SG7: The Humble Servants
> We are the 7th small group among the 14 groups at the Kawayan Camp 2003.
> The name of our group, The Humble Servants (THS, for short), was thought of spontaneously. We haven't agreed on the name of our group (don't ask why) beforehand so when asked by Kuya Nikko (one Campus Management session) about it, they (not sure who among my SG did) came up with that name. I find it cool because it's nice to be called humble servants of God.
>> Small Group Program >>
SG 1: Getting Started
Location: Under the tree beside Cantena
Leaders: Ate Mutya & Kuya Jon
SG 2: Who Am I?
Location: Under the tree beside Cantena, transferred to Mess Hall because of rain.
Leaders: Kuya Jon & Ate Mutya
SG 3: Family Talks
Location: Session Hall, right side, near window.
Leaders: Ate Mutya & Kuya Jon
SG 4: Dynamics of Small Group Life
Location: Session Hall, far left end of stage.
Leaders: Kuya Jon & Ate Mutya
SG 5: Quiet Time Together
Location: Under the tree beside Cantena
Leader: Noel
Assistant: Lalin
SG 6: Contemplative Bible Reading
Location: Under the tree beside Cantena
Leader: Ate Mutya
SG 7: Affirming One Another
Location: Corner of basketball court
Leader: Carol
Assistant: Onatz
SG 8: Article Discussion ("Visions and Continuity")
Location: Session Hall, seated on stage (platform).
Leader: Onatz
Assistant: Joni
SG 9: Planning a Small Group Program
Location: Session Hall, right side, near window.
Leader: Kuya Jon
SG 10: Missions
Location: Under the tree beside Cantena
Leader: Lalin
Assistant: Bhoy²
SG 11: On Contemporary Issues (cancelled)
Leader: Joni (spared from humiliation!!! Wahaha!)
Assistant: Noel
SG 12: Prophets to the Campus ("Prophetic Existence")
Location: Outside Staff House, seated on grass.
Leader: Bhoy²
Assistant: March
SG 13: Happy Ending and Fun Time Together
Location: Aphitheater
Leader: March
Assistant: Carol
SG 14: Praying Your Goodbye (cancelled)
>> TRIVIA ABOUT SG 7 >>
.: The official SG meeting place was under a tree beside Pastor's cantena.
.: Kuya Jon's "Jesus Is The Rock" action song was never perfected.
.: Ate Mutya supposedly lodged at Cabin 5 as well.
.: Ate Lalin is actually older than Kuya Jon.
.: March and Joni first got introduced at an Acquaintance game.
.: Carol was the first one to cry in the group.
.: Onatz is a PK and is going to be a dentist!
.: Nono claims to be a shy type of person (questionable).
.: Bhoy² was hailed Best Pair together with Lhalyn at the Banquet Night.
.: The group did the "Trust Fall" activity in SG 4.
.: Ate Mutya used the passage John 15:9-17 in SG 5: Contemplative Bible Reading.
.: Carol is a great dancer.
.: Kuya Jon's real name is Domingo.
.: Bhoy² talks too fast.
.: Everybody loves to eat.
.: March sent everyone Peanut Kisses through the mail.
.: Ate Mutya made it a point to have a talk with each of us.
.: Bhoy² made Kuya Jon laugh so hard at the SG 9: Planning a Small Group Program.
.: Kuya Jon and Joni belonged to one BSW group.
.: Bhoy² didn't know the gravity of the phrase "Walang hiya" in Tagalog. haha.
.: Ate Lalin wore the coolest costume in Mission's Night.
.: The guys had secrets among them and refused to share it with the girls. (madayâ, kumbaga).
.: With SG 11 cancelled, the group still met and talked about Nono and Onatz's lives.
.: Nono is a poet. ...And a funny one, at that.
.: Onatz's testimony is a huge blessing to all.
.: Carol is the youngest in the group.
.: Kuya Jon loves to add a second voice to every song. Feeling tenor! hehe.
.: Nono was the appointed leader of the group (among campers) to supervise during work assignments.
.: ...but, Nono was the first one to run off during work periods!
.: The group loves picture takings (proven by how much pictures we have together!).
.: Carol, Joni and March went to the bathroom to brush their teeth almost every time.
.: Onatz has a pair of Blossom (Power Puff Girls) socks.
