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Keep Shining
AWESNA
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Volume 47 Issue 1
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Message from AUP President Let your light so shine that they may
see your good works and glorify the Father.. May your topics of
discussion in this retreat reinforce your theme and give you a renewed
dedication to keep shining for Jesus. 4
Keep Shining For Jesus We should never lose hope nor should we waver
even when life seems to be out of balance. Even when it seems so hard for us to
bear the difficulties in life. Keep shining for Jesus at all times, unflinching and
persistent.
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Ric Calla-Hawaii
Cris Anunciado,- San Diego,CA
Liberty Olive Macias-Young Alumni
Romulo Valdez,M.D.
Eliseo Bautista,M.D. +
John Tulio, Esq.
Honesto Pascual,Jr., M.D.
Ulysses M. Carbajal,M.D.
Alfonso Miguel,Jr., M.D.,D.Hum
Alberto Bagingito, CPA,D.Hum
(+ Symbol means Deceased)
Keep Shining!
Eppie Manalo,PhD
Secretary
Ella Alcaide
Treasurer
Rene Donato
Auditor
Edwin Araba, MD
PRO
Chapter Presidents:
Roger Rodriguez
Alberta, Canada
Rachel Pedernal
Cascadia, British Columbia
Ardina Wang
Pacific Northwest
Emily N. Garcia
Greater Northern California
Noli Poblacion
Greater Central California
Loida M. Miguel
Greater Los Angeles
Leticia Banaag
Glendale
Marjorie Reyno Huynh
Loma Linda
Miguelito Fernando, MD
La Sierra
Cris Genobaga
Las Vegas
Ric Calla
Hawaii
Crisamar Anunciado,PhD
San Diego
Liberty Olive Bautista Macias
Young Alumni
Teddy Malagar
IAPAA
PAST PRESIDENTS:
George Atiga, DMin.,
Celedonio Fernando, MD,
Romulo Valdez, MD,
Eliseo Bautista, MD
John Tulio,Esq.,
Honesto Pascual, Jr., MD,
Ulysses Carbajal, MD,
Alfonso Miguel, Jr. MD,D.Hum
Alberto Bagingito,CPA,D.Hum
Be Blessed. Be a blessing!
Gladys Roman
Social Evants
Oscar Pablo
Finance and Projects
Roy Mananquil
Parlimentarian
Wilma Dauglash
Membership
Ernesto Banaag MD
COMELEC
Convention
Ben Cuizon MD, Elfrida Cuizon, Co-Chair
Scholarship & Aid Program
Crisamar Anunciado PhD, Edna Domingo PhD & Gemma Banaag MSN Annie Madigan Immeldo Afenir, M. Bartolomew & N. Poblacion,
Co-ChairsGuest Relations
Jethrome Rolle & Benjamin Francisco MD
Sports and Recreation
Continuing Education
Fund Raising
Pastors Vic Louis Arreola, Jose Manalo, Sr. & Simeon Rosete
Spiritual Advisers
Ernesto Banaag MD
Spiritual Retreat
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Family Matters
family is more than a sum of members though it consists of parents and children. It is a system wherein every member is a
unit by itself, and if combined with another member to establish a relationship such as husband and wife becomes another
unit thus forming a complex wholea spousal unit. Since each unit is whole, the term holon is used. We have different
holons in the family, such as: individual holon, spousal holon, parental holon, father-son holon, father- daughter holon,
mother-son holon, mother-daughter holon, sibling holon, etc., aside from nuclear family holon and extended family holon. How
many holons are there in your family? Every holon has a system which refers to a set of principles or procedures according to which
something is done, an organized scheme or method. A good example is the human body which is considered as a system of systems,
i.e., coronary system, circulatory system, digestive system, respiratory system, endocrine system, muscular system, nervous system,
reproductive system, urinary system, etc. Each system (or subsystem) is autonomous yet connected to another system. Thus it is
interacting, interdependent, and interrelated. Ellen White said: Each one is a thread which is to unite with other threads in composing a fabric (MYP 621). Individually, we are connected with our fellow men, a part of Gods great whole, and we stand under mutual obligations. No man can be independent of the fellow men; for the well-being of each affects others (MYP 417). There are
mysterious links that bind souls together so that the heart of one answers to the heart of another. One catches the ideas, the sentiments, the spirit, of another (Ed 455). The family system can either be functional or dysfunctional. My Tagalog translation for the
word dysfunctional is palyado. There is no perfect family system in this world, not even the human family of Jesus when He was
born to the family of Mary and Joseph. Each family system lies in a continuum ranging from dysfunctional to functional side. In a 1
to 10 scale, where would you put your current family system? God created not only the institution of marriage, but also a family system based on His image. What was His purpose? Then God said, Let us make human beingsin our image, to be like us. Gen. 1:26
(NLT). The Message Bible puts it this way: Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature.He created
them godlike, reflecting Gods nature. He created them male and female. Gen. 1:26, 27. As echoed by Ellen White: Higher than
the highest human thought can reach is Gods ideal for His children. Godlinessgodlikeness is the goal to be
reached (Ed 19). In a scale of 1 to 10, the closer your family system to 10 the more godlike it tends to be. How
do we know that our family system is functional and godlike? In the first place, God is a family but more than a
family of three (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). God is a system. God is love, rather than God has love. Based on
the image of God as a system, He prescribed the ABC blueprint for the human family system.
