MISSIONARY Profiles

Amado “Dong” Reyes
Executive Director

Coming from a broken family, my self-esteem has been greatly affected. I felt like an inferior type of person, and so I became shy and timid. I wanted to escape from my own realities, and education seemed to be the only recourse for me to get out of my shame.

During my college, I got involved with the left leaning movement. It gave me a sense of relevance, significance, and power, being somebody who can contribute in changing the society. But with a change society comes a changed man. And I didn’t feel I was a changed man. Not until June 22, 1985, I was invited to attend an evangelistic rally that had a theme: “a changed society is a changed man” It struck me hard, so I was challenged to put my faith in Jesus Christ and I accepted Him as my Lord and Savior. II Corinthians 5:17 says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, all things have passed away and new things have come”. Christ’s brokenness brought wholeness in my life. I learned how to face reality in life and I am loved and accepted in spite of who I am. I am able to walk now with my chin up and am able to look in anyone’s eyes and be not afraid. Christ has changed me and He continuously works to complete His purpose in me. He has the power to change you and the society as well.

Winston Pinzon
Executive Team member

Married to Janette Pinzon

Children: Levi
Asher
Anya

Email: winjan@yahoo.com

I was born in a poor but Christian family. I received the Lord in my heart when I was young. I am the seventh among nine siblings. While I was growing up poverty fueled me to finish college in order to find a high-paying job. I dreamed of becoming a college professor, and my father wanted me to be a lawyer. I even fantasized about involving myself in politics.

In high school I was active in church, and in college I had a lot of energy for evangelism and discipleship programs. It was late in college that I thought God was calling me to give myself in full time ministry. I had in mind the poor people. I wanted to minister to them. I prayed about it for two years after college. In 1988 I finished my MA in Divinity, in preparation for the ministry ahead.  My experiences in ministering to the poor (visitation, preaching, door-to-door evangelism, bringing medicine and food, finding a physician for the sick, or bringing the sick to the hospital, etc.) have been challenging: There were the Indochinese refugees and the Aetas in Bataan in 1994, the poor living in the slums of Botanical Garden in Quezon City, those living along the railways in Balic-Balic, Sampaloc, those by the waterways in San Miguel, Manila, those living in Payatas (Group 2, Group 13, Urban - East of the Dump Site, Masbate -West of the Dump Site) The Dump Site is really the place where Metro Manila throws its mountains of garbage. Hundreds of poor people live around it and to scavenge from it for their living. A lot of young children get sick and many young people could not afford to go to school. All in all I have spent 10 years working among the poor. I became sick a few times myself. There were occasions when I would come home late at night. (Besides, my teammates and I have to raise our own support). But my heart keeps on beating for them.

I believe it is the task of the Church to help the poor.

Eric Cubillo
Executive Team member

Married to: Glo Cubillo

Children:

Email: eric_cubillo@yahoo.com

I am a product of Bible Study group in Murphy. When this Bible study started in our area in 6th Camarilla, I consistently attended the studies held every Friday. Pastor Dammy who was then a Baptist minister of Capitol City Baptist Church (CCBC) was the one who discipled me and invested his time to help me grow as a Christian. I remember seeing this pastor struggle every time he would ask me in drinking sessions with my friends. He never confronted me with this sinful act though, but he just kept reminding me that God was not pleased with what I was doing. One Friday night, during one of our bible studies, Pastor Dam taught us the importance of memorizing verses in the bible, especially when sharing God’s love to others. He also shared about Acts 16:31 which says “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be save, you and your household.” That verse struck me and gave me a burden to share the love of Christ to my relatives. So, when the opportunity arose, I shared to them the Gospel and most of them accepted Jesus into their hearts as their Lord and Savior. I saw them grow in their walk with God, some of them even becoming pastors and missionaries, and others serving Christ faithfully in the Church. That inspires me more to continue on sharing the good news to other people.

Before I came to know the Lord my life had no direction. Even though I grew up in a good and loving family, I didn’t understand why I always found myself spending most of time with my friends. I enjoyed being with them and always sought their approval in all the things I did. So, even in pot sessions I joined them. Through them, I learned how to use drugs. I thought everything was just going well, for worldly pleasure and night-outs were what made my life complete. But one night we met an accident, and we were all drunk when it happened. My friend who was driving the jeep, was getting out of control. I ask for him to slow it down but he didn’t listen and just told me to shut-up and go with him. I immediately feared for my life that time, and so for the first time, I called on the name of the Lord with all my heart. I committed my life for whatever might happen to us that night. Our vehicle hit the fence of C.O.D. and our jeep turn upside down. But thankfully, no one died nor suffered serious injuries. After that, my eldest sister spoke to me and told me that my life had been spared by God that night. So, I should start seeing the Lord for she knows that He has a beautiful plan for my life. I began to seek God in Fellowships, I even joined Catholic Charismatic and Curcillo, expecting to find an answers to my questions about God and how to be assured of my salvation. But still I was confused and I kept asking what if another accident comes and I die, what will happen to my soul?

I found the answer in Christ when I attended a Bible Study held at my friend’s house last March 8, 1983. That night, the pastor shared to us what will happen to this planet if the Lord Jesus comes back to get his people (rapture). He said anyone who believes and receives Jesus as his Lord and Savior will be saved and be with Christ when he comes. And I responded to the calling. Accepting Christ to be my Personal Lord and Savior is the greatest decision I’ve ever made.

In 1997, I joined a cell group that was involved in church planting ministry in Aguado, San Miguel, Manila. Every day after work I would go to Aguado to help my cell leader to minister to those who have lost their hope in life. My heart cried when I heard a story of a man who had 3 children, without a job and suffering from an illness. He was worried about how he would be able to feed his children and send them to school. We couldn’t do anything at that time but to pray for them, that God will do something about his problems. Sometimes it is hard to understand what life is all about, but I felt the joy of serving the Lord. I have decided to resign from my job and be involved in a full-time work for the Lord. I committed my life and the future of my family to the Lord. I was commissioned by the Church to work as a missionary for the poor. My involvement in the area includes teaching, leading in worship and youth discipleship. By God’s grace I was also given the opportunity to study in the Bible School. Thank God because in spite of all the problems and struggles in life he gave me the strength and enabled me to show my love to people I am ministering. He even used me to encourage them to show their faith and love to God by following him in the water of Baptism. Eventually they involved themselves in the worship ministry. Indeed, God is faithful; he will enable us to do the assigned task given to us. Phil 4:13 says “I can do everything through Christ who gave me strength”. At present, I am working as a missionary of Mission Ministries Philippines (MMP). I was assigned in North Fairview and I am confident that He who began a good work in us will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus to the Glory of God.

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