Pastor Delosreyes
Another pastor I became acquainted with is Pastor Delosreyes who pastors The Blessings Church in Naujan, Mindoro. He started this church in 2013. The initial building was made of bamboo with all materials donated by the membership which primarily consists of a branch of the Mangyan tribes called Alangan. One of the Alangan tribe members donated the land for the church building. The building was destroyed by a Typhoon in 2015 and then rebuilt.
In 2017, a Typhoon destroyed about ten homes of the Alangan tribe. Currently, the weather is coming out of the rainy season during which the people cannot go to the mountains to collect bamboo. They were able to build two homes and ten families live there.
There is a river that runs alongside the church. This is a meaningful place because this water is used for baptisms. Many have been immersed in these waters. Also, there is an annual church picnic on these shores where family and friends come from many areas to attend. Sadly and not surprisingly, this river has flooded during heavy ran going into yards and homes. Seems like every year people in this part of the Philippines suffer from the damage of the yearly typhoons.
An interesting note is that these tribal people also use the bamboo threads to weave baskets and are very good. The baskets are very nice and a meaningful way to earn some extra income.
Pastor Delosreyes not only pastors the church but is able to work as a Learning Facilitator in a local school system. He uses his salary for aiding in his ministry expenses and making payments on his motorcycle. He is currently looking for a used laptop. He is grateful that God continues to provide for his needs. As a single pastor, he lives in the back of the church. He hopes to one day build a home behind the church building.
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