Inspiration and Meditation — Featured Quotes from

ST. MARIE EUGENIE

ASSUMPTA : APRIL- MAY 2023 EDITION

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AAA CLUB-BING IS BACK! Designed to bring alumnae together to learn in a happy and fun way, we have brought back some of your favorite clubs from 2022 and are introducing new ones too. Back are the AAA COOKING & BAKING CLUB with it’s stellar line up of top chefs plus barista and table scaping sessions too. By popular demand, the CRAFTS CLUB comes back with Crochet 101, Intermediate Crochet and Water Color Painting. New clubs are MOVEMENT CLUB (Yoga, Dance ++), GADDABOUT “LAKWACHAN” CLUB ( Visit. See. Taste. Savor the sights and flavors of nearby places…Pampanga is our first stop in August) and the OUTREACH CLUB ( teach grade schoolers in Assumption San Juan de Nepomuceno in Malibay basic English. No need to have any teaching background…just speak conversational English. All materials will be provided. This starts in August, Fridays from 1:30-3: 30 p.m. More details will follow!)

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AAA CALENDAR: MAY 2023

Events in June 2023

ROSARY FOR PEACE

ROSARY FOR PEACE

8:31 am
June 1, 2023

Old girls Rosary ministry
May 31. 2023 Wednesday 8:30PM EST
June 1. 2023 Thursday 8:30AM MNL
Zoom Meeting # 899 7884 1371
Passcode: Assumpta

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SME Kwentuhan - Dare to be Holy

SME Kwentuhan - Dare to be Holy

9:00 am – 10:00 am
June 3, 2023

SME Kwentuhan
Dare to be Holy
In celebration of the Canonization of St. Marie Eugenie
June 2, 2023 6PM US West
June 2, 2023 9PM US West
June 3, 2023 9AM Manila
Zoom Meeting # 870 2804 6664
Passcode: 2023

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TALK: CALLED TO BECOME WHAT WE RECEIVE
TALK: CALLED TO BECOME WHAT WE RECEIVE

4:30 pm
June 10, 2023

Holy mass for our dearly departed
with Rev. Fr. Dave Concepcion
June 10, 2023 Saturday at 4PM
Assumption College, San Lorenzo
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Crochet made Easy With Rea Gomez
Crochet made Easy With Rea Gomez

2:00 pm – 3:08 pm
June 22, 2023

AAA Crafts Club
Crochet made Easy
With Rea Gomez
Crochet 101, For Beginners.
June 22, 2023
2-4PM Manila
Assumption San Lorenzo
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Crochet made Easy With Rea Gomez

Crochet made Easy With Rea Gomez

2:00 pm – 4:11 pm
June 27, 2023

AAA Crafts Club
Crochet made Easy
With Rea Gomez
Intermediate Crochet
June 27, 2023
2-4PM Manila
Assumption San Lorenzo

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ASSUMPTA : FEBRUARY - MARCH 2023 EDITION

INTRODUCING... AAA 2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

THANK YOU TO OUR OUTGOING AAA TRUSTEES

MARIA LYDIA “LIA” LEDONIO-ENRIQUEZ
HS 1990

Lia held the position of Treasurer of the board for several years, a role where her organizational skills, attention to detail…

REGINA “GINA” BONCAN-FRANCISCO
HS 1970 COLLEGE 1974

Gina is the Class Rep of the truly close-knit and solid HS 1970. Consistently…

CHERYL GRETCHEN “CHIN” BAUTISTA-JOSON
HS 1995

She was our youngest and tallest ever Trustee. Her entry into the AAA is a funny story….

MA. RITA (TINA) CASAS-NAKPIL
HS 1979 COLLEGE 1983

A woman of strong and indubitable faith, Tina brought prayer front and center in AAA’s agenda…

RAMONA “MONETTE” QUIOGUE
HS 1986

She was someone we could always count on to help at any event, may it be for concept, insights…

MEET YOUR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CLASS REPRESENTATIVES

RESOLUTIONS: IN 2023! ASSUMPTION ALUMNAE RESOLVE TO…..

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ALUMNA IN FOCUS: ROSANNA OCAMPO RODRIGUEZ

ROSANNA OCAMPO RODRIGUEZ…FASHION’S DARLING!

