25/05/2026
We were just planning to officially start posting on this page for our small House Church here in Agdao, Davao City. Although this page was created a long time ago, we mostly used it only for sharing updates within our private FB group.
Just a day ago, on May 24, 2026 at around 12:29 AM, we decided to finally change our cover photo. In our hearts, we felt that maybe this was already the right time to publicly share how the Lord has helped, changed, and transformed our lives. Even though we are small in number, we continue to witness how God works wonderfully in our church family.
We were starting to gather ideas on what kind of posts we could share about our House Church journey.
But one thing is certain, this was never the first post we expected or wanted to make on this page.
Last night, May 24, 2026, at around 11:34 PM, a fire broke out in Purok 8, IKP Jerome, Brgy. Lapu-Lapu, Davao City. It was a very huge fire that affected many homes and families in the area. The fire was raised to 2nd Alarm and was later declared under control by BFP XI at around 12:44 AM on May 25, 2026.
In just a little more than an hour, many families were affected by the fire.
Among them were three families from our church, including the home of one of our church elders.
Yet even in the middle of this tragedy, we witnessed the protection and goodness of God.
One of our church members shared that at exactly around 11:00 PM, their 3 year old child, whose mother is currently pregnant, suddenly became uneasy and started crying. Because of this, the family remained awake that night. Moments later, they heard people shouting “Sunog!” Unfortunately, the place where the fire started was very near to their home, which caused the fire to spread very quickly to their area.
They were no longer able to save many of their belongings because of how fast the fire spread.
Another family also shared that they barely had time to get anything because they started noticing signs of electrical grounding and heat coming from the walls before the fire spread throughout their house.
Everything they had was left behind and burned.
Even the newly bought school bags and uniforms for their children, which they had just purchased last week for the upcoming opening of classes next month, were lost in the fire.
But despite all these things, we continue to thank God because every family member was kept safe. There were no casualties reported.
We are also deeply grateful because the house where we currently gather for worship and fellowship, along with our instruments and church equipment, was spared even though it was very near the affected area. As of now, some of the affected members are temporarily staying there.
In this difficult moment, we were reminded of the Word of the Lord from Ephesians 3:14–16, the prayer of Apostle Paul for the church in Ephesus:
“When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit.”
Since the beginning of this year, many times in our church services we have studied the letters of Paul. Through His Word, the Lord has been teaching us to pray for one another and strengthen one another in faith, so that we may stand firm no matter what season or trial may come into our lives.
And now we realize that even though we were not prepared for this incident, God was already preparing our hearts and souls through His Word.
Today, we continue to thank God for His goodness.
We are also thankful to the government agencies, barangay officials, responders, Pastors, and to the mission of Great God Our Savior Jesus Healing and Deliverance Ministry for extending help, prayers, and support to the affected families from our Agdao, Davao Church.
Though we may not be many in number, your love, kindness, and efforts made every affected family feel that they are not alone during this painful season.
At this moment, we are still humbly asking for prayers and any kind of help or donation for the affected families from our church and community. Any amount or support will mean so much as they slowly recover and rebuild their lives.
We also ask for your prayers and support for the neighboring families, especially for the children and students as the opening of classes next month is approaching.
For donations intended for the affected families from our church, you may send directly through the GCash number of our Host Pastor:
09273316730
Ireneo Didal Aldamia Jr
For in-kind donations intended for other affected neighboring families, you may drop them off at:
📍 Katambak St., Jerome, Agdao, Davao City (Katambak Gym)
We know that the photos and videos from this tragedy will forever remain as part of our history, testimonies, and reminders of how great and faithful our God is even in the hardest moments of life.
And as we always say in our Church:
“God is Good, all the time. And all the time, Praise the Lord!”
