LET ME INVITE YOU TO A FUND RAISER AND PRAYER MEETING FOR A WORTHY CHRISTIAN CAUSE ~ The Church On The Solid Rock (COTSR) in Lake Forest, California, is holding a Fund Raising and Prayer Service to benefit their sister church, Talakag Church On The Solid Rock in the Philippines.
Now let me tell you a wee bit more about the Talakag Church on the Solid Rock and the Godly couple God called home to the Philippines to establish that ministry, Pastor Sam & Ida Lacanienta.
I believe that Pastor Sam & Ida Lacanienta came to America in the late 1970s or early 1980s. At first he was an associate pastor at a Baptist church in Santa Ana and later joined the Woodbridge Community Church in Irvine, California, as an associate pastor. After a while he met and had Bible study in the home of Fred & Nattie Almeda. From that beginning a fellowship of Filipino-Americans began to grow - and that is when Pastor Sam decided to plant the Fil-Am Church of Irvine.
Woodbridge Community Church and the newly planted daughter church, Fil-Am Church of Irvine (FACI), are part the Baptist General Conference, a national family of autonomous evangelical Baptist churches. After planting the Fil-Am Church of Irvine,Pastor Sam became Director of Church Planting for Filipino churches of the Southwest District of the Baptist General Conference. In that position, while actively leading our FACI fellowship - he also planted nine other Baptist General Conference affiliated Fil-Am churches in Southern California - and was working with other Bible study groups in Washington and Arizona, looking to grow them into new Fil-Am church fellowships.
About 2005, Pastor Sam and Ida Lacanienta felt that God was calling them to return to the Philippines to do ministry in their homeland. I remember Ida telling us that when they told the family, their young granddaughter, Bethany, asked her, "Will you still be my Lola?" In a way I could have asked a similar question, for this Godly couple were my spiritual parents - leading me to the Lord in 1987 and they were my first teachers of God's Word.
In the Philippines, they began to operate the Word of Life Seaside Bible Camp for young people, accept speaking invitations, lead home Bible studies, counsel and disciple, and pastor a new church, the Talakag Church on the Solid Rock - a sister church of Church on the Solid Rock in Lake Forest, California, where Pastor Sam was pastor before making the decision to return home to the Philippines. Also, because of Ida's teaching credentials, they were working on accreditation with the Philippine Department of Education for a pre-school they currently were operating for the young children in their area.
Each year, they returned to Southern California to spend the holidays with their family. The day after Thanksgiving 2012, Ida became ill and went into the hospital. At about 1:00 AM on the morning of December 10th, she went home to be with her precious Lord. Pastor Sam returned to the Philippines to continue pastoring the church which Ida and her friends were instrumental in founding, the Talakag Church on the Solid Rock. And today, in his 80s, Pastor Sam Lacanienta is still serving the Lord in these ministries which God established using him and Ida.
Pastor Samis still very active in ministry as pastor of the Talakag Church on the Solid Rock, Talakag, Bukidnon, Philippines, and running a Christian camp at Cagayan de Oro in Northern Mindanao, Philippines.
So, with that background, if you can join with Pastor Fernando Cinco, Lyn Lacanienta (Pastor Sam & Ida's daughter), and all the many many folks in the Southern California area whose lives have been touched by this Godly couple - at the "Talakag COTSR Fund Raiser" - I know your love, fellowship, and financial support for Pastor Sam and the Talakag COTSR fellowship will be appreciated.
Also, if you do plan to attend the Fund Raiser, please R.S.V. P. to Pastor Fernando Cinco at 714-747-4351 - or - Lyn Lacanienta at 949-285-0313 - by November 9, 2018.
If you cannot be there in person, or send financial support to "Pastor Sam Lacanienta" in care of the Church on the Solid Rock, 22722 Lambert, Suite 1712, Lake Forest, California 92630 ~ then I ask you to please keep Pastor Sam Lacanienta and theTalakag COTSR fellowship in your prayers. Thank you for your financial and prayer support.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
TALAKAG COTSR FUND RAISER
Saturday, November 17, 2018 ~ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
An afternoon of prayer and fellowship to learn more about how the Lord is reaching the town of Talakag, Bukidnon, Philippines, with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, through the faithfulness of Pastor Sam Lacanienta.
