Bukal Life was invited to the recognition ceremony of the Philippine National Red Cross (Baguio Chapter) for its participation with the PNRC in seeking blood donations. In addition to blood donation, we have worked with them in disaster response chaplaincy, and partnering in training people in First Aid and Basic Life Savings. We had a good time and did some planning with the Red Cross for our next blood drive early in December. Will give more information soon.

Members of Bukal Life with friends at PNRC-Baguio

Finished training at CCDC (Cordillera Career Development College) in Disaster Response Care/Chaplaincy. This was a one-day overview (not the full 40-hour program). Over 50 attended. We had a great time. Will put more photos on Bukal Life Ministries Facebook page

Picture 1 is students doing a combination of exercise and “movement” prayer led by Sister Sofia. Picture 2 is Ate Celia leading the didactic portion of the training.

“Helping people get a life is the hardest work God does. That’s true for us as well. Partnering with him on this mission signs you up for disappointment, challenge, pain grief, and loss as you deal with people. But it also sets you up for exhilaration, joy, hope, and abundant life. That’s life. And that’s the point.” -Reggie McNeal (in “Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church”)

New Brochure for the “Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program is now available in the DOWNLOADABLES page. Also available in our parent site (www.bukallife.org) in the ARTICLES section.

Starting about three weeks ago, we started accepting clients for Christian counseling in Baguio City. We have been doing training and CPE for several months now, but counseling services and psychometric services are intentionally the last to bring up to speed. We will continue to work towards 100% operation in preparation for our “grand opening” this Fall.

If you wish to talk to us in Baguio, call us at (074) 305-5605.

August 16 – October 8.  Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). We will be doing our next 8 week intensive CPE training (accredited by CPSP). We will probably be doing both normal CPE and CPE-extended. Please check our webpage for details on CPE. If you are interested or have questions, please contact our CPE supervisor, Rev. Aguirre at jo_aguirre007@yahoo.com, or our regular email at info@bukallife.org.

August 21 (tentative date). Half-day workshop “Know Thy Students: Understanding Learning Styles”.

Where:      West Baguio Baptist Church (Naguilian Road, Baguio)

Time:         9am-1pm

Topics:  Psychological Testing, Human Development, and Learning Styles.

Targeted learners:   Educators, and school administrators

Contact our office at (074) 305-5606 for details, or email us at info@bukallife.org

October 18 – December 10.  Our last CPE and CPE-Ext training of 2010. Contact us if you are interested.