Lost souls who found Jesus Christ in the marketplace
19 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
Capt. Herme Verga, our field representatives for areas south of Davao, is now busy organizing our team to travel to Koronadal City and General Santos City on Saturday.
The FGBMFI chapter in Koronadal will hold an Advance Leadership Training Seminar, while the Gensan chapter will have the induction of their new officers.
Those interested to join should notify Capt. Verga so we can arrange for the transportation. We plan to leave immediately after our breakfast fellowship.
15 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
Last week, we had two Australians among our guests at the breakfast fellowship.
Today, we had two guests from Canada, one from Alberta, the other, from Ontario. Maurice Martin from Edson, Alberta, is a geological consultant who wants to introduce new technology in mining here in Mindanao; Wayne Batte, from Ontario, is a musical teacher and runs a musical services business.
Wayne’s visit was interesting in the sense that he was a walk-in guest, meaning no one invited him to our meeting. He told us that he saw the sign at the hotel where we hold our meeting last Saturday about lunchtime when our fellowship was already finished. So, he made it a point to visit today for breakfast. He told us that he has attended a similar fellowship back in Ontario. He added that he enjoyed the company of fellow believers in Jesus Christ.
At our board meeting after the fellowship, President Jun Basalo asked our Ways and Means Committee chair, Cris Arrieta, to push through with our plan to put up a signage inside the Davao International Airport arrival area to notify visitors of our regular Saturday fellowship. This way, we can reach out to more men, particularly traveling businessmen and professionals who wish to meet their Christian counterparts in Davao City.
Another VIP guest was Jun Taguibao, immediate past president of the General Santos City. He came to invite us to the induction of the new officers of the Gensan chapter scheduled for next week.
There were also nine other non-members, and 37 members in attendance today. Among the members who attended for the first time for this year include Engr. Erdito Viva, Frank Agustin, Engr. Danny Amen-amen, Councilor Emmanuel Galicia and Danny Guillen.
14 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
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One of our spiritual advisers, Pastor Roger Delgado, will lead our breakfast fellowship tomorrow as our Main Sharer. He is one of the favorites of our members for his very insightful sharings of the Word of God.
Others assigned for tomorrow are:
Reggie Ballados for the Opening & Prayer for the Nation;
Diego Baoy for the Grace before the Meal;
Arman Enero for the Love Offiering;
Roger Virtucio for the Closing Prayer; and
Pastor Manny Tan will act as our master of ceremony.
After the fellowship, the officers will convene for its first meeting for the year.
10 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
The fellowship last Saturday turned to be very successful as we netted 22 guests, the highest in recent years, to start the new year on a hopeful note.
One of the first-time visitors was Dennis Capa who was invited by past president Eder Bacus. Both are electrical engineers and contractors by profession. Dennis is also a friend of mine. He had an unsuccessful run for a City Council seat in 2001 and we used to drink a lot together at the old Lanang Golf & Country Club (it is now the site of the new SM Mall).
Capt. Louel Yasay brought in the most guests, six, two from Australia, who were in the city for this weeks Arise Davao conference. Our treasurer, Jun Carmelotes, who started collecting our annual dues had three guests.
There were also 37 members in attendance, just over the target I set in the previous post.
President Jun Basalo was all smiles as he called on everyone to continue the good start to bring in more men to our breakfast prayer meeting.
07 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
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Here is my own personal record of attendance in our fellowship during the past two months. This we must beat this year with more members and guests joining our Saturday breakfast with Jesus Christ:
Average attendance for members – 34; for guests – 9; and for ladies of the fellowship – 11
A good target this year would be average of 40 members; 15 guests; 15 ladies during the last Saturday of the month!
2010 Figures
Members
Nov. 6 – 34
Nov. 13 – 32
Nov. 20 – 39
Nov. 27 – 34
Dec. 11 – 32
Dec. 18 – 36
Average – 34
Guests
Nov. 6 – 7
Nov. 13 – 5
Nov. 20 – 10
Nov. 27 – 6
Dec. 11 – 20
Dec. 18 – 7
Average – 9
Ladies of the Fellowship
Nov. 27 – 9
Dec. 18 – 13
Average – 11
03 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
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Hello! Happy New Year!
Preparations are now underway for our first meeting on Saturday for the year 2011. We missed our fellowship after a lull of two Saturdays due to the holidays.
Assigned for our program are the following:
Opening & Prayer for the Nation – Peter Lavina
Songs of Praise and Welcome Song – Uly Ampon
Prayer for the Meal – Ben Aquino
Love Offering – Felizardo Carmelotes
President’s Time – Cirilo Basalo, Jr.
