San Carlos

San Carlos, Philippines,
members bring cheers to barangay

SAN CARLOS, Philippines—Fourteen members from the San Carlos outlying Bible study, including Pastor Rudy Salisipan and his wife, Belle, conducted a caroling outreach in Barangay Supo to bring cheers of the Christmas season to the folks there Sunday, Dec. 23.

Madrona Rosario, Dagupan City deaconess and leader of the San Carlos City Bible study meeting in their house, spearheaded this event hatched from an idea of Sandra Zambrona.

Barangay Supo is one of the most remote and poorest barangays of San Carlos City. Bible studies are conducted twice a month for adults and Bible classes are conducted for children.

The church asked the barangay chairman to identify the 20 poorest families in the barangay. Mrs. Rosario and her group also solicited financial and used clothing contributions from Dagupan City members.

From these contributions, 40 bags of groceries, 40 bags of used clothing and 60 bags of goodies were taken to the barangay that afternoon.

First, they drove to the place where they regularly meet for Bible studies and gathered the regular attendees, especially the children. Many of the women and older children were busy making small bilao (winnowing baskets), which restaurant owners in Dagupan City and Manila order to put food in for customers for dine in or take out.

This is one of two ongoing home industries in the barangay. The other one is making twine out of a reed species supplied by contractors who also buy the product, which is used for decorative purposes. They temporarily stopped and listened to what the group had to say.

After the opening prayer, Mr. Salisipan gave a message about giving and God being the greatest giver of all—he gave his only begotten Son for all humanity.

Then they gave goodies to the children and the groceries and used clothing to the adults and sang a Christmas carol.

Then, accompanied by the barangay captain, they went to the homes of the 20 families on his list. The first three families live in huts close to each other, and the group sang carols in front of the middle house. They then gave each family a bag of groceries and a bag of used clothing.

They gave each family a questionnaire leaflet from the Bible League for them to complete and return to receive a free Bible. They are invited to attend a WCG Bible study in the area to know more about the Lord who made it possible for the members to come and visit them and give them these presents. Rudy Salisipan.

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