.: March and Onatz were two of those "selected few" who helped with the circumcision and dental check-up, respectively, during the Medical Missions. (ang tatapang!).
.: Nono played an underhanded homosexual in their Pantomime.
.: The group sat together in the front row for immoral moral support the day Joni led the last Praise and Prayer.
.: Ate Lalin, Nono, Onatz and Joni were among Ate Dot's students in the Song Writing Workshop.
.: Carol has a gift in evangelism.
.: Joni's share in the sardines (Prisoner's Meal) was snatched by Carol, thus breaking the seriousness of the moment. :D
.: Kuya Jon's birthday is the day of our last SG together. *sob*
.: Ate Lalin drew a Royal Tru Orange Bottle and gave it to Kuya Jon on his birthday.
.: Ate Mutya gave each a cool button pin with the official SG picture.
.: Kuya Jon gave each a construction nail dipped in red paint on which he wrote "Think about this always." (which I don't get until now...:D)
.: Bhoy² gave away his studio pictures to the other members as his token. parang artista! hehe.
.: Nono is the most iyakin of all.
.: Second is Onatz.
.: Third is Kuya Jon. (... believe it or not)
.: They weren't able to serve dinner with the SG3 since they were so engrossed on their last SG meeting.
.: As consequence, they were mentioned specially by Kuya Rod at the announcement time and were made to clear the tables and clean the Mess Hall after the meal by themselves.
.: ...tsk tsk. One small group doing the task is not an easy job! (SG 3, we deeply apologize...)
.: The group still met until Lights Off, Saturday Night (2nd to the last night of camp) at the amphitheater.
.: On that last night together, they played Spin the Bottle (Truth or Dare) while waiting for their counselors. But the meeting kept them so they weren't able to join.
.: They had a REVELATION time.
.: Joni didn't do the "dare" given to her, which was to sit beside the one she appreciates in camp on breakfast the next day, thus never revealing her secret. Wahaha!
.: Ate Lalin has a secret crush on --- and plans to work together with him in the near future.
.: March has a crush on a counselor!
.: Nono specially made a little something for someone sometime around the second week of camp.
.: The group planned to do the last Quiet Time together even though there was no schedule for it.
.: They planned to meet at 5am, but, err.. due to sleeping late the night before, the plan pushed through by 6am, with the guys knocking on the door of Cabin 5.
.: The group gave Kuya Jon a pair of sunglasses for his birthday.
.: Ate Mutya has not yet been repaid for buying that gift! *yikes*
.: Bhoy² and Joni were the only ones who didn't cry during the Testimony Time (nyehehehe) and were the only ones who "read" their testimonies (as so keenly observed by Kuya Jon and Ate Mutya). Not following instructions yung iba! hehehe. :D
.: The guys insisted on giving their testimonies last while the girls, submissive as they were, agreed to humiliate themselves first.
.: The SG campers weren't able to finish the Final Challenge obstacle in one group.
.: Carol and Joni exchanged College P.E. t-shirts while packing.
.: March had been eyeing Joni's sky blue jogging pants since the first time she wore it. haha! *joke*
.: March and Joni have shared secrets on the morning before leaving Camp Bato.
.: Nono, March, and Joni had a sentimental moment around 2am on May 5, 2003 at the Amphitheater.
.: ...but Nono was the only one who cried!
.: Bhoy² is the least crybaby of all.
.: ...but he did finally cry just before leaving Camp Bato.
.: Tubod Tribe (Kuya Jon, Onatz, Noel & Bhoy²) is in the 1st place while Lamacan Tribe (Ate Mutya, Ate Lalin, Joni, March & Carol) is in the 6th place. But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first. Matthew 19:30
.: The group made a dramatic scene at the Magellan's Cross in Cebu, where Joni was the first to realize the sudden misery of the separation (in other words, was the first one to cry).
.: Ate Mutya, Kuya Jon, Ate Lalin, Joni, Bhoy² and March ate (the last) lunch at SM-Cebu with Ate Dot, Kuya Erickson and Zeik, then slept inside a movie theater (Johnny English movie).
.: On the other hand, Noel, Onatz and Carol were together in the ship bound for Manila.
.: Bhoy², Joni and March had the last crying session around 4am, May 6, at IV Home-Cebu.