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Insight
By Edwin Araba
edwin.araba@yahoo.com
find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
busy you are the only thing that matters in the end is our goal
The world is full of evil hatred, murder, terrorism, killings, immoralities, worldliness, selfishness ... it seems all signs are foretelling us of His
imminent return and it is happening at our very eyes. In spite of the
negative events that are happening around us let us keep our lights burning and shining for Jesus! Soon and very soon we will see our King
coming in the clouds of glory. Let us all be watchful and vigilant until
He comes!
program he would say Have faith in God, dear friend, in God. Let me
I would like to thank Dr. Armand T. Fabella for sharing with us his
share with you a poem from his book, The Promises of God:
family the basic structure that forms a solid foundation in a given society. It is also the main target of the enemy. We see a lot of dysfunctional
ers will be blessed by him. We will begin here with a series, Gods
interact by asking questions. They can protect their privacy when they
and we will
Jesus and surrender all our insecurities and all whatever you have that
is hard to bear, just put all our trust in Him and He will carry them
through. Jesus said in the book of Mathew, Come unto me, all ye that
labour and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall
Memoir Byof
BSN Class 1972
Eunice Ibanez Bragg
Nursing.
We conducted ourselves properly to the Commencement march to the
dignified rendition as the first note of Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar
started. Chin up, all ear to ear smiles, a very proud moment for all of us.
We made it! What an accomplished feeling it was!
In June of that year, there were so many happenings; our scheduled oneweek long National Board Exam, a very arduous determination to pass
stage one of what a nurse has to go through and many more to come in
North America. There was a heavy torrential rain that poured over Manila, resulted in deep water floods in the examination locale. We were
damped all day until were done at the end of the day. It was very
uncomfortable indeed.
A proclamation of Martial Law under the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos; the immediate decision making of those families connected to North
America was to immigrate quick. Leave before immigration law
changed, otherwise, the fear of long delay or being stuck in the Philippines for indefinite time. While a few of us true and faithful to the so
called work of God stayed on and signed a 3-year contract with Manila
Sanitarium and Hospital.
We did the best we can in honesty and perseverance as green R.N.
graduates, realizing and doing our true calling in life. Most of us found
the verdant side of life coming to North America here we come! With
some classmates tarried behind. Years came, and years gone, lifes
experiences in intellectual, material, and social prosperity varies. Everybody was busy as a bee, forgetting the true individual connection with
one another, except on some very few occasions and whatever came in
between. At this point we forget to laugh loud again. Every life experience was so serious, to make it to the top of North America, Europe, or
romoting
AWESNAs
theme,
CHURCH SERVICE/AFTERNOON
RALLY /ELECTION AND INDUCTION OF OFFICERS
CHAPTER RALLIES: AWESNA Leadership has likewise been responding to invitations to rallies from different chapters,
which aim at reviving interest of members
and encouraging active participation in the
organizations programs and projects.
MY SINCERE APPRECIATION and
THANK YOU TO ALL AWESNA
OFFICERS AND CHAPTER OFFICERS
FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND UNCONDITIONAL GIVING OF THEIR
TIME, ENERGY, TALENTS AND RESOURCES TO
ACCOMPLISH
AWESNAS GOAL AND OBJECTIVES.
1) October 5, 2013, Saturday, 5:45 p.m.,
Loma Linda Filipino SDA Church
The AWESNA
officers are:
President)
Oscar
Fauni-
Auditor;
Pastor
Villamor-Meriales, Advisor.
AWESNA OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
IN
OFFICERS:
Manalo,
Edwin
Araba,
Fern
tabara
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March
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9) AWESNA PRESI-
DENTS
NIA.
PATION
INVITATION OF
PARTICIAS
MARILYN VILLANUEVA-
SPEAKER DURING
BARTOLOMEW ( HOSTED BY
THE
ALUMNI CHAPTER
PLAN TO
BANQUET, MARCH
REORGANIZE
THE CHAPTER.
NATIONAL
OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE:
AUP,
THEME:
BANGLOY
tives.
Silang,
HANDS
Cavite
FOR
RALLY/
tion,
sary
Roy
Mananquil.
CHAPTER
SERVICE
celebration.
