Youth Ministry Outreach in Kalayaan
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Youth Ministry Outreach in Kalayaan
● River of Life is a regular publication of Life in Christ Ministries ● Issue No. 183 March 2012 being used by the Lord Jesus Ch rist in bringin g the 'Good News', not just in the Philippines, but throughout the world. DZAS will be transferrin g to its new location in One Corporate Centre, also in Ortigas, sometime in March 2012. A night of praise, testimon ies and dinner fellowship filled on e of the function rooms of McDonalds El Pueblo as the Faith Builders held its second monthly Bible Study on Feb ruary 20 with its Theme: “Celebrate Lov e”, a post-Valentine celebration . Bro. Dody Lacuna, anchor of “Tawag ng Karunungan (TNK)” of 702 DZ AS Radio Station, Far Ea st Broadcastin g Center (FEBC), and a former broadcast er of Channel 9, graced the ev ent with his life t estimony in the Media. He spoke on how God touch ed his life when he was feelin g v ery low, and how his whole bein g was changed – from his corrupt state to who he is now, a faithful follower of Jesus Ch rist! He acknowledged God’s Sov ereignty and His goodness in his life and also shared God’s Word in Acts 24. He also challenged the brethren to pray for reforms in the Philippine Media, as well as 702 DZAS, the only Christian radio station The ev ent was well attended by the Life in Ch rist brethren together with some inv ited guest s. The n ext Faith Builders Bible Study is on Monday, March 19 at 7pm, still at the same v enue. And, since March is considered as “International Women’ s Month”, Sis. Floramel Joy Son gsong, also a broadcaster/newscaster of 702 DZAS Radio Station, will share on the Vital Role of Women in God’s Kin gdom. Faith Builders Dinner Fellowship was recen t ly fo rm ed by LIC’s P r o fe ssion als a n d Y oung P r o fe ssionals t o ev angelize the p eop l e from all Bro. Dody Lacuna shares his testimony walks of life in the surrounding areas in O rtigas Center, Pasig City. They regu larly meet ev ery third Monday of the month. Ev eryone is cordially inv ited to come and listen to God’s Word and fellowship with one another and be blest ! - des i - The LIC Faith Builders Youth Ministry Outreach in Kalayaan S Easter Family Camp April 5-7, 2012 UP Los Baños, Laguna For camp d etails and reg ist ration , please cont act Sis. Yollie Canico sa at 928- 4088 ome eighteen members of the Youth Ministry, headed by Bro. Robby and Sis. Venel Landicho, and Bro. Joemar Sumalinog, ventured into the area of Kalayaan-B GAO Outreach in Quezon C ity on January 28 as part of their Outreach and Evangelism Program. Sis. Baby Talle offered her home as the meeting place for the youth, with free breakfast and lunch for the Continued on page 3 F r o m t h e PASTOR’S D esk My Father is a Businessman (Luke 19:21-26) T here is a story in the Bible regarding a nobleman w ho called his ten servants before going to a far country. He gave each one of them a single mina (a man’s 3 -month salary) and said, “Do business till I come.” When he came back, one of the servants w ho traded his mina yielded ten more minas, another servant gained five more. Because of their faithfulness, the servants w ere rew arded and author ized to oversee ten and five cities, respectively. How ever, the servant w ho hid the mina the whole time his master w as aw ay, profited nothing. The mina w as taken back from the unpr ofitable servant and w as given to the one w ho invested w ell. A business man know s there is money in trading. Money begets money. Each servant is expected to profit from the mina their master gave them. God gave talents to each one to yield saved souls. We are expected to use our talents by trading our joy for the w orld’s grief, our peace for man’s chaos and most of all, Jesus as the answ er to all the problems of this universe. Another lesson w e can learn from this parable is to entrust our investment to people w ho has the right attitude and action, w here our money w ould yield most. We can say this of our Father in heaven. Though at first, He gave each one of us talents to produce souls, He w ill later reward profitable servants. This explains w hy some company adheres to profit sharing and bonuses, and given based on the performance. God expects to gain from His investments and needs people w ho w ill invest them w isely. The King James Version of this passage says, “Occupy till I come.” It is a business man’s dream to monopolize or capture the w hole market for his product. He w ould alw ays try to minimize competition or if possible, buy out his competitors A New Hope is Dawning in Darkness F ebruary 5 marked the start of a new ministry as the Lord opened another door for a Bible Study at Tahan-Tahanan located inside East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), Que zon City. Tahan-Tahanan is a “halfway home” for children with noncommunicable diseases and their family/caregivers who came from the different provinces, seeking medical treatment in Metro Manila hospitals. Bro. Bong and Sis. Grace Cordova, together with volunteer-brethren from Life in Christ Ministries, hold a weekly Bible Study for the cancer-stricken children who require long period of treatments. Together with their parents/guardians, these young ones need the Lord Jesus, not just to be cured, but also for Sis. Baby and Sis. Mercie pray for the Tahan-Tahanan pediatric patient and her father. 