waves of revival and prayer movement swept across the land.

In recent times, we see Korea as a nation experiencing revival and in the process producing the largest Christian church in the world today, led by Rev. Paul Yongi Cho. No wonder it has emerged as a strong nation when other economies around it are faltering.

Even from a purely secular viewpoint, it makes a lot of sense. For here there is genuine humbling & seeking of GOD through prayer, moral reformation necessarily follows. And this, in turn, will lead to general prosperity. YES, we believe prayer can make a difference. It’s our only hope.

Today, we have to inform Filipinos from all over the world to pray, as a people, for the economic recovery and moral reformation of our nation. We do not ask for much… We only ask for 5 minutes of your time in a day. This is the kind of unity which can make a big difference. Of course, if you feel strongly, as I do, about the power of prayer, you can be more involved by starting your own prayer group or prayer center.

We have tried people power twice; in both cases, it fell short. Maybe it’s time to try prayer power. GOD never fails. Is there hope? YES! We can rely on God’s promise, but we have to do our part. If we humble ourselves and pray as a people, GOD will heal our land. By GOD’s grace, we may yet see a better future for our children.

‘If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land.’(2 Chronicles7: 14).

If you care for your children and grandchildren,…..

Let’s not just abandon the Philippines.

Huge Japanese government financial aids for African nations called Official Development Assistance (ODA) ready for disposal for financing any telecommunication network development or expansion in any country in Africa.

According to The Japan Times Online “The government promised Tuesday to double its official development assistance to Africa to around ¥200 billion by 2012 on a disbursement basis.

A Japanese friend of mind said that the initial requirement is that a ministry in any African country interested should make a written request to the Japanese government to receive the ODA with a supporting project proposal related to telecommunication development or expansion in its country.

Letter must be from the government ministry officially signed by the concerned government officials.

In order for any African government requesting the fund to succeed, it must
understand that one of the requirements is to buy all the needed telecommunication equipments from Japan.

For the Somaliland government, you may also propose to build Internet Infrastructures if you believe that it’s very important in the country. Please note that the Japan government really wants a huge project. So, my idea is to propose also building up GSM or any telecommunication infrastructure at the Somaliland to be owned and operated by the Somaliland government.

To help you during the implementation phase, a reliable contact in the Middle East who is now responsible of building up GSM infrastructure in the Central African Regions would be a very good choice.

So, any African government interested on this good news, but don’t know how to start and proceed, then you may send message to hmagnanaw@yahoo.com requesting for help.

Good luck!

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The Blue Team!

 
The Green Team

 
The Orange Team

The pictures above depict the three different teams’ cheering performances. They are arranged according to the price awards each team had received at the end of our CFF Familympic 2009 activities. One of the advantages that we had that has contributed a lot to our Blue team’s winnings was the fact that the venue of the event was at the AIT campus where most of the participants of the Blue Team are staying.

However, the most important thing about the event was the fellowship that we had with our CFC brothers and sisters coming from the different parts of Bangkok, Thailand.

In the eyes of Jesus, all the teams won the first price – the love of God!

Sometimes, we are in a situation which we cannot neglect one important side of our life, so our best option oftentimes is to compromise. The reality of having us work to survive is already a well accepted truth, but working without playing or enjoying something is really a very boring life.

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So, whatever is your holiday plans are, I would just like to say good luck and enjoy!

The picture above depicts the pyramid formation highlighting our Blue Team’s Cheering Theme “It’s Jesus!” The picture was taken in advance – it’s should have been taken when the last person on the pyramid held the frame with Jesus picture in it on her two hand raised above.

Anyway, that’s it and the Blue Team won this part of our CFC Familympic 2009 - Cheering Competition. God had blessed the day with a beautiful weather, though at late afternoon, rains came down, but it’s good because everyone was already tired.

So, everyone gathered in one place at Korea House inside AIT to continue the fun and then had the dinner and presentations of the awards at around 7 P.M.

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Oh… look at them in action! Everyone was so happy watching our Blue team in action. Look at our three beautiful girls joyfully executing their cheering parts. Judeil at the middle with her beautiful smiling face and Liednah and Johannah on the left and right, respectively with their lovely smiles are happily dancing during our Cheering competition.

What a lovely and wonderful day it was! We praise you and thank you oh Lord, God.