BIOS is Greek for life

Issue 25, September 2012

BIOS
The Quarterly Publication of Life-Growth Inc.

LGI praises God for the life of Atty. Carmel C. Perfecto

LGI gives thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ for the life of our beloved Board Secretary-Treasurer Carmel who peacefully passed on to the next life last July 24, 2012. Carmel took charge of all our legal papers and transactions from the first day of our incorporation in 2003 up to 2012. She actively raised funds for us especially during the first years when we had practically nothing. She was a founding member of our 5-year-old WindWatch Prayer Ministry and served as a prayer intercessor for 4 years. Carmel retired from the NEDA as one of its Directors. She is one of the pillars of the Cosmopolitan Church where she sang in the Choir for 60 years. Praise God for gifting LGI with a competent and committed servant of God. Till we see each other again Carmel. We miss you.

LGI celebrates its 9th year!

Thank you Holy Spirit for a legacy of glory!

Thank you Holy Spirit for gifting us with a legacy of glory. The word of God declares that the Holy Spirit ministry is a ministry of glory. LGI recipients of the blessings from the Holy Spirit gathered together last July 27 in LGI's Thanksgiving Dinner at Dolce Latte. Together, we gratefully acknowledged the revelatory nature of the LGI ministry, i.e., reaching Gods heart, revealing Gods kingdom-secrets, and releasing Gods power. Thank you Holy Spirit for teaching us to move in Your Presence and in Your Power. Thank you for teaching us how to love God and even how to exercise the complexities of loving one another. Through the years, the Lord has established a Learning Center on Biblical Studies and Christian Life Skills. An offshoot of this center is our Prayer Ministry we call WindWatch, managed by LGI-trained prophetic teams of lay pastors, prayer leaders, intercessors, worship leaders and preachers. We have over 10 WindWatch prayer meetings held weekly, about 5 in Metro Manila and Pampanga, and mostly in Mindanao. A Prayer group in Sydney also uses our WindWatch messages for their meetings. I thank LGI, led by Pastor Cris Navarro, our new Executive Director, and our founding Board members: Pastor Bernie Morales, Pastor Bing Dakanay, and Pastor Sonny Navarro for honoring my retirement as LGI Executive Director for 9 exciting years. Our beloved Board Secretary-Treasurer, Atty. Carmel Perfecto, peacefully went home with the Lord just about a week before our event. Pastor Liza Garcia is currently pastoring a church in the USA but was with us in spirit. I also thank God for giving LGI a Work Team who loves the Lord and flows with the SpiritCookie Calaguas, Dr. Mimi Damian, Aaron Dait, Laarni de Belen and Ptr. Ester Bartolome. Thank you LGI Family for blessing me with your presence that evening, and your delightful testimonies of our Holy Spirit experiences together. I will not forget those who were with me in the very beginning when LGI was struggling to survive- you supported me spiritually, emotionally and financially. I honor you unto the Lord, asking Him to reward you as He sees fit- siksik, liglig at umaapaw! Today, many others have joined us in this ministry. They are just as excited, reaping the benefits of the hard work we have put in. They too are working hard- teaching, preaching, healing, giving. They too shall be rewarded! Together, we are expanding to include many others who will reach God's heart, reveal God's kingdom-secrets and release God's power to heal and to transform, from glory to glory! Thank you for your partnership. It was fruitful, powerful and mostly, it was fun! And now, everyone, the Holy Spirit invites us to welcome a new season of breakthroughs and expansion, for LGI and for all of you!!! Thank you Lord. Advancing the Jesus Agenda with you, Pastor Mina

LGI welcomes new Board members

It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to add Dr. Mimi Damian and Pastor Vida Mei Rivera as the newest members of our LGI Board of Directors. Both are co-founders of the WindWatch Prayer Ministry which was launched in January 01, 2007. Pastor Mimi is currently serving as LGIs WindWatch Coordinator. Pastor Vida Mei established a WindWatch Ministry in Pampanga last year. Both are also members of the LGI pool of faculty.

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LGI Updates
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WindWatch Pampanga will celebrate their first founding anniversary on October 05 with Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno as their speaker. Pastor Vida Mei Rivera was used mightily by the Holy Spirit to establish His work in Pampanga. She raised up her own team of prophetic prayer intercessors.

