Blood-letting Project
We had a bloodletting project last october 16 in cooperation with other congregations around Manila and MARCH Medical Mission. The Philippine Red Cross conducted the said bloodletting at Samar COC, Quezon City.
As reported by Bro. Raj Buo in his Facebook account, out of 35 participants of only 17 passed the screening and successfully bled.
The donated blood is intended to help fellow brethren in the future in case they need blood especially during dengue season. The Philippine Red Cross issued card for each donor and Bro. Raj will be keeping it for future use.
Hopefully the blood will not be used by the brethren but if it is needed then there are about 17 bags available for ready use.
Big thanks to all those who supported this event.
Merging
During our meeting with Bro. Raj Buo and Bro. Sonny Catalan, they mentioned that Kapitolyo COC needed help since they do not have a full-time preacher and minister. The first plan was to preach there in the morning and then preach at De Castro in the afternoon. But then we thought that why not merge both congregation to uplift both congregation.
Without delay, I met with Bro. Jun Cayanan and talked about the possibility of merging both congregation. He was very excited and relieved that they would finally have a full-time worker to take care of the congregation. He then relayed the plan to Kapitolyo COC.
As a preliminary meeting with the men of Kapitolyo, I was invited to preach there last october 10 where I preached about Reviving their Commitment to the mission and vision of the church.
After preaching there, I reported to De Castro congregation about what we talked with the men of Kapitolyo. We immeidately planned our first joint fellowship which was held last October 24 at De Castro. After worship we had lunch fellowship and celebrated the birthday of Borgy the son of Bro. Cezar Ola.
We also had a meeting about the merging. There were about 8 men during the meeting.
Others
I also preached at Twinville COC last October 17 and I was asked to talk about giving. After the worship we had lunch fellowship and I was given the chance to fellowship with the brethren in Marikina.