@Thania05 1 November 2021

They deserve to be appreciated.

November 2, 2021 `1 Thessalonians 1:3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.` My inspiratin to grind more. 😁 Thank you my blessings.😊 Every month of October, we celebrate our Pastor's Appreciation Sunday as a sign of thanksgiving towards their sacrifices just for their congregation's salvation in terms of spiritual growth. They deserve to be appreciated after all their hard work, their commitment, also, their life. ***Salute to all Pastors all over the world.***  `Here is our story to tell before the happenings. 😊` In our church, we have an Administrative Pastor and his wife, also, we have a youth Pastor. So, they are three in all.

Weeks before we celebrated the said activity, we, the members of the church, planned a surprise for our beloved servants. We made a group chat in messenger excluding our pastors to communicate with each other for us to be able to update what's the progress of the plan. Until such time, we finally decide what our presents are to them. Just a simple gift yet from the heart.  Moreover, we decided too that we will have a get together lunch after the service inside the church as we came to celebrate with them. Our Pastors didn't know that we were going to surprise them. 😊 Last Sunday of the said month, we celebrated Pastors Appreciation. We (congregation) gathered in our church to realize the plan. The divine service was smoothly done and after that we had a short program for them. The youth presented a song presentation and a heartfelt speech led by their youth secretary who was my niece. The women's ministry or the mother's group decided to just have a speech by our organization president. However, the men's ministry or the father's group, their president presented a speech as well.  As our pastors listened to the messages, they felt special. They cannot hide that they are valued. They shed tears. As well as the congregation. Woohoo!What a touchy idea. Huhhu👏😄 Our present to our Administrative Pastor and his wife were a blouse polo, 1 sack of rice,  picture frame with photo inside, bundle of groceries, and ofcourse cash from the members. We also gave our Youth Pastor a picture with a photo inside, 1 sack of rice, blouse polo, and cash. We saw in their faces the happiness they felt from the surprise we prepared for them. They were very thankful to us after all.  After the activity, we were able to eat our lunch together happily and gratefully. We ended and bid goodbyes with joyful hearts.💞 The picture taking by department!

**CLOSING THOUGHT:** With our sincerest appreciation to our beloved Pastors of their dedication in leading us to the way of salvation for helping, molding, nurturing us to know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. They deserve to be appreciated because they did their all just for us. They are indeed a blessing to the congregation. We thank them for their ministry, their guidance, and their care. The Lord's greatest blessings towards their life is our most humble prayer.  ***Daniel 12:3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever***. Thank you for reading. God bless you.😇