Kamay ni Hesus Healing Church

August 27, 2007: It was a stormy Monday when the family travelled south to Lucban Quezon. Our purpose was to hear the 10 AM healing mass of Father Joey Faller at the Kamay ni Hesus Healing Church. This church was visualized by Father Joey to give the sick and the spiritually weak a haven where they could feel and experience the presence of God. It was really raining hard when we reached the church. And to our surprise, there were a lot of pilgrims seeking to be healed despite of the bad weather. We arrived just in time before the start of the mass. Unluckily though, the church was full packed that we heard mass outside the church. Armed with our umbrellas and jackets, Lai together with the kids, solemnly heard mass. After the mass, there was a healing service conducted by Father Joey himself. Father Joey touched everybody including James, John and Nikki and prayed over everybody and asked the Lord God for his blessings.



At the back of the church was a steep hill transformed into a picturesque Via Dolorosa Grotto of Healing and Purification. The grotto had 292 steps, life-size statues of the 14 Stations of the Cross and a 50-foot statue of the Ascending Christ. It was believed that it's the third biggest in the world than can be seen miles away.



We were lucky that after the healing service, the heavy rains stopped. So up we went to the top of the grotto. We stopped every 30 steps to rest. On our 5th stop, the kids started crying and wanted to be carried all the way up. At this point, we decided to abort our plan of reaching the top. But vowed to return to finally reach the top.




It was indeed a touching and memorable experience to visit the shrine of Kamay ni Hesus in Lucban Quezon.

Tayo na sa Antipolo!

May 23, 2008: It's the merry month of May once again and it is the time of the year where Antipolo city celebrates its Maytime Festival. Thousands of devotees young and old pay homage to Nuestra Senora De la Paz Y Buen Viaje commonly known as Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.

Loraine also celebrated her birthday on the 23rd of May. After hearing mass at the cathedral, the kids strolled around the newly constructed Rizal park just in front of the cathedral.

We posed for a souvenir shot with the new mascots of the city. Mr. Suman and Ms. Kasoy were there to entertain visitors and to encourage them to take home with them the city's pride, the suman and kasoy.

A ride with the Hamaka was also available for a minimal fee of 50 pesos. During the 1800's, ladies, elderly, and affluent ones, who visit Antipolo, rode hamakas carried by strong young men.

Indeed, the Pilgrim City has a lot to offer.

Kaya tayo na sa Antipolo!

Laiya Batangas

April 19, 2008: It was Mom's birthday. We received invites good for 4 adults at Playa Laiya White Beach in Laiya Batangas. The whole family, together with Mom and Dad, drove all the way to Laiya Batangas. It was a gruelling 5 hour drive. This was mainly due to the renovation works being done at the SLEX.

The site is a 4 hectar residential beach resort. Since it was the launching of the place, there were lots of festive activities. From live bands, kite flying, buffet lunch, giant slide, free henna tatoo for everyone and best of all, the white sand beach and clear blue water greeted us when we arrived.

The kids enjoyed the the white sand beach and the cool blue waters of Laiya Batangas.

Best of all, the trip was free thanks to the free invites and the car ride c/o Mom and Dad...