Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Statement of Collection as of May 1, 2007

Philippine Bible College Alumni Association, Inc.
Interim Statement of Collection and Disbursement
May 01, 2007

Sources of Funds

Membership Fee - Lifetime 5,700.00
Membership Fee - regular 17,050.00
Donations - PBCAA fund* 2,500.00*
TOTAL FUNDS 25,250.00

Disbursements

Homecoming Advances 2,000.00
Community Tax Cert. 2007 550.00
Honorarium 1,000.00
Petty Cash Fund 1,500.00
Total disburse 5,050.00
TOTAL CASH BALANCE 20,200.00

Donations:
*Pablo Lachica 2,000.00
*Sis Ine Mayor 500.00

Edwin Valencia: PBCAA t-shirts and 100 pcs of siopao
Eli Tangunan: 100 pcs of soft drinks
Arnold Zambrano: reading eye-glasses
Jun Patricio: printing of t-shirts
Board of Trustees: meals

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Philippine Bible College Graduates Nine Young People

The Philippine Bible College in Baguio City awarded certificates to nine young people on April 30. These youngsters finished the two year classroom program. They are Wyler S. Addamag of Baguio City; Flordeliza de Pedro & Lermie de Pedro fo Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro; Daniel Dranciang of Quezon City; Herminio Ilumin, Jr. of Asingan, Pangasinan; Ralph Aaron Maninang & Raniel Maninnang of Mexico, Pampanga; Jun Michael Pauge of Cebu; and Rodrigo Pineda, Jr. of San Fernando City, Pampanga.

Bob Buchanan, evangelist based in Davao City was the guest speaker in the evening graduation while Won Young Hee of Seoul, Korea was the banquet speaker. Eusebio Tanicala inducted the nine graduates into the Alumni Association.

Philippine Bible College Alumni Homecoming ‘07

Close to one hundred alumni of Philippine Bible College came together during the 30 April homecoming. Free reading glasses were distributed by brother Arnold Zambrano. Brother Edwin Valencia and Jun Patricio gave away free T-Shirts.

To help the retired, under employed and unemployed alumni and their family members, a lecture on entrepreneurship was given by Arnold Zambrano. Edsin & Nancy Valencia demonstrated siopao making; Ms. Remedios of the Benguet State University discussed ube jam making, and Dakila Padua lectured on mushroom culture.

PBC Alumni and Church Leaders Hold Forum

On May 1, the Philippine Bible College Alumni Association sponsored a forum on “Abundant Giving.” Topics discussed were “Measures of Giving in the Patriarchal, Mosaical and Christian Dispensations” by Arnold Zambrano; “Expressions and Arguments Generally Used by Filipino Preachers: Their Weakness” by Eusebio Tanicala; “The Psychology of Giving” by Edwin Valencia; Gilbert Trani lectured on “Planning & Budgeting as Tools in Abundant Giving and Church Growth.”

Zambrano and Valencia stressed that abundant and sacrificial giving is an expression of love for the Lord, a support for church work, an acknowledgment of the rich providential blessings of God, a material investment with spiritual profits.

On the other hand, Tanicala made the observation that many preachers use expressions like, “tithing has been taken out and is not binding,” and leaves the impression that giving is below ten percent; and some pray “Lord, bless those who give as well as those who cannot give,” with the impression that non-givers harvest the same blessings as those who give; “give as you prosper” “as one purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity” leaving the impression that the individual is left to his own to determine the amount by self-measuring his own prosperity, and give the amount that which is not begrudged. Another expression based on the widow’s mite is “even if the amount you give is very small, the Lord welcomes it” leaving the impression that the small contribution makes God happy. Preachers and Bible teachers emphasize the smallness of the coin instead of what is left inside the pocket or purse of the widow. These were explained in the context of the passages.

“I’m happy to hear those words about abundant giving,” remarked Bob Buchanan.