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The long-awaited Touch of
Hope Dream Center will soon
rise in a 5,130 sq mtr. property of
Touch of Hope Foundation, Inc.
in Cabaluna St., Brgy New
Visayas, Panabo City.
The center will house the
multi-purpose gym, main theater,
swimming pool and clubhouse,
and offices.
TOHFI Board, barangay offi-
cials, and ROL members were
present during the groundbreak-
ing ceremony.
“I am glad that the dream
center of Touch of Hope Founda-
tion, Inc. will be built here in
Cabaluna which is part of
Barangay New Visayas under
my jurisdiction”, these were the
words of Hon. Dizon P. Namuag,
the Barangay Captain of New
Visayas, Panabo City in his short
speech during the blessing of the
property and the ground breaking
ceremony of the Dream Center of
TOHFI, January 25, 2015 .
He added, “as the father of
the barangay, it is my joy and
honor in receiving big projects
and establishments as part of the
progress and development of the
barangay.”
The ground breaking was
spearheaded by Rev. Brendo S.
Medina, the Host Pastor of River
of Life Family Worship Center
located at 3rd Floor Northlink
Technological College, New
Pandan, Panabo City.
As gratitude to God for the
given property, a blessing and
ground breaking ceremony was
purposely done to give honor to
God for all the things He has
made and to prepare the land for
future construction of the pro-
posed buildings.
A short program was made,
singing of praises and worship to
God, unveiling of the perspective
plan and the releasing of bal-
loons as a sign of confirmation of
God’s blessings.
Fellowship snacks was
served also.
Prior to the blessing of the
property and the ground breaking,
two Saturdays of January were
spent for “OPLAN BAYANI-
HAN” in preparation for the said
event.
Members of Hang Out
Center Plus, a student center of
the foundation, members of ROL
and some other stakeholders of
the city joined the cleaning and
clearing of the site .
Tohfi dream center soon to rise By: Imelda Yamit
What’s inside?
COME TO THE RIVER... COME TO THE RIVER... p6p6
‘Mission is possible’ in‘Mission is possible’ in
2015!2015! p3p3
Know ROL’s 3 original song Know ROL’s 3 original song compositionscompositions p4p4
Passion...Passion... p7p7
#Status: Single but happy…#Status: Single but happy… p9p9
“Wings” spread in tune of “Wings” spread in tune of Musayaw Para sa GinooMusayaw Para sa Ginoo p10p10
PASTOR’S NOTE
By: Rev. Brendo S. Medina
A dream come true!
For almost two decades
now, finally, our church of River
of Life can now spread its wings
to provide essential information
to our members here and abroad
on what is going on inside the
ROL family. My warmest con-
gratulations to the ROL Multi-
media Team for making this
dream come true.
We started the year right!
Our experience during Directions
2015 has been a tremendous one
to everybody. There, we were
taught how to wait and know
God's will for our lives. We see
the value of listening and seek-
ing, not just His hands, but His
face.
Month of January was a
good start also. The Lord brought
us to the theme, "Finding God's
Will", with emphasis on our
relationship with God, which is
the first step in knowing His will.
Then came February with
the theme, " Loving God
Deeply". Here, our intimacy and
faithfulness are measured by the
way we love God and His words.
The month of March was
the one that ignites all of us to
stand up and claim our victory.
Our theme, “Walking in Vic-
tory", inspired us that as children
of the Lord, we are destined to
victory as Jesus is victorious over
death and the grave.
In April, we welcomed in
“Commitment". Our best exam-
ple here is our Lord Jesus Him-
self. His willingness to suffer
shame and death is a concrete
and a vivid picture of commit-
ment. The heart breaking story of
crucifixion will attest to this
claim.
My personal encourage-
ment to all is for us to be com-
mitted to the task God has
planned for ROL family. Our
commitment should be first to
God, second to our family and
lastly to the legacy that we would
like to leave to the generations to
come. Let us hold on to His
promises.
“Being confident of this,
that He who began a good
work in you will carry it on to
completion until the day of
Christ Jesus."
