{"id":496,"date":"2023-07-27T08:26:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takda.ph\/?page_id=496"},"modified":"2023-08-05T16:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T16:06:40","slug":"pre-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/takda.ph\/index.php\/the-community\/pre-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;43%&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;squares&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.04)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;  background-repeat: no-repeat;||  background-attachment: fixed;||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; 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While not all of them are using \u201cselecta\u201d as their plates, we decided to give out real dining plates for the families and use them as a tool to share God\u2019s Word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fifteen mothers and one father came on September 19. 2019 . With an average of 6 children in a family, the 16 parents represent at least 100 hundred people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/3-dVnbKpdQE&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Roboto Slab|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;squares&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.04)&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|20px|10px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We shared Matthew 18:20-21 , actually a timely message for most of them- forgiving and to ask forgiveness. But the greatest forgiver is God who sent His Son to die for our sins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#145c8c&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;diagonal-stripes-2&#8243; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(160,187,211,0.24)&#8221; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;253px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||37px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;    border: 2px dashed #09588B;||||border-top:none;border-bottom:none;&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset6&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;56px&#8221; box_shadow_spread=&#8221;-35px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Roboto Slab|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;squares&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.04)&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px|-55px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|20px|10px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Feeding of the 500<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the life-changing conference by Bruce Wilkinson,\u00a0 I prayed like Jabez : \u201d Lord, enlarge my territory \u201d .\u00a0 I want to serve Him more in every ministry entrusted to me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For years, we have been feeding 80 to 100 children regularly..why not 500 ?\u00a0 It was a step faith,\u00a0 we do not have the funding for that big number but it is what I have asked God-\u00a0 expansion.\u00a0 So the campaign begins with few friends on facebook \u2013 simply asking to help us\u00a0 Feed the 500, and everyday I prayed\u2026and Jehovah Jaireh\u00a0 answered. \u00a0 It is overwhelming, this project has a great impact on my faith\u2026when you kneel down for someone else\u2019s meal,\u00a0 GOD will surprise you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God is never late, not early, but always in perfect time. A few days before heading to Bicol, the funds are good enough to prepare the basic meal and other expenses.\u00a0 Adjustments for better quality food will be made should there be additional donations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe could have raised more funds if we had more time..\u201d one of our joyful supporter said , and I respectfully responded \u201cmore than the money we gathered , it is the new partnership in the ministry that makes me happy\u201d\u00a0 .. because when we talk about enlarging our territory , it\u2019s about sustainable ministry.\u00a0 So, with new friends who are now a part of TAKDA thru this project , I am hopeful we will achieve more for the Kingdom of God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original date was June 17. There were two inspirations for the theme of this outreach \u2013 Jesus Feeds the 5,000 (Matthew 14:13-21), and, a friend pledging weeks earlier to donate bread. So again, akin to Jabez\u2019 prayer, ours was to feed the 500.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bread arrived on the 17th. However, our friend gave advanced notice that by the looks of it, this batch will not be enough for the target number. Nevertheless, thankful for the blessing, we took it and sorted at home \u2013 hotdog buns, loaf bread and hamburger buns in various packages. After getting the inventory, lo and behold, guess how many pieces of sandwiches it added up to? 502.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was a reminder that looks are deceiving, and that, like the Israelites in the dessert, God will provide our daily bread. 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I\u2019d like to see happier kids on June 19 , the hotdogs should do the trick! But I was rebuked by Arlene, why feed the people with something that is linked to serious diseases ? At first I argued that one hotdog would not hurt \u2013 just one hotdog , just for today , just to make them happier. But as I learned from our church theme , Truth Matters . Processed foods are directly linked to cancer, even if just a bite on that sausage is negligible, I have to stand by that truth. It\u2019s hypocrisy on my part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok so no processed foods in the feeding and we want all nutritious ingredients into the menu. The pansit was almost a vegan meal with all the greens in it. of course no MSG \ud83d\ude42 and funny as it may seem, alongside was spaghetti serving courtesy of Tina Rosal. Complimenting the avant-garde pasta mix, fried chicken was added to the combo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bread determines the numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are at least 250 families in the community averaging with 4-5 members . We can not accommodate them all so we simply have to resort to first come first serve rule. The 502 nutritionally-stuffed sandwiches was our way to measure . One