Servant and Light Podcast

"Yung learning mo is a blessing. Sabi nga, 'do not stop sharing your blessing.' What you learn, share it. Channel kasi tayo ng blessing ng Panginoon e. Dapat hindi sya tumigil sa atin." - James Dio Before he got married, James Dio admitted that he was not a religious person. It was his wife who was the religious one and he knew God used her to lead him to grow in faith and to be closer to God. He...

"Worship, music, and the songs that we sing had a big part in my life, in how I became a missionary" - Jay Laquian Worship. One of the life-changing gifts in the community. Jay Laquian and Bimbo Yerro, two of CFC's composers, shared how their love for music and writing songs started. Jay used to be a 3-chord guy who knew how to play guitar, but it was never something he thought he'd pursue. Bimbo...

"Entrustment ito e. These were all entrusted to us by our God who is a very generous God. You cannot outdo God in love and generosity." - Rey Reyes Rey Reyes didn't expect that CFC's Christian Life Program would change his life. He was assigned in Baguio, but they travel back to Manila every CLP day, completing their CLP attendance. He learned to reconcile his life as a banker and as a member of C...

"The Lord has given me this passion. Sometimes I pray about it, is this passion just for me or is it really coming from the Lord? I always pray na sana ito, it goes beyond myself, to glorify the Lord." - Joel Dayao  With the effort of reaching out to the least, last, and the lost, Missio Amare (previously known as Social Development Program) helps uplift our brothers and sisters from spiritual pov...

When Boyet Rafael was invited by a friend to attend the CLP, he and his wife Ditas thought they should give it a try. But they also hope their specific prayer would be granted by the end of their CLP: that they may finally be blessed with a child.  This prayer wasn't answered, but he also knows that it was CFC that saved their marriage. From then on, he was involved in different services in the co...

When Rouquel and Nina Ponte joined Couples for Christ back in 1982, he didn't expect CFC to grow as big as it is now. As a private person, had he known that he'd eventually become a leader in the community, maybe he would have not attended the CLP at all.  But God really has His ways to make His plan a reality. Rouquel Ponte grew in faith through CFC and became a leader in the community. In 2016,...

"Who I am today is because of the yes that I continue to give to God, by His grace of course. Kaya tuloy tuloy lang sa misyon kahit minsan parang mahirap sya." Couples for Christ is one of the mission-sending organizations recognized by the Vatican and over the years, lay missionaries (known as fulltime pastoral workers) have been trained and equipped to do the mission of CFC. Ruel and Maan Aguirr...

"And I realized how important it is to face the Lord in a special way where someone can assist you, can help you to recognize what is happening and how the Lord is moving in your life. Basically, that's what spiritual direction is." - Bernie Cuevas Bernie Cuevas went through the pain of losing her husband and being left with her children early in their marriage. And at that moment, she didn't know...

"Let us be secured in the love of God. Kung secured ka sa pagmamahal ng Panginoon, kahit na anong pagsubok ang dumaan sa'yo, alam mo na malalampasan 'yan." - Lawrence Quintero Ever since Lawrence Quintero was young, he has been actively serving in the church. He dreamed of being a fulltime pastoral worker and when he recognized the call, he prayed that this dream may be blessed by the Lord. He has...

"They find CFC as God's transforming agent para sa buhay ng bawat isa, buhay ng mag-asawa, buhay ng pamilya." - Jimmy Ilagan At age 27, Jimmy and his wife Lorna were already part of CFC. At a young age, they learned how to live a life of faith, career, and family through the community. Before becoming the head of CFC Evangelization and Missions group, he experienced several mission opportunities,...

"You cannot ascribe being a light by yourself unless you reflect the light of Christ." - Joe Yamamoto How can a surgeon with a very busy life put up with everything that's happening - from balancing his role of being a husband and father, taking care of his family, doing his job as a physician, serving the community of Couples for Christ - and still live a life of prayer? Our guest in this episode...

"Servanthood is a gift and because it is a gift from God, God has a plan on how to be able to make you happy in serving." - Arnel Santos In this first episode of the Servant and Light Podcast, we sat with Arnel Santos, the Executive Director of Couples for Christ. From being invited to join the Christian Life Program through a house visit to eventually serving the community in different capacities...