20/07/2026
๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ: ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ป
BURAUEN, LEYTE โ Stepping out of comfort zones and diving into a deeper relationship with God was the resounding call during the Burauen Churchโs 5th Thanksgiving Anniversary celebration.
Gathering at Camp Hermon, the congregationโs faithful place of refuge for the past five years, the event centered on a powerful theme drawn from Luke 5:4: "๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ" The anniversary drew approximately 200 delegates from across the Eastern Visayas (EV) Section, including delegations from Tacloban, Dagami, Leyte, and Oras, Eastern Samar.
๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐
The service was anchored by Pastor Ronel Abinguna, the resident pastor of Burauen Church. Serving as the Master of Service, he set a tone of profound gratitude, reminding everyone that the milestone belonged to the entire fellowship.
"๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ '๐ถ๐ด' ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ," Pastor Abinguna shared, emphasizing that the collective prayers of the brethren have been the vital fuel for the church's continual walk with Jesus Christ through every hurdle and victory.
Pastor Jonathan Demeterio further challenged the congregation during his exhortation, urging the believers to elevate their praise regardless of their surroundings. "๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ," he noted. "๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต'๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐น๐ข๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ."
๐๐๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐ค๐ '๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฅ' ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ
The atmosphere shifted into a time of reflection as the Burauen Church music team and selected youth presented a moving choir piece about the limitless love of Jesus, titled ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ. The lyrics resonated deeply through the camp:
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ / ๐๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ / ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฆ / ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ธ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ..."
Following the choir, Sister Joan ignited the atmosphere, leading the congregation in songs of praise. The classic, nostalgic anthems struck a chord with the saints, bridging generations and paving the way for a sweet, refreshing move of God's presence.
๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฉ
The highlight of the celebration came through the keynote address delivered by Pastor June Ramos of the Dagami Church. Zeroing in on the focal text of Luke 5:4, Pastor Ramos delivered a sobering and inspiring challenge: going deeper with Christ is inherently tied to evangelism.
"๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ด," Pastor Ramos challenged. "๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต."
The message sparked an immediate, explosive response of worship. The altars became a place of renewal, marked by a beautiful breakthrough as souls were revived and refreshed with God's presence.
While the 5th Thanksgiving celebration has concluded, the mandate remains. The words of the Lord continue to linger in the hearts of the Eastern Visayas saints, challenging every believer to leave the shallows, cast their nets, and ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Thank you, Jesus! All the glory belongs to Him!
