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Every Season, A Season of Giving

December 20, 2024

Christmas is a joyous celebration—and it is almost always synonymous with the spirit of giving. We can see how evident this is even in our local communities.

Jesus, the reason for this season, is the ultimate example of generosity. His gracious, selfless sacrifice allows us to extend His love to others.

And as His church, we are called to be His hands and feet—a blessing to this world.

Because of your great generosity, we were able to bless over 3,271 families with God’s word and Noche Buena packages to families in Metro Manila.

*Our volunteers packed and blessed families across Metro Manila with Noche Buena packages.*

*Families and communities across Metro Manila heard the good news of Christ’s salvation and were also prayed over by our volunteers.*

As Romans 8:32 reminds us, “He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?”

We are all recipients of God’s greatest gift— our salvation. Let’s celebrate this gift by sharing it with others, in and out of season.

Let’s persevere to preach and demonstrate Christ’s love to others as we welcome 2025.

Strength Amidst Multiple Storms

November 18, 2024

The last month of the year was met with a series of powerful storms. From Typhoon Kristine to Pepito, these six devastating typhoons — Kristine (October 22), Typhoon Leon (October 27), Typhoon Marce (November 7), Typhoon Nika (November 11), Typhoon Ofel (November 14), and recently, Super Typhoon Pepito – have left widespread destruction in several areas, causing over P478 million in damages. Many Filipinos fled to evacuation centers during the series of storms, with 115,000 families occupying the 3,267 evacuation centers across eight regions.

October:

Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (October 22): Brought heavy rains, flooding, and landslides, particularly affecting Regions 5, 4A, and 2.
Typhoon Leon (October 27): Intensified into a super typhoon, passing near the Batanes Islands and worsening the impact of the previous storm, Super Typhoon Julian.

November:

Typhoon Marce (November 7): Made landfall in northern Luzon, prompting Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal #4 and causing significant damage.
Typhoon Nika (November 11): Hit northern Luzon, leading to heavy rains, high storm surges, and coastal infrastructure damage.
Typhoon Ofel (November 14): Moved towards Luzon, heavily impacting Cagayan and Isabela.
Super Typhoon Pepito (November 14): Made landfall in Catanduanes and Aurora, causing widespread devastation, especially in northern Luzon.

With the help of our church community, our different Victory churches extended immediate aid and assistance to nearby families and communities.

*Families impacted by Super Typhoon Julian receive food packs.*

*Families impacted by Super Typhoon Kristine receive food packs, ready-to-eat meals, and bibles. Our volunteers prayed for them as well and preached the gospel to the communities.*

*Families impacted by Super Typhoon Pepito were prayed for and received relief bags with ready-to-eat meals, toiletries, and laundry materials.*

Through your generosity and collaborative efforts, we have extended help to 2,299 families, 3 campuses, and 55 local communities nationwide. These families and communities received relief bags, financial assistance, ready-to-eat food items, laundry materials, and hygiene kits.

Amidst this, we thank the Lord for His steadfast love during these challenging times. His strength has sustained our nation as we slowly made progress in restoring homes and livelihoods together.

Let us continue to pray for everyone affected by these typhoons, as well as for our nation and our leaders. Be in faith that the Lord will grant them wisdom as we recover from the aftermath of these typhoons. Pray for provision, restoration, and hope throughout the rebuilding process.

In all things and circumstances, may the Lord continually be our strength and our song.

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/14/from-kristine-to-pepito-6-cyclones-batter-ph-one-after-another-2209

God’s Love: A Refuge at All Times

October 31, 2024

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” These words from Psalm 46:1 have echoed through time, a testament to God’s faithfulness as a promise-keeper. His presence continues to offer comfort and hope in suffering.

It was a privilege to serve as His hands and feet by reaching out to the vulnerable residents of Kanlungan sa Pasig on October 5, 2024.

This facility provides shelter and support to children, women, the elderly, adults, teen moms, and victims of violence and abuse. It offers temporary residential care, diagnostic services, basic social services, and quality healthcare.

