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NARMA Bulletin
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New NARMA Novel Out in March, 2014

The Middle East as Venue Again, the Middle East is the focus of the incidents in this new novel from N. Madera Aguilar coming out this month of March, 2014. This time, the drama highlights the events in Syria, although the author has emphasized that this is not a war story; rather, it is some kind of a love story taking the reader into an extended tour of various places, particularly Europe. The main characters though are of Asian descent. This book is a work of fiction and represents the dilemma that Mideast transients have to contend with in living life in that land. The characters created herein are purely fictional and any similarity or resemblance to actual persons is purely coincidental. The places described, however, are real and the events that transpire forming as backdrop of the story may have actually happened. Inclusion of aspects thereof is imperative to give flavor to the story. What the Book Tells Us This book is a work of fiction and is another authors experimentation at DIY-POD (Do-ityourself/Publish or print-on-demand) option. Self-publishing or independent publishing is now a worldwide vogue and the indie author in some places, more particularly the United States, has gained prominence and avowed acceptance. This recourse, however, appears to be sparingly availed of in the Philippines. It is upon this context that the author introduces this novel under such mode of publication. The author is motivated solely by a desire to provide entertainment to the readers, and no offence, if any, is intended to an individual or group, be it as to their beliefs or well-being. Whom the Author Acknowledges The author acknowledges the invaluable help and assistance he obtained from various sectors in the preparation of this book and his

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other works previously published as well as those still being prepared for publication. His appreciation goes to those who shared with him their full support and positive stance as well as their kind indulgence as the author gropes along the pathways to self-publication. Such regard likewise extends to the members of his family, peers and friends who in one way or another have taken part in making this venture a success. The author is furthermore indebted to his readers for their patronage of his works and staying with him in the journey through pages of the printed word. Sampling the Book As the pages of the book open, we are treated with incidents which unravel in the first chapter of the book. Thus:
As soon as the gate of the villa swung open, a group of fatigue-uniformed soldiers entered, having forcibly done away with the lock and barging through the wires that buttressed the security of the entrance portion of the compound. They were about a dozen while another group, which was half of their number, remained outside the gate to watch the surrounding area. The five of them who were able to proceed to the door of the villa fronting the gate rammed through it and pushed themselves inside. Meanwhile, dusk was beginning to hover over the area. The place was located in the outskirts of Aleppo City. It was an exclusive village comprising of structures with divergent but exquisite designs suggesting that the occupants thereof did not belong to the lower strata of society. Large villas lined the streets and were unmistakably drawing the impression that they housed no less that the citys elite. In the last remaining days of June, 2012, there had been a marked alteration of the atmosphere that engulfed the village, characterized by eeriness resulting from abandonment of the plush residences that used to be kept alive by the residents. Of the five soldiers who made a search in the villas ground floor, three went up later to the second floor and ransacked the rooms as the two who remained at the foot of the stairway stayed on full alert, their hands holding their respective rifles 2

tightlyindicating that they were ready to fire on slightest provocation. Nooo! As voices of men boomed, so did the bursts from guns. The two soldiers who stayed on the first floor immediately run up the stairs but were met by one of their comrades who apparently came from another room where no gunshot was heard. He was holding a dark-skinned unarmed young man, apparently in his early twenties, by the collar of his shirt as the latters two hands were placed on his head. He was sporting a long hair. When their eyes turned to the other room, the bodies of their two comrades sprawled just a step beyond the door and into the room met their sight. A few steps further two bodies were also seen lying: a Caucasian on top of a brown man. All four were bloodied. Before the three soldiers could do something to rescue their fallen comrades, a huge explosion occurred just outside the gate of the villa, prompting them to leave the sprawled bodies and instead join the rest of the soldiers in the compound. It was a single explosion, though intense. What was that? one of the three soldiers from the interior of the villa asked those near the gate.

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An Inspirational Book
(Print and E-books) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After Finding Pathways through the Community (Available in print and as an ebook: www.createspace.com/3747127), there is another inspirational book coming from the author and it is entitled A Time to Heal, soon available, too, in similar outlets where his books may be found.

This book features the nostalgic memories of certain times that the author had gone through as he struggled to contend with the challenging events that interceded as he went on for an encounter with inspiration. In unravelling the same, a deeper introspection towards a realization that the gifts we have been endowed with influence certain aspects of our lives become inevitable.
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This is the authors second self-published inspirational book. Its content deals with prayer empowerment and the influence on the seekers of grace as well as on matters concerning: faith, worship, healing, protection, refuge, recovery and various aspects of inspiration. Like the authors previously published book, Finding Pathways through the Community, it presents a compilation of written testimonies on the authors encounter with spirituality and grace amid the difficult journey in the previously uncertain itinerary. Likewise, as an inspirational work, it unravels some of the realities in life which the author met during the pursuit of growth: from the day God gave him life on earth to his current day-to-day endeavors, particularly in being part of the truth that God reveals to His people. It is a quest in writing that seeks to analyze the significant events in his life which are interlaced with profiles of his faith. As the struggle to establish a base from where the pursuit of his mission in life will have to take off continues, the vast space of the Web becomes the proper arena. Unlike in purely fictional works where the characters created therein merely resemble or show similarity to actual persons, arising solely on a coincidental basis, the individuals and places described herein are real and the events that transpire forming as backdrop of the narration have actually happened. Inclusion of aspects thereof has become imperative to give flavor to the veracity of the same. Nostalgic memories of the occurrence and the concomitant dilemma that arose in times of the events recollected would find inclusion in the given chapters of this book. Thus, a deeper introspection towards a realization of the role we should have played well in the global arena we are in would ensue.

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sees in secret will reward you. (Matthew 6:16, 16-18, NRSV)

The Good News Retold

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Concerning Almsgiving Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Concerning Prayer And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Concerning Fasting And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who
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