Sariling Atin-- PILIPINAS

Ang Watatwat ng Pilipinas

Alam kong totoo ang Diyos dahil may Pilipinas. Ako ay isang Pilipino at masaya ako na sa dami dami ng bansa sa buong mundo nilagay ako ng Diyos sa Pilipinas. Ang mga tao dito katulad ko, masayahin at punong puno ng pagasa. Kahit maraming nang pinagdaanan na trahedya, kasawian, at mga malulungkot na pangyayari nakukuha parin namen ngumiti, maganda man o kulang ang ngipin. Kami rin ay maabilidad na tao, madali namin natututunan ang mga bagay kahit hindi kame bihasa dito, kaya maraming Pilipino ang nangingibang bansa at nakakakuha agad ng magandang trabaho.

Mahalaga sa aming mga Pilipino ang PAMILYA. Maraming kababayan namen ang umaalis ng bansa para maitaguyod ang pamilya. Lahat ata ng OFW sa buong mundo nagtratrabaho, kumikita ng pera para ipadala sa mga kapamilya dito sa Pilipinas. Mayroon namang iba na pagnakaluwag sa pera ay dinadala na ang kanyang buong pamilya sa bansang kanyang pinagtatrabahuan.

Sa mga kapamilya ko walo ang nangingibang bansa. Apat doon ay nasa Japan, tatlo ang nasa Maldives at isa ang nasa Denver, USA. Yung mga kamag-anak namen sa Japan halos tatlongput taon ng nandoon, sa Maldives at USA naman magtatalong taon palang. Masayang magkaroon ng mga kamag-anak na ngingibang bansa, lahat kaya nilang maibigay para sa pamilya nila sa Pilipinas. Lahat sila nagsisikap ara magkaroon ng ipupundar dito. Masaya dahil kumikita sila ng triple kesa dito sa Pilipinas. Masaya dahil yung mga naiwan nila dito sa Pilipinas nagkakaroon ng pagkakataon na mangibang bansa din. At ang pinakamasaya, pagumuuwi sila galing sa bansang pinanggalingan nila dahil araw araw ang welcome party nila at nagtatagal naman ng isang Linggo para sa padespidida party nila.

Eto naman ang hindi masaya, kahit maraming pera, kahit naibibigay lahat ng luho, kahit malaking ang pagkakataon na makapagibang bansa rin ang mga mahal nila sa buhay iba parin ang pamilyang sama sama. Mas masayang kumakain ng tuyo basta't sama sama ang pamilya kesa naguulam ng hamon ng magisa. Mas masaya na laging ordinaryong araw lang araw araw kesa sa araw araw na may despidida party. At ang pinakamasaya, ang itrato ka ng mga mahal mo sa buhay na mahalaga kesa sa itrinatrato kang hari o reyna pagbumabalik ka ng Pilpinas dahil para kang hari o reyna paggumastos sa luho ng boung kamag-anakan mo.

Maganda ang Pilipinas, hindi na lang masyadong pinapansin dahil hindi naten binibigyan ng importansya ito. Simulan naten sa pagdadasal sa ating bansa.

"Kung ang aking bayan na tinatawag sa pamamagitan ng aking pangalan ay magpakumbaba at dumalangin, at hanapin ang aking mukha, at talikuran ang kanilang masamang mga lakad; akin ngang didinggin sa langit, at ipatatawad ko ang kanilang kasalanan, at pagagalingin ko ang kanilang lupain.
Ngayo'y ang aking mga mata ay didilat, at ang aking pakinig ay makikinig, sa dalangin na gagawin sa dakong ito"
 

Kingdom of Cambodia

CAMBODIA

Cambodia has a geographical area of 181,035 sq. km., it is a forest-covered state of south-west Indo-China on Mekong river with its estimated population of 14,494,293. Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia. Cambodians have a rich agricultural potential. The last 25 years of war, the race murders and greed government have became the cause of poverty in most of the population. The major economic activities are receiving international aid.

Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. They have the powerful kingdoms from 1st and 14th Centuries. In 1970-1975, a tragic victim of Vietnam war opened the way for the extreme Marxist Khmer Rouge to take over, then followed by the one of the most savage murder in 20th Century. Almost all of the former military personnel, civil servants, educated or wealthy people and their families were killed. They had international efforts to bring democracy with elections in 1993 and 1998 were super expensive and manipulated by the leader named Hun Sen. After 1998, there has been no further warfare. The year, they became member of ASEAN.

Buddhism has been the national religion since 15th Century. The Khmer Rouge tried to eradicate all religion, over 90% of Buddhist monks and Christians perished. Since 1978 there have been periods of more tolerance but only since 1990 have Christians been allowed to worship openly. And as of now, there is an increasing freedom of religion for Cambodians.

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

 VIETNAM

"Once upon a time, in a deep and breathless moment, a blessed girl named Divine went to Vietnam, and later conquering that land for Jesus." -Kirsten James

Vietnam measured its geographic area for a total of 329,560 sq. km, with the land measurement of 325,360 sq. km. and with the water measurement of 4,200 sq. km. its measurement is slightly larger than New Mexico. It is long, narrow country occupying the entire eastern and southern coastline of Indochina.

In 1945, the communist republic declared in North Vietnam, but still there was a continuous conflict between 1941 and 1985 under the Japanese and then against the French, South Vietnam, USA and all surrounding lands. North Vietnam finally conquered the South in 1975. All the religious movements, including Buddhism, is controlled by the actual government policy. And persecution of Christians still continues to be harsh.

Vietnam is one of the few communist nations in the 21st Century, and it faces new challenges. The control of all freedom continues, but at the same time social ills are on the rise. Drug addiction, Aids, prostitution and exploitation of children are all too common. I encourage everyone to let's bless Vietnam by praying for them. Let's pray that the darkness (ideological and moral) over this nation might be banished by the light of the Gospel.

Union of Myanmar

Myanmar also known as Burma has an area of 676,557 sq. km. It is the second largest country by geographical area in Southeast Asia. Yangon is the capital of Myanmar and other major city is Mandalay. Myanmar or Burmese is the country's official language, but English is also spoken by the elderly folk and in large towns. In their modern alphabet, 33 letters are consist of consonants and 12 basic vowels.

Buddhism was the state religion of Myanmar, but the military regime actively promotes not to have any. There is freedom of worship for other religions like Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Animism. But because Christianity is strong among the other religions, there is much discrimination against Christian. There is much freedom yet also there are many imposed restrictions on buildings, job opportunities, importation of literature and many more. There have been many cases of enforced conversions to Buddhism and violence against rural Christians, and in some cases Christians being forced to build Buddhist temples and to renounce their faith.

God is faithful to His workers, despite of the isolation and repression of Christians, there has been growth among some ethnic minorities and a great interest in the Gospel among Buddhist monks. There have been examples of outstanding miracles leading to many conversions.