We were blessed to engage with the shelter residents, offering encouragement, prayer, and a listening ear.

*Our outreach volunteers at the Kanlungan sa Pasig facility*

These meaningful conversations paved the way for us to preach the gospel—the good news about Christ’s love that is available to all, regardless of the circumstance. This love welcomes those who place their faith in Christ to an eternal hope and a secure home forever.

Currently, Kanlungan sa Pasig is home to 149 individuals: 48 Children with Conflict with the Law (11-18+ years old), 80 Children in Need of Special Protection (0-18+ years old), and 21 Adults and Elderly (20-89 years old).

Let us continue to pray for them and trust in God’s power to nurture the seeds we have sown. We look forward to serving with more volunteers in our next outreach in December.

May we all remain vessels of God’s refuge and strength, a present help that endures in and out of troubles—through all of life’s seasons.

The Joy of Christ’s Salvation

October 18, 2024

A team of volunteers had a desire to serve the residents of Camarin, North Caloocan—and this birthed from a simple prayer of sharing joy by giving better smiles to the community.

Just this September, the team partnered with dentists and held a dental mission for the community. They were stationed at the counseling stop where patients had to be before being treated. By God’s grace, the team listened, encouraged, prayed, and preached the gospel to 138 patients, face-to-face and one-on-one.

They were also able to pray for and encourage some of the dentists who served alongside them who did not yet have a relationship with Jesus.

Praise God for this privilege of proclaiming Him and comforting others through listening and prayer! These are some testimonies from the dental mission:

An elderly man with a speech disorder found hope and confidence in Christ after one of our team members prayed for him. It was the first time in his 62 years that someone had prayed for him.

A teenager who was longing for her parents’ presence and care received Christ’s perfect love for the first time. This perfect love casts all her fears now through one of the volunteers who shared a word of encouragement with her.

A married woman found her greatest love in the Lord when she heard the gospel, and many others found the greatest joy in Christ’s salvation.

As a church, whatever way or platform it may be, may everything we do to serve the community lead us back to God’s Great Commission for us: to go and make disciples of all nations wherever we may be. And it starts with preaching the gospel—the good news that brings true and lasting joy.

Do you have a testimony to share? Share it with us here.

Floodwaters of Grace

August 27, 2024

Our God is a God who can turn tragedies into stories of redemption.

After nearly a month of devastation caused by Super Typhoon Carina, our nation is slowly recovering. Yet, amidst the rebuilding, we remember how the flood of God’s grace poured into the hearts of our communities, even as the floodwaters filled their homes.

Two days after the flood receded, affected families in a town in San Pedro returned to their homes to face the challenge of cleaning up. One volunteer from Victory San Pedro teamed up with a couple from Victory Alabang to serve their neighborhood and offer prayers during the cleanup. Pastor Rein to join them in ministering to the people. The small team was driven by a heart to bless the community and share God’s love.

They went door-to-door, offering assistance wherever needed. Little did they know that this would become an open door for God to touch hearts and invite people into a relationship with Him. On each visit, they asked about each family’s well-being. While no casualties were in their midst, the calamity brought fear and despair. The team heard stories of great fear as the floodwaters rapidly rose, an unprecedented event for the community.

The team encouraged the residents and reminded them of God’s protection for their families. These conversations led to a revelation of who Christ is and what He has done -His work on the cross covers and preserves; but more than anything, Christ has provided a solution for all eternity, giving us eternal hope.

From one family hearing the good news of the gospel, filled with great joy, word spread quickly, and soon, neighbors from across the street requested prayers as well. Around 12 families received prayer and ministry, and much later, people from the community flocked the streets and opened their hearts to receive God’s love in their midst.

It was undeniable that there was an outpouring of God’s spirit, a flood of grace that surpassed any physical floodwaters. The same hunger for Jesus was evident from one street to another.

