Ptr. JP with his wife Roochie

Name
JP Masakayan

Department / Pastoral Area
Singles Ministry

Other Occupation
VP, Rockwell Land

Interests
Bible studies (private and teaching)

Hobbies
Golf, movies, and going to the beach.

Tell us about something God has taught you while you have been one of CCF’s community leaders.
You must be vigilant in ensuring that your walk matches your talk, and that there is integrity in both public and private life.

Pride is always a problem, at times glaring, more often insidious and subtle:

• When you do something well
• When you are attacked or criticized
• When you are challenged

God won’t let pride go unaddressed. He’ll do it with either rod or staff, but he’ll deal with it.

Name two or three things you love about working with CCF.

1. Working with people who love the Lord is energizing.
2. Working for, and seeing people come to know the Lord is deeply gratifying.
3. Following and learning from leaders who model holiness and natural zaniness is highly inspiring.

Grace

Name
Grace

Occupation
Student

Interests
Collecting, accounting

Hobbies
Watching TV, listening to music, reading Christian books

How and when did you join CCF?
I joined CCF through a summer camp in 2005. I was invited by my aunt, and there — praise God, I was able to understand the Gospel for the first time — by His grace.

Did you have any prior misconceptions about church/faith?
I thought that all of us are God’s children from birth. But when I read and understood John 1:12, it was clear to me that only those who receive and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ have the right to be called children of God.

How has God worked in your life since you joined CCF?
Before I met Christ, my life had no direction. I’d just go with the flow — cheating, lying, stealing — you name it. And, I used to blame my parents for not providing the kind of life I dreamed of.

But since Christ came into my life (praise and thanks to God for using CCF), there is unexplainable joy and peace inside amidst a chaotic environment. My life now has direction. I am still a work of progress and continuously learning to trust God in every area of my life.

Are you active in a ministry or outreach group? Please tell us a little bit of your experiences with that group.
Yes — JZONE Project SCHOOL at PUP (Polytechnic University of the Philippines).  Through this ministry, I am able to serve God where he planted me by discipling groups of young men and women, practicing kindness, love, giving, and knowing and meeting different kinds of people. It is an honor to be used by Him in this ministry.

Name two or three things about CCF that make you stay.
First, God himself. And I can see that CCF really worships the true God. Second, my friends and my D-Group.

Linda Arrienda tells us about the Lord’s providence in her commitment to give to him.