Monday Womens Dgroup Meeting

 

Key Outcomes

The group reviewed the biblical meaning of water baptism as a public declaration of faith and a symbolic death to the old self and resurrection to a new life in Christ. Members shared personal struggles, including parenting challenges, spiritual dryness, and the need for better time management and surrender to God's will. The meeting concluded with mutual encouragement and prayer for family, health, and spiritual growth.

Decisions Made

• Water baptism is understood as a voluntary, public declaration of a believer's commitment to follow Jesus, not a means of salvation. 12
• Salvation is by grace through faith alone, not by good works or baptism. 3
• Following Christ requires putting Him first, even above family and one's own life, and carrying one's cross daily. 45

Personal Updates & Praise Reports

• Jen completed her professorial accreditation and is praying for a successful interview. 6
• Janice started a new job at PSA and is adjusting to the environment and routine. 7
• Sara shared that her business sales have been good and she is preparing to open a new location. 89
• Jen shared that her son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder level 1 and ADHD, and they are starting therapy. 10

Spiritual Struggles & Reflections

• Sara expressed feeling spiritually dry and distracted, struggling to prioritize her spiritual life amidst family and work responsibilities. 1112
• Janice shared the importance of spending time with God to feel the Holy Spirit's presence and avoid feeling lost. 1314
• Jen encouraged the group to start each day with prayer and reading God's word to find strength and focus. 1516
• Loudilee shared her struggle with balancing motherhood and ministry, including the challenge of inviting other families into her home. 1718

Prayer Requests

• Jen's son: Provision for therapy and a good recovery process. 1920
• Jen: Success in her professorial accreditation and favorable results. 1920
• Jen: Good health, safety, and protection for her family. 19
• Jen: Strength to complete pending tasks and avoid backlogs. 21
• Sara: Spiritual renewal and a closer relationship with God. 22
• Loudilee's husband: Safety during his daily commute. 23
• Loudilee's family: Wisdom in deciding whether to get a second vehicle. 24
• Loudilee: Patience and wisdom in managing her children's emotions. 25
• Loudilee: Deeper spiritual intimacy with the Lord. 26

Action Items

• Jen: Register the Dgroup in the CCF app to track gospel sharing and discipleship progress. 27
• Sara: Continue praying for spiritual renewal and seeking God's presence daily. 22
• Loudilee: Consider starting a Bible study with a friend and finding a way to balance family and ministry. 28

Session 11 Lay Counseling Training last October 17, 2026

 

Key Outcomes

This session focused on Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) — its behavioral and emotional effects in adult life, and practical steps toward healing. The facilitator (Norma Gaston) drew extensively from personal experience and counseling cases to illustrate CEN's impact. A healing framework — Awareness + Acceptance + Direction + Overtime (IAAA) — was introduced as the core intervention model. Participants engaged in discussion connecting CEN to attitude problems, faith life, and interpersonal difficulty.

Decisions Made

• Western interventions (e.g., confronting parents directly about CEN) are not recommended for Filipino cultural context due to enmeshed family systems and likely defensive responses 1
• Emotions are not inherently good or bad — it is the behavior resulting from emotion that carries moral weight 2
• Negative attention is preferable to no attention for CEN-affected individuals, explaining many attitude and behavioral problems 3

Key Effects of CEN in Adult Life

• Difficulty identifying personal strengths, preferences, and interests 45
• Low resilience — quitting jobs, relationships, or courses when challenged 56
• No compassion for self; self-punishment behaviors (e.g., self-cutting, hitting walls) 78
• Critical inner voice overriding positive feedback; fixation on negative evaluations 910
• Guilt, shame, emotional numbness, and a persistent sense that "something is wrong" 1011
• Difficulty with close relationships — avoiding intimacy, fearing rejection, putting up a false self 812
• Alexithymia (poor emotional awareness): irritability, explosive anger, feeling fundamentally different from others 1314
• Poor self-discipline: procrastination, lateness, disorganization, overreacting 1315

CEN and Faith Life

• CEN directly affects spiritual life — difficulty trusting God often traces back to early relational wounds 1617
• Case example: a pastor who could only pray by screaming, rooted in a childhood memory of screaming after an abandoning father — he believed God could not hear a quiet voice 1617
• Knowledge of scripture does not automatically override faulty core belief systems formed by CEN 1819

Healing Framework: IAAA

• Identify — name and journal the specific emotion 20
• Accept — receive the feeling without judgment; discern its reason 20
• Attribute — trace the source: CEN, pressure patterns, abuse, or spiritual issues 2021
• Act — respond to what the emotion calls for, appropriately and assertively 2122
• Healing equation: Awareness + Acceptance + Direction + Overtime — the "overtime" variable is known only to God; healing timelines vary by severity and age of damage 2324

Boundaries and Assertive Expression

• Compassion toward CEN-affected individuals must be paired with clear personal boundaries — Module 8 will address this directly 25
• Assertiveness means expressing feelings so the other person can receive them — not passive, not aggressive 22
• Facilitator's personal example: setting firm household rules with a verbally abusive father while maintaining love and eventual care for him for 7 years 222627

