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Joyce Ching's recent YouTube vlog featured her experience attending church service in the new normal and celebrating her Amah's (Lola) 80th birthday with her family.

Near the end of the vlog, Joyce and her husband, Kevin Alimon, took time to share their thoughts about going to church again for the first time in a long while.

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According to Joyce, "Una sa lahat, nakakaiyak, naiyak talaga kasi ako doon sa worship.

"Parang nakakaiyak bumalik sa church kasi parang for the longest time nga 'nung pandemic, puro online lang. Tapos siyempre, dahil online, parang somehow may disconnect pa rin sa screen.

"'Pag nasa bahay ka kasi 'di ba tapos nanonood ka lang online, mabilis kang ma-distract, mabilis kang mag-isip ng ibang bagay so may disconnect.

"Pero 'yung kanina parang 'Whoa.

"At saka isa pa pa lang naisip ko kanina, sobrang saya ko sa face shield at saka sa face mask kasi introvert, mahiyain talaga ako. Nahihiya ako pag-feeling ko may nakatingin.

"So kanina, since naka-face shield at naka-face mask, sobrang tuwang-tuwa ako kasi parang solo moment ko talaga with God na alam kong kaming dalawa lang. Nakasarado ako sa face shield ko so talagang, 'Lord, tayong dalawa lang 'to," she said.

Kevin also noted the difference between attending mass online versus in person with other people around.

"Masarap talaga, I think called talaga tayo to worship God corporately, together, magkakasama. Iba 'yung feeling.

"Konti lang din 'yung tao kasi nga may sinusunod tayong protocols and all pero 'pag naririnig mo 'yung ibang boses tapos everyone's worshiping God, ansarap lang talaga sa feeling na may kasama worshiping God.

"Iba rin 'pag nakikinig ka ng word sa live. Ansaya talaga," he added.

Watch Joyce and Kevin's vlog in the video below:

Joyce Ching at Kevin Alimon, nagpamigay ng merienda sa mga jeepney driver sa kanilang vlog