"Wonderfully Made"

Maybe some of you are wondering what my speech last (October 13, 2010-Wednesday) that’s it! To be honest with you that was the complete draft of my speech. And I planned to glance it "hopefully" as I speak that night, but then it didn't happen. I felt that when I stand in front of the audience as if I forget about my plan and continued to shared my life.

"Wonderfully Made"

“A pleasant evening everyone. I stand in front of you tonight to share to you the wonderful things about me, my family background about my hobbies and likes and my Christian faith.

Who am I? Maybe some of you ask it for yourself when you get along with me in the passed meetings here on TOPS, and this is the opportunity for you discover more about me. Many times, my name is always mispronounced as Maribel or Maridel, they told me “you are Mariel right?! Huh? I know you are Marilyn, well, what a very funny guess, but I will never forget someone called me Marinette on my 19^th birthday. He was sharing appreciation for me that time and said in front of my guess “What is your name again? You are Marinette right? “My face turned like this? And then I ask him, what? Marinette? You are the only person that called me Marinette? Where do you get that? He just laughed but I got disappointed that’s why I still remember that event. But, I forgive them and thank God that I have a very unique name. 

By the way, this is how unique God created me; I am a product of a broken family. My mom and Dad got separated when I am young, I have an older brother, and a younger sister, I am the middle child, I am not sure of the exact date when he left us; I haven’t seen his picture as well that’s why I do not have an idea what he look like, but I missed him despite of his shortcoming.

Even though, I have of broken family, my life goes on, I took it as a challenge and inspiration to study even harder that’s why I with the degree of Bachelor in Science Information Technology at Polytechnic University of the Philippines last 2009, and currently I am working at I-Map Websolutions, IT Company.

I am finished about my background, now what are my hobbies? During my past time I am love books, composing a poem, and writing in my blog site, taking picture and collecting them as well. My favorite hang out is at Manila bay where I could spend some time for myself and let my imagination travel as I watch the beautiful sunset.  I love music, I sing and played guitar when I am in the mood to do so. I enjoyed being alone sometimes because I spend, some thinking time for myself and to enjoy Gods presence. I enjoy staying inside my room to read and write what comes out in my mind.

Lets me share to you about my Christian faith, as I reminisce to thee past 21 years of my life, many things have changed, the way I talk, I walk and my view about life. What is my secret? Of having a joyful living despite of struggles, disappointments and trials, or brokenness? It is the everlasting love of God.  My life became meaningful when someone shared to me about the LOVE of Jesus Christ, His forgiveness, grace and mercy to an unworthy person like me.

I know Him yes! That time, but I know God didn’t want me to just know Him by name, but He want me to have an intimate relationship to Him. Until I prayed and accept Him as my personal Savior and Lord last, November 7, 2003. I found the love that I am seeking many years ago, the love that is found in Jesus Christ alone. For me, to transformation is not happened over night but I indeed go through different trials that refine me into a joyful person what I am today.

In my college days, I have joined at Campus Crusade for Christ Organization till now I am still connected with them, we shared our faith to the student in the campus; I spread the love of Christ that I experience also in my life and told them about my personal testimony.  After I graduated I choose to heed the call for 6months as a volunteer campus missionary in my Alma Matter, to lead and inspire the students become leaders of this generation, for me leading students is a lifetime commitment. 

I am now;  standing in front of you, proudly say that although I have a broken family, am not broken anyway, coz God made me whole, & God made my broken family complete with His love,  my broken heart become brand new, because of His amazing greatness and love. I am now fulfilled, secure, not just happy but joyful in Gods hands.

I have many aliases, but what makes Marinel unique? It is because God assure me as He said in his word in Psalms 139:14 that I am fearfully and wonderfully made by Him, and I am His Princess, you are too, fellow toastmasters and guest, and for general evaluators! God would always remind us that trials and being broken is His one way to humble us, and strengthen our faith to Him for us to see that we cannot do anything on our own and that we could acknowledged that have a Daddy God up there that we could look up in times of our brokenness. God use my brokenness for me to experience Him and Love Him with an undivided Heart. God loves all of you also, fellow toastmasters and guest good evening!”