guys, avoid going to or driving to roxas blvd on Aug.22 to Aug. 23, from 10am to 10am. road will be closed from vito cruz to intramuros. expect heavy traffic even in the interior roads.
el shaddai will have their prayer celebration on those days. On 8/20/09, Spanx <[email protected]> wrote: > > EL SHADDAI's* ONE BILLION PESO* "House of Prayer": > > > > 20 Million Peso sound system, > One Hectare in floor area, > 15,000 seating capacity, > 25,000 standing room! > > > > Bro. Mike has just built his > own personal VATICAN!!! > > AMEN!!! > > > > > El Shaddai’s biggest worship place in Asia** > INQUIRER.netFirst Posted 18:38:00 08/19/2009Filed Under: Religion & > Belief<http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=Religion%20&%20Belief&id=328&imp=> > , > Religions<http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Religions&id=332&imp=> > > > > MANILA, Philippines—El Shaddai, one of the country’s biggest charismatic > movements, will launch Friday, August 20, the cross-shaped like, > multifaceted El Shaddai House of Prayer, considered as the biggest place of > worship and prayers in Asia. > > Brother Mike Velarde, El Shaddai’s founder and charismatic leader, said the > 10,000-square-meter House of Prayer nestled on the sprawling 10 hectares lot > found inside Amvel City in San Dionisio, Paranaque. > > The altar has strong semblance to Noah’s Ark which is surrounded by water. > > “The rainbow is there, just above the ark-shape stage which represents > God’s covenant with Noah that they will no longer be disturbed by flood,” > said Velarde. He disclosed that this was a realization of his goal to build > a Temple of God. > > Under the Noah’s Ark-like stage is the Baptism Healing Pool. > > After wandering from one place to another—Luneta, Cultural Center of the > Philippines Complex, Rizal Football Stadium, Reclamation Area, Araneta > Coliseum, Folk Arts Theater, and all the biggest spaces in Metro Manila to > hold their various activities, Velarde said the followers of Yahweh El > Shaddai have finally found a home at Amvel City. > > Velarde also disclosed that for the last 15 years, their congregation has > already spent almost P300 million in rentals. > > But after 25 years, El Shaddai which number has tremendously grown to 7 > million has found its own home in Amvel City. > > The El Shaddai House of Prayer has a seating capacity of 16,000 and for > standing room only or SRO, it can accommodate 25,000 people. > > Velarde said there is also a provision for the crowd overflow—the 200,000 > El Shaddai members who weekly troop to the venues of El Shaddai activities > to listen to the word of God. > > The House of Prayer has four entrances with rainbows above the doors. On > top of the structure stands a crucifix. > > At the back of the main fellowship area is the chapel—a traditional > Church-like European structure complete with stained glass. There is also > the adoration chapel and the Father’s Love chapel known as the “Prodigal > Son,” which will serve as a confessional area. > > Velarde said it took them almost two years to finish the construction of > the El Shaddai House of Prayer which cost close to a billion. The amount > does not include the 10-hectare lot. > > However, he clarified that the lot is not actually for free as the > fellowship will pay it at a minimal cost for 20 years. > > “The savings from our operations have finally driven me to come up with the > El Shaddai House of Prayers and the College of the Divine Wisdom,” said > Velarde. > P1-B church of El Shaddai opens Thursday > > By Niña Catherine Calleja > Philippine Daily Inquirer > First Posted 04:56:00 08/20/2009 > > Filed Under: Churches > (organisations)<http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=Churches%20(organisations)&id=333&imp=> > , Belief > (Faith)<http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Belief%20(Faith)&id=330&imp=> > , Inquirer > Politics<http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Inquirer%20Politics&id=1221&imp=> > > Most Read > > MANILA, Philippines—Apart from his “real dream” of becoming president of > the Philippines, El Shaddai founder Bro. Mike Velarde wants to leave his > followers a cross-shaped church touted to be “the biggest place of worship > and prayers in Asia.” > > With a floor area of one hectare, the El Shaddai House of Prayer stands on > a portion of the Velarde-owned Amvel City in Barangay San Dionisio, > Parañaque City, and will be unveiled to members on Thursday, in time for the > celebration of Velarde’s 70th birthday. > > El Shaddai has members now totaling seven million, according to Velarde. > > Adorned by chandeliers, the air-conditioned church has a seating capacity > of 15,000 people and SRO (standing room only) capacity of 25,000. That means > it still will not be able to hold the attendees of its weekly prayer > assemblies, estimated to number 300,000. > > But some six surrounding hectares of land will be allotted to the “overflow > of people.” > > *Widow’s mite* > > Velarde said the construction cost of around P1 billion came from the > “widow’s mite” (or small contributions) and from savings accumulated since > El Shaddai stopped renting stadiums and open grounds for its fellowship > activities in 2001. > > “Through the years, we silently saved up money,” Velarde said. > > “Without the people knowing it, we spend P15-P20 million a month for the > operational expenses of the ministry, such as allowance for workers, > rentals, and TV and radio air time,” he said. > > When the Philippine Daily Inquirer visited the church Wednesday, about a > hundred people, young and old, were sprucing up the walls and floors. > > Asked if she was working for free, a woman said: “Yes, it’s my way of > serving the Lord.” > > *Noah’s ark* > > Velarde said he had personally designed the church with the biblical Noah’s > ark in mind. > > The structure, which took almost two years to build, has four entrances > leading to the altar or center stage and forming a cross. > > The stage with rainbow lights on the sides appears like a huge boat > surrounded by water flowing from a portion of the granite wall. > > Below the stage is a flight of stairs going down to the oval-shaped > “baptism healing pool.” > > “The rainbow is there just above the ark-shaped stage, which represents > God’s covenant with Noah that they will no longer be disturbed by flood,” > Velarde said in a statement. > > (In the Bible, God had Noah build an ark to save himself, his family and > animals from a great flood that killed everyone else.) > > At the back of the main fellowship area, where the weekly prayer assemblies > will be held starting this week, is a chapel patterned to look like a > traditional European church with stained glass. > > There is also an adoration chapel, as well as a confessional area (called > the “Father’s Love” chapel). > > Next to the stadium is a five-story school, called the College of Divine > Wisdom. > > An intricate sound system that cost around P20 million encircles the > structure. > > *P300M in rentals* > > Velarde said that for 15 years, El Shaddai had been holding its assemblies > in such venues in Metro Manila as Luneta Park, Cultural Center of the > Philippines complex, Rizal Coliseum, Reclamation Area, Araneta Coliseum and > Folk Arts Theater. > > He said the weekly rentals amounted to P300 million in 15 years. > > El Shaddai started building the House of Prayer after the Velardes allowed > it to use the family property and pay for it in installments. > > The P1-billion construction cost does not include the purchase price of the > 10-hectare lot. > > Velarde said El Shaddai was still paying for the lot “at a minimal cost for > 20 years.” > > It was Velarde’s own decision to build the structure. “After my time, El > Shaddai followers have a place to pray together,” he said. > > On Thursday, around 300,000 people are expected to gather in the area. > Three Masses are scheduled. > > “After the Masses, we expect a continuous flow of people to visit the > place,” Velarde said. > > He said he was awed to see the completed church. > > “I think this is proof that what I am really into is a mission. The > movement has gone full-blast for evangelization. You can no longer stop the > tremendous transformation of people,” he said. > > *Plans for 2010* > > But for all that, Velarde is driven by his “real dream.” > > “Aside from this, my dream really is to become the president of the > Philippines. What drives me is the hope to lift [the lives] of the poor > masses and to get rid of the wide gap between the masses and the rich,” he > said. > > Velarde said he was now in the process of consulting with leaders and > members of El Shaddai core groups about his political plans for 2010. > > “I have personal plans, but I can’t do it by myself because there are > millions of people to be considered,” he told the Inquirer. > > In his statement, he said: “I am in the process of consulting our members > nationwide and worldwide what to do in the 2010 elections. If they don’t > want me to run, then let’s agree to make a choice whom we can vote for. I > still have my plan.” *With a report from Dona Z. Pazzibugan* > -- > spanx' blog: > http://spankyenriquez.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gimik" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gimik?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
