ifugao musical

June 25, 2007 at 2:34 pm | In Events | Leave a Comment

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After endorsing the books to Ifugao’s only and newly opened science high school, we had to do the obligatory (hehe :) ) jump shots , fortunately, not with the school’s teachers. Afterwards, we debated about which one to post in the blog. It had to be comparable or even better than High School Musical’s. So far, the best ones have Ate Grace’s and Kuya Roovin’s navels showing. So, pusod talaga ang labanan. Hmm, it was a toughie, but after much thought and staring at both pictures, Ate Grace’s navel wins! Well, in case you’re wondering, that’s Kuya Aleks behind Ate Grace’s and my arms :) Thanks to Kuya Roovin and Dan who faithfully watched and documented our every move. For more pictures, check out:

http://picasaweb.google.com/roovin/EventsRebooked

http://picasaweb.google.com/mrdanjohan/IfugaoOutreach

http://picasaweb.google.com/mrdanjohan/IfugaoOutreach2

Anyway, we left Ifugao with hearts full of thanksgiving — for how students of Tribal Gospel Mission are committed to share the gospel to their communities, for how God has brought together Navs, Trumpets and TGM to be amazed at the how the same God works in us in different ways, for His provision, for the children and adults who eagerly and even sacrificially participated in the activities that we prepared for them… I could go on and on but the point is, God has made His goodness known through Rebooked and for that, we are so thankful to Him and to you who partnered with us.

This verse pretty much reminds me of Ifugao: The Lord reigns…let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy (Ps. 96:10,12,NIV). Indeed, God is to be praised and He is reason enough to jump for joy :)

– jean

are u wearing a shame coat?

June 18, 2007 at 11:59 am | In Reflections | Leave a Comment

hey peeps! aleks here. we’re back from ifugao! praise the Lord! thank you for your prayers and support. roovin, jing, dan, louise (trumpets), and i traveled back to manila saturday night, while the rest of the team stayed on for sightseeing sunday. i google-talked with jean this morning and she’s still groggy from the trip (they arrived 3AM monday). more details soon! and i’m sure the others have loads of stories to tell :)

hemingways… i was browsing through the new books at work to choose an excerpt for our newsletter, and i came upon these words from andrew comiskey’s strength in weakness. thought i’d share (yeah, i’m the quote guy around here…)

Shame is the raincoat of the soul, repelling the living water that would otherwise establish us as the beloved of God. It prevents us from receiving grace and truth where we need them the most….

But our Father is faithful. Through the cross Jesus removes every attitude that repels the truth of the Father’s love for us. That love surpasses the cursed thought patterns collected over a lifetime of pain.

Though thick and well suited to repel love, our “shame coats” are no match for God’s love for us, a love revealed at Calvary.

Esep-esep :)

High School Musical

June 5, 2007 at 6:45 pm | In Announcements | Leave a Comment

We’re on our last leg of our fundraising for Rebooked! And to meet our goal, we are selling tickets to Stages and Trumpets’ HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Not only will you enjoy the very popular play but by buying a ticket, you will also help bring books to an Ifugao community. The tickets that we have are for June 29 (it’s a special show), 8 p.m. at the Meralco Theater. You won’t regret spending your P 800 for it! To get your tickets, please text Charm at 09175050516. Come and sing “We’re All in This Together” with us!

Read more below =)

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TRUMPETS PLAYSHOP AND STAGES’ PRODUCTION OF DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL

STAGES recently got the nod of Disney Theatrical Productions and Music Theatre International (MTI) to mount the newly adapted stage musical based on Disney Channel’s hit original movie “High School Musical” in the Philippines.

Since Emmy-winning “High School Musical” premiered on Disney Channel U.S. last January, it has been televised 13 times and was seen by over 37 million viewers. Its maiden telecast alone set record-breaking ratings for Disney Channel. The TV movie has since established ratings records in Australia and South East Asia. In the Philippines, “High School Musical” ranked no. 1 in its timeslot beating all other kid TV channels during its premiere telecast.

Moreover, the TV movie’s soundtrack is the top-selling album of the year to date in the U.S., selling over 2.7 million copies. Its DVD release has sold over 2.3 million copies since May, making “High School Musical” the best-selling TV movie on DVD of all time. A junior novel based on the Disney movie landed on no. 1 spot in the New York Times’ bestseller list (children’s paperbacks). Music sheets for guitar, piano and vocals are also selling like hotcakes.

“High School Musical” follows the sugar-sweet story of popular high school basketball star Troy Bolton and timid, math genius Gabriella Montez who discover that they share a secret passion for singing, and must learn to break free from their cliques’ typical expectations in order for the two to fulfill their dreams.

Both TV movie and stage versions of “High School Musical” boast of catchy “break into song” production numbers, which include “Start of Something New,” “Get’cha Head in the Game,” “What I’ve Been Looking For,” “Stick to the Status Quo,” “When There Was Me and You,” “Bop to the Top,” and “We’re All in This Together.” The soaring duet and U.S. Billboard Top 4 hit, “Breaking Free,” two new songs, and a “High School Musical” Megamix complete the song list in the adapted full stage version.

Trumpets Playshop and STAGES’ production of “High School Musical,” which will be mounted at the Meralco Theater starting this June, will cast young heartthrob Sam Concepcion as the musical’s male lead, Troy Bolton. This will be Sam’s big stage comeback after the hit “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” which was staged four years ago. He was enrolled with Trumpets Playshop’s advance musical theater class when he was just nine years old. He later took up street dancing classes. Soon after, he was competing in ABS CBN’s first season of “Little Big STAR,” where he grabbed the Brightest Star title. Also managed by STAGES, Sam has been featured in various ABS CBN soaps like “Super Inggo,” “Your Song,” and “Walang Kapalit” with Piolo Pascual and Claudine Barretto. He is currently dubbing the voice of Yukio Tanakar for Japanese anime, “Beck” to be shown over Hero Channel.

 

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