(Philippians 1:6)
God bless everyone!
EIC Speaks. . . The Start of a Lifetime
By Marjorie Bustamante
The River of Life Family
Worship Center formed its ROL
Multimedia Ministry on Decem-
ber 2012 with only three mem-
bers, Erma Ronquillo, Paola
Medina and yours truly. And
while we were three, we dreamed
the ministry to grow in members
count as well as its skills and
capabilities, and also develop-
mental projects.
In 2013, the team added
two members who have helped
us to widen our pace. And in
February 2014, the ministry's
members boomed into fifteen!
Aside from that, as of the first
project of venturing into give-
aways and invitation productions
to raise funds, we have now
come up with so much exciting
occasions and projects like quar-
terly fellowships and skills as-
sessment activity, to participate
in multimedia-related skills
workshops, audio-video produc-
tion of ROL, and the latest – this
publication which the body enti-
tled The ROL Today.
Because God has given us
talents not just in creation and
photo-audio-video production
but also in writing, we envi-
sioned The ROL Today as a
source of information in and
outside activities of the ROL.
This endeavor is to respond the
mission of bringing the lost to
the knowledge and intimate rela-
tionship with Jesus Christ as well
as to promote to every reader that
there is more a lot than being a
church spectator.
ROL has a wide variety of
events and we want everyone to
know about it. Thus we strongly
foresee this project to last a life-
time and desire it to be the best
tool of opening the eyes of every
reader's heart that it's more joyful
being a Christian!
To God be the Glory!
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ROL Missions
Department
kicks off in
2015 By: Karlo Cua
As a fulfillment of the
Lord’s command for us as His
people and the church’s deep
desire to engage in missions,
the River of Life Family Wor-
ship Center church council
introduced and developed a
new missions and evangelism
department early January 2015.
Appointed by the coun-
cil, the department is headed by
Jun Cua, alongside couple
Roed and Grace Hilado.
The department brain-
stormed different programs,
objectives, policies, and strate-
gies for the incoming year as
they joined the 2015 TOHFI-
ROL Hoshin Leadership Plan-
ning held at Northlink, Panabo
City last January 9, 2015.
Their objectives for the
year include going on a mis-
sions trip locally and interna-
tionally, conducting a specially
enhanced missions festival, and
incorporating the missions and
the evangelism department
with a radio program.
Last October 29 to No-
vember 2, 2014 the department
and 10 volunteers from the
church went on a missions trip
to visit the natives of the Ara-
kan Valley in North Cotabato
as an accomplishment to one of
the department’s objectives.
Moreover, the missions
depar tment successfu lly
launched test broadcasts of
ROL’s local radio station that
would incorporate the depart-
ment’s goal of spreading God’s
Word to
the peo-
ple of
P a n a b o
City.
I n
the fu-
ture, the
d e p a r t -
m e n t
aims to
send missionaries not only
within the locality but also
abroad. They are aiming to
send volunteers to go on trips
to countries such as Cambodia,
Thailand, and Vietnam to con-
duct programs and missions.
ROL GFF digs
deeper in GOD’s
Word By: Jezzriel Rado
G e n e r a t i o n
Full Force of River
of Life Family Wor-
ship Center contin-
ues to pursue a
stronger and deeper
relationship with
God through its
Bible Study Program
led by Mr. Keith
Medina, the ROL GFF President
together with the cooperation of
the officers.
The gathering piloted last
January 24, 2015 with FY Ad-
viser Ruel Montefolka heading
the group. In one of his mes-
sages during the Bible Study
Program , he emphasized, “it’s
good to know our weaknesses for
us to determine what areas we
are weak at so that we can focus
our life as growing Christians”.
Every Saturday of the
month, the GFF group gathered
together at different venues to
foster camaraderie, uniqueness
and belongingness among the
group.
The weekly gathering has
its prepared topics to follow
during Bible Study Lessons.
