Iglesia Ni Cristo reaches out to the poor

Lingap Sa Mamamayan is a socio-civic activity of the Iglesia Ni Cristo which regularly conducts medical and social missions in various parts of the country that cater both members and non-members of the Church.

The Lingap sa Mamamayan is an outreach program of the Church conducted regularly to help residents of communities affected by hardships and natural calamities that cater to both members and non-members of the Church.A team of volunteer doctors and nurses from the church will lead the activity.

Aside from the medical consultations and basic dental services, the beneficiaries were given plastic bags that contained rice, canned goods, and instant noodles. Starter doses of vitamins and medicines were also handed out to those who availed themselves of the medical consultations.

This socio-civic action has been first initiated by the late Executive Minister, Bro. Eraño G. Manalo during times of calamities and is being continued by the present Church Administration under the leadership of Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo.

Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Lingap sa Mamamayan is currently in Parola Compound, Tondo, Manila and offers different social and medical services to Tondo residents. Watching it Live on Net25 makes my heart proud to be a member of the church. God said, we should love one another. Helping other people in need is a great way of sharing God’s blessings. This way, we can also attract non-members to observe and listen in the church’s doctrines and principles.

Is it just me, or my voice is improving?

I’m not sure really. I’ve been noticing something these days, especially in choir rehearsals, when I teach the other members. MY VOICE IS IMPROVING! All these years, I believed that I was given a horrible voice I was lucky enough to be an organist. I have accepted that when God showered all the beautiful voice on Earth, I was asleep or something I didn’t managed to catch one. In fact, all of us in the family never sings, or they’ve tried but ending up hurting all our neighbors’ ears whenever they sang in the Karaoke. But I’ve been noticing lately, that I can pitch choir hymns with less effort but I can actually reach the tune! Shocked me several times, but hey! Is it just me or can I really sing that well?

I don’t sing any other song genre other than church hymns. Well I do, sometimes. The showerhead is my microphone and the tiles are my stage. I have my favorite songs and favorite singers and try to sing a few, that is, when I’m with myself only. I don’t know, I sing, I actually can but I think I just want to use it to hymns of praises to God. I’m really glad this happened. It will be a big help in pursuing my organist career. It would be a shame if I happened to have a not-striking-the-real-tune type of voice. How would I lead the choir by myself in that case? Well, now I just need to practice more and improve what I have today.

After taking my Programming course, I plan to study Music. Any kind of Music, but I like to Major in Voice. This is a dream I want to pursue and use to expand my career in the future. But all of these will be impossible without God’s help. But first, I have to thank Him for helping me improve my voice and be an effective organist to the choir.