This is My Story.

I was just 7 years old when I got introduced to the stories about the Lord Jesus

Christ through a children ministry called Daily Vacation Bible School by a Bible

Baptist Seminary in Taytay, Rizal. The apartment where we were staying then was

just across the highway to the seminary. I happily attended DVBS every summer

for three years until my family needed to transfer to our new home in my father’s

hometown in Mangaldan, Pangasinan because of his job.

Having separated from the only source of my spiritual sustenance, which is

DVBS, I got into all kinds of vices. My life had no meaning nor direction.

Years had gone by and I was able to find work as a Hotel Cashier at a government

Refugee Processing Camp in 1990 in Morong, Bataan.

It was there in Bataan that I got back in track with God again. From just learning

about Jesus as a child through DVBS, my faith came in full circle when I finally

gave my life to Jesus as my personal Lord and Saviour. It was truly the turning

point of my life. While in Bataan I also met a beautiful woman named Tess who is

now my wife.

In 1991 an opportunity opened up for me to work overseas in Saudi Arabia.

Though I was still a young Christian, my faith grew even more in that place.

Eventually I followed the Lord in water baptism at that beautiful but salty beach

of Al Fanateer beach in Jubail, KSA. In 1993 I came back to the Philippines and

have been here with my family since then.

Like many young believers, my faith also was tested. I faced and fought many

trials, temptations, failures and challenges that revealed my imperfections and

weaknesses. I found myself backsliding from my faith in Christ. But God mercifully

and graciously dealt with me. In 2008, my faith was revived and I came back to

the Lord. From that moment there was no more turning back. I recommitted my

life to the Lord to sincerely serve Him however He wants to use me for his

ministry. Not a perfect child of God but nonetheless I have matured through many lessons in life. I know I’m now walking in the path where He really wants me to

be.