The theme of the sharing
during the whole month of Feb-
ruary was about love. The topics
were as follows: 1st Saturday –
Brotherly Love; 2nd Saturday –
Motherly Love; 3rd Saturday –
Love for your Partner; 4th Satur-
day –Love for the Lost.
The following month
dwelt about Victory .
With the support of the
parents, the growing teenage
Christians were starting to de-
velop a more intimate relation-
ship with God and knowing more
of who He is. As of now, the
officers keep on encouraging
other youths to join and experi-
ence an elevated life in exploring
the truth of God’s word.
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One Life group
Mt. Horeb dedi-
cates fellowship
cottage By: Karlo Cua
Eleven-member One Life
group Mt. Horeb offered a
cottage for dedication to the
Lord last February 7, 2015, at
the Touch of Hope Inc.
(TOHFI) Dream Center, Ca-
baluna, Brgy. New Visayas,
Panabo City.
Mt. Horeb built a semi-
concrete cottage on a rectangu-
lar lot located within the
Dream Center complex as allo-
cated by the TOHFI to fulfill
its goal to provide individual
fellowship centers for its 19
One Life groups.
The members of the
group, along with TOHFI
President Lisa Medina and
TOHFI Board Chairman Rev.
Brendo Medina, enjoyed after-
noon snacks and fellowship
shortly after the prayers and
dedication of the lot and cot-
tage.
The group started build-
ing their cottage shortly after
the Dream Center’s ground-
breaking ceremony and bless-
ing of the property last January
25, 2015 with the help of each
of the members’
individual contribu-
tions.
“This cottage
will serve not only
Mt. Horeb; but we
are also inviting
other groups and
members of the
church to come and
join us through lunch or after-
noon fellowships, prayer meet-
ings, Bible studies, etc.,” said
Jun Cua, leader of Mt. Horeb,
“and we are praying that many
memories with the Lord and
with our fellow churchgoers
will be made in the said fellow-
ship center.”
River of Life creates original songs By: Rozeny Diaz
"Finally!”, was the word
of relief and satisfaction uttered
by Mr. Elejo Candelario, Music
Director of River of Life Fam-
ily Worship Center, as he intro-
duced the first originally com-
posed song of ROL Worship
Team on February 2015.
"Many years ago, Pastor
Brendo Medina challenged the
team to make our own compo-
sitions. Now, after years of
waiting, naa na jud, dili lang
isa, Praise God!" Kuya Lee, as
he is fondly called, further
stressed. He composed the first
song entitled "UMARI KA"
which speaks about the great-
ness of God's love unto us, that
if we come to Him we can find
true rest, healing and assur-
ance.
The next two songs were
composed by Rozeny Gonzales
-Diaz entitled "IKAW ANG
GUGMA", which is based on
her own description of who
God is in her life; and Keith
Medina's "SIMBAHA ANG
DIOS" which is a song of
praise.
The compositions were
arranged by ROL's Fresh Start
Band Director Lenjun Diaz,
together with the help of its
band members' Ian Abapo on
bass, Alan Registos on guitar
and Keith on drums. These
songs are now being played in
the Sunday service several
times.
Producing at least one
song per month is one of the
team's 2015 HOSHIN goals.
ROL's Worship Team is look-
ing forward to creating more
compositions and finally come
up with an all original song
album to give glory and honor
to God.
Finding
S o m e o n e
Never Ends. . .
By: Monna Fe Quibuen
“The greatest challenge
in our lives is to find someone
who knows our faults and
weaknesses and are willing to
embrace us with so much love
without a doubt”.
To give emphasis to this
guiding principle in finding our
missing half, The TFC (The
Friendship Company ) a club
for young adults aging 22-45
had its annual membership day.
This year, the renewal of com-
mitment of being a member of
TFC at ROL was done last
February 21, 2015 at Cara’s
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Food Haven, New Pandan,
Panabo City. The fellowship
was anchored on the theme
“Love Bites” with Dr. Seth
Sabuga as the guest speaker.
The event focused on the
renewal of the love that is felt
and acted upon by our couples.
