“Make my joy complete by being
of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one
purpose” Philippians 2:2
Never
have I been amazed by technology as I was a few days ago.
Having
had the opportunity to get a glimpse of the frenzied activity at the hub of
operations at CFC-SFC Abu Dhabi Center 1, studio hosts Bro. Earl Cres Balolong
and Sis. Weng Barros echoed my amazement at how technology bridged the gap
between land and sea, bringing together as one in God all the faithful in a
night of prayer, thanksgiving and worshipping thru online video streaming and
various social media platforms like Facebook, Zoom and Twitter using metadata
tags #meunited2014 and #journeybeyond.
Recognizing
technology as a powerful tool in evangelization, Sis. Arce Quizo who handled
SFC Dubai Cluster B, stated that the experience of being a social media
correspondent was "really a great
opportunity, my first ME United service made me feel "I belong" to
HIM, with Him and for Him!"
In line
with the theme Behold and Ponder -
Journey Beyond, this year’s ME
United held last 27th of March hosted by SFC Abu Dhabi in UAE was
participated not only by countries in the Middle East but by several countries
in Asia, Africa and America as well.
Initiated
in 2010, ME United aims to strengthen unity in the region by giving everyone
especially those who face the constant challenge of practicing their faith in
this part of the world a channel wherein they could freely commune with our
great God in unity with the whole of the CFC-SFC community.
As Bro.
Noli Manuel said during the 2012 ME United,
“We wanted to strengthen unity in the region and the best way to do
this is through praying together. Prayer is most powerful when we pray
together. Though far from each other, prayer brings us closer to each other and
praying together affirms our being one family” and as each country went
live and was acknowledged one by one, we truly felt connected – blessed and
bounded by our one Great God.
Led by Bro.
Jojerry Mercado, the worship had us singing praises at the top of our lungs
with all our hearts.
Taken over by every lyric and every note, Bro. Lloyd Arleigh Pangan of
SFC Abu Dhabi affirmed how spiritually moving it was, saying “it made me forgot all of my fears and problems in life at the same
time it reminded me about Gods unfailing love for us, most special part was the
worship song "Our God" it reminds us on how beautiful God is and how
He will work His plans for us.” Truly, as
we bowed our heads and came before the Lord in all solemnity, asking for
forgiveness, healing, grace, providence, peace and love within our families,
our community and our country, we felt humbled and comforted, knowing that we
as a whole community was praying with
and for one another. Indeed,
affirmations of God’s grace and faithfulness came almost instantly as in the
case of Bro. JM Comia who was at loss for words and simply said “serve and be blessed.”
Days after the successful ME United I was informed that there were 816
SFC and 22 SFC plus participants across all regions and other parts of the
world, with 1702 Ustream viewers and 7 connecting via Zoom.
Breaking barriers, empowering leaders and service teams, making
everything possible for all of us to come together as one in the unity and love
of our Lord, God indeed has conquered all and as we reveled in a different kind
of high and feeling of togetherness, Sis. Grace Adel summed the experience up
in not so many words saying “ME United 2014 was uplifting, empowering and
refreshing. The best ME United I attended so far since I joined SFC”.
We truly are One In You Lord!
May God Be Praised!
By Sis Cheryl Esteban
SFC UAE
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