By Ana de Villa Singson

Rosanna burst into the Philippine fashion scene in her mid-20’s…and took it by storm. Eschewing anything basic, her lines are bold, vibrant, vivacious, much like Rosanna herself. Arriving back in Manila after 5 years of fashion design education in Milan’s Instituto Marangoni (it was supposed to be a year and a half…but she fell in love with Milan and stayed that much longer!), she was not just a habitue of the social scene, she dressed many of its most recognizable faces! Now a 15 years fashion veteran, she has launched many raved about collections and collaborations. She has been feted as one of the metro’s most stylish women and featured as a fashion icon in countless magazines and TV networks. Her eponymously named brand has an atelier near her home and a boutique in Rockwell.

HELPING HANDS: DOING GOOD IS OUR BUSINESS!

PROJECT PEARLS

by Marie Young

Project Pearls adopted ‘Helping Land’ a temporary Housing in one of the poorest communities in Tondo. The main source of livelihood of the families is scavenging from garbage and selling recyclable materials. Due to extreme poverty, many families are left with no choice but to eat “pagpag”, which is leftover food from restaurants.

ASSUMPTION FOREVER

By Dr. Ola Regala
Preface by Ana de Villa Singson

“Young people are the roots from which will spring Christian families, and from these families will come others. And, if a new generation comes forth from our teaching, we shall have truly worked for the coming of the reign of Jesus in society.”

LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE

AAA COOKING AND BAKING CLUB SESSION:

FRENCH MACARONS…AAA CLUB-BING’S “BAKING WITH CHEF BUDDY TRINIDAD”

by Ana de Villa – Singson

Who doesn’t love a macaron?… those meringue confections cradling infinite selections of fillings: caramel, salted caramel, chocolate, berries, gianduja, buttercream, raspberry, espresso, even savory ones with black and white truffles…their colors are as pretty and as expressive as only small bites of heaven can be!

IS POTTERY AN ART OR A CRAFT?

LANELLE ABUEVA-FERNANDO

By: Mariana Lopa

Lanelle spent her school-age years traveling around the world together with her family; she lived and studied in the U.S.A, Kathmandu, and the Philippines where she attended Grades 1 to 4, Grade 7, and 2^nd year High School in Assumption, then located in Herran, Manila. She eventually enrolled and obtained her degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Philippines.

REMEMBERING SR. REMEDIOS CARMEN de la Vie Cachee

CARMEN FRANCISCA VALENCIA LOCSIN

+ 1940 - 2023

A Tribute of love from Fr. Favie V. Faldas SDB

HOMILY for the FUNERAL MASS of Sr. Remedios Carmen Valencia Locsin R.A.
Assumption – Makati, January 25, 2023

From Sr. Estela Marie Roceles, R.A. for the Funeral Mass of Sr. Remedios Carmen, R.A., January 25, 2023.

For the last 45 years, Japan was HOME to Sr Remedios. I think many of you would agreeo….

by Marlu Villanueva Balmaceda

Sr. Remedios Carmen Locsin of the Hidden Life Religious of the Assumption 1940-2023

The following is the eulogy I was requested to share on the fourth night of the novena masses for Sr. Remedios.

By Nina Huab Cruz

Sr. Remedios was my guardian angel as I was going to attend a FALIA seminar in Tokyo then.

My first solo international trip so I had some worries with the Japayukis & Yakuza trend at that time.

REFLECTIONS... WALKING WITH ST. MARIE EUGINIE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Assumpta: December 2022 Edition

It is the season to give, give and give some more!
Old girls GIVE BACK!

Mariana Lopa Gives back

Woman empowerment through sports! I recognized the soft skills that I learned from sports and how they helped me in a cutthroat and male-dominated legal profession.
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Brgy. Friends of HS69 give back

From these small programs undertaken within a short time frame, new paradigm of assistance opened as the group now became aware of important needs they could provide to this community in Taguig.

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AAA Bacolod Chapter gives back

The AAA Bacolod Chapter’s volunteer teachers of the Assumption Seminary Apostolate (ASA), have been holding English Conversation Classes at the Sacred Heart Seminary in Bacolod for almost 25 years.
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JUST B Gives back

SCHOLARSHIP… IN MEMORIAM
The project sprouted from the passing of Bianca Montenegro.

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AAA's Noche Buena 2022 Program GIVES BACK

AAA’s Noche Buena Program

AAA’s Noche Buena Program is actually the brainchild of the Concepcion Industries Corporation (CIC) sometime in mid-year 2020.