It is also a way of reviving
what has been lost through the
years and to remind them of the
sweet memories they once
shared. The message of the
speaker simply gave reminders
and guidance for the singles in
preparation for finding their
perfect partner in life and hav-
ing a happy family in the fu-
ture.
The Bible clearly states
in Gen. 1:27 that a man and a
woman is being created by God
to live and rule the earth. For
this reason, a man and a
woman will leave his father
and mother and will unite to-
gether to love each other in the
Lord. This is the design of God
for every human being. To love
and be loved.
How I wish I could al-
ways cherish my singleness in
life. Because being single is a
matter of choice and commit-
ment to work, to live happily
and to honor and serve God
wh o leh ear t -
edly. But as
the years went
by and the age
gets older, I
can say to
myself, God
has prepared
s o m e t h i n g
best for me and I have to em-
brace it. I believe in the verse
found in Jeremiah 29:11 which
says, For I know the plans I
have for you declares the Lord;
plans to prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future. This is a true
statement of God that never
ends and never changes. Find-
ing a perfect partner never ends
and it’s all in the hands of God.
Let’s just wait, see and pray.
ROL Kauswagan Ministry cele-brates 3rd anni-versary By: Karlo Cua
River of Life (ROL)
Kauswagan celebrated another
successful year of working in
the Lord’s ministry last March
1, 2015, 2:00 PM, at Purok C,
Brgy. Kauswagan, Panabo
City.
Attendees of the celebra-
tion were the members of the
ROL Kauswagan Church
headed by Sis. Rosita Los-
bañez, members of the ROL
Church Council, Pastors
Brendo and Sis. Lisa Medina.
Hosted by Sis. Ann
Ybañez, president of the UFW,
the program started with an
opening prayer and proceeded
with praise and worship led by
one of the members of the
Kauswagan church.
Ptr.. Asiel Pantelgone, an
ROL member who became a
pastor at a church in Agusan,
was the guest speaker of the
celebration wherein he shared
his testimonies along with
God’s Word.
The ROL Kauswagan
Ministry started with a two-day
medical mission held last May
2, 2008 and eventually by
God’s grace, it transitioned into
an extension church for ROL to
reach out to the people of Brgy.
Kauswagan.
The said church in Brgy.
Kauswagan is also the home of
the Kauswagan Organic Farm-
ing Training Hub (KOFaTH),
an organic farming training
program spearheaded by TO-
HFI to train and inform locals
o f d i fferen t
m e t h o d s o f
farming sustain-
ably and effec-
tively, since
Brgy. Kauswa-
gan is known for
its farmlands.
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River. . . . vivid pictures
come to life! Of family bond-
ings, of adventures with
friends, of a sanctuary, a place
of quiet rest…there’s life at the
river!
Interestingly, the Bible
speaks of the river of the water
of life, clear as crystal, flowing
from the throne of God, where
on each side is the tree of life
(Rev. 22:1-2). This brings eter-
nal joy and hope in our hearts
as we look forward to that
Great Day of the Lord.
As congregation of River
of Life Family Worship Center
(A Foursquare Gospel Church),
we stand in the hope that our
church’s name itself imbues.
So named due to its close
proximity to Lasang River,
River of Life (ROL) officially
started its Sunday morning
worship service last Sunday of
August 1996 in Barangay La-
sang, Davao City. The pioneer-
ing work which was started a
year prior to the official morn-
ing worship service was in
obedience to the prodding of
the Lord in Pastor Brendo Me-
dina’s heart as he traveled daily
to Davao to teach at our Bible
school.
Around four families
formed the first year of ROL.
Then the Lord added new be-
lievers until the spaces in that
small church was filled with
people.
God is sovereign. In
2008, the church faced a major
challenge: the lot where the
church was built and being paid
on installment was being taken
back by its owner. Church
members scoured the small
barangay for a place to transfer,
but there was none. After pray-
ing and consulting with the
Lord, His direction was so
clear, and His provision was so
evident: a big house along the
highway in Panabo City!