Although the floodwaters invaded their homes, the overwhelming flood of God’s grace poured into their hearts at that very moment.

Please continue to pray for our teams in Alabang and San Pedro as they continually support the rebuilding — not just of homes but lives that are touched and transformed by Christ.

Brigada Eskwela 2024: God’s New Mercies in the Campuses

August 9, 2024

After Typhoon Carina caused widespread devastation across Metro Manila, schools had to resume a new school year. Many embraced the start of the school year with heavy hearts amidst the storm subsiding.

Despite it all, we find hope in the truth that God’s mercies are new every morning.

Through God’s grace, we are grateful for the hundreds of volunteers eager to serve about 50 campuses across Metro Manila during the Brigada Eskwela. This program brings together local communities, parents, teachers, and students to help clean and prepare public schools and facilities for the coming school year.

Willing hearts and ready hands helped clean and provided cleaning materials.

*Our team of volunteers in Greenhills and Pasay*

*Medical mission in partnership with Operation Blessing at Parañaque National High School – Main that served 274 students, parents, and educators with medical, dental, and optical care.*

*The start of the school year welcomed more open doors to bless the campuses in the U-Belt and Santa Rosa area*

In all these—from donations and cleaning up initiatives, we are grateful for every person who selflessly gave all for something that we hold last: the gospel.

The storm may have taken away many valuable things, but through your service and prayers, we know that the eternal love of God is something that the students gained and will treasure beyond this lifetime.

Hebrews 13:16

And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices, God is pleased.

But it is precisely at these times that we are urged to be the hands and feet of Jesus and embody Christ’s presence in our society. Every act of compassion, every raised prayer, and every extended hand is evidence of our Creator’s unquestionable love for us and others.

As the campuses open for a new school year, continue to stand with us in prayer as we build stronger partnerships with the faculty and administrative staff, seek more open doors to serve more campuses, and most importantly, preach the life-transforming message of the gospel to every student.

Faith. Hope. Love.

August 8, 2024

What started as a survey of where our church members are residing provided opportunities to share God’s love and reach out to the city–one barangay at a time.

“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.” — Psalm 127:1 With this verse as an anchor, our church in Las Piñas prayed for wisdom on how to best serve the people in this city.

From the start of the year, we gathered our key leaders and formed volunteer teams into three clusters that will cover and serve each barangay in Las Piñas. Each cluster will serve the city by praying in faith, moving in hope, and expressing love to the areas assigned to them. The three phases, faith, hope, and love, have also become our way to determine the specific needs of each cluster and how we can preach and demonstrate the gospel to them.

*A leaders’ gathering and formation of volunteer teams that will serve barangays in Las Piñas*

*Prayer walks with the leaders at SM Southmall (Cluster 1) and regular prayer meetings held in the Villar Sipag area (Cluster 3)*

*Different families we visited in hospitals and their homes in clusters 1, 2, and 3, throughout the year*

*Brgy. Pilar Fire Victims outreach last March 4, 2024 and Brgy. Talon Uno outreach last December 19, 2023*

Currently, Brgy. Pilar, Las Piñas has requested assistance towards mental health awareness in their small communities. Part of our service includes HOPE (House of Prayer and Encounter), where we reach out to residents through organized house visits and gatherings, to pray for them and share Jesus to them.

*Weekly Bible study with Talon Uno barangay officials, participation in the Jesus Festival parade with our pastors and worship team volunteers*

In all these, we believe that God has more great things in store for the city of Las Piñas—by faith, we hope that His love will be magnified and glorified.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV)

New Series: Love the City

July 22, 2024

God’s heart is for the lost, the last, and the least.

He calls us to be His hands and feet—to love and serve others, whatever it takes and wherever He places us. This is so they may hear God’s great love and experience His transforming work in their lives.

In the next three weeks, may we capture God’s heart through this series and be empowered to proclaim and demonstrate His love in every city.

Week 1: God’s heart

Week 2: Generous heart

Week 3: Righteous heart

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