by Joer Rei “Chum” Balbuena

The lyrics of the theme song to the PGCAG Triennial Convention/Youth Convergence entitled “One Job” are still playing in my head. Those 4 days (May 12-15, 2009) at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City, Cebu really focused on one thing and one thing only: ‘Missions’.

The convergence focused on inspiring the youth and missionaries-to-be to go not to where there are already many workers, but to those places still unreached by the Gospel. Several PGCAG missionaries, including ICS’ very own Ptr. Michael Chad Visca, spoke on the importance of doing ‘Missions’ and how simple it can be. From a simple conversation in an airplane to importing bibles in a Communist country, doing ‘Missions’ is not an easy task.

One of the speakers, Ptr. Warren Aragona, talked about Living and Dying for God. “We will die eventually, one way or another, so why not live and die for God?”, he said. That question really struck me and after challenging us, I took that vow to live, and die, for God. After all, who else will go out to the ‘Mission field’ than the up and coming youth who have the energy, the passion, and the heart to continue what has been done?

To sum it all up: the problem is not the harvest, but the workers.