Breakthroughs upon
breakthroughs happened to
ROL since then until its transfer
to a bigger space at a 3-storey
building which the church is
currently renting. Here, we see
that listening and obedience to
God’s direction is imperative
for success in the ministry.
During the Leadership
Planning on November 29,
2010, the ROL leaders have
come up with the church’s Vi-
sion, Mission, and Core Values
to further solidify the member-
ship and from where all activi-
ties and plans should be cen-
tered.
All ROL members are
expected to remember these by
heart:
River of Life Family Wor-
ship Center is a congregation of
loving and God-fearing people,
whose passion and faith is cen-
tered on the Lord Jesus Christ,
whose teaching is based in the
Bible and depends on the Holy
Spirit.
OUR VISION
We see people coming to the
knowledge and SALVATION of
the Lord Jesus Christ, enjoying the
FELLOWSHIP of other believers,
submitting to DISCIPLESHIP
and are willing to engage in MIS-
SIONS, joyfully WORSHIPPING
God and SERVING the commu-
nity.
OUR MISSION
We will bring the lost to the
knowledge and intimate relation-
ship with Jesus Christ.
We will encourage every mem-
ber to participate in the fellowship
of the local church and help them
develop Christ-like maturity.
We will equip every member to
live in fruitfulness for the ministry
as the Lord leads
We will encourage members to
participate in missions work here
and abroad
We will honor God through a
joyful and Biblically sound wor-
ship
We will make ourselves rele-
vant to this generation by using
modern technology in the ad-
vancement of God’s kingdom
OUR CORE VALUES
Consecration – we value our
relationship with God above all
things, thus we seek to have an
intimate, fresh, and growing rela-
Come to the river …
THE RIVER OF LIFE! By: Lisa S. Medina
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tionship with Him
Christian Home – we value our
family, thus, we serve them next
to God
Call – we value God’s call and are
committed to missions and evan-
gelism program
Care – we value life-support
groups, thus, we always aim to
fellowship and serve one another
as a family of God.
Character – we value integrity
and preserve our testimonies in
and outside the church
Competence – we value progress
as the Lord leads us into a deeper
dimension of the ministry
ROL’s family description,
Vision, Mission, and Core Val-
ues are indeed vivid pictures of
what a church is all about! Like
a river that flows, may the Holy
Spirit move in our hearts, caus-
ing us to overflow from within,
may Jesus be the source of un-
ending joy, and may the love of
the Father unite us and bring us
to one purpose: to glorify His
Name together with others who
come to the river.
Welcome to the river,
the River of Life!
Passion For Souls-
The Heart of God By: Imelda Yamit
Ecclesiastes chapter 3:1
says, “There is a time for eve-
rything and a time for every
purpose under the heaven”.
Sometimes people wonder
why God put everything in its
proper place, proper perspec-
tive and proper timing. He
orchestrated everything in His
own way.
After so many years of
being together as a family of
God at ROL, we have seen
how God blessed us with spiri-
tual blessings in heavenly
places. Since River of Life
started in Lasang, the works of
God continued to display and
make some manifestations of
His marvelous works, unend-
ing love and grace. After pray-
ing for a long time, with some
innovations, techniques and
strategies that would increase
the passion and love for the
lost, God didn’t stop revealing
his plans for the church until
He finally spoke to His ser-
vants about the big ministry
which He prepared for ROL
people.
The reason for this is
to let us know the plans and
purposes of God for everything
until such time that we truly
realize the value of God’s
creation. It was one moment of
reflection that Pastor Brendo
S. Medina , the host pastor of
River of Life Family
Wo rsh ip Cen te r
prayed to God ear-
nestly seeking for
guidance and revela-
tion about the ur-
gency of spiritual
growth of his people.
In his prayer, he
asked a word from
God that will truly
speak about the pas-
sion for souls and
expansion of God’s kingdom.
True enough, He gave a word
from Ephesians 3:14-20
which we always stand in our
One Life class as our cove-
nant to God. .
cont’d on p8
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Passion… cont’d fr. p7
This vision and desire from
the heart of God’s servants
was truly realized when they
put their heart into it. After
seeking God’s revelation, Pas-
tor Brendo and Sister Lisa sat
down together and planned the
ministry of God . After plan-
ning and putting everything in
order, they called up some
prospective leaders of the
church who are willing to en-
gage in leadership ministry.
