"You are the
light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;”
Matthew 5: 14
With a fervor in serving God and a love burning to bringing the
gospel to the lost, the pastors and church leaders of General Santos city were
aflame to commit to be a blessing to their community, church and their police
force.
An ember of grace and a spark of belief was all that was
needed to light a flame of revival in the city.
The ember was the Godly environment that General Santos was
experiencing. With an incoming Christian Mayor and with the conversion of one
influential Manny Pacquiao, churches have been supportive and positive of the
changes sweeping their city. This includes a positive view towards government
and a blessing attitude towards the police. This was all that was needed by PSI Gus Ferrer, to kindle a
movement: a Bless Our Cops movement.
After 6 months being marooned in the hill country of PRO 12
Tambler, General Santos City, Dr. Ferrer finally had a breakthrough to continue
to do his missionary work in every police station. With the partnership of
mission minded local doctors like Dr. Lorendo Espinosa and his lovely wife
Diana (whose Birthday also coincided with the event), Dr. Ferrer was able to
gather and organize the pastors to impart to them the vision of Bless Our Cops.
Held last June 27, 2013, at the sprawling premises of the Mindanao
Medical Center , 130 pastors, laymen and church workers from different
denominations and from the different churches of General Santos City and its nearby
towns gathered to the first Bless Our Cops Gensan vision casting.
After receiving a new perspective of ministering to the
police from Bro Boi Manuel and Bro Jojo Dellosa which was reinforced by the testimonies of
PSUPT Bernie Banac and PCI Gus Ferrer, the church represented in the convention
wholly committed to renew their ministry to the PNP. So deep was their
commitment that 35 pastors have already booked their plane tickets to the
coming Bless Our Cops Convention in Tagaytay City.
Challenged by the prophetic exposition of JOSHUA’s Ptr Dan
Afuang the pastors also organized among themselves leaders in their group to
plan and execute their ministry strategies towards the PNP. The BOC Gensan
agreed the group should be lead by Ptr. Jojo Tan who has already some
experience ministering to the PNP.
The convention was ended with a symbolic passing of light
ceremony acknowledging that the Vision of the Bless Our Cops Movement has been
received by Christians who are ready light up their city for Christ.
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