ELECTION
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OF
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MARCH
2014,
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2016
GENERIS-
WITH
ADVENTIST
MEDICAL
Dental-Medical-Nursing
CENTER:
Symposium.
Fresno-Joe Esposo;
Visalia-Clarita Dalida
Secretary
Merilyn
Secretary-
Pimentel
Asso.
Andy
Treasurer
Geminiano
Asso. Treasurer-
Edgar
PRO
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Auditor
Julith
Advisors:
Pastor
Mike
OFFICERS
Tuazon
Sulit
Federico
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Abel
Pangan
Mariano
AWESNA
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Center
AWESNA
patients:
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Los
and a sundown devotional preceded the twohour meeting on updates on the AUP
proposed COM.
14) MAY 31, 2014 SAN DIEGO
FIL-AM SDA CHURCH
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER WORSHIP
HOUR/CHAPTER RALLY
Organized by Crisamar Anunciado,
SD Chapter President
Hour of Worship Speaker
Pastor Limuel Liwanag
Afternoon Rally SpeakerDr. Elmer Bangloy
Topic: Unite and Ignite
Present were: Elmer and Lorie Bangloy, Lita
and Raffy Laoyan, Ella and Fil Alcaide, Rene
and Imelda Donato, Bert and Violy
Bagingito, Annie Madigan, Ruth and Danny
Ranchez, Fern Kintanar, and Fe Asuncion.
AWESNA officers
present were: Elmer
and Lorie Bangloy,
Lita and Raffy Laoyan,
Ed Gonzaga Special
Projects committee
member, Oscar Pablo,
Edwin Araba and all
Greater Northern
California Chapter
officers.
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"Jehovah-Nissi in 2016"
By Dr. VicLouis Arreola III
Union's hopes for a quick history. And Thomas Jonathan Jackson was thereafter known as Stonewall Jackson. That day, he
was the "banner" for the Confederate troops. Although shots
were flying all around them, they saw Jackson, standing before
them, as impregnable as a stone wall, and rallied behind him.
Similarly, the Lord is our banner in 2016. Although
demands of enormous challenges may be flying around us, we
are to look to the Lord who stands before us and rally behind
us. Let's go to battle under the banner of our Lord in 2016!
What did God reveal in Israel's victory? What does God reveal to us when we win victory? That He is Jehovah-Nissi. What
does that mean? When we go to battle, we go with God's presence. When we go to battle, we go with God's power. When we
go to battle, we go with God's provision. When (not if) we are
attacked by the enemy, we need to remember that He is Jehovah
-Nissi. God is the source of our victory when we are engaged in
battle by the Devil, the world, or the flesh.
A great lesson in American History will always be a reminder. In the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War, Gen.
Thomas Jonathan Jackson was leading the Virginia troops of the
Confederacy. The Confederates were being routed by the Union
forces. One man from another division saw General Jackson
mounted on his horse, leading his troops, and pronounced,
"There stands Jackson like a stone wall! Rally behind the
Virginians!" They did so, and the Confederacy won a decisive
and surprising victory at the outset of the war, dashing the
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ccording to the PCRM report ,there are more than 1.6 million people diagnosed with cancer in the
United States each year, the fourth highest incidence rate among peer countries in the world, and
there is an urgent need for a new direction in battling this disease. Second, and just as important, we want to
improve survival after cancer has been diagnosed by offering comprehensive information about the role of dietary factors in keeping people healthy. Approximately 80 percent of cancers are due to factors that have been identified and can
potentially be controlled, according to the National Cancer Institute. Not only do we have the potential to prevent most
cancers, we can also improve the survival rates of people who have cancer. Cancer starts when one cell begins to multiply out of control. It begins to expand into a lump that can invade healthy tissues and spread to other parts of the body.
But this deadly disease can often be prevented and, when it occurs, can often be stopped in its tracks. At least one-third
of annual cancer deaths in the United States are due to dietary factors.1A recent review of diet and cancer shows that
much of our risk for colon, breast, and prostate cancer, among other types, is due to dietary factors. The link between
diet and cancer is not new. In January 1892, Scientific American printed the observation that cancer is most frequent
among those branches of the human race where carnivorous habits prevail. Numerous research studies have since
shown that cancer is much more common in populations
consuming diets rich in fatty foods, particularly meat and
dairy products, and much less common in countries with
diets rich in grains, vegetables, and fruits. One reason is that
foods affect the action of hormones in the body. They also
affect the strength of the immune system. While fruits and
vegetables contain a variety of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals that protect the body, research
shows that, by contrast, animal products contain potentially
carcinogenic compounds that may contribute to increased
cancer risk. Established or Suspected Obesity-Related Cancers. Gods original diet for man, according to Ellen G.
