After the RUN-WALK-RUN, we go home to prepare for some activities in the afternoon until evening. I opted to do my laundry while I'm sleeping, o di ba multitasking princess na talaga ako :-)
I left at home around 1:30 p.m. for ECAQ (Evangelical Churches Alliance Qatar) Family Day. Its my first time to attend the family day of ECAQ, for the previous years I wasn't make it due to some reasons and thanks be to God this year I was able to experienced it.
ECAQ is an alliance of Christian churches here in Qatar. Every year all of the members of ECAQ gather in one place to praise and worship the Lord together and to have fellowship. As in super nakakabless ang dami ng tao and yung pagpasok mo pa lang sa hall halos lahat ng tao nagngingitian sa isa't isa, no awkward feelings, all are welcome.
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| smile pa rin kahit mejo inaantok pa :-) |
6th ECAQ Family Day, WE ARE ONE
And since the venue is full, expect not so good photos :-)
Praise and worship then after the message - about "unity" of all Christian churches. Nakakablessed talaga, the next was the flag or banner of each churches carried by their representatives. More than 78 churches joined the ECAQ, and sympre each churches are excited na makita ang kani-kanilang representatives.
"Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your distinguishing mark; Your awning was blue and
purple from the coastlands of Elishah." - Ezekiel 27:7
These flags are representing each churches and the yellow which is above all has embroidered name of JESUS.
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| Pastor Arnel for QICM banner |
We Christians are only a followers of Christ, we are only servant in the church and Jesus our master.
As I'm watching the "banner ceremony" I can't help to be really thankful I was chosen by God to be a part of His church.
After the banner ceremony, all the workers, leaders were called near the stage to pray for all the pastors representatives who are holding the banner as well as their respective churches.
Its happy to see na kahit na siksikan ang tao sa loob ng hall and nakaupo lang sa floor katulad namin pero hindi mo kakikitaan nang naiinip andenergetic pa rin sa praise and worship..that's the Spirit!
The BIG BANG Announcement
Qatar is a Muslim country but the Lord didn't allow His children not to gather to praise Him and worship Him, we are blessed we can freely worship and praise God inside our worship halls. I know its every Christian desire to have their own worship hall where they can gather and worship without minding that someone on the other building might complain.
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| contender pastors of ECAQ as they were introduced one by one |
QICM is one of the contender church, Pastor Arnel represents QICM in front. It was also mentioned that our church QICM is the oldest Christian church here in Qatar. Thank you for all the workers, leaders and pastors and most of all to the Lord, QICM is still here and growing with Christ.
As I keenly listening to the story on how the Qatar government allowed ECAQ to have a piece of land for us to have our own worship building, super naamazed talaga ako how God moved those people. Truly GOD IS AN AMAZING GOD! Imagine we are living in M country but the government itself allowed us to have our own land.
First Big Bang announcement by Pastor Beda - that the contract for the land was already ready and waiting only for their signature.
There are so many good news that Pastor Beda shared with us, but another BIG BIG BANG announcement..
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| Pastors can't help to jump and shout for joy as well - they were all surprise too |
Most of the complaints of expatriates here in the middle east not only in Qatar is the high cost of rent, building and how much more if its land.
The plan is there will be one common building to be considered as church for every church na member ng ECAQ, imagine sa 70+ churches na member ng ECAQ tapos 120QR lang ang rent per year so magkano lang yon: 1.72QR per year lang ang bawat churches! The favor of the Lord is really on His children. If only I can express how I'm one of them jumping and shouting for joy by that time it was announced. Glory be to God for that Big Bang blessing.
So blessed to be there and hear personally that good news.
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| Hallelujah! Let's rejoice to the Lord |
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| I saw Ate Wilda, my officemate outside the venue :-) |
Till next ECAQ Family Day!
"Your
sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your
distinguishing mark; Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands
of Elishah. - See more at:
http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Banners,-Literal-Use#sthash.J4EzbJfK.dpuf
"Your
sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your
distinguishing mark; Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands
of Elishah. - See more at:
http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Banners,-Literal-Use#sthash.J4EzbJfK.dpuf
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