2 hope, peace and eternal assurance. As Sis. Grace uttered, “Who would not be to control the market. This w ould mean more profit for his company. One good example is the business move of Jollibee Food Company, w herein recently has acquired a number of food chains in the local market (i.e. Red Ribbon, Chow King, Delifrance, Mang Inasal, to name a few ). Our Father w ants to “ monopolize” people for them to be saved. He w ants “to occupy” the w orld to hear the Gospel of Salvation. He w ants to eliminate the w orks of His competitor, the devil. God w ants “to control” His people and be saturated by His pow er. Christians are “to capture” this time to spread the Good New s of Jesus Chr ist. They are encouraged to make friends w ith mammon for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom. Indeed, OUR FA THER IN HEAV EN IS A BUSINESSMA N, A ND A GOOD ONE AT THA T! In Christ’s name, Death and Life in Christ Jesus P raise God! glorious! Our God is truly alive and It was in the year 2009 when we started the Bible Study at the residence of Sis. Aida Asuncion in Dakila Compound, Marikina. In March 2010, Bro. Amorsolo Asuncion, husband of Sis. Aida, contracted a severe kidney malfunction. He underwent dialysis twice a week, Monday and Thursday. He felt really weak after every dialysis due to the strong effect of the medications that he cannot even stand or move. moved by the sight and by such knowledge that behind those innocent smiles are struggling little lives who need comfort, healing and love? In the midst of pain, sorrow and suffering, it is solely the love of the Lord Jesus that sustains us. We can bear all things because we know we are not alone. God holds us with His mighty hand! Let us pray for these little ones and their families for there is power in prayer! There is nothing impossible with God!” *Volunteers who have experienced the love and comfort from God are encouraged to share their time and love to these less fortunate kids, whom Jesus loves so dearly. You can volunteer as counselors, teachers, playmates to toddlers and gift-givers. Please contact Sis. Grace Cordova at 0922-5157893 for the schedule of visits to Tahan-Tahanan. - desi - It was the first day (Holy Thursday) of the 2010 Easter Camp in Los Baños, Laguna, when I suddenly felt some kind of heaviness in my chest. I sat down and the Lord reminded me about Bro. Amorsolo’s condition. I readily declared victory that God will really touch and heal him. When we went home from the Camp that Saturday, I went straight to Sis. Aida’s house to give her the “buko” pie I bought. I was informed that Bro. Amorsolo got confined at St. Vincent Hospital and was in critical condition. As Sis. Aida recounted, they were all anxious about Bro. Amorsolo’s condition. Praise God, He used a Christian person, unknown to them, to pray and rebuke death from taking over Bro. Amorsolo. He was delivered from death! God is rea lly so good, even if Bro. Amorsolo was still undergoing dialysis, he was able tolerate the intense effect of the medications! - elena rojas - Out of the Grave, Now in CHRIST We are Saved! The New Creations in Chris t with LIC Pastor and Workers I t wa s a beautiful and jubilant sunny Sunday aftern oon a s twenty fiv e m em bers of Life in Chri st Mini stries subm itted them selv es t o water bapti sm on February 19 at the Bernardo Park Swim m ing Pool, in Kamuning, Quezon City. The y oungest am ong them was a 12 y ear old girl fr om the BMA Outreach; while, th e ol dest was sev enty -six y ears old br other fr om the sam e outreach. Youth Ministry. . . Continued from page 1 members of t h e youth. After a short briefi n g a n d Sis. Venel shares the Word of G od p r a is e and worship service, the members of the youth were then grouped into five with three members each group, and subsequently were sent out to distribute tracks and invitatio ns to a ttend the church and the Bible Study being held at Sis. Baby’s residence. The five groups then spread out, reaching out to the residents of that huge area, sharing the Word of God to them, and praying for their Br o. Bogart Cruz c oor dinated the ev ent, while Br o. Robby Landicho and Br o. J oem ar Sum alinog pray ed for the brethren a s they were sub m erged in water and em erged a s new creati on s in Chri st. S om e LIC w orkers and el der s al so cam e t og et h er w ith P a st or T on y Canic osa t o wit ness the jubilant occa si on. When the brethren were ask ed ab out how they felt aft er the water ba pti sm , m ost of them sai d they felt such l ightness of the heart, the feel ing of hav ing been set free. On e si ster shared that she felt all her burdens were taken away, and she felt the fullness of unexplained j oy in heart. This liberation is indeed experienced by all who decide to bury their old self and wholeheartedly follow the Lord Jesus Christ! - desi problems that they are encountering. The groups expected rejections and setbacks, but there are equally many stories of people readily accepting Jesus in their hearts, and even welcoming the groups in their own houses. Actually, this is the third Evangelism and Outreach for the Youth Ministry. The first one was held at the Arkong Bato area, and the second one during the Hospital Visitation at East Avenue Medical C enter last December 2011. - kim - The Pastor on a Mission O n February 4, Pastor Tony Canicosa, Life in Christ Senior Pastor, left for Macau, China for a mission trip. He ministered to the Oversees Filipino Workers (OFWs) in that restricted area for several days and came back with bright reports on the opportunities that