Happy New Year 2018!

Dear Loved Ones and PFC Brethren:

I pray may we hold the true Spirit of Christmas to reign in our hearts always to declare with faith that because Jesus came, and as we accept Him into our life -

We are blessed!

We are consoled!

We are healed!

We are loved!

We are renewed!

We are restored!

We are saved!

We are made whole!

We are new creation!

We are God’s masterpiece!

We are favored!

We are children of the Most High God!

We are fully provided by grace in Christ!

So, as we leave the old season, I pray we leave all the bric-a-brac and luggages behind. We leave strong, filled with hope. And, we step into the new season’s challenges, firmly postured to enjoy with a grateful heart the blessings in store for us in 2018! 

May we always affirm this proclamation of faith -

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.” Psalms‬ ‭23:1-6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬

We love you!

In Jesus Name. AMEN!

Fel, Mae & Family

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Merry Christmas 2017

Dear Family and Brethren,

Merry Christmas to you all!

Having been in so many brinks in my journey, but saved by the grace and mercy of Jesus, and now living in the bonus years God gave me, I hope you don’t mind my sharing below how I feel in seasons like this beyond the cliches.

Yes, it is always such a very joyful day to reflect, knowing that we celebrate the uneventful entrance of our Lord into our world, on that silent night in Bethlehem, in a shack, in a manger, witnessed by the least and the ordinary. And, now being made aware that - all of us - the sinful men and women of the world, we are the reason for Christmas, I am ever grateful!

I am thankful God sent the BEST of Heaven to rescue the WORST of the world, like me and everyone, as the Bible says - the world. He didn’t have to. But He did, because of His unyielding Love. I am glad He did come. Now, I and all of us who welcome Him, accept and receive His salvation to have an intimate relationship with Him - our Father, we are secured. We are rescued from eternal death.

We’re not anymore alone. He is with and in us. We have help. His comfort and peace covers us. He saved us by His gift of grace. He leads us. His goodness and mercy follow us to the house of the Lord, forever.

Now, we have Christmas to celebrate! And, as we celebrate-

“May all of us be filled with the wonder of Mary, the obedience of Joseph, the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the shepherds, the determination of the magi, and the peace of the Christ child Jesus, Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit bless us all now and forever.”

In Jesus Name. AMEN!

Lovingly,

Felix, Mae & Family

Dustin and Sarah's Wedding - November 4, 2017

Dustin – Sarah Wedding
November 4, 2017
2:00 0'clock PM
Hilton Hotel Ballroom
Ocala, Florida, USA

Benediction Prayer Exhortation

Dad -

Thank you for sharing with us your precious time today, as we experienced a celebration launching a holy institution that God started in the beginning for two imperfect individuals being united to become an imperfect couple. 

When I heard this verse many times in the past: "That is why a man (or woman) leaves his "or her" father and mother and is united to his wife (or her husband), and they become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 NIV

I thought that when the day comes - and it came today, I would lose a daughter. But, today I realize God's unstated gain out of His design in marriage - my wife & I actually gained a son, while Kevin & Jill gained a daughter that we both did not have. Yes, imperfect ones but it is a gain nevertheless.

Also, this imperfect couple - now gained complete 4 imperfect pillars of support to lean on as they build the home they now are establishing, with both of us their parents behind them. (Yes, again imperfect, but today they gained 2 sets of parents)

Such an amazing design of God to usher a union He purposed to be blessed.

So, as I, with my wife and fellow parents of this newly formed launching pad of a family, send them off to navigate the vast ocean called marriage - the union of a man and a woman. And as they now establish their family and home, I say - Dustin and Sarah, I don’t have a prepared usual toast. Rather, I have a story to tell you and a prayer of declaration for you.

And First, here's a story I want you to take with you as reminder. This is the same story I heard last century when we, Mae and I started our journey. This kept us in checked - me mostly.

"There was a rich man who embarked on a long journey. As he prepared for his journey he instructed all his servants for what they do while he was away. One of those servants was his master builder. Before he left, he called his master builder. He said to the master builder, I'm going away. And while I'm a way, I want you to surprise me on my return. I want you to build me a beautiful sturdy house on a hill that withstands the test of time, season and weather. Make it your masterpiece. Make it the strongest house there is, built with the best materials there are and the best craftsmen you can find. Here is your funding. No limits. Build me the most beautiful and strongest house. Then the rich master went on with his journey.

As the rich master now gone, the master builder went to start the work he was tasked to do. Along the way, as he started designing, planning and assembling the resources he needed to build the strongest and most beautiful house that his master asked him to do, an idea hit him. He said to himself - "I need not build this house as the master ask. I need not spend as much and still build a beautiful looking house. I am going spend much of the funds for me to enjoy, instead." So he did in deed spend instead much of the funds that his master provided to enjoy a lavish lifestyle, enjoying all the cravings and whiles of the flesh that he almost forgot his project. He squandered the time and money he had been provided. Then he realized his master was almost returning.

