Laborers’ Day

On May 3, 2008, Word International Ministries – Al Ain (WIN-Al Ain), our local church in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates, organized the first ever Laborers’ Day. The event started at 8:30 AM and ended at 6:00 PM.

All Ministry heads, small group leaders were invited. It was well attended that almost all the Ministry Heads are present, save those that were on duty for work at that date and not having any chance of arranging their work schedules.

The event, as I perceived it to be, is aimed at giving 1) recognition to all laborer’s of God’s vineyard in Al Ain by treating them with a free sumptuous lunch at a posh place, the newly opened Palm Spring Sports Resort, 2) a chance to all leaders to share, testimonies, plans, and problems of their respective ministries with the end in mind of addressing all issues identified, and 3) nourishment to the spiritual appetite of all laborers with an inspirational preaching of Dr. Roy Verzosa.

The spiritual feeding was so great. Even though most of the participants to this event were also attending the four-day seminar on the Apollos Project, conducted by Dr. Roy, still they continue to delight on the spiritual food being fed. It even paved the way for a very healthy forum the rest of the day.

Overeating spiritual food, as compared to eating physical food, would not constitute gluttony. But, like eating physical food, for every intake a corresponding amount of energy must be released out of our body, lest one will suffer obesity.

At the end of the full week ending May 3, 2008, I felt a sense of getting heavier spiritually. I have been eating spiritual food for five straight days. There is now an urgent need for me to release some energy by practicing what I have learned and even sharing it to others. I am now starting to apply Hermeneutics I have learned from the Apollos Project as well as the inspirational preaching during the Laborers’ day.

It is my prayer that all brethren who have been overeating spiritual food would do the same thing. I hope and pray that every ministry will rise up and become more active in the coming days that by next year’s Laborer’s day, everyone attending is spiritually fit bringing great and wonderful testimonies.

To Pastor Edward and the rest of the council members who are instrumental in initiating this type of an event, congratulations.

But still all glory will still be given to our God who made all these things possible.


P.S. Photos taken during the laborers’ Day will be uploaded in the next few days at www.malloy.multiply.com/photos