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n evangelistic meeting
was held at the AIIAS
Function Hall last
November 10-23, 2013 with
the theme: “Tanging Pag-Asa,
A Life Changing Seminar.”
Tanging Pag-Asa is a Filipino
phrase meaning “Only Hope.”
AIIAS Church Pastor Laudimer
Gatus was the main speaker
throughout the meetings. Dr.
Evelyn Almocera, Dr. Chirlynor
Calbayan, and selected MPH
students gave health lectures.
The daily meetings were
attended by Bible interests from
Kalubkob Adventist Church
and Batas Adventist Church
led by Al Lorenz Parais, Angel
Morante, and Li Xin, who are
1,000 Missionary Movement
volunteers. Other attendees
were construction workers,
ground maintenance workers,
and household helpers in AIIAS.
Seventeen people dedicated
their lives to Jesus Christ as
Finding Gigantes... from page 14

simply had no transportation to
get there at that time.
Later that week ADRA, joined
36 other humanitarian agencies
at the Capiz Provincial Capitol
in Roxas City. It was there that
the Royal Canadian Air Force
announced that if there was any
organization that wanted to visit
any of the islands to conduct
assessments or bring goods then,
just let them know 72 hours in
advance so they could schedule
a trip.
ADRA filed a request on
Thursday and on Sabbath
morning, November 22, we flew

PHOTO CREDIT: LEE CALATRAVA

AIIAS Church Pastor Laudimer Gatus shares the message of hope.

TANGING PAG-ASA, A LIFE
CHANGING SEMINAR

BY LEE CALATRAVA

their personal Savior and were
baptized during the culmination
of the evangelistic meeting on
November 24, 2013. Some of
the brothers and sisters from
Kalubkob Adventist Church and
Batas Adventist Church came to
witness the baptism. As a faith

community, we continue to pray
that the seed planted in their
hearts may continue to grow
and bear good fruits. O

out to Gigantes Island to conduct
a thorough assessment as well as
to spend some time with church
members.

In the coming days and weeks, relief
did come to these islands. I am thankful
for my experience and the intervention
of many people who helped to make
relief possible, even to some of these
very remote islands that were struck. O

Peace After the Storm
There are times in a person’s
life when he or she could literally
feel the hand of God moving and
guiding you each step of the way.
I felt God’s hand in my life right
then. I did not know what the
Lord had in mind for Gigantes.
All I knew is that I was impressed
that God as an all-loving, allpowerful, and all-knowing God
gave me peace in the wake of the
storm. I had reassurance that
help would come.

LEE CALATRAVA is the Youth Pastor of
AIIAS Church

Aimee Tapeceria (AIIAS) with Braden Blyde (ADRA
Australia) conducting interviews in Northern Iloilo.

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