So he rushed to assemble illegal and unlicensed workers he could find anywhere. He ordered substandard materials from China. He built in a rush a weak house with sub-standard low quality materials. Then he designed a very beautiful facade of the house resting on a hill. When his master returned, he saw from afar the magnificent looking house on a hill. Excited, he eagerly sought his master builder to thank him for such a beautiful house which he instructed him to build.

Then he called his master builder. The rich master said to him- thank you my good master builder for building this strong and beautiful house. This is indeed your masterpiece I see. Built according to my specification by the best craftsmen there are. Now, as my reward for what you have done - To you I give this beautiful house. This is yours to live in and enjoy my dear master builder!

The master builder gasped in utter disbelief. He crumbled over his legs. Regretting, if only had he known it was his house he was building he would have built it as the master specified – with Steel from Pittsburg. Not China. With Craftsmen from Florida! The best there are.

Yeah, if only he knew it.

Guess what Dustin & Sarah, now you know. The house you're about to build is yours.

Let the Creator build it. The Bible says -

“Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it;”Psalms 127:1a NKJV

Build it with the best Materials from heaven. “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”2 Peter 1:3 NIV

Here's the promise of the Master’s word -

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:19 KJV

Now, go build your home. Please know and remember. We love you. And, Jesus loves you!

Dustin & Sarah, I pronounce blessings of our
Almighty Father in Heaven in Jesus Name upon you. I declare the fullness of God's provision of grace upon you. You are blessed in the city. You are blessed in the field. God rains His favors upon you. I proclaim prosperity and success in all that you do. I declare God’s gift of beautiful and healthy children to fill your home. May God use you mightily in your calling for His glory. All these I pray, in the most gracious, holy and powerful name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And, I say … AMEN!

Sarah & Dustin's Wedding - November 4, 2017

Dustin – Sarah Wedding
November 4, 2017
2:00 0'clock PM
Hilton Hotel Ballroom
Ocala, Florida, USA


Reception Welcome Exultation


Mom-

Today, We remember the Lord.

In the Mighty name of Jesus Christ, With Jill & Kevin, my husband Felix and I, we, the proud parents of Dustin and Sarah,

Welcome you all!

My husband and I stand here today in this momentous occasion of celebration, as Sarah and Dustin enter into the institution that God started in the garden, in awe of Him our Creator.

It is written: “Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.” Genesis 2:22 NLT

We take pleasure with gratitude to see this moment, as our beautiful Baby Daughter gave us the honor and opportunity to fulfill God’s design in marriage. It is with a grateful heart that we gave her away to her handsome husband, in the luxury of your presence, our physical and spiritual families, brethren and friends.


Dad -

So, today, we remember The Lord! We give Him honor, in this very significant event as Dustin cleaves to Sarah and Sarah cleaves to Dustin.

And, we, together with you all our family and friends, my wife and I, stand here to give God all the glory.

We give glory to the Sovereign God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and everything in it...

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob...

The same God yesterday today and forever...

The same God our Father, who gave His only Son Jesus ...

We give glory to God who led Abraham to the land He showed him. Who is the same God who showed the land where my family and I now stand - the greatest Nation the world ever had and will ever have – this is our promise land.

We give glory to Him, who took Moses to the wilderness of Midian. Who is the same God, who took me and my family to the same land of Midian, the present day Arabia.

We give glory to Him, the same God who Moses encountered at the burning bush in Midian. He is the same God my family and I encountered on the burning sand in Arabia.

Not minimizing Moses, but magnifying the goodness of God the Great I AM, I give Him glory for the contrasting parallel I have been privileged to encounter Him, as Moses did in the land of Midian.

He took Moses to Midian pursued by Pharoah.
He took me to my Midian pursuing the enticement of oil money.

Moses left royalty in Egypt.
I left adversity in the Philippines.

We give Him glory for making us see He is a God of the ordinary, as He allowed us in our ordinariness to witness and experience many things in the extraordinary – He kept my family and I safe as we lived and watched intense persecution (even to the brink of execution for some) in the land of Arabia.

We give glory to Him who protected my family, as He privileged us to be instruments of planting underground churches in the perilous land of Arabia.

We give glory to Him who protected us, when He humbly used us to establish Christian Schools and touch lives for Jesus in the middle of the Islamic stronghold in the land of Arabia.

We give glory to Him who led us to where we are today, standing in the midst of you our friends and our families, boasting of God's abundant grace in Christ, here in our promise land, as citizens of this greatest nation on earth, the United States of America.

Yes, we give glory and remember the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob who led my Wife & I from the small islands of Bohol and Cebu in the Philippines, to truly encounter and personally know our Lord Jesus Christ the most unusual way in the anti-Christ land of Arabia, in the Middle East, then led us here in Ocala, in Florida, in the USA, in the Western Hemisphere, in the World, in the Universe and in the heart of the Almighty.

We give glory to The Sovereign God and Lord Jesus Christ as Mae and I give away in marriage, our baby daughter Sarah to be united as wife to Dustin, her husband.

We give glory to The Great I Am, as we declare Sarah and Dustin are one in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ.

Again, welcome all of you, in Jesus Name, AMEN!