December 18, 2009, TROMS together with our friends from PhilHealth NCR, celebrated our Christmas Gift-Giving outreach at the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW). And the Giver of Life had once more showered His great love to our sisters in CIW. Indeed, the message of love He revealed through Pastor Emerita was evident that day.
God's presence filled the place as we began with a simple prayer of thanks led by Sister Gem.
Pastor Emerita started her message with this declaration: Today's spotlight is God's love for you! And true enough, His Word in Matthew 25: 33-40 with emphasis on verse 36 embraced each inmate with the truth of His great love for each one of them!
After a heart-warming message, a very special gift was given to all those who will welcome the Holy Spirit in their hearts. This is the gift which cannot be bought and cannot be given by any person for it is the gift from on High - The Empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Hands were raised, hearts were lifted, as tears flowed from each pair of eyes.
The Spirit of love and joy filled the air, but there was much more in store for them by the Lord!
Gift-Giving
Fun and Games
And with all these, TROMS would like to give all the glory and highest praise to God who made a way for all the desires in our hearts come to pass. We would like to give our gratitude and sincere thanks to all our Covenant Partners, Supporters, Church Members and most especially to our dear friends at PhilHealth NCR Branch for unselfishly sharing their blessing to the inmates this holiday season. To all of you who made yourselves available to have the love of the Lord flow through and made this project for Him possible, God bless you in multitudes!
September 30, 2009: Relief goods was distributed by the TROMS Team to victims of typhoon Ondoy within the Pasig Area. More help is needed there. Food, medicines, clothes and blankets.
We are still accepting donations/relief goods at our church, TROMS Worship Center – #4 San Roque St. Kapitolyo Pasig City. (beside PBCOM Shaw Blvd.)
For more information on how you can give monetary donations to Ondoy victims through TROMS, please click HERE.
An estimated 300 families are set to spend the night in an evacuation center, and some in the streets, after a fire razed their houses in Pasig City on Monday night (May 18, 2009).
As soon as the news reached us, the TROMS Team immediately sent help to our brothers and sisters who had lost their homes. We gave away clothes, words of encouragement & prayers that they need at this point in their life.
In behalf of Pastor Emerita and the whole staff of TROMS, we thank our Covenant Partners for helping us reach out to these people. Through your continued support and prayers, we were able to go there and offer a helping hand just in time for their need. God Bless all of you!
“He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will reward him for what he has done.” – Proverbs 19:17
“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence…”1 John 3:17-19
A few weeks ago, Ptr. Emerita shared at Sunday service how she envisioned God’s loving comfort by wrapping herself with a blanket. Now, being “wrapped up in His love” in their “spiritual blankets”, the Couples Ministry Group was motivated to share what other needs in these cold times – a warm blanket and the reminder of the love of our Lord Jesus Christ for them
PILLOWS & PRAYERS
Last January 2, the Couples Ministry set out and shared Christ’s warm love by providing blankets to those who are homeless and sleep out in the streets during cold nights.
Couples went out in pairs, searched the streets to provide blankets, pillows and prayers to those whom God had allowed them to find. By doing this, they too were blessed as they witnessed God’s power work that night.
This newly conceived ministry would continue to provide more than blankets to the homeless through your joint support with TROMS. We will be posting updates here, so be excited and get ready to be blessed!
If you want to support this project, please click HERE
Christmas is not just a time of giving material gifts to people, it’s a time to celebrate the birth of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST and commemorate the amazing love of God through His birth. Giving gifts is just the outward action of the overflowing love of JESUS inside our hearts, which is the greatest gift He had given us.
This Christmas season, TROMS & Saving Grace Project-through the help of friends and partners of the ministry, shared the gift of love to our brothers and sisters in Christ at the Correctional Institute and Bilibid Prison. Last December 12, 2008, TROMS went to CIW to celebrate Christmas with the group of women whose lives had changed when they met JESUS inside the institution.
WARM WELCOME
The joy and excitement filled the air as TROMS entered the gate. Smiling hearts are reflected through the smile on the face of each inmate. A warm welcome was given.
On the door of the hall where the service was conducted, three women played the lyre to welcome Pastor Emerita as she walked down to the venue.
The service started with a prayer, led by Sis Gem. Then followed by praise and worship to invite and welcome the presence of God.
Voices were lifted, hands were raised, hearts have cried out praises to the Risen King! Life surrendered, and the Holy Spirit was given full authority and control to lead the service.
The message delivered by Pastor Emerita was the revelation of GOD on His Word in Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
After the enlightening and encouraging message, selected students of the Values Education class performed by forming a choir and offered songs of gratefulness to the Lord.
A short message and a token of appreciation was given to Pastor Emerita, Sis Gem and Janice.
GIFT-GIVING
The desire to extend the gift giving to the families of the inmates was granted by God, big boxes with clothes, gift items, toiletries and groceries were also brought in for them.
All gifts wrapped in love and labor by TROMS, Oil of Joy Women’s Club, and Partners were brought in by hands by each servant of God present in the event.
Right after the gift-giving, snacks were distributed to everybody. During snacks, fellowship amongst every present individual began.
And before the event ended, a group picture-taking took place in remembrance of the goodness of God that day.
And as we said goodbye to everybody, it deeply touched our hearts to hear most of the inmates saying, “Wag kayo makakalimot at magsasawa ha..” It was like JESUS telling us, ” Always remember me. Hold on and don’t let go. Do not give up in doing good. For in due time, you will harvest what you have sown in the hearts and lives of the people.”
BILIBID PRISON
A week after that (December 18, 2008) , the Men’s Ministry of TROMS, headed by Pastor Dan, went to Bilibid Prison for the distribution of gifts to our brothers who were set free when they received JESUS in their hearts.
Though we were not allowed to bring cameras inside to capture the event, we were able to give the gifts we have brought for them.
Originally, TROMS planned to give away phone cards which they can use for communicating to their loved ones outside particularly this Christmas season. But the inmates requested to have food and clothes which they can use in their everyday life inside. So gift- packs with clothes and grocery items were given. Snacks were also distributed during the event. A Special Message was delivered by Pastor Dan to each inmate who joined the event.
Though the initial plan did not happen, God, who is our Great Engineer, had turned it around for the best and counted it all joy to everyone! Phone cards, food and clothes will not last, but we strongly believe that the love and the Word of God shared to them and received by them will last up until eternity.
The joy is overflowing and the smile on each face is shining. For the inmates, it was JESUS who visited them. For us, it was JESUS whom we visited. And in all this, we would like to give all the glory and big thanks to God alone who gave us the strength, wisdom, resources, and people to make this project possible and doable.
THANK YOU FRIENDS AND PARTNERS!
We would like to give our gratitude to all the people who were touched by God to support us. We may not be able to remember all of you and mention each of your name, but the support you extended – be it through money, clothes, food, canned goods, or in a form of prayer- each and every gift went a long way this holiday season. We know so well that your obedience to God for this project are all recorded in heaven. Our words of thanks are limited but we assure you that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Thank YOU so much. May our good Lord bless you and your loved ones.
Merry Christmas and Have a Blessed New Year!
A week after that (December 18, 2008) , the Men’s Ministry of TROMS, headed by Pastor Dan, went to Bilibid Prison for the distribution of gifts to our brothers who were set free when they received JESUS in their hearts.