Formerly there was existing house in the site being occupied by the Liwanag family as care takers. The plan as agreed for by church officers and the owner was to wait for the fund to pursue on the project but at the same time the mission will have to go on and the pastor will then be assigned. Pastor Roland Javier with the consent of the district delegated Ptr Joel to become a missionary pastor associated to him. He reported and transferred to the place May 30, 2012 even without the structures yet for the church. The land owner could not wait for the district's initiative he started to demolish the house on the first week of June leaving the care taker and the pastor literally homeless. Some kind hearts contributed amounts to at least start the structure and leave the place with roofing. Pastor Javier and Pastor Joel with aid from Olan and Loumer fixed to this moment half of the roofing made of light materials of coco-lumber and second hand GI sheets. At present there are needs of materials such as cement., gravel, sand, wood, GI sheets, nails and helping hands for batares.  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Praised be the Lord! Some developments in Bukal ng Buhay Methodist Mission at Gayagaya, San Jose del Monte I would like to express my deep appreciation to those who responded in helping our endeavors. Last June 12, 2012 at Balagtas - Diyos ay Pag-ibig Church we received 7,000++ from donors and district allocations. Bro. Bayani Azcarraga handed some amounts as a love gift. Pastor Javier and Brother Loumer went to the site right after a meeting and stayed there for two nights and two days straight. We purchased some coco-lumber, nails, cements, sand and gravel. We also bought food. We wasted no time in pushing the construction of building with light materials and budgeting the food. Pastor Javier is our working foreman. All efforts exerted but barely 1/4 of the chapel is done. At least we have temporary roofing to the fourth part to accommodate the family of the caretaker couple with 4 kids and a mother. When everything was exhausted we ended the construction of chapel last night unfinished yet fulfilled and Rev. Javier and Bro. Lomer needed to go home. They left late that night. I resorted to sleep again in a stretcher with sky as roof. Rain poured last night and I ran to the bathroom. Good that Pastor Roland and Pastor Orly fixed that bathroom last summer that I could use it as a shelter when raining. We are knocking at your doors to help support our endeavors at Bukal ng Buhay. Let us all be partners together in achieving our mission. I may not have emails of everyone who should receive this message so please relay. Pastor Javier and Bro. Lomer, please forward the pictures you took during our activities in support to our story. At present I don't have personal connection to access the internet. I have to go to Muzon to render online. Just before we concluded we had a devotion and shared a verse from the Bible: "Ikaw, Yahweh and aking martilyo at sandata..." Jer. 51:20a. True, we may have little budget and materials but we have God in our side, His Words - our weapon. He will guide us to prosperity. Kasama namin kayo.
MABUHAY ANG AIM Pilipinas. Purihin ang Diyos!
JOEL G. FRANCE Associate Pastor to Rev. Roland Javier Bukal ng Buhay Methodist Mission |