our church could take part in bringing hope to the Filipino brethren abroad. Many of our countrymen in Macau feel homesick, and some are in prison due to various offenses. Nonetheless, only God’s Word being preached to them could ease out all the pains, worries and hurts they are experiencing, as they seek to support and uphold their families’ needs here in the Philippines. Together with two other pastors, Pastor Tony reached out and brought the OFWs new hope and joy through the Word of God. "For everythin g that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through en durance and the encouragement of the Scripture, we might have hope." (Rom. 15:4, NIV) - desi - Sis. Josie Policarpio Editor in Chief Grace Cordova Managing Editor Immanuel “Kim” Canicosa Editorial Staff Sis. Desi Rent oria Sis. Elena Rojas Sis. Jennylyn Mongado Contributors Sis. Elena Rojas Coordinator Chris Cubilla Photographer The LIC Youth at Sis. Baby ’s residence Grace Cordova Layout Artist 3 Fullness of Life in Christ T o God be all glory and honor! He is certainly good and powerful above all! I praise and thank Him for giving me a healthy baby boy. Even during my pregnancy, my daughter Lalaine and I still continued to serve the Lord by teaching the Word of God to the children. Whenever I had my pre-natal checkups, I was told that my baby was in normal condition. It was on my last term when I felt something wrong so I prayed that God would take control of the situation. On December 12, my water bag broke, prompting us to hurriedly go to the nearby hospital, but to our dismay, there were no available doctors around. My husband and I decided to go to Karuhatan Hospital instead where I had my pre-natal checkups. I was fervently praying to the Lord tha t time. Upo n reaching Karuhatan Hospital, I was readily admitted, but many pregnant women were waiting in line a t the Labor Room. It was around four o’clock when I was told that I was going to undergo C aesarian Section (C S), but I hesitated, claiming that I would have a normal delivery just like I had with my eldest daughter. An equipment was then put on to my belly, revealing tha t my baby was having difficulty in breathing. During the delivery, it was observed that I had trouble delivering the baby, so the doc tor decided that my baby be delivered through C S. The doctor explained that my baby was already swallowing feces so they needed to perform such emergency procedures. I prayed for God’s mighty intervention and protection on my baby and me. During the delivery, I saw my baby’s umbilical cord was already twisted around his neck. But, by God’s grace and help, my second baby was delivered safely and in good condition! I also want to exalt God for His provisions for all the hospital bills and daily expenses. Praise the Lord! - Sis. Jennylyn Mongado Valenzuela Outreach God Moves in Mysterious Ways! I regularly attended the Bible Study and Sunday Ser vices , but the passion to shar e the Gos pel of Chr is t ignited w hen I w as baptiz ed on Nov ember 21, 2010. A t firs t, I w asn’t able to understand it w hen I f ound my self w itnes sing to my class mates . I thought it w as impossible, but God mov ed mightily, touching the mind and heart of my class mates to r ec eiv e and acc ept the Lord Jes us as his pers onal Lord and Sav ior. He is my c lass mate w ho c laimed that he did not believ e the Bible, not even God becaus e to him the Bible is just the w or k of man. I then s tar ted shar ing to him the goodness of our God, and I w as reminded in Coloss ians 1:17, “ He existed b efor e anythi ng else, and he hol ds all creati on together.” I pr ayed for that c lassmate of mine, and claimed that God w ould really s peak and manifest Hi ms elf to him. A day c ame w hen he had a family problem. I shar ed the Good New s to him. He r eadily prayed the Sinner ’s Pr ay er as I led him, and acc epted the Lord Jes us ! I could not forget the looks on his 4 face after that! LIC WORSHIP CENTER Timog, Quezon City Schedule of Services Sunday 9:00 AM 9:30 AM Catechism Morning Worship Service Children's Church 1:30 PM Afternoon Worship Service 3:30 PM Youth Discipleship Wednesday 3:00 PM Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM Bible Study Friday 3:00 PM Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM Revival Contact Information 24/7 Prayer Text Hotline 0917 554 0702 I continued shar ing God’s Wor d to him, and it w as ev ident that c hanges w ere taking plac e in his lif e. A t one instance, he c onduc ted a c lass pr es entation and he shar ed about God in his topic. A ll our c lass mates w ere amaz ed bec aus e they knew he did not believe in God. LIFE IN CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC. Phone/Fax: (02) 928-4088 I thank and prais e God f or w hat He has done to me and my class mate! To God be the glory ! Ptr. Tony Canicosa 0927 - 5265029 LIC Center, Quezon City - Mylene of Pampanga Outreach is a student at Don Honorio Ventura State University - Bro. Dan Lineses 0920 - 4007471 Imus, Cavite Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.licph.com http://www.facebook.com/ LICMinistries Ptr. Pete Sampiano 0920 - 6924762 Kasiglahan Village, Rodriguez, Rizal Sis. Jane Raymundo 0915- 6115230 Sasmuan, Pampanga Sis. Lita Wong 0919 - 2051933 Bautista, Pangasinan Ptr. Jayme Latuga 0919 - 5798948 LIC Masbate - Masbate City Bro. Bogart Cruz 0917 - 5267620 BMA, Quezon City Sis. Mercie Enriquez 0917-8664187 Arkong Bato, Valenzuela Bro. Robby Landicho 0922-8309423 Campus Ministry