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A p r i l - J u n e 2 0 0 9
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In Mindanao, Land o Promise in theSouth, Operation Blessing broughtnew meaning to promise and hope as it
launched its satellite ofce in Davao City
through a series o activities last March.
ANSWERED PRAYER
OB crossed the waters o the Davao
Gul to the Island Garden City o
Samal (IGaCoS) or a three-day medical
mission, where more than a thousand
residents availed o ree medical, dental
and optical services. Among them was a
group o indigenous Sama people, native
settlers o Samal Island.
The tribal group let the medical
mission not only with ree medicines,but with skills and starter kits or making
dishwashing liquid, abric conditioner
and detergent powder, which they can
sell to augment their income.
Ive been praying or fnancial
support, said Pastor Phoebe San Juan,
who pioneered a church outreach or
the Samas. Through OBs livelihood
program, my prayer was answered.
SPRINGS OF LIFE
When Susan Maasin and her amily
relocated to a remote site in Barangay
Ilang, Davao City, fnding a sae water
source proved to be a problem.
Water here is almost impossible,
she said. But thanks to OB, we now
have sae water thats very near to us.
The dedication o Ilangs new wells
was made even more special when
music icon Gary Valenciano visitedthe community or their simple wells
dedication ceremony.
Gary V., with wie Angeli, joined
Operation Blessings activities in Davao
City and IGaCoS and were able to touch
the lives o many Dabaweos. (See story
on next page.)
SKILLS BRING HOPE
Teenage mother Itchie Mangubat no
longer worries about her one-year-old
sons needs. She also expects to fnish
high school this year. All these were made
possible because o the cellphone repair
skills she learned at OBs Mobile Out-o-
School Training (MOST) program.
Thank you OB or this opportunity,
and I thank God or all these blessings!
Itchie said. Beore she even fnished the
training, she already earned P500 romrepairing three cellphones on her own.
The MOST graduation in Davao
City was graced byThe 700 Club Asia
hosts Peter Kairuz and Coney Reyes,
Operation Blessing International
President Bill Horan, and
executives rom CBN
WorldReach centers in
Indonesia and Mexico.
For Itchie and her ellow
graduates, nothing could
have made the event more
special.
IN THE SERVICE OF
MINDANAO
To cap o OB
Davaos weeklong
events, it opened
its House o
Blessing, locatedin Matina
District, to
Dabaweos ready
to volunteer or OBs various programs.
The house was packed with visitors
and potential volunteers until late in
the aternoon.
We are strategically placed here in
Mindanao, where the Gospel is needed,said Mimi Rillo, supervisor o Operation
Blessings ofce in Davao.
Were here not just to meet the needs
o the people but also to share the Word
o God, added Mimi.
BLESSINGS FLOW IN DAVAO
PARTNER SUPPORT BLESSES DABAWEOS
882 medical, 523 dental and 96 optical beneciaries were served in the three-day
medical mission in the Island Garden City of Samal
59 indigent persons with disabilities were given free wheelchairs
1,006 kids had fun during OBs activities for children 86 families beneted from OBs three new wells in Davao City and Samal Island
7 families were given capital to start small-scale businesses
39 MOST graduates now have skills in cellphone repair and practical electricity
129 churches were trained in conducting vacation Bible schools
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Itchie can now expect a good future forherself and her son AC, thanks to thecellphone repair skills she learned at OB's
Mobile Out-of-School Training program.
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Screaming ans ollowed himeverywhere he went. But as soon ashe started singing, everyone settled down
to listen to his heartelt music.
OPM hitmaker Gary Valenciano,
with his wie Angeli, joined Operation
Blessings outreach to Dabaweos,stirring up many hearts with his
signature songs o joy and hope.
He was up early last March 25 to
grace the dedication o two wells dug by
OB in a remote relocation site in Brgy.
Ilang, Davao City, where residents are
extremely happy that their source o
clean water is now within reach.
Gary then proceeded to Isla Verde, a
poor coastal Muslim village in the city,
where he turned over wheelchairs to theparents o two children with cerebral
palsy. Gary then perormed at the local
school gymnasium where he sang or
them some o his hits, like Shout for Joy,
a crowd avorite.
