From Alumni Blog Posts

(From the Alumni Blog posts. Edited and posted by Ed Maquiling)

A Question from Sister Virgie Madlaing:

Hi Paul,
Hello! How are you? You know, I’ve been reading Danny’s situation. At first, I am not giving importance for I really don’t know him or his family. Who is he? Is he a preacher in Urdaneta? Maybe he is still very young that is why I did not hear his name at all until now.
Well, I know, that it is hard to go to the hospital there because there is no health insurance unlike here in US. I asked Art if we will give some amount. He said, yes. But how could I remit? Maybe I will just give $100.00 dollars worth, but how? Oh, my sister Lydda will be there in Calasiao, Dec 2 and that is Sunday. So maybe your brother can get it from her or through Rowena and I will deposit it here through ARO Ministries account. When your brother will pick up his support from Percy, he will just get it too and give it to you and bahala ka na. Okay, take care and God bless.

Love and peace,

Virgie

A Reply from brother Lachica:
Dear Sister Virgie,

Greetings! Bro. Danny Juralbal is a graduate of Philippine Bible College. He worked as full time preacher before he became a public school teacher in Urdaneta. He worked with Bro. Felix Bravo at the Urdaneta Church of Christ before his employment in government.

Your financial help will surely unburdenced the family. Manong Trifon will be going to Calasiao this Sunday. We will deliver to the family of Danny your help.

Tell Bro. Art that we your brothers and sisters in Christ in the Philippines will always be thankful for your generosity.

Paul

Announcement from brother Felix Bravo:

Brother Pablo,

Hello! Thank you for your very cordial answer to Sis Virgie on the identity of Danny Juralbal.

The Madlaings and the Jimenezes are dedicated and wonderful Christians in California as well as in their home country, the Philippines. Thanks to all of them!

Bernie Panergo and I will continue to work together and coordinate the arrivals, visits and programs honoring the late Danny Juralbal.

The remains of Danny can be viewed in the chapel of the Church of Christ, Zone 2, Pinmaludpod, Urdaneta City. Call Bernie: +63922-4177462.

Brother Arnold Zambrano and the other leaders of the local church at Urdaneta City are patiently working with us. We are grateful to all of them.

Well, as stated by Brother Sagurit the date of the burial of Danny has not been fixed yet due to some requests of family members but we are resolving each one of these to the satisfactions of all concerned. When that is settled, we will surely post it with your column and websites.

Thank you very much for your prayers and financial helps.

Truly yours,

Felix A. Bravo and Bernie Panergo, For: the family of Danny Juralbal.

Danny Juralbal– A Good Soldier Has Gone Home

Danny Juralbal has gone home.

His being readmitted to a hospital was one news we PBCians had been watching. Danny was a fellow alumnus; more than that, he was a fellow minister of the gospel and a fellow soldier in Jesus. And so we watched, and hoped.

The first time I heard Danny was sick was when I chatted with brother Paul Lachica on the internet, on November 12th. From that time on, never a day would pass without his name being mentioned in the posts at PBCAA blog. Then brother Junas Sagurit said Danny was in the hospital (post no. 87, PBCAA blog, Nov. 14, 2007), but judging from the details brother Junas provided, I assumed that Danny had probably been there two previous days.

Did I know Danny that much? You may ask. Yes, we both had been students at Philippine Bible College. He entered the Bible college on my last year. For students who came and went, the gates of PBC was kind of a revolving door. Students of many tribes and dialects passed through it. Danny and I had not had an association that long in the Bible college—only a year. But a year of association could have a perspective wide enough for knowing, for this guy’s path would later cross mine not a few times in three decades.(Posted by Ed Maquiling). Read more…

Updates on Danny Juralbal

(This news update was copied from brother Paul Lachica’s post at PBCAA blog).

WE were precocupied with the interesting topic of how to improve our singing.  Many suggestions were made and there seems to be a consensus that the training of song leaders shall coincide with the PANAGKAKADUA 2008.   Now there is a new suggestion that we also integrate the  training during the Ladies Retreat.

Great ideas indeed.  However, lost in the frenzy to suggest many things, not much had been said about Bro. DANNY JURALBAL’S present condition.

The last that we heard is the giving of P40,000.00 by Bro. FELIX BRAVO which was sourced from his personal fund and contribution from abroad (outside the Philippines) . In that Blog, Bro. Felix said that Danny was transferred to BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL. Another item talks about the contribution of BRO. ROLLY DUMAWA. These contributions, together with that of the personal money of the officers of the PBCAA, had helped a lot in unburdening the Juralbals from their financial calvary.

THIS IS A GOOD NEWS FOR YOU WHO HAD BEEN WAITING FOR UPDATES.

The contribution of Bro. Rolly was delivered to [brother Danny's] wife at BGH. A text message from BROTHER EUSEBIO TANICALA who is at present in Ilocos Norte just 10 minutes from the posting of this message, said that BRO. DANNY is fast recovering.  According to the informant,  Danny can already breath on his own.  He has still his oxygen tank to help him, though.  The latest Bulletin from the Doctors is that there is a great chance of Bro. Danny recovering soon from his fatal illness.  We hoped for a MIRACLE when we prayed for Danny’s recovery during our official meeting in Baguio City last Saturday.  WE GOT IT BRETHREN! With the help of your prayers, too, Danny will soon join us in the gatherings of Christians in the Panagkakadua. We should thank God, The Almighty for hearing our prayers and supplications in behalf of Bro. Danny.