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We reached our target of
2900 Noche Buena
Gift Bags

2900 families will be happy
because of you!
Thank you!

Christmas Traditions

TRADITIONS… OF THE RELIGIOUS OF THE ASSUMPTION

By Sr. Ana Maria Melocoton, R.A.

During the week ‘til Epiphany, every night a raffle….ONE gets the Little statue of the infant Jesus to her room at night to keep during the day…and the others get some virtues to practice…LIKE AN ACT OF HUMILITY….silence…kindness, generosity…poverty, patience…humility etc.etc….sounds childish…but gives simple joys….exchange gifts happens on new year with the little gift received at Christmas….these are our little traditions….we find simple joys in doing these…. Our little joys at Christmas time…traditions from 1844…..

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The Door!

By Ana de Villa Singson

The passing years are etched in each Christmas photo in front of “THE DOOR.” Many other doors would open and shut in our lives, but that door would always welcome us with love, promising warmth, comfort, unremitting loyalty, unquestioning faith…
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"GARAY"

By Martha Cynthia Tinsay Gonzalez

We would walk in dirt road…with roosters and hens…This we did in our brand-new Christmas dress…we would compare our collections and laugh

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NOCHE BUENA

SECRET SANTA

By Dette de la Fuente – Aruego

For as long as I can remember, I had always spent Christmas Eve in my parents’ house with the clan – together with my mom’s cousins and my second cousins. We would start off the evening with a mass to celebrate Christ’s birth.
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By Carmella Gana – Araullo

For many many years now, my family and I have always done “Secret Santa”. We would write in a pad paper (yes, circa 80’s) our wishlist so that our daddy’s and/or mommy’s can purchase something we actually really want to receive.

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EXCHANGING GIFTS PLUS THE LEFT AND RIGHT GAME

By Chin Bautista Joson

Among the many family traditions we have during the festive season, my favorites are dressing up the Christmas tree and exchange gifts. From the time I had a home of my own, putting up a Christmas tree during the holiday season was always a must for me. Now, each year, my three kids and I have a tradition of putting up the trinkets. Putting the star is now the responsibility of my 10-year-old daughter since she’s old enough.

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All I want for Christmas

DEAREST MOM

By Monette Quiogue

On August 26, my mom had brain surgery. It was a very Grey’s Anatomy moment when the doctors told us that my mom would need surgery to remove the subdural hematoma on the right side of her brain.
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TIME, TIME AND MORE TIME

By Dr. Clarissa “Chinkey” Velayo, M.D.

More time…
…to be with family while the sun is out, not just before and after work hours.
…to reflect and be quiet to regain spiritual and mental strength for the coming year
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MY FAMILY AROUND ME

By Marie Young

My wish is just to have my family around me, to spend time together and enjoy my grandkids and hopefully get news of new ones on the way. My wish is to be able to freely do the things I love.
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FOR ALL THE FAMILIES TO BE HAPPY TOGETHER

By Tina Nakpil

Christmas wish is for all families to experience a happy Christmas: a Christmas where loved ones are together, there is food to share on the table, gifts and joyful storIes are exchanged….
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CHRISTMAS ALPHABET

By Pudgy Carcereny Garcia

C for Cosmetics– finished most of it because of zoom meetings; Chocolate- need to have a piece of it before I sleep; Charcuterie- love any kind of grazing board; Comfy and Cozy- spots at home;
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ONE BIG FAMILY CELEBRATION

By Andie Recto

My fondest Christmas wish would be to celebrate Christmas as one big family – my four siblings and their children, who are not in Manila, together with those who are here in the city.
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TO BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS

by Tes dela Paz

To stay prosperous so we may a vessel of hope and blessing to others and be of great health so we may continue to be the hands and feet of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, whose birth we celebrate!

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ALL THAT I AM BLESSED TO SHARE!

By Tes Lopez

Christmas which is giving the gift of ourselves which comes from the heart. Sharing our countless blessings and talents keep alive the spirit of Christmas 365 days of the year.

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noche buena... filipino style!

A FESTIVE CHRISTMAS TABLE

Written and styled by Valerie Sotto

To celebrate this milestone Christmas, my tablescape features a mix of traditional and Filipiniana decor made by our local artisans — placemats with parol design, embroidered napkins, bamboo edged dinner plates, capiz candle holders and abaca planters.