Thanks to God, there were
many who responded to God’s
call . A call to disciple others to
grow spiritually and become
leader of all leaders Thus, One
Life Class was born. In No-
vember 2011, the membership
day for One Life was held.
This is a unique discipleship
class of ROL where the life
coaches of different classes
were discipled also by Pastor
Brendo S. Medina every
Thursday night before they
can teach in a Sunday class.
Almost 22 classes were gath-
ered every Sunday after ser-
vice, discussing different top-
ics prepared by Pastor Medina
taken from some other authors
and from self study. The
group enjoyed each other’s
company . They have bondings
and outings outside the
church to foster cama-
raderie and self be-
longingness and of-
tentimes, One Life
group serves as an
avenue for them to
pour out their prob-
lems and some other
emotional baggages
which they had in their hearts.
There is under-
standing, unity,
cooperation and
love for everyone.
The biggest event
in One Life hap-
pened in December
2014! The One
Life Quiz Day, which was held
simultaneously with the
Thanksgiving Day . Pastor
Brendo and Sister Lisa gave
some special incentives to de-
serving one life classes who
did their best in studying the
lessons. The
following prizes
were given: First
place- trip to
Pearl Farm, Sec-
ond place- Over-
night Stay in
Eden Nature
Park, Third place
- Eat All You
Can to Chippens
Restaurant. It was difficult but
everybody prepared and en-
joyed the moments of excite-
ment……. That’s the beauty of
One Life. One God, One Vi-
sion, One People, One ROL.
HOP in Action By: Angie Abapo
Hang-Out PRO (P, Revi-
talized, Optimistic), the resting
club of businessmen and pro-
fessionals in Panabo City,
started the year 2015 with fun
and excitement.
Last January 31, 2015,
Hang-Out PRO-ers kicked off
the year with PRAYER and
FITNESS, with the earliest
breakfast fellowship since HOP
started. The fellowship started
at five o’clock in the morning
with an early morning prayer
and devotion, and ended with
an invigorating and dynamic
gospel zumba. The HOP mem-
bers not only enjoyed the leaps
and jumps on their zumba at-
tires, but also the sumptuous
healthy breakfast served after
the session. Truly, it’s a good
way to start the NEW YEAR
2015 by SEEKING GOD!
During the Love Month,
Hang-Out PRO-ers set Febru-
ary 28, 2015 as their DATE
WITH GOD, with the lovely
and inspiring couple Mr.
Reynaldo Lagat and Mrs. Mi-
nette Kwan-Lagat as their
speakers. The couple-speakers
shared insights on UNDER-
STANDING BIBLICAL
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SOS Team Building
COURTSHIP and MAR-
RIAGE. Moreover, love filled
the air as HOP couples re-
newed their marriage vows
with an exchange of wrist cor-
sages and boutonnieres, and
was then sealed with a kiss.
Single HOP members got their
share of the romantic moment
by reciting their commitment
for purity and chastity until
marriage.
As the Graduation Month
approached, the members of
the Hang-Out PRO felt the
need to extend a humble ser-
vice to the community through
a CAREER GUIDANCE
SEMINAR. This desire was
realized as Carmen National
High School opened its doors
to welcome the Hang-Out PRO
and bless their 340 graduating
Fourth Year students last
March 21, 2015. Chosen HOP
members shared their experi-
ences, the values they hold on
to at work, gave advices and
tips to guide these students as
they face their university life
and towards their future.
For the past three
months, God has been gracious
to Hang-Out PRO in providing
opportunities for their personal
spiritual growth and to be of
service to the community. With
this, brace yourselves Hang-
Out PRO-ers for more inspiring
fellowships and more exciting
activities!