I will never orget
their aces, Gary said.
You see how their hearts
are open to Gods message
that gives them hope.
Later that day Gary
also perormed or MobileOut-o-School Training
students inside OB
Davaos House o Blessing.
He then went out to
visit some o OB Davaos
neighbors, much to their
surprise! One o them,
Lola Mimi, weighed down
by her recurring ulcers and arthritis, elt
immediate relie when Gary and Angeli
prayed or her.The next day Gary went to Samal
Island to witness OBs medical mission
in action. He even helped Peter Kairuz
assemble a wheelchair or Mang Rodrigo,
an amputee.
While with OB, Gary proved he is
indeed Mr. Pure Energy. He never tired
o sharing his lie story and his heartaheart o serviceto everyone he met.
When I get home, I will encourage
my other celebrity riends to join
activities like these, Gary said. I was
really blessed.
Joses worn-out and rusty wheelchair
has kept him company or 15 long
years. He has muscular dystrophy, a
hereditary disease that weakened his
muscles, withered his body, and ended
his dreams o a good lie.
His sister Alma takes care o him.
She admits attending to Joses needs
is otentimes a little too much or her
to handle.
Jose and Alma were quickly losing
hope about their uture, until God moved
in their lives through Operation Blessing.
The 700 Club Asia hosts Peter Kairuz
and Coney Reyes dropped by Joses houseduring the last day o OBs medical
mission in Samal Island. They brought
with them a brand new wheelchair or
Jose and heartelt prayers or both him
and Alma.
Joses eyes glistened as he sat in his
new wheelchair. It looks great, better
than my old one, he said.
When OB learned Jose has a small
junk shop beside their house, they gave
him additional capital as an incentive orhis hard work despite his disability.
I didnt expect or more blessings,
Jose said, thankul or that day OB ound
its way to the island and into their lives.
PURE ENERGY AND A SERVANT HEART
NO MORE RUSTY WHEELCHAIR
Last March, 30 kids rom Op-
eration Blessings communitytransormation program in Payatas
had a un-flled day at Enchanted
Kingdom, all thanks to Coney Reyes
who was the theme parks guest celeb-
rity or a storytelling activity. Ater-
wards, she joined the children as they
excitedly hopped rom one ride to
another. Laughter, shouts and shrieks
flled the air.
It was a day o great memories or
the children, especially when theyexperienced Coneys kindness.
We are so happy! I hope we can
go back again next week, Marcel, 13,
said as she thanked OB.
ENCHANTED BY
CONEYS KINDNESS
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Awedding venue was reserved and thegown was in the works. Gene andGemma Geronimo seemed to be all set
or their renewal o vows.
This would be the frst time they getto experience a ull wedding ceremony
since they never had the chance to do
so when they tied the knot 25 years ago.
Yet the couple couldnt seem to agree on
a lot o things while preparing or their
silver anniversary.
We simply couldnt arrive at a
decision, Gene shared. We even
thought o backing out. Besides, all they
want is something simple to celebrate
this special occasion.For Gene and Gemma, who are both
actively serving in their Quezon City
church, they knew there are things more
important than mere merry-making.
One night, while discussing
wedding plans, the couple
chanced upon Sagot sa Krisis,
The 700 Club Asias live TV special.
Gemma, a regular viewer, elt
intensely blessed and inspired by
testimonies eatured in the show.
I realized there are still a lot o
people that needs to be reached,
said Gemma. I then asked mysel,
are we going to spend that amount
in just one night o easting? Why
not oer the money to the Lord?
Ater much prayer that evening,
Gene and Gemma decided to give
a part o their wedding budget to
the CBN Asia Family o Ministries.
The couple dropped by CBN Asia
to personally hand over their pledge, in
turn cancelling their reservation or the
wedding venue and Gemmas gown.
When CBN Asias President andChie Executive Ofcer Peter Kairuz met
Gene and Gemma, he was astounded by
their act o generosity and unselfshness.
The Lord will honor what you did,
your sacrifcial giving, Peter assured
the couple as he prayed or them in
his ofce.
What was supposed to be a beautiul
wedding anniversary was downsized
to a simple get-together with relatives,
but Gene and Gemma couldnt beany happier.
