Week of Prayer plays a very important role in the life of the students. These are times when spiritual engagement subdues the overwhelming rigors of student life. This respite, provided flavor to the 2011 Week of Prayer held at the La Sage Auditorium daily, September 5-10, for South Philippine Adventist College (SPAC) students, faculty and staff.
On hand to provide the morning and evening messages was Mr Leonardo C Heyasa, director of Human Resource and Development at Valencia Sanitarium and Hospital in Valencia City.
The theme, “That God may Accomplish His Plan” took the students from both high school and college into a week of spirit-filled moments of contemplation and meditation that started on September 5 with the speaker’s ‘Failsafe” and “An Unlikely Candidate” topics, morning and afternoon, respectively. Sponsors for the day were the Education students led by their VP for religious affairs, morning session; and High School seniors led by their VP for religious affairs in the afternoon.
“Flickering Faith” and “When Fate is Bitter” were topics that emphasized on faith in God. These September 6 sessions were coordinated by the High School juniors (morning) and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) students, in the afternoon.
Leonardo "nonoy" Heyasa, Jr., shares his message in one of the sessions.
On Wednesday, September 7, “Deprived but never Deserted” was expounded by the speaker that focused greatly on the experience of the widow,Rizpah, over the death of her two sons. “Two lessons we can learn from this story,” explained Heyasa, “First,faithfulness to the Lord is not a guarantee that you will be death-free. And second, being faithful to the Lord is not a guarantee that you will be debt-free.” The afternoon topic was entitled “Working with Jesus.” The high school sophomore and nursing students coordinated the morning and evening sessions, respectively.
Following up the topics on Wednesday were the September 8 messages: “Working with Others” and “Working with Yourself.” This time the high school freshmen sponsored the morning activities while students from the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS), sponsored the afternoon session.
On Friday, September 9, the Bachelor of Science in Office Administration (BSOA) students led out in the morning session as the speaker beautifully preached on the topic, “Total Makeover.” A choral reading prior to the preaching of the word was entitled “Mary and Joseph.” The Vesper session delving on “New Beginnings” with the theology students spearheading, was heart lifting.
The finale message on Sabbath, September 10, “When His Plan Reaches its Fruition,” lifted every soul into a new experience. “A message that should remain in everyone’s heart,” said the students.
On Sabbath afternoon, the students witnessed students as they gave their hearts to the Lord in baptism. [Real Joy Revilla/CampusMedia | Photo by Rhoen Catolico]