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Never a dull moment with this guy. He is such an animated speaker.

Everyone’s hopes for a better year has been revived. Expect more from Him! Be favor-minded!

Beaming with pride, the graduates bask in their victory with Jesus.

Celebrating their victory—the graduates sing the victory anthem, Hillsong’s “In Jesus’ Name”.

Giddy with triumph

The men of  SFCC —finishing strong.

Reynald Acosta and Karen Apostol are this batch’s top achievers.

Singing their way to victory: “God is fighting for us/ Pushing back the darkness/ Lighting up the kingdom that cannot be shaken!”

God is faithful to His promises. This years’s first batch of Encounter participants have experienced overwhelming breakthroughs in their lives.  So many lives changed.  And He did immeasurably more than we asked or imagined (Eph. 3:20).  Even the workers and volunteers who were there for the 2nd. 3rd, or 4th time experienced more breakthroughs.  Everyone learned about the beauty of  redemption, why we must love repentance, how to  travel light and get rid of excess baggage, how to arm oneself with tools for victory, how to accept the Father’s love, why purity matters, and how to receive inner healing,  

Jennifer Agcaoili, a young mother, shared that through the Encounter, she was able to forgive those who hurt her  She proudly declared that she has received the best advanced birthday gift—the Holy Spirit.  She discloses that now, she is free to lift up her hands in worship.

Jennifer Agcaoili during the PEPSOL Graduation.  She is loving her advanced birthday gift—the Holy Spirit. =)

Angelyn Hernandez, 12, says, “Dati, ang favorite kong superhero ay si Wonder Woman.  Ngayon, si Jesus na!” (“Before, my favorite superhero was Wonder Woman.  Now I know that there is only one real superhero—Jesus!”)

Angelyn realizes that there is a real Superhero Who saves—Jesus.

Vejaya Bacani was once confused about her identity, but after the Encounter, she declared, “Gusto ko nang magbago. Ayoko na ng ganito!”  (“I want to change. I don’t want to be like this anymore!”)

Vejaya determinedly makes a decision to allow Jesus to change her to become the woman God has planned her to be.

Roger Crisostomo has found not just love, but overflowing love and acceptance. 

Roger found overflowing love in Jesus.

Indeed, not a single person left the DMMMSU-Sapilang venue the same as before.  Everyone experienced the life-changing presence of God in their hearts and lives.  Eyes were opened.  Ears have become sensitive to the voice of their Shepherd.  Hearts became softened and receptive to His Word.  

Renewed, refreshed, revived! This year’s first batch of Encounter participants together with the workers and volunteers.

And what a way to close a victorious weekend than with a night of worship and singing and just simply celebrating the series of victories.  More Encounter participants, workers, and volunteers testified during Soaking Night about how God moved in their lives.  It was truly an overwhelming weekend—so many lives changed and souls saved.  And this is just the beginning. 

Tim Warden shares a Word.

Christopher, a multi-media volunteer, testifies that he has encountered God in all the 4 sessions he has attended.

Next step: Post-encounter and School of Leaders. Grow more in the knowledge of God! Finish strong! =) 

Sunday, January 26, 2014



Baptism Sunday, held every last Sunday of the month, saw 6 new creations go under and emerge out of water to proclaim their decision to follow Jesus all the days of their lives.   Pastor Jeremiah Kingshipp gladly joined the ceremony. It truly was a celebratory event.  

 Aleene Narte decided to be baptized because she heard from God.  She believes that from this day on, Jesus will use her mightily, and that He will cause things to happen in her life that is according to His will. 

 Diana Calucer heard a Word from God to totally surrender her life and allow herself to be used.  She states that she is ready.  “Handa na ako sa bagong ako,” she declares. 

We are all excited for you, guys. We are confident that “He Who began His good work in you will be faithful to complete it.” (Philippians 1:6)

Congratulations! 