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COOKING UP NOCHE BUENA
WITH CHEF SANDY DAZA

By Ana de Villa – Singson

Brought to you by The AAA Cooking – Baking Club

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christmas - tree gazing

There is a legend that after Jesus Christ was born, some of the trees shook off the snow and turned green to commemorate the event. Since then, Christmas trees have become symbols of permanence and evergreen immortality, of fresh green beginnings after a long winter. Whether myth, fable or legend, gazing at Christmas trees is always cathartic. Christmas trees symbolize happy times, reunions, the generosity of giving, the wonders of receiving, of happy meals with those you love dearest and of moments that you want to stretch on and on so they last forever. Let’s go tree-gazing and as we do, let’s offer up a fervent prayer for a safer, happier, more peaceful world. We are hopeful! The Christ Child is coming!

AAA PRESIDENT’S YEAR-END REPORT

By Tina Casa Nakpil

No gift, no yes, is too small. We are all qualified. And that is the power of the collective of the Alumnae. Put all those little efforts together –and the big ones, too– and they redound to something extraordinary. Last year, it translated to P12M plus of extraordinary assistance, complemented with love and compassion in the form of your shared time and talent.

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the assumption world prays together

Old Girls from across the globe united in prayer. Alumnae from AAA chapters in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, the Philippines gathered to pray the rosary over 4 weeks. In this season of Advent, we prepare ourselves for the birth of the Christ Child. In prayers, there is renewed hope, deepened faith. In red plaid and blue, guided by our RA nuns who preface each rosary, we pray. Love. Peace. Happiness. Simplicity. Contentment. Generosity. Kindness. Patience. Compassion. A Blessed Christmas and a Happy 2023 to All!

AAA Rosary with Chapters, prayers led by Old Girls from Canada

AAA Rosary with Chapters, prayers led by Old Girls from Australia and Asia

AAA Rosary with Chapters, prayers led by Old Girls from US

AAA Rosary with Chapters, prayers led by Old Girls from Europe

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REFLECTING…WALKING WITH ST. EUGENIE

Our Dearly Departed

By Ana de Villa – Singson
(click the photo above)

(June 9 – November 3, 2022 ) for Mass for the Dearly Departed
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SHOPAHOLICS has it all!

Bags, Baskets, Trays, Chestnut Crackers, Room Sprays, Ornaments, Side Tables, Dolls plus plus plus! Shop for a cause and shop with a mission..each sale benefits AC Mission Schools.

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ASSUMPTA: OCTOBER 2022 EDITION

INTRODUCING THE JEWELS OF 2022

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THE SILVERS OF CLASS 1997

The Pearls of ’92 give Kindness

The Jades of ’87 give Faith

The Rubies of ’82 give Hope

The Sapphires of ’77 give Strength

The Golds of ’72 give Thanks

The Emeralds of ’67 give Hugs

The Diamonds of ’62 give Joy

The Platinum of ’62 give Service!

Watch them in the VELADA video below.

The PlatinumS of ’52 give Service

The Titanium of ’47 give all to Jesus and Mary

Watch them in the VELADA video below.

The TitaniumS of ’47 give all to Jesus and Mary

COLLEGE GOLDS OF ’72 GIVE WIT, WEIGHT AND WISDOM

COLLEGE SILVERS OF ‘ 97 GIVE LOVE

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THE SILVERS: REFLECTING ON THE VELADA!

At Home to Give bACk

Annalee Ventura-Carpio, AC HS Class of 1997

One day after the event ended, students of Batch 1997 relish in a post-Velada ocean of photos, videos, social media tags, and great feedback. Smiles all around as we relive yesterday and see the Assumption Tart, red plaid fan, and other loot we collected from our home away from home. But what does one consider home?

OUR JEWELS… IN PHOTOS

WATCH IT! OCTOBER 16, 2022 OLD GIRLS DAY MASS AND VELADA

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INCOMING AAA TRUSTEES FOR 2023!

AAA CLUB-BING PRESENTS CHEF SAU DEL ROSARIO

COOKIN’ IT UP WITH CHEF SAU DEL ROSARIO

By Ana de Villa Singson

We had another heavyweight culinary wiz gracing our September AAA Cooking and Baking Club Session CHEF SAU DEL ROSARIO. The man behind famed Café Fleur and Sawsaw, this Pampangueno is a product of 4 generations of culinary wonders and afficionados.

