Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain - Antipolo

An answer from God. Prayer should have a degree of being desperate; meaning, you must believe that only God and no one else can answer your prayer. Hebrews 11:6 teaches us that "...it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Sabel and I were so excited in having a special date with the Lord before she goes to Thailand. We would visit Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain in Antipolo to be refreshed and ask God for guidance, personal breakthrough and provision. We have never been to the place. According to my research, we have to take an FX from LRT Santolan Station going to Cogeo Gate 2, and then ride a jeepney going to Paenaan.

Touch of glory Prayer Mountain is a protestant evangelical Christian retreat center operated by bread of life ministries, located in Sitio Calumpang, Antipolo City. It is the first prayer mountain facility in Southeast Asia. Inspired by the prayer mountains of south Korea that brought about the spread of Christianity in that country, bread of life's senior pastor Butch Conde and the leadership of bread of life set out to build the prayer mountain to provide a place of solitude for Filipino evangelicals of different denominations (Wikipilipinas, 2012)

After 10-12 km drive, we arrived at the Prayer Mountain site. We walked from the highway to the site, the road was dark... no street lights but we’re totally excited.  After registering, the guard led us to our dorm site (attic). Entrance fee is only P50.00, for an overnight stay, P100 for the deck and P200 for the dorm. You can also ask for reservation specially if you're coming in a group. I took the 1st bed near the door. There was only one guy in the boy’s room who fasted for about 7 days, we talked for a while about our faith and encourage each other.

Dorm Beddings

We decided to eat dinner in the highway area; we eat Beef bulalo and went back to the site. We have fruitful sharing time together. Sabel shared a lot about her experiences as a teacher and I also shared mine. We also talked about our faith and our future.  After talking and sharing for a couple of hours, we decided to rest at 11:30pm.

Prayer Cell

Dormitories

Mini Park

Activity Course

Rock Bench

In terms of facilities, the Prayer Mountain is suitable for large groups; there is a big chapel where services and fellowships can be done. This center also has prayer cells - these are small rooms with a table inside where you can rest your elbows while you are praying on your knees. A pillow, light and a fan are also provided. These cells are perfect for self-reflection and personal encounter with God. For those who want to stay overnight, there are also dorms and rooms available.

Veranda

Stairway to Prayer Huts

Early in the morning, we attended the sunrise service (5am ever Saturday) and then have our breakfast (my favorite dried fish, rice and egg - available in the Cafeteria). We proceeded directly to prayer huts and park, roamed around and took some pictures, shared some stories and then we devoted our 30 minutes in prayer rooms. It is a perfect place for prayer and reflection. When I entered my prayer cell, I know I’ll be talking to Him personally. cried my heart out to God. Wrote to my journal, read the Bible. Pray even more.