Moving by Faith As We Seek to Improve Facilities in our Ministry

I have been quite busy lately because I have been spending most of my time now in our church in Makati. I have been looking at things that we can improve in the church both the tangible and intangible things. With the help of our church lay leaders we identified things that we can improve in our service, our Sunday school, our youth service and our small groups.

This brain storming and evaluation has let us make simple improvements like planning for teaching curriculum in different ministries, having tarpaulins printed and placed inside the church auditorium so that attendees can see upcoming message topics (and this also added some decors in the church), having some facilities that are broken fixed and some other things.

A few of the next improvements or upgrades we’re looking at are setting up an office for me in the church where we will be needing a desktop computer, an office desk which is big enough to hold the computer screen and leave some space to do desk work, getting the office door’s lock fixed so as not to have the door chime always making noise, and a ventilation unit. This will also allow us to open our church as a youth center and that will mean we’ll be needing board games, tables for students to study, and more electric fans.

We know that all these improvements will require some funds for them to be realized but we are moving by faith and trust that even as church budget is becoming tighter and tighter, God will provide like He has done in the past.

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Halal Food Guide and Products Now Available Online and on Facebook

My wife has always considered herself vigilant especially when it comes to our family’s health. She always comes up with a lot of self-concocted, non-traditional solution to random health issues like the camote tops juice, lemon grass juice, kefir and many others.


She tries her best to serve our family things that she has looked into beforehand. From the sweet potato juice that she makes to help boost our immune system, the lemongrass juice that takes care of colds and respiratory issues (this is my favorite among all), the probiotic kefir shake, the propolis ointment for burns, cuts and skin issues and just recently wheatgrass juice (something that I don’t think I will get used to), et. al. But, in all fairness, they do wonders to the things she needed taken cared of.

Lately, my wife also finds herself picking up Halal certified food items from the supermarket whenever we do grocery shopping. It gives her a sense of confidence that she’s not giving our family second rate food stuff specifically because from what we have learned, Halal certified products have passed strict dietary guidelines. Now, consumers like us can get hold of a list of products that are Halal certified via the internet through this Halal food guide at HalalCertifiedFood.com. Through their Facebook page, we can now get updated on Halal certified food and products in Facebook. Now it is easier to identify products during my replenishing-the-pantry errand days through the Halal products guide on the web. Thanks to my wife, we have been considerably healthier since we have started doing these health choices.

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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Rains

It is a rainy night and I'm glad that we won't have to turn on airconditioning and it will save us a great deal of electricity. But I am a bit concerned about its effect on church services tomorrow all throughout Metro Manila.

Yes, it wil be cooler in churches even without Casablanca ceiling fans but by experience, many decide to no go church when it rains. I guess this applies to those who haven't really made going to church a priority.

I admire those who minister in churches as volunteers despite heavy rains on Sunday mornings. I guess the rains help reveal who the really committed ones are. I'm just praying for a nice sunny weather tomorrow morning.

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