for each in the queue , and while the fathers and young adult men were too shy to line up, their wives and mothers collected their shares as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The faithful Nantes family has always been efficient in every ministry project in Takda. But facilitating the event, hosting , and documentation all fell on me- a challenge I have foreseen that is why I was hoping for volunteers who would actually go with me to Bicol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kitchen arsenal is no match to the large anticipating crowd. The \u201ckawa\u201d and \u201ckaldero\u201d are not big enough so we had to cook by batches, serve by batches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring your own plates<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 4 PM the children were slowly populating the area with spoons, plastic cups ,and plates. In the past , we would usually provide disposable utensils but we figured it is not environment-friendly especially with 500 pax.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also revealed that some families don\u2019t even have decent plates in their homes- they came with recycled selecta containers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the food was served the line moved smoothly as every one patiently waited for his turn- such a disciplined community of children and parents. There were no tables so find your own dining spot and it was a joyful picnic day in Takda!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I scream for Ice cream !<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point, the orderliness was somehow shaken. Believe it or not, most of them do not get to enjoy the simple pleasure of eating ice cream. So it\u2019s really understandable why the queue to the sorbetes was a little chaotic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet everyone got to melt a cold yummy dessert in his mouth. Then it occurred to me that this should conclude every feeding activity in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#145c8c&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;diagonal-stripes-2&#8243; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(160,187,211,0.24)&#8221; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;253px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-5px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px||37px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;    border: 2px dashed #09588B;||||border-top:none;border-bottom:none;&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset6&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;56px&#8221; box_shadow_spread=&#8221;-35px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Roboto Slab|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;squares&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.04)&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|70px|10px|70px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The support that came is overwhelming,\u00a0 God truly provides and He does it in great abundance.\u00a0<strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>The Feeding of the 500 experience is also about stewardship as spoken by Jesus<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>after feeding the multitude \u201c<em>gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literally , the bountiful dinner was consumed to the last drop.\u00a0 There was no left over.\u00a0 But the message here is about sustainability, the ministry goes beyond the food and fun.\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Good stewardship is making the most of what the LORD has given us<\/strong>, we will continue reaching out\u00a0 to this community. It is our prayer that you consider visiting Takda and let God speak to you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My next visit is in<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>September<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>2019.\u00a0 Would you consider joining me ?\u00a0 In the meantime please pray for the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>pray for a full-time missionary\/teacher for Takda<\/li>\n<li>pray for God\u2019s provision for repairs and expansion in the library<\/li>\n<li>pray for a sustainable livelihood in the community<\/li>\n<li>pray for all who heard the Gospel on June 19 , that God will continue to speak to them<\/li>\n<li>pray for dinner sets\u00a0 for some 100 families (remember some came with selecta containers )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Roboto Slab|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Slab||||on|||#7CDA24|solid&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#09588b&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;squares&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.04)&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|20px|40px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_20\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_29  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_22  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<h3 class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><strong>HEROES OF THE 500<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_21\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_30  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_23  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><span>BERNARD<\/span><br \/><span>BIANCA\u2019S FRIENDS<\/span><br \/><span>CZAR<\/span><br \/><span>DAN MALANGIS<\/span><br \/><span>GERALDINE GOCO<\/span><br \/><span>GODFREY PALPALATOC-DGROUP<\/span><br \/><span>JOY DELA ROSA- HABON<\/span><br \/><span>KARL ANGELO ALMARIO<\/span><br \/><span>LEEN<\/span><br \/><span>MARIO BRIZUELA<\/span><br \/><span>MARK ARANAL\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_31  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_24  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><span>MYRTLE ESPINO<\/span><br \/><span>NENA NUNIEZA<\/span><br \/><span>PEPE OLEA<\/span><br \/><span>PETERSON<\/span><br \/><span>RICH OROSCO<\/span><br \/><span>ROBERT ASUNCION<\/span><br \/><span>RODILLO MONOY<\/span><br \/><span>SAM TALOSIG<\/span><br \/><span>SHIELA PISIG- DGROUP<\/span><br \/><span>TINA ROSAL<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto Slab|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Hi! 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