10/21/2026
❤️❤️ A SPECIAL BLESSING FOR OUR PRESIDING BISHOP ❤️❤️❤️❤️
As Pastor Appreciation Month comes to a close, there is something that has been weighing heavily on our hearts.
So often, pastors are overlooked, underappreciated, and sometimes even forgotten. We see their smiles, hear their sermons, and receive their prayers, but we rarely see the sacrifices they make behind the scenes. We don’t always see the burdens they carry, the personal needs they set aside, or the countless times they give of themselves without expecting anything in return.
Earlier this month, we publicly celebrated our beloved Presiding Bishop. John-Michael Villarreal Gil, but we feel led to do something more than simply say THANK YOU.
Our Bishop is constantly traveling, ministering, encouraging others, and pouring himself into the work of the Lord. His heart has always been for the small, local church, the congregations that are so often overlooked by others. He shows up when nobody else does. He gives even when it costs him personally. And so often, his own sacrifices go unnoticed.
But who pours into the one who is always pouring into everyone else? Who remembers the shepherd when everyone else has gone home?
As he continues his doctoral studies at one of the top and prestigious seminaries in the nation, it is on our hearts to help lighten his financial burden, especially with his tuition and educational expenses.
We know he would never ask for this himself, so WE ARE ASKING FOR HIM! Ñ
We are not asking because he is looking for recognition or because he expects anything in return. We are asking because we believe that someone who has spent so much of his life helping others fulfill their calling deserves to have people stand beside him as he pursues his own.
Wouldn’t it be something beautiful if the very people he has spent years pouring into could now come together and pour back into him? If we could help ease even a little of the financial weight he carries, what a tremendous blessing that would be!
If our Bishop has ever prayed for you, encouraged you, ministered to you, or simply been a blessing in your life, would you prayerfully consider blessing him financially?
It doesn’t have to be a large amount. Whether it’s $10, $25, $50, $100, or whatever the Lord places on your heart, every gift matters. What may seem small to one person could become part of something extraordinary when we come together in love.
More than anything, we want him to know that HE IS SEEN. HE IS LOVED. HE IS APPRECIATED. AND HIS LABOR IS NOT IN VAIN!
He has spent so many years making sure others are taken care of. For once, let’s make sure someone is taking care of him. ❤️🙏
Let’s not allow Pastor Appreciation Month to end with only words of gratitude. Let’s put our love into action and be a blessing to our Bishop!
❤️ HOW YOU CAN HELP: You can give through the link provided and simply look for the tab labeled “Bishop Appreciation Love Offering” to make your contribution.
https://give.tithe.ly/?formId=2148b3ab-6865-11ee-90fc-1260ab546d11
And if you are not in a position to give financially, would you please help us by sharing this post? You never know whose heart it may reach or who may be moved to sow a blessing into our Bishop’s life. Even sharing this appeal is a beautiful way of helping us honor someone who has given so much of himself to others.
Together, let’s bless our Bishop and remind him that he has not been forgotten! ❤️🙏