Q&A Highlights

• Q: Can CEN cause attitude problems? → A: Yes — attitude problems often mask overwhelming emotions, insecurity, weakness-concealment, or a bid for attention 31428
• Q: Is being emotional negative? → A: No — emotions are God-given; emotional capacity enhances empathy 2930
• Q: How long does healing take? → A: Unknown; only God determines timing — celebrate small changes as progress 2431
• Q: Does CEN affect faith practice? → A: Definitively yes — soul wounds affect spirit and body; faulty belief systems persist even after salvation 1618

Pending Confirmation

• Core belief system (faulty beliefs formed by past experience) to be addressed in the next session 18

Action Items

• All participants: Submit outstanding reflection papers for all 12 modules — failure to do so may affect graduation 15
• All participants: Begin applying the IAAA steps personally before the next session
• Daisy: Seek Holy Spirit's grace as a corrective emotional experience for her roommate; apply boundary-setting principles from Module 8 2532

Other Notes

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USeP and UB Online Session last October 16, 2026

 

Key Outcomes

An international guest lecture by Elizabeth Neri Fiska (USeP) was delivered to Universitas Brawijaya (UB) students on Philippine international trade, covering trade structure, trading partners, tariff mechanisms, and ASEAN policy. The session also served as the second COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) meeting, with Dr. Jennifer introducing the ACE Project — a comparative economic analysis between the Philippines and Indonesia — including its three deliverables and timeline.

Decisions Made

• Lecture scope confirmed: Focus on merchandise trade only; services trade and balance of payments explicitly excluded 1
• ACE Project outputs defined: Three deliverables — comparative paper, infographic/poster, and a 2-minute video 23
• Submission deadline: November 23 (Monday) for all outputs, ahead of the November 27 culmination/awarding ceremony 2
• Topic uniqueness enforced: Groups must register titles on a shared Google Sheet to prevent duplicate topics across 26 groups 3
• Zoom room kept open post-lecture for breakout group discussions; students not in the International Trade Course were designated visitors only 4

Philippine Trade: Key Data Points (2025)

• Total merchandise exports: $84.48B; imports: $134.20B; trade deficit: –$49.72B 15
• Export growth: +15.3% vs. 2024; import growth: +5.2% — deficit does not indicate declining exports 5
• Top export: Electronic products at $45.89B (54.3% of total exports) 6
• Top import sources: China ($38.44B), Japan ($10.63B), South Korea ($10.60B), Indonesia ($10.18B — 4th largest, 7.6% share) 7
• Indonesia's ASEAN share: Supplied ~28.8% of Philippine imports from ASEAN members in 2025 8
• Import composition: Raw/intermediate goods + capital goods = ~66.4% of total imports, reflecting productive rather than consumptive import patterns 9

Tariff Mechanics Covered

• Ad valorem tariff: Duty = customs value × rate (e.g., 1,000 pesos × 20% = 200 pesos duty) 1011
• Specific tariff: Duty = quantity × fixed amount per unit (e.g., 10 pairs × 20 pesos/pair = 200 pesos) 12
• MFN rate: General WTO non-discriminatory rate applied to eligible partners 13
• Preferential rate (ATIGA): Qualifying ASEAN-origin goods may access 0% duty; requires rules-of-origin compliance and documentation 1415
• Key distinction: Tariff type (ad valorem vs. specific) and rate schedule (MFN vs. preferential) are separate questions — not additive charges 16

COIL ACE Project Structure

• Paper: Comparative analysis of Philippines–Indonesia economic/trade indicators with theory-based explanation 17
• Infographic: One-page visual comparison of chosen indicators 3
• Video: 2-minute clip explaining the infographic; at least one Philippine and one Indonesian student should appear to reflect collaboration 18
• Evidence required: Accomplishment report with screenshots of group meetings/chats 19
• Communication: Most groups already active via WhatsApp; Zoom breakout rooms used for initial meetings 20

Action Items

• Group leaders: Register unique project title on shared Google Sheet (before November 23) 3
• All student groups: Submit paper, infographic, and video by November 23 2
• Dr. Lina / Dr. Elizabeth / Dr. Jennifer: Evaluate outputs before November 27 culmination event 2
• Dr. Lina: Save Zoom recording 21
• Dr. Jennifer: Open and monitor breakout rooms; broadcast 5-minute warning before closing Zoom 22

Open Questions

• Group 4 had no UB students assigned at session close — assignment gap to be resolved 23
• Not all breakout room assignments were completed due to time constraints 4

Output	Keterangan
Makalah Komparatif	Perbandingan indikator perdagangan Indonesia–Filipina berdasarkan teori
Infografis	Satu halaman, visual ringkas perbandingan indikator pilihan
Video	Durasi maks. 2 menit, langsung ke pokok analisis, melibatkan mahasiswa kedua negara