LGI turns over its one-year-old WindWatch Holy Spirit Ministry to Puno UMC
Thank you Holy Spirit for using five Spirit-filled people to usher the birthing of the glorious ministry of the Holy Spirit. During the last quarter of 2011, the wind of the Spirit started to blow in the hearts of Rev. Dr. Mina Palomo, Rev. Dave Sablan, Atty. Charles Puno, Ms. Ester Lee Paragas, and Chief Justice Reynato Puno (Ret.). The Holy Spirit gave them a common vision of enabling Christians to rise to a new level of faith and worship. The Church Council of the Puno United Methodist Church (PUMC) in Quezon City through the leadership of their Council Chair CJ Puno eagerly welcomed the works of the Holy Spirit in their church. They generously and graciously allowed LGI to hold WindWatch in their beautiful sanctuary. On September 01, 2011, WindWatch Don Antonio (WWDA) was born from the heart of God. About thirty people gladly received this ministry. The Holy Spirit established this ministry through the leadership of Rev. Criscelyn Navarro as she taught the people about the works of the Holy Spirit for one year. WindWatch co-founders Pastor Mimi Damian and Ms. Cookie Calaguas supported her from the very beginning. The well-crafted and anointed messages of the WindWatch Curriculum written by Pastor Mina cut people to the heart and empowered them to hear and obey Gods voice. They were impassioned to worship and emboldened to pray in Jesus Name. Many received the anointing and baptism of the Holy Spirit and experienced various healings, deliverance, signs, wonders, and miracles. A year later, WWDA has doubled in size as around eighty people gathered to celebrate its first year founding anniversary last September 6. LGI also officially turned over WWDA to the leadership of PUMC. Pastor Mina was overwhelmed by the hunger, passion, and anointing of the people at WWDA for God. In a letter of commendation to them, she wrote, I did not anticipate the powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit upon you. Now, after one year, you can very well manage WindWatch on your own. You managed to raise up Holy Spirit preachers and prophets and prayer leaders! I praise God that you were able to establish the ministry and secure it in one year, even less! Our confidence is in the Holy Spirit who blesses us with spiritual gifts to build up the church. He has equipped godly men and women who are sensitive to His voice and will. The PUMC pastors Rev. Noel Legaspi and Rev. Dave Sablan will now oversee WindWatch Puno together with: (1) WindWatch Preachers: CJ Puno, Rose Regalia, Ester Lee, Charles, and Cookie; (2) Prayer Leaders: CJ Puno, Fred and Rose Soberano, Joseph Velasquez, Reynato Velasquez, Isaac and Rikki Puno, Bella Panggabean, Ester Lee, Rose, Charles, and Cookie; (3) Worship Team: Benedict Samonte, Laarni de Belen, Jake Crisolo, Tristan Santiago, Bogs Feliz, Jovanni Maquiling, Charles, Cookie, Joseph, and Bella; (4) Usher: Mye Regalia; (5 ) WindWatch Coordinators: Charles and Ester Lee. We look forward to the new year ahead with greater revelations from God! We declare a stronger blow of the Spirits wind that will take WindWatch Puno to greater heights of glory, mightier exploits in the faith, and deeper excitement for the mysteries and revelations of the Spirit. Let there be an increase in anointing as you continue to hunger and thirst for the Lord. God will surely finish this good work that He started in you! Mighty miracles, signs and wonders shall accompany you and usher you into a life of glory! - PCN

The Prophetic Leaders and Gatekeepers Fellowship will be held on November 09, 2012, Friday, 6:00 - 8:30 at the LGI Training Center. LGI offers From the Inside Out: A Praise and Worship Workshop on November 3 & 10 (Saturday) with UP College of Music Extension Program Instructor Mr. Juro Kim Feliz as trainor. The workshop is designed to help worship teams rise to a new level of Spirit-filled and Spirit-sensitive worship leading with artistic and technical excellence. Call the LGI Office at 413.6803 to reserve slots and for more details.

LGI Awardee of the Year

Pastor Ester Bartolome was the Executive Directors choice for this years award. She was presented the Prophetic Prayer Minister of the Year award (with a love gift of P5000) by the LGI Board during the anniversary celebration last July 28, 2012. Pastor Ester demonstrates eagerness in revealing Gods will for His people through the words of knowledge from the Holy Spirit. Praise God for her willingness to serve Gods people with readiness and joy in her heart. BIOS
Rev. Dr. Mina N. Palomo Editor-in-Chief Rev. Criscelyn C. Navarro Managing Editor Arlene Joy C. Calaguas Lay Out Artist Eleanor Paraan, Mike Garol Photographers