We are off to a good start.  By the grace of God, January proved to be an eventful month.  The last weekend of January ended with a special guest speaker all the way from Pennsylvania, U.S.A.—Jeremiah Kingshipp, a missionary pastor.  Working for Mission Imprint, a Christian-based disaster-relief, non-profit organization, Jeremiah visited the Philippines to deliver water systems to villages and orphanages.  Mission Imprint’s mission is to provide the hope of Jesus Christ during hard times and to do it in ways that are lasting, relational, and that have eternal impact. .Assisiting him is 20-year old Vito de Carlo .  Together they visited the Yolanda victims.  They also graciously donated one water filter  to San Fernando Christian Community.  This center is sort of an oasis for people 24/7.  Neighboring kids and passers-by know that they could always come here to get a free drink of clean water any time of the day.  It is our joy to quench both the spiritual and the physical thirst.  And God has answered our prayers. Through this, the center will be able to reach out to more people. 

The water filtration lid signed by the students of Park Forest Middle School.

Jeremiah preached  Ephesians 5:2  during the 3 weekend services (Extreme Saturday Jam at 10 am, and the 2 Sunday services—8:30 and 10 am) about “Walking In Love”.  It was such a powerful and encouraging message.  If you missed it, listen to the full message here.   

In the afternoon, both missionaries joined the Sunday Mission sa Hapon.  Both reported during the post-mission huddle that they were blessed by the hearts and enthusiasm of the volunteer missionaries.  

Jeremiah praying for the congregation

Standing underneath the waterfall of God’s love

Post-mission huddle They also lent a hand in assembling the McDonald’s playground.  Their stay here has been truly maximized.  It really was a fruitful, eventful, and amazing weekend.  God has blessed us richly through these people.  Here’s looking forward to their next visit.

Abi Balanon (center) during the post-discussion session.  She herself was surprised when she found herself praying for those who hurt her instead of fighting back. Charm Nisperos has never felt free r when she found the secret to avoiding adversity in any environment she is in.  She simply prays and trusts God for the results.

11 January 2014 

This is the year of break outs and breakthroughs.  The speed of acceleration is so contagious that everyone can’t help but catch the blaze and join the ascent.  There is a shift coming.  

Already, January has been abuzz with activities.  The new batch of Pre-encounter participants are on their 4th week.  Post-encounter sessions have resumed after the New Year and pretty soon, it will be Graduation Day.  At the end of this month, the 31st of January, another batch of Encounter participants will understand what it means to really encounter God.  Next month, the first batch of School of Leaders participants will begin their training.  Everyone is willing to grow in the knowledge of God, thus enabling them to be real champions in life.

 Building the new courtyard has resumed.  More generous hearts began the New Year with a contribution.  

Julie’s heart was to be the first person to contribute this 2014 and she promptly did so.  She is acting out her faith that God will increase the center in terms of population and accommodation.  She says SFCC is her home and she wants to be a part of its expansion in every way. 

Vikki found herself jumping up and down with joy as soon as she made her contribution. She says,  “It didn’t  feel like I lost money. It felt like I gained more! It really felt good to be a part of upgrading the church—even if it is just one square meter of bricks. ” 

For Kiko, it is his love for SFCC that moved  him to give. “I love seeing God move through this place as a venue where lives are changed and people connect with each other. I give because I want to honor God with the finances He has entrusted to me. This project is so important because we need the space to accommodate more guests, and I want to be a part of that.”  There is joy in giving if one recognizes that everything came from Him.  

These are just a few of the contributors.  The list is growing and pretty soon,  the expansion will be finished.  There is still more work and upgrades to be done.   But we stand on His promise that the Lord will
fulfill His purpose for us (Ps. 138:8).  


Here’s to an exciting, purpose-filled journey into 2014.  This is the Lord’s year. Are you ready?

It is only by grace that 2013 has proven itself fruitful.  Riding on the wings of pure grace, we breezed through the 12 eventful months without even realizing that another year is about to end.  What do we have to show for it, you ask. Is that really necessary? We do not work for personal gain nor for recognition. We cannot add to His finished work.  We have learned to work for the audience of One. Not that we aim to please in order to earn His favor.  What we have done for the past year, what we are still doing, and what we are about to do—we do it all for the glory of the One who came to redeem us from a doomed future.  And speaking of the future, we look forward to the incoming year with hopes of more blessings, more favor, and more revelation of Who He really is in our lives. Let’s make 2014 all about Him—“forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, pressing on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called us heavenward in Christ Jesus (Phil. 3:13-14)”.  Onward, faithful servant! 

Christmas at SFCC is always an important event. It is not about the food, nor about the presents.  The celebration is all about the Reason for the Season—Jesus.  There is always a reason to rejoice because of what He has done for us.