Homily: Old Girls Day Mass

Reflecting: Walking with St. Eugenie

Assumpta August -September 2022 Edition

Candidates for the aaa board 2022!

ELECTIONS ONGOING FROM OCTOBER 10- 13. CAST YOUR BALLOTS NOW! BALLOTS WERE SENT TO YOUR REGISTERED EMAIL. VOTE WISELY!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE CANDIDATE'S PHOTO TO SEE HER CV AND RESPONSES TO 3 KEY QUESTIONS.

Hello Old Girls,
The much awaited Meet Your Candidates Night is happening in 2 days.

You will have the chance to get to know your candidates to the AAA Board of Trustees in an exciting session via zoom! (Zoom link below).

See you there! Thank you. All Hail!

2022 Nomelec Committee AAA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Meet Your Candidates Night

Time: Sep 28, 2022 06:30 PM

Singapore Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86909721027?pwd=Z3paUmI5TVZFVm5lTUVTdVdhL3g0dz09

Meeting ID: 869 0972 1027

Passcode: AAA

Hello Old Girls!
Important dates to remember for the upcoming online 2022 AAA Elections.
All Hail! 2022 Nomelec Committee

Registration is open...

Hello Old Girls,

The REGISTRATION LINK is now live!

Please register and settle your annual membership dues in order to vote in the upcoming AAA Elections in October. Click the link below to Register.

Thank you.

All Hail!

AAA 2022 Nomelec Committee

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Alumna in Focus

Ramona S. Diaz
Filmmaker with vision & mission

By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez

The documentary directed, produced, and written by Monina was honored in the International Television category in this year’s annual Journalism Awards, which recognize outstanding reporting on human rights and social justice. “A Thousand Cuts” was also honored recently with a George Foster Peabody Award in the Documentary category.

Ramona S. Diaz was also the commencement speaker in our Assumption College graduation 2022.

AAA Club-bing

Cooking it up with Chef J Gamboa

By Ana de Villa Singson

Milky Way is the favorite meeting place for Velada conferences and reunions while Cirkulo, Tzujiri and Azuthai, all part of the family-owned chain of restaurants, have cult followings. It’s no wonder that when we announced that the culinary wiz behind all these restos, Chef J Gamboa, would be the featured chef of the AAA Cooking and Baking Club, the registration list quickly turned mile long.

ORGANIZE YOUR WAY TO SPARK JOY! TIDY UP! KONMARI STYLE!

By Ana de Villa Singson

When things are hard to find, when you can’t breathe in a very crowded and cluttered room, when you are wasting valuable time looking for things which just aren’t where they are supposed to be…IT’S TIME TO ORGARNIZE!

Organizing can be a daunting task…it’s like trying to fit in an elephant into a refrigerator! We needed an expert! And so..the AAA ORGANIZING CLUB called in Christine Dichao, the first New York-certified Konmari consultant in the Philippines; one who is much in demand for corporate and even personal consultations. A familiar face in the corporate workshop circuit, Christine very generously shared time and conducted 3 sessions for the AAA ORGANIZING CLUB.

REFLECTING…WALKING WITH ST. MARIE EUGENIE

Last weekend, our batch recorded our Velada video as Ruby Jubilarians of 2022. This is the 4th time we’ve celebrated our Velada, and every time we do, I see and feel this favorite quote from St Marie Eugenie, LOVE NEVER SAYS I HAVE DONE ENOUGH, in each and everyone of us. The bonding and caring flows out so naturally and sincerely. Whether in Manila or in different parts of the world, online and on-site, from planning to practices to performing to fundraising and donating, everyone puts pause on their daily routines, and shares their time, talents and treasures to live by our batch motto, Quid retribuam Domino? What thanks can I render Thee, Lord?

by Pin Cojuangco Guingona | HS 1982

HONORING ST. MARIE EUGENIE

5 Assumptionists do France in search of a saint

Rare book traces the footsteps of foundress Saint Marie Eugénie—and serves as guide to a culture, art, even food and shopping experience.

The best way to discover a saint is to follow in her footsteps. That was what five optimistic explorers undertook one spring day in Paris, alive with the hope of attaining their mission: to come to know and be familiar with their beloved foundress, Saint Marie Eugénie of Jesus. It was a mission they had not anticipated. They hadn’t started with a plan. But as if guided by unseen influences, they found themselves being led on a journey.