T.G.I.F
Have you heard about that restaurant? You thought I was talking about it? That this was going to be some kind of an advertisement stint, right? Well, sorry to disappoint but I’m not gonna talk about some restaurant but about my expression every Friday.
Right when I wake up every Friday morning, I say, “Thank God it’s Friday!”
But why do I really say that? What’s with Friday? :]
What’s with Friday? WIRED! Let me say it again, Wired! Capital W, I, R, E, D! WIRED!
That’s basically how I feel every Friday; thankful, happy, and excited…
With this cheerful spirit every Friday now, I can barely remember the first time I was at Wired and the sentiments I’ve had back then.
What is wired, by the way?
According to its’ Program Director, Blessy Gokotano, it is an alternative way of Friday night fun wherein students have an avenue to get wired with God and with right people.
For those who don’t know, Wired is the place to be for young people in Metro Cebu wherein a whole lot of fun and excitement is offered; from a showcase of talents to games, videos, live music-bands from different campuses topped with captivating praise and worship and inspiring messages. (For more info, check out this fan page at facebook, http://www.facebook.com/pages/wired/129998692978)
When I entered Victory Center Cebu at 3rd Floor E&M Dacay Bldg. 72 Escario St. Cebu City for the first time to attend Wired (though I had been there a few times already for other reasons), I didn’t know what is wired and what to expect in it.
Even with that, I still went there… and few things I could remember the first time I was there were….
There was singing… and they sing songs that I love to sing (some are even my favorite) and if I had to forget everything; all the songs, all the tunes and the entire beat; I couldn’t forget how happy I was while singing. The praise and worship at wired gave me a kind of happiness that I had been longing to feel while singing for a long time.
And there and then I knew that this is where I’m gonna be hanging out every Friday. And right onset I declared that every Friday from then on, I’m gonna be coming back no matter if my friends would still come with me (the first few times that I was there, I was with my friends) or not or whether I’d go there alone, sit alone, and be a loner the entire service. That even when I don’t know and won’t know anyone there, I’d still come back:]
Moreover, I couldn’t forget the guy who spoke in front, he said his name was Cesar and he started talking about things that I had wanted to hear from a brother, not from an elderly or even from my father (who is already dead by the way).
And as he began talking, I cried my heart in prayer and thanked God that He made that man who’s talking in front whom I barely know about (except his name and that he’s the youth pastor of wired). And in my mind I thanked that man for obeying God and doing whatever it takes to share God’s Word to the youth.
And more than all those happy feeling and learnings I’ve had during my first time at wired, what I’m really thankful to God for is the mere fact that He brought me there. Being at wired is a great blessing and it’s more than just a Friday thing to me now, it’s a part of my lifestyle.
If there’s one person that I’m grateful to (except God) for being at wired, it would be Ate Blessy. I thank her for inviting me to wired (if not for the invitation, I don’t think I would be as happy as I am now).
And I also thank God for Kuya Vynz, for he was one of the most (if not the most) welcoming and friendly person at wired. While he was talking to me and inviting me to attend the next wired session, I felt like I was talking to a guy that I’ve known for such a long time (though it was the first time that I saw him).
And the people that I’d first met at wired, are now the bestest friends I have and the “barkada” I so longed to be with (the right barkada.toinks!).
The first time I’ve met them at wired, they were so warm and friendly that it feels like I found a family and a different kind of friendship, not the weird one but the one that I’m gonna love and treasure forever.
From being a mere visitor to becoming part of the production crew, I have more than the desire to come to wired every Friday and be happy while singing and learn a lot from the speaker but also the passion to serve the youth, my friends, my schoolmates, and even strangers.
And to anyone reading this, if you’re not attending wired yet, I encourage you to come and get wired with us that you may also feel the same kind of joy that I’m feeling right now. *wink wink*