ROL holds first ever S i n g l e s Retreat
By: Maggie Bustamante
"Status: Single but happy
#waitingformyGoddesignedlov
estory" was the theme of the
River of Life's first ever Sin-
gles Retreat held on March 31
to April 1, 2015 at Eden Nature
Park, Toril, Davao City, joined
by twenty four participants
who reflected themselves in
three sessions, Knowing Your-
self as a Christian Single,
Knowing the Christian View
on Romance, and the Biblical
Knowledge on Marriage; and
also blissfully participated the
Singles Night with parade of
their own creative pillows
which signify their lives, and
faithfully signed on the Absti-
nence Pledge Ceremony.
This was a much-awaited
event after the first Couples
Retreat on May 2014; the sin-
gles were so expectant on this
activity with the counsel of
well-known psychotherapists
Dr. Ed and Dr. Norma Gaston.
Its purpose is for Christian
singles' identity to be ironed
out. Dr. Norma stated during
the last session that Christians
have no problem at all in their
spirit since it has already been
born again, but their soul which
consumes psyche problems
should be dealt with before
entering into a relationship.
The event was indeed a
success; it has met the needs of
every single participant. As Dr.
Ed gave the word SINGLE its
acrostic meaning "Satisfied
Inwardly; Nurtured by God's
Love Everyday,” the singles
were so enthusiastically asked
for a second phase that will
focus more on identifying false
and true self.
ROL's main pastors,
Rev. Brendo and Sis. Lisa Me-
dina, also attended the said
event, which was coordinated
by the ROL Events Manage-
ment Team committee headed
by Mrs. Angelie Grace Abapo
together with her husband Mr.
Ian Irwin Abapo, and all be-
hind-the-scenes production by
couple's Mr. Edward and Mrs.
Janice Miral of ROL Multime-
dia Team.
Singles Retreat as well as
the Couples Retreat will al-
ready be observed every other
year as one of ROL's annual
activities.
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Women’s Hearts
Bond Together By: Imelda Yamit
Psalms 112:1-2 says,
“Blessed is the man who fears
the Lord, who finds great de-
light in his commands. His
children will be mighty in the
land; the generation of the
upright will be blessed.”
These are the declaring
words of Jesus in the Bible
which was given to Sis. Lilia
M. Sugaran, in her exhortation
to the United Foursquare
Women of ROL during the
Membership Day last March 8,
2015 at Cara’s Haven Food
Haus, New Pandan, Panabo
City.
The speaker also empha-
sized the benefits of being
fearful in the Lord so that we
can find true peace and happi-
ness in God’s service. A short
program was prepared before
the membership signing. Sister
Mary Ann R. Ybañez , the
UFW president of ROL led the
women in the distribution of
mem-
bership data form which was
filled up and signed by the
ladies as their commitment to
renew their membership status
and be a part of ROL family.
Almost 25 ladies were
the participant to the big mem-
bership day. Songs of praise
and worship, giving testimo-
nies, sharing of God’s word,
and above all games and other
surprises entertained the group.
A fellowship lunch was
served after the short program.
ROL Kids join Interfaith Night 2015
By: Paola S. Medina
The River of Life Kids
displayed their first ever show-
case of talents in dancing
“MUSAYAW PARA SA GI-
NOO” held at ARF Gym,
Panabo City on March 29,
2015 in the evening.
Ms. Joy Rupita, under the
supervision of ROL Kids Ad-
viser Ms. Algerica Engles,
trained around 34 kids who
joined the said event. They had
been practicing for many Sun-
days in preparation for their
dance presentation which in-
cludes synchronization of tam-
bourine, dancing on “wings”
and with banners.
Aside from ROL, other
churches and organization that
participated were Panabo City
Foursquare Gospel Church,
Independent Baptist Church of
Salvacion, Independent Baptist
Church of Gredu, Foursquare
Gospel Church Cagangohan,
Faith Tabernacle, Youth Posi-
tive of Christian Renewal Fel-
lowship, Life Outreach Fellow-
ship Ministries, Church of
Nazarene and Panabo City
Tribal Council.