For 25 years God has guided our
marriage, Gemma said. This is our git
to Him, our thanksgiving.
A COUPLES
HEARTFELT SACRIFICE
Christopher Ogahinolas
astigmatism aected his work asa driver. He had to endure requent
migraines and blurry vision in his let
eye almost every day. He accepted the
act that he would never get well.
While watching The 700 Club
Asias Sagot sa KrisisTV special, Chris
headaches attacked again. His let
eye was swollen and the extreme pain
that ran through his head down to his
spine was unbearable.
He was surprised to hear Peter
Kairuz say, There is someone
watching right now suering rom
a painul let eye. He immediately
joined Peter in prayer, and indeed his
pain suddenly disappeared and has
never bother him again ever since.
I believe God has completely
healed me. I can now drive my
passengers to their destination saely
and without worry, he said.
A CLEAR GLIMPSE OF A
MIRACLE
Gemma Gonzaga and her sonssuered rom many odd illnesses,which she later ound out to be a work o
witchcrat.
I consulted manyalbularyos(olkhealers) to undo the curse and take
revenge, but it was all in vain, narrated
the 44-year-old widow.
While watching The 700 Club Asia,
DELIVERED FROM
THE ENEMY
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Gemma heard Coney Reyes pray or a
woman suering rom severe pain on her
let knee. Thats me! she said to hersel.
She prayed in tears and asked or
Gods deliverance. Aterwards her pain
suddenly disappeared. She confdently
believes God released her and her amily
rom the curse o the enemy.
God is powerul! Nothing isimpossible to Him, she exclaimed.
Jesus Christ let her spellbound o His
great majesty and accepted Him as her
deliverer and true savior.
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This year, Asian Center or Missions welcomesa new season o great harvest with newleadership coming rom Nathaniel Ramos, ACMs
new Philippine director.
Nat served as a pastor or 13 years beoreenrolling in ACMs missionary training program
in 1997. For his international exposure trip, he
went to Japan where he saw various marital conicts
and abuse among Filipinos married to Japanese.
So rom 1998 to 2001, he and his amily lived in
Tokyo, where he started cross-cultural marriage
counseling or Filipino-Japanese couples.
Nat was supposed to bring his counseling
ministry to Sydney. But when that door o
opportunity was closed, ACM invited him
in 2003 to head the Central Luzon centerin Angeles City. Under his management,
the regional center produced our batches
o ACM graduates, many o them now
heeding their missionary calling in
Asias Gospel rontiers.
Today, Nat bears the responsibility
o mobilizing, training and acilitating
the sending o missionaries, as well
as acing up to the challenges brought
by the changing landscape in the
mission feld.
He sees ACMs next important step
is unprecedented expansion, to truly
ulfll the Philippines calling as a great
missionary sending-nation.
Our response to missions should
not just be individual, but national.
We should come to a point where the
whole country responds to Gods global
agenda, he says.
Nat says this vision o expansion can
be readily achieved through bayanihanamong local ministerial ellowships,
ACM regional managers and their
advisory councils. Their collective
response to missions should be elevated
rom individual to corporate to national.
Nat is also excited to see missionaries
pioneering in new territories where the
Gospel has not been heard. He also
envisions the Filipino diaspora (Greek
or scattered) churches and OFWs
rom across the globe playing a pivotalrole in expanding missions.
These churches can be receiving
organizations, potential donors, or even
training centers, he explains.
Then our OFWs, beore they
leave the Philippines, can be trained in
missions. Theyll see a bigger purpose
in being migrant workers: to become a
blessing to the world. Once they begin
to understand this, going into missions is
no longer a proession but a liestyle.
ASIAN CENTER FOR MISSIONS
USHERS IN NEW LEADERSHIP
Liam (not his real name) was just a teenager when his wholeamily sat down in ACMs evening classes. His atherdecided that its time or them to work in Gods harvest feld.
He was clueless about missions at frst. But each night,when I listen to the stories, I began to understand more about
missions and what Gods plan really is, Liam said.
Ater six months, at the age o 18, Liam became the
youngest graduate o ACM Western Visayas, ready to go to
the ends o the earth like any missionary twice his age.
