Ministry to Uniformed Personnel

DEPARTMENT OF MINISTRY TO UNIFORMED PERSONNEL

By: Kenneth S. Aballe

I am humbled and immensely grateful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for allowing me to serve Him in this ministry. His faithfulness sustains me and His sovereignty gives me the strength to go on.

I also am very grateful to the leadership of Mabolo Evangelical Free Church for their selfless support not just through prayer but also in making this ministry a joy to me. I also thank the Lord for the support my family has given me.

I am personally encouraged by the fact that the Lord has touched the heart of our EFCP President Rev. Ariel Jornales which led him to embrace and make this ministry one of ours thus forming a National Department in our denomination that would focus on ministering to our men and women in uniform.

A series of online meetings with pastors within the denomination have been conducted in order to brainstorm and create the said Department.

A group chat was officially created in order to gather and collate relevant ideas as well as keep the members updated on the individual activities of the members of this department.

The Lord provided the following opportunities to minister to the Men and Women In Uniform:

SWIM (Squad Weekly Interactive Meeting) – a small group meeting designed by Senior Officials in the PNP tailored to address the spiritual needs of PNP personnel.
The relationships established through SWIM opened opportunities to take part in PNP activities (big and small) to do the invocation.
Invited to become a member of an association (CADHA) as one of the spiritual advisers.
Taking part in sharing the Word of God with the Persons Under Police Custody in the different police stations in Cebu City, a brainchild of PEMS Codilla.

First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made in behalf of all people, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

-1 Timothy 2:1-4

These 3 PNCOs with the rank of Police Executive Master Sergeant have been ministered to by yours truly under the PNP’s SWIM program and by the grace of God I can connect with them on a personal level.

Food pack distribution was spearheaded by Station 5 (Carbon Police Station) in Partnership with the City Mobile Force Company, Station 4 (Mabolo Police Station) together with the City Director Police Colonel Ireneo Bacarinas Dalugdog, and United Continental Eagles Club.

Yours truly was tasked to do the Invocation as well as give a very short message about the KASIMBAYANAN program of the PNP.

Police Executive Master Sergeant Fredilson M. Codilla President of Cebu Armed Defensive Handgun Association (CADHA) giving his testimony at Mabolo EFC during Sunday Service

PEMS Codilla, CADHA President, strongly believes in the police force’s need for God and invited yours truly and Pastor Arnold Yeet of CBAP to become members of the Association as spiritual advisers. These pictures were taken sometime in December last year during the members’ classification activity.

Conducted a morning devotion to the police trainees at Regional Training Center in Consolacion, Cebu.

Praise God for the Gospel was preached!

Pastor Ariel was present in one of our morning prayer gatherings. I believe that prayer still is the best weapon available to the servants of God.

SWIM at PCADG Visayas Unit. Attended by the Commanding Officer with the rank of PLTCOL and his Deputy with the rank of PMAJ.

SWIM at CPSMU, in attendance are PLTCOL Jomar Medil, CPSMU Chief, a member of Alcoy EFC. These meetings were initiated by yours truly and handed over to Pastor Arnold Yee.

Lecture at Cebu City Hall function hall sometime in November during the launching of the KASIMBAYANAN program of the PNP. This was attended by the different barangay officials coming from all the barangays of Cebu City and Police Station Chiefs.

All these are just some of the many things God has done through this ministry.

TO HIM BE ALL THE GLORY, HONOR, AND PRAISE!

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