Mabuhay, mga panauhin at mga kapatid! Welcome to our new webhome, sharingvillageone.org. 'Church of God Fellowship Manila' is now Church of God Sharing Village. Moving time is tough work, whether moving site, more so moving house, across towns, cities, oceans. But it’s good to keep moving as we build on the sure foundation of the Living Word. For just like men and women of faith past and present who waited for the city built and made by Almighty God, we are pilgrims after all!
What if there was this song you really wanted to share with the spiritual family, but can't write or play music? Sure, a capella is an option, but a recent music offering showed what a heart can accomplish that is set on praising God with one's all, and even, other's all.
What began as a video clip found by Raul Hipe ("The Sabbath Song" words and music by Loretta Weinberger) passed to his wife Vivian, who converted it to mp3 on her first attempt at using the shareware, then passed it to Gina Constantino, who sat at their old piano at home, transcribed the notes, and went the extra mile, adding instrumental parts for violin, flute and guitar! (And how they all outdid themselves, offering the fruit of their collective labor! Raul revealing a resonant tenor, undiscovered Vivian and Gina harmonizing on the vocals and keyboard, Dominic on guitar, Justine aloft on the flute, Ralph and Arielle gliding to the key of 5 flats like a breeze, which inspired Gina to finish in record time) What a joy it must have been to behold from the throne of Almighty God!...
“Come let us sit with our loved ones Together is where we belong
The children are patiently waiting Their faces are shining and clean How lovely the food on the table To welcome the Sabbath our queen...
How peaceful and blessed is this day of rest...
How joyful to share the music of prayer As we welcome the Sabbath with song...”
Right after a bout with chicken pox that really hurt, 7-year old Arielle Hipe got on the bus with her family to her mother's ancestral home on the east coast of Zambales. What a breath of fresh air that was. And abundance of inspiration and ideas for sharing God's Word with their townmates. Do browse the album in the Village Gallery for more photos!
Is it really confusing? Should it be an excuse for not believing anything at all? There’s no way to be smug or dismissive about the prevailing belief systems in circulation today, whether ancient or ancient masquerading as new, as shown by the Interactive Bible Study last Sabbath, November 17. It can only be truly humbling, as the next question sure to follow is “Do we really do what we believe?”
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Right after a bout with chicken pox that really hurt, 7-year old Arielle Hipe got on the bus with her family to her mother's ancestral home on the east coast of Zambales. What a breath of fresh air that was. And abundance of inspiration and ideas for sharing God's Word with their townmates. Do browse the album in the Village Gallery for more photos!