Your continuous prayers for the complete recovery of Bro. DANNY is still needed.

Panagkakaddua 2008

Ten congregations together with Tarlac City Church of Christ will host the Panagkakaddua 2008 during the “holy week” next year with the “Fear of God” as its theme. The venue of the gathering will be in Sapang, Moncada, Tarlac.

The topics are being distributed now to prospective speakers. There will be classes for the children, for the young people, for the non-members, and for the adult Christians. There will be two nights of gospel meeting with featured speakers on Wednesday and Thursday nights of the “holy week.” Friday night is reserved as “recognition” or “awarding night” where the efforts and the valuable contributions of the churches and other Christians shall be recognized.

The registration fee per attendee shall be P200. Brother Felix Bravo, minister of Tarlac City Church, says they are doing everything to insure the success of this gathering, promising that everyone who attends shall be housed within the large “storm shelter” in Sapang, and that no one shall go hungry. They hope to butcher one or two cows plus a lot of fish, vegetables, fish and pork now lined up.

Brother Felix Bravo serves as the over-all chairman of the Panagkakaddua 2008, with 10 leaders from the congregations of Tarlac province as his vice-chairmen. He can be contacted through this number: +63920-6017849.

Brother Felix has also extended his invitation to the PBC alumni to hold their song leaders’ class in Sapang together with the Panagkakaddua 2008 affair, offering to them the hospitality of the Tarlac congregations. We are still awaiting the response from brother Pablo Lachica and the convenors of this Song Leaders’ Training Class. In expectation of such a great number of attendees, brother Bravo assures everyone that the “storm shelter” in Sapang, Moncada, Tarlac would house from 600 to 800 people.

Brother Danny Juralbal

Yesterday, I handed to Danny’s wife Angie the total amount of Forty Thousand Pesos (P40,000.00) as help for Danny who is presently confined in the ICU of Urdaneta District Hospital.

Danny ’s hospital bill as of today has amounted to about a Hundred and Thirty Nine Thousand pesos (P139,000.00). Deducting from this the amount I gave yesterday, he still has less than a hundred thousand pesos for hospital bills. Day to day, however, Danny’s bills increase within the range of ten thousand to fifteen thousand pesos. The need is indeed great.

We are thankful for brother Paul Lachica and brother Junas Sagurit for taking the initiative to solicit help from PBC alumni and from the churches of Christ. From the emails we received from pbcaa@yahoogroups.com, brother Rolly Dumawa has signified his intent to help. We are sure that there are still others who might want to contribute.

The help I gave to Angie comes from our personal funds as well as from our brethren in this country and from abroad.

To all the brethren, Danny’s family would like to thank you so much for the financial help in this time of their great need and for the prayers you have petitioned to the Lord for him. (Felix Bravo, Minister).

Four Souls Added to the Church

Yesterday at noon, Sunday, November 18, 2007, three precious souls obeyed their Lord by being baptized for the remission of their sins. Those immersed were: brother John Miranda, 50; sister Ruth de Vera, 45; and sister Erlita Garcia, 35.

Brother John Miranda is a resident of Tibag, Tarlac City. Sister Erlita Garcia lives adjacent to the meeting place of Tarlac Church, in Teresa Homes. Sister Ruth de Vera is also a resident of Teresa Homes, Tibag, Tarlac City; she is the wife of brother John de Vera, who was baptized on November 11.

The three plus John de Vera who was immersed a week earlier were the latest additions to the Lord’s church in Tarlac City. May the Lord be praised!

Special thanks to Ed!

To Brother Ed,

Hello!

Thank you very much for your suggestions on our weblog. These are all well taken. Especially, I appreciate your “directions” so I find my links. Please be assured that I am doing everything to make our weblog going! My family and I continue to remember you and your work.

Yours truly,

Felix A. Bravo

Jay Policarpio is baptized

Hello!

A while back, we reported in this weblog that Jay Policarpio is getting interested on things about the Bible. Jay is the older brother of Jade, whom we baptized earlier. Now, Jay is a Christian and a member of the local church in Tarlac City.

In this connection, Jade and Jay brought their father, Jaimie to church last Sunday, November 4, 2007. He had some questions. I answered these briefly and asked him if he is agreeable to these answers. He answered “yes.” From that point, I arranged with him to continue his search in the Scriptures. We agreed on 4 home Bible study classes to end this coming Saturday, November 10th. At this writing, we had 2 finished and 2 more classes to go. So far, everything seemed “good.” His questions were all answered satisfactorily. It might be a good prediction that we have another brother in Jaime! I will let you know more about our studies. Bye for now!

Wanting to communicate through this website

To all friends and brothers in Christ,

You might have seen and read my new blogsite. Thank you for joining us in this blog. There are many news, reports, updates and announcements I would like to put into this system. My only problem is “experience.” I am new to this. So, bear with me for a while till we get things going.

Yes, your comments and suggestions will mean so much to the continuation of our website.

Yours truly,

Felix A. Bravo of Tarlac City, Philippines

November 8, 2007