By Sarina Villalpando Everybody has a testimony. No matter how big or how small, it exists—because we exist and God exists and we are where we are for a reason. Today I will share a part of mine. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” —Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) There...
Team Breathe
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church, Colton, CA Step back and take a breath. Inhale. Exhale. Now, didn’t that feel great? Did you do it? No? We will try again. Inhale. Exhale. Good. This year the SCSC team name was Breathe. For those who don’t know, every year all the students of SCSC agree on a general team name made up of the amount of letters of...
“I’ll Go the Distance”
Jun 22, 2018
by Sarina Villalpando Music is a really powerful language. Sometimes we come across songs that aren’t necessarily qualified as “Christian” but personally move us in a spiritual way and, in a sense, a feeling of being closer to God. Some songs make us feel moved so we relate to what’s said and it helps us focus and clarify what God is doing in our lives. I think...
Paisley
May 23, 2018
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church in Colton, CA I’m going to start this article by saying I had serious writer’s block and didn’t know what to write about—so I’m going to write about my bunny. Also a side note, I am writing this in April and sorry to those who don’t like informal writing. On April 7, 2018, I got a beautiful pet rabbit. For a...
Decision Making
Apr 25, 2018
By Willy Villalpando Every single day we have to make an endless list of decisions. From something as simple as “What am I going to watch on Netflix today?” to something as life changing as “Where am I going to put in a job application?” Sometimes, those decisions are obvious and easy to make—other times…not so much! Sometimes these...
30-day Challenges
Mar 20, 2018
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church in Colton, CA A couple of weeks ago I watched a buzzfeed video where they challenged themselves to do a hundred squats for thirty days. The video consisted of three people, two females and one male. The video takes you throughout the different days from each participant’s perspective. In the beginning, the...