Hubby's speech

Last Friday, Jan. 27th, my husband Miggy was invited to speak in his Alma Mater, Christian Academy of Bacolod as a guest speaker of their 26th Foundation Day and 2nd Alumni Homecoming. It went well, we just didn't expect that majority of his audience would be elementary and high school students. This is his first time to speak but I admire him because he never felt or at least didn't make the jitters obvious.

Here's his speech in case I start erasing my emails and will not have a copy of this in the future. :)

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Dear guests, former teachers, friends and fellow alumni of Christian Academy of Bacolod, good morning!

When Principal Elias invited me to speak as a guest speaker of this event, I was a little hesitant. Yes, it is no doubt an honor to be chosen; but I also know that it is going to be a nerve-wracking experience. Nineteen years ago, I was just a cute little boy excited to experience high school, now I’m married to my one and only wife with one smart little boy who obviously got his looks, from the one whom I got my looks from, my father. J

In the years since we left the corridors of CAB, a lot of changes have taken place. Some have decided to join the business world to keep our economy rolling, while others are happy doing ministry for the Lord, one of the highest calling. Others are into the medical world helping save lives, while others enjoy being in the customer service industry making every consumer happy. Different paths for different folks but one thing remain the same - the values our dear alma mater had taught us.

This year’s theme is faithfulness. One of my favorite lines in Steve Green’s song Find us faithful, goes “Let us run the race not only for the prize. But as those who’ve gone before us, Let us leave to those behind us, the heritage of faithfulness passed on through Godly lives. What a beautiful message. I could sit down now and leave you all with those lines to ponder. But let me continue.

I believe all of us here have goals. In whatever state we are now, I know we have something in mind that we want to achieve. It could be a business of our own, a dream job, a dream house, a grand vacation, or an ideal husband/wife. I know that we are doing something about it, and although some of us here may have already achieved some of them, we continue to aim higher. Has it always been smooth sailing? I doubt it is. In this imperfect world there will always be discouragements, criticisms, trials and persecutions even. And sometimes we feel that there’s no sense in pursuing our dreams because things don’t work out the way we want them or that they don’t happen on our appointed time. Sometimes we want things instantly. We want them to go smoothly, which is in reality not always a possibility.

Now the good news is that despite the rough sailing, the bumpy rides and turbulent flights, our dear teachers from this school had taught us the value of faithfulness. It is in this school that wonderful stories in the Bible were given emphasis. The story of Joshua who entered the Promised Land because of his faith, and Gideon who won the battle with the Midianites with just 300 men and his big faith and trust in God. Our teachers had taught us to believe in things we cannot see. To not settle in mediocrity. To aim higher and have faith in what we do and most specially in what God can do for us. They remain faithful in their students, the same way God shows his faithfulness to this school for 26 years.

At 31 I’m finishing my master’s degree in business. I am going to pursue my plan of becoming a university professor and a faithful husband and father. And although I enjoy what I’m doing now, my heart still goes for teaching. I will remain faithful to my dreams. I won’t stop because as Dr. Charles Stanley states, “the only way to know how much faith you have is when it is tested and tried. So kids, go ahead and try your faith. Aim high and reach for your dream.

Good morning and May God bless us all. Thank you.