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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


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


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


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.

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