In 2006 they went to a Southeast Asian nation to begin
pursuing their calling. His ather, an agriculturist, conducts
community development trainings or local armers, while
at the same time guiding local Christians in reaching out to
unbelievers in their area.
Liams responsibilities in the feld are maniold:documentations, project proposals, visa renewals, logistics,
liaison work. The list can go on.
I got to learn the language quickly, so i theres a
misunderstanding, I mediate, he added.
A TIMOTHY IN THE HARVEST FIELD
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Like a true Timothy, Liam never allows his age be a hindranceto heeding Gods call or him and his whole amily.
God is calling me now. Why say Ill obey when Im 30? he
said. Its not about your age but your availability to serve Him.
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CBN Asia, producer of the dailyTV showThe 700 Club Asia,sealed a Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) with the M. Lhuillier Group
of Companies to make remittances
and donations more convenient forits partners.
Through ML Kwarta Padala,
one of the countrys largest domestic
money transfer program, donors and
partners of the CBN Asia Family
of Ministries can easily remit their
support by simply visiting any of M.
Lhuilliers more than 1,000 branches
all over the country.
CBN ASIA TAPS M. LHUILLIERFOR FASTER REMITTANCE TRANSACTIONS
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HOW TO GIVE THROUGHM. LHUILLIER
STEP 1 - Go to any M. Lhuillier branch
in your area.
STEP 2 - Fill out a Customer
Information Sheet and write thefollowing: Amount to be donated
Senders complete name
Complete address
Contact numbers Purpose of transaction (ex.: pledge)
Receivers name (ex.: The 700 Club Asia,
CBN Asia, Operation Blessing) Message (optional)
Signature
STEP 3 - Submit the completed form to
the counter together with your donation.
STEP 4 - Make sure to get the copy of
the validated form from M. Lhuillier.
For more information on how to transact via ML KwartaPadala, visit any M. Lhuillier branch, or log on to their
website at www.mlhuillierinc.com.
Last Good Friday, partners andmembers of CBN Asia, the producerofThe 700 Club Asia, presented
Tanikala: Bihag ng Kadiliman through aco-production with Jesus the Anointed
One Church.
The TV special attracted 2.7 million
viewers, earning a 16.6% TV rating, the
highest in its timeslot according to AGB
Nielsen, and placed seventh among all
TV programs during the day.
Tanikala is a trilogy of real-life
accounts of people who experienced
demonic possessions and encounters
with supernatural beings such as aswangs,
white ladies and dwarves.
The program featured the actual
narration of Tseka Rafols in Desepsyon,
Liezel Ilagan in Boses: Udyok ng mga
Dwende, and Joy Marasigan in Takot:
Ang Lihim ng Lumang Bahay.
One of the most remarkable
testimonies we received was from
Robert*, 45, of Quezon City. He shared
how his ideal and happy family started tocrumble when his wife, Eloisa*, seemed
to behave like a different person and
eventually left them.
Tanikala: Bihag ng Kadiliman
Reaches 2.7 Million ViewersShe started acting differently
which led to our constant quarrels. In
September of that year, she left us. Our
children were the ones greatly affected,said Robert.
Two months later his wife came back,
but a happy ending did not happen.
Robert and his children found out that
Eloisa was into witchcraft.
During the Holy Week she had
nightmares and visitations from people
only she could see. She was angry at us.
She even tried to leave the house again,
Robert narrated.
Then on Good Friday, we got a text
message from a person inviting us to
watch The 700 Club Asias Tanikala. We
were all tuned in when my wife started
crying hard and admitted she engaged in
witchcraft, read a black book, went into
astral projection and opened her third eye.
She then accepted Jesus Christ in her life.
Tanikala was hosted by Peter Kairuz,
and written and directed by Jose Paolo T.
Tesico. The TV special was made possiblein part through the help of PLDT, San
Miguel Corporation and M. Lhuillier.
*Real names withheld.
From left to right) CBN Asia EVP and COO John Tan andsident and CEO Peter Kairuz partners with M. Lhuillier Vice
esident Charles Lhuillier and General Manager for Luzon-CR Lorenzo T. Escao for faster remittance transactions.