To remember, last year’s
ROL representatives were the
"Wings Club" dancers Rozeny
Diaz, sisters' Jill and Shiela
Cano, and Rowena Godoyon
who showcased graceful danc-
ing with "wings" for God’s
glory.
The Interfaith Night 2015
was indeed a successful event.
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ROL Kids
It is a passion for chil-
dren that will always be the
motivation of the River of Life
Extension Classes. Teaching
Staff put in weekly efforts for
the expansion of
Biblical knowledge to the chil-
dren of Monica Homes, Joesil
Subdivision, and Goldland.
In the course of its suc-
cess, behind the scenes are the
said staff and Miss Algerica
Engles, or commonly known as
‘Teacher Algie’. They are used
by God to seek out and bring
Panabo and its children to sal-
vation. As all things have, the
Extension Classes started
small. The classes that the
River of Life Family Worship
Center (ROL) offered were
only inside the
church and was only used for
retention, until now.
This new program will
not only retain souls for the
Lord, but also to acquire,. This
sparked in the heart of Teacher
Algie to start reaching out to
children from beyond the pe-
rimeters of the church. She
started this new project at
Purok 1, Barangay Salvacion,
Panabo City, then onto Gamao,
Goldland, and Tagum.
These extension classes,
alongside the ROL Children’s
Ministry, went on to participate
in events such as the ROL
Children’s Festival, Vacation
Bible School (VBS), and the
Cypress Division Christmas
Party.
2015 kicks off with The
Extension Class program no
longer including the Salvacion
Extension Class and the Ga-
mao Extension Class. We
know all things come to an
end, but when a door closes,
another one opens.
The ROL Extension
Class program has now two
new extension classes, the
Monica Homes Extension
Class and the Joesil Subdivi-
sion Extension Class. These
new classes will also be in-
volved in the VBS and hope-
fully the ROL Children’s Festi-
val.
Out of these efforts come
success, but all this is done in
vain if it was not for the greater
glory of our Creator, who has
made us able to do these
things.
We want to hear from you!
Follow the ROL Multi-
media Team in its Face-
book account: /ROLMultimediaProductions
UMARI KA By: Lee Candelario
Sa wala pa ang kalibutan Gihunahuna Ko na ikaw
Sa wala pa ikaw matawo
Gilain Ko na ikaw
Sa wala pa ikaw mag-ampo Nadungog Ko na ikaw
Ug sa imong pagbakho
Sa tago ako nagapaminaw
Umari ka, Ako kapahulayan Sa dughan Ko
Ikaw magaduyan
Igo na ang luha mo Akong pahiran
Dawata 'Kong kaayuhan Ipabati 'Kong kahupayan
Sa dughan mong gibudlayan
Kalipay Ko matagamtaman
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Small Beginnings By: Zennen Andrei B. Sugaran
VBS Kids
VISION
-To see people come to know
Jesus through widespread mul-
timedia.
-To see stability, sustainabil-
ity and organized promotion
and documentation of ROL &
TOHFI Activities.
- To see the ROL Multimedia
Ministry being founded by
people who have great passion
and commitment.
Mission - To spread the Gospel by
way of producing audio, video
& printed Gospel materials.
- To establish links and work
closely with every departments.
- To hold regular fellowship
and to share skills and best
practices in the field.
Core Values -Passion
- Integrity
-Timeless
-Diligence
-Responsibility
-Covenant-driven
EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Marjorie Bustamante Associate & Layout Editor Erma Ronquillo Feature Editor Imelda Yamit
Moderator Ronald Mena
Writers Karlo Cua Paola Medina Zennen Andrei Sugaran
Contributors Jezzriel Rado Rozeny Gonzales-Diaz Monna Fe Quibuen Angelie Grace Abapo
Photographs ROL Multimedia Photo & Video Team
Consultant Mrs. Lisa S. Medina
The River of Life Multimedia Ministry - is a support
group of River of Life and Touch of Hope Foundation, Inc. by which to help and assist
the needs of the ministries regarding promotion and production of different activities by
using multimedia such as flyers, posters, audio-visual presentation and the like.
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