White, was a plant-based diet. Behold, God said, I have given you every herb yielding seed, and every tree , in
which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. According to Gods original plan for mans diet,
grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the chosen diet for us by our Creator. - Counsels on Diet and Foods, p.81,
Cholesterol Levels High in U.S. Children and Adolescents
Why is childhood obesity prevalent in our society? It poses greater risks toward type two diabetes among children. High
levels of cholesterol are also higher. One in 5 children in the United States has high cholesterol with total cholesterol
levels over 200 mg/dL, according to a report published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Researchers examined cholesterol data of 6-19 year olds as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). More than 7 percent of children and adolescents experienced high total cholesterol, with the
highest levels, up to 11 percent, among obese participants and those ages 16-19. Much to its high levels are
attributed to diet rich in fats and cholesterol. The key factor to lower cholesterol level is to
encourage them to eat a plant-based diet.
develop a plan to
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A Flabbergasted Dean
invited her to be a part-time dental assistant in his private practice. Her sweet personality and performance seemed to have
impressed him immensely.
I want you to join my faculty. He told her one day. To
prepare you for the job, I will send you to the U.S. for postgraduate studies.
Aldecoa was flabbergasted when in May, 1951, Lally handed
him our wedding invitation and requested him to be our
Ninong (wedding godfather). Learning about the man she was
to marry, he exclaimed: How can you turn down my offer and
choose to marry one who does not even have a parish of his
own? (He did not attend our wedding).
from each of our guests. They left with big smiles; and advertised widely that there were good new residents in town or barrio.
and work together for God and His cause. (And I never hear
her say she regretted that she married a lowly minister in the
elements.
person of me). We, too, plan to continue our walk and work
together till the sun sets in our lives.
gave their hearts to the Lord. Goriong Tangkad (Greg the Slim)
had enough stones for the foundation of a new church with the
(My three little girls were still little then). As per Filipino cus-
A Simple Plea
taken their toll on us. Although our brains are still lucid and
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There are two more students that we are currently helping. Kei Sapungan
is in her last semester and is doing her internship practice teaching. She
Kei Sapungan
Kei Sapungan
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College: AUP
Degree: BS Biology
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Other distinctions:
Why AUP COM?
Having heard of the Sabbath-keeping problems
many SDAs face at other medical schools, she
kept hoping the AUP COM would start operating soon after her graduation from premedical
studies - and it did! She believes she can
achieve many things at AUP COM.
Youth: Bukidnon
College: MVC
Degree: BS Nursing
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Other distinctions:
Why AUP COM?
Having been in SDA educational institutions
since primary schooling, he firmly believes
that Adventist education is best.
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The 43rd AWESNA 2015 Convention in San Jose was a success attributed to God and to the host chapters, Central valley and
Greater Northern California; behind the scene are the hard working men and women of AWESNA. Building Bridges for Today and
Eternity is all about Gods providential leadings us to Him. What we do are just peripherals, and details that can go around and
around. But the main focus is to glorify God and Him only is the central figure in our organization. The FACES of AWESNA are
men and women who dedicated their lives to Serve and Shine for the Master . Here are happy faces of AWESNA who have the
willingness to use their God-given talents to serve the Alma Mater, AUP and the communities far and near. This year,2016,
AWESNA is going for a medical mission in Borongan, Eastern Samar. Let us work together to make this outreach event a success
and a real blessing to many people that were affected by calamities. Thanks to all willing helpers and God bless AWESNA!
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COMMENTARY
By Laurence T. Gayao,,M.D.
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to
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The Story
I'm Lailanie Fronda, a travel blogger/writer and a vegetarian runner. I'm a firm believer of quality and holistic education as a channel of growth and success. I grew up in
Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, and I'm an alumna of PAES (Pinamalayan Adventist
Elementary School).
I was in Saraburi, Thailand on Dec. 14-18, 2016 when typhoon Nona's wrath wrecked
my hometown & its nearby towns in our province, Oriental Mindoro. Since I had no
WiFi connection until I got back to Bangkok on December 18, I had no idea how horrible the aftermath of the
typhoon was.
I was grateful that our house wasn't much destructed, some of our roof were torn and nowhere to be found. But
seeing the news online broke my heart, seeing the huge damage of our town to be particular. My heart sank
upon seeing my beloved alma mater, PAES (Pinamalayan Adventist Elementary School), was devastated by
typhoon Nona.
Editors note: I would like to appeal to our alumni to help restore the PAES school building . If you feel
impressed to help and donate any amount please do so. Thank you in advance for your generous support.
AWESNA Treasurer, Ella N. Alcaide
AWESNA, Inc.
P.O. Box 11053
Glendale, CA 91226
1712 Orchard Avenue, Glendale, CA 91206
Tel. 818-240-2086 , Email: ellanarcisa@yahoo.com
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