VENUE: Grace Hills Church, 24521 Moulton Parkway, Aliso Viejo, CA 92637
Please R.S.V.P. by November 9, 2018, to either Pastor Fernando Cinco at 714-747-4351 OR Lyn Lacanienta at 949-285-0313
Now let me tell you a wee bit more about the Talakag Church on the Solid Rock and the Godly couple God called home to the Philippines to establish that ministry, Pastor Sam & Ida Lacanienta.
I believe that Pastor Sam & Ida Lacanienta came to America in the late 1970s or early 1980s. At first he was an associate pastor at a Baptist church in Santa Ana and later joined the Woodbridge Community Church in Irvine, California, as an associate pastor. After a while he met and had Bible study in the home of Fred & Nattie Almeda. From that beginning a fellowship of Filipino-Americans began to grow - and that is when Pastor Sam decided to plant the Fil-Am Church of Irvine.
Woodbridge Community Church and the newly planted daughter church, Fil-Am Church of Irvine (FACI), are part the Baptist General Conference, a national family of autonomous evangelical Baptist churches. After planting the Fil-Am Church of Irvine,Pastor Sam became Director of Church Planting for Filipino churches of the Southwest District of the Baptist General Conference. In that position, while actively leading our FACI fellowship - he also planted nine other Baptist General Conference affiliated Fil-Am churches in Southern California - and was working with other Bible study groups in Washington and Arizona, looking to grow them into new Fil-Am church fellowships.
About 2005, Pastor Sam and Ida Lacanienta felt that God was calling them to return to the Philippines to do ministry in their homeland. I remember Ida telling us that when they told the family, their young granddaughter, Bethany, asked her, "Will you still be my Lola?" In a way I could have asked a similar question, for this Godly couple were my spiritual parents - leading me to the Lord in 1987 and they were my first teachers of God's Word.
In the Philippines, they began to operate the Word of Life Seaside Bible Camp for young people, accept speaking invitations, lead home Bible studies, counsel and disciple, and pastor a new church, the Talakag Church on the Solid Rock - a sister church of Church on the Solid Rock in Lake Forest, California, where Pastor Sam was pastor before making the decision to return home to the Philippines. Also, because of Ida's teaching credentials, they were working on accreditation with the Philippine Department of Education for a pre-school they currently were operating for the young children in their area.
Each year, they returned to Southern California to spend the holidays with their family. The day after Thanksgiving 2012, Ida became ill and went into the hospital. At about 1:00 AM on the morning of December 10th, she went home to be with her precious Lord. Pastor Sam returned to the Philippines to continue pastoring the church which Ida and her friends were instrumental in founding, the Talakag Church on the Solid Rock. And today, in his 80s, Pastor Sam Lacanienta is still serving the Lord in these ministries which God established using him and Ida.
Pastor Samis still very active in ministry as pastor of the Talakag Church on the Solid Rock, Talakag, Bukidnon, Philippines, and running a Christian camp at Cagayan de Oro in Northern Mindanao, Philippines.
So, with that background, if you can join with Pastor Fernando Cinco, Lyn Lacanienta (Pastor Sam & Ida's daughter), and all the many many folks in the Southern California area whose lives have been touched by this Godly couple - at the "Talakag COTSR Fund Raiser" - I know your love, fellowship, and financial support for Pastor Sam and the Talakag COTSR fellowship will be appreciated.
Also, if you do plan to attend the Fund Raiser, please R.S.V. P. to Pastor Fernando Cinco at 714-747-4351 - or - Lyn Lacanienta at 949-285-0313 - by November 9, 2018.
If you cannot be there in person, or send financial support to "Pastor Sam Lacanienta" in care of the Church on the Solid Rock, 22722 Lambert, Suite 1712, Lake Forest, California 92630 ~ then I ask you to please keep Pastor Sam Lacanienta and theTalakag COTSR fellowship in your prayers. Thank you for your financial and prayer support.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
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