Introduction of the Speaker – Gerry Guiang
Main Sharer – Pastor Bert Diao
Closing Prayer – Antonio dela Cruz
Incidentally, we would like to remind our members to prepare to pay for our annual dues.
19 Dec 2010 1 Comment
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Here are the highlights of the Financial Report of our outgoing Treasurer Cecilio “Boy” Felix covering the period September 11, November 13 and December 10:
Beginning Balance P61,433.85; Ending Balance P64,997.35
Love offerings and gifts received during the period P10,070.00 (excluding the breakfast on November 27 which was paid for by President Cirilo Basalo, Jr.)
Total Expenses P28,646,50(covers our operations, weekly bulletin, office supplies, etc)
A total of 61 members have fully paid their annual dues; only 8 had partial payments.
Three members have paid in advance their annual dues for next year, Cris Arrieta, Peter Lavina and Rev. Shiloh Haigh.
10 Dec 2010 1 Comment
For the record, here are the awardees in last Saturday’s induction program. Congrats!
Fisherman of the Year – Engr. Cirilo Basalo, Jr. (for inviting the most guests who became active members);
Best in Attendance – Capt. Remy Celeste (not only for the number of times he was present, but also for being on time always);
Best Contributor to the Bulletin – Atty. Bienvenido Cariaga (for being the most consistent, original, relevant and best written articles);
Distinguished Service Awards:
Atty. Bienvenido Cariaga – for serving many times as president;
Cecilio Felix – for serving with honesty and dedication as Treasurer for more than five years;
Cris Arrieta – for contributing his time, skills and resources in spite of his busy business schedule;
Lamberto Miranda – for being the local “King Solomon” with his inspiring words of wisdom;
Ulysses Ampon – for his music ministry;
Shiloh Haigh – for his exceedingly generous help for the Bulletin, the Coordinator and the Working Secretary
Teddy Reyes – for his untiring work as Coordinator for the past decade
29 Nov 2010 Leave a comment
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President Bienvenido Cariaga called for a special meeting today to finalize the preparations for the December 4 dinner fellowship, induction of new members and officers cum Christmas party.
One of the highlights of the event is the awarding of prizes for outstanding members. Up for grabs are the Fisherman of the Year, the member of invited the most guest who became members of the FGBMFI Davao City chapter. I won this prize during the mid-year awarding.
The two major awards are the Best in Attendance and the Best Contributor in our weekly Bulletin.
Outgoing officers like Treasurer Cecilio Felix, who served for more than five years, and Cris Arieta, who served as 2nd Vice President and Trustee, would receive Presidential Awards.
The prizes for the Fisherman of the Year and the Best in Attendance are leather-bound bibles, which are described by Atty. Cariaga as the “rolls royce” of bibles. That means they are the best available, and expensive too at P3,000 per copy!
For the Best Contributor, we are giving a copy of The New Strong’s Concordance (cost P1,675).
The meeting will be at Coco’s Restaurant at Victoria Plaza Carpark at 2 p.m.
Best wishes to all nominees for the awards.
22 Nov 2010 Leave a comment
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We had 39 members and nine guests present during last Saturday’s breakfast meeting, a marked improvement from the November 13 meeting which was attended by 30 members and five guests.
Praise the Lord for answering the chapter’s prayers to bring in more men to our fellowship.
This coming Saturday, we expect more participants as we hold our monthly joint fellowship with our espouses and lady guests. The incoming President, Engr. Cirilo Basalo, who is a cheerful giver, is hosting this Saturday’s breakfast.
Lined up to participate in the meeting are the following:
Opening Prayer & Prayer for the Nation – Arch. Ben Mandin
Grace for the Food – Dominador Barriga
Flower Offering – Felizardo & Maebel Carmelotes
Love Offering – Roman Guerrero, Jr.
Main Sharer – Atty. Bienvenido Cariga
Closing Prayer – Engr. Ruben Sumagang
Master of Ceremony – Peter Lavina
Rev. Shiloh Haigh, one of our spiritual advisers, was originally scheduled to be our main sharer but he is not available for the weekend. He instead suggested to give the outgoing president, Atty. Bienvenido Cariaga, the opportunity to be the main sharer and everyone agreed. Aside from being a topnotch lawyer and many times president of our chapter, Atty. Cariaga also teaches bible studies in their church. With his permission I will post here some of his articles published in our weekly bulletin.
Incidentally, I missed to post last week because I was on the road and had no internet access. I traveled from Davao to Cagayan de Oro, to Iligan City, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to Pagadian City, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City and Basilan. This week, I will be in Metro Manila.
Thank you so much to our Coordinator Teddy Reyes who always pray for my safe trip and the healing of my daughter Angel.
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