PART III: THE El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI TODAy

to the love and goodness of El Shaddai. At present, the Foundation has spread to other parts of the world with the establishment of chapters in Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Macau, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Yemen. (See Turning Point...)

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2. Where does the El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI draw its funds or resources?

In the early years of this ministry, its main source of funds came from the tithes and the miracle-seed-of-faith offerings of my real estate business and other companies. Since I learned about God's promises on giving of tithes and miracle-seed-of-faith offerings and put these principles into practice, God has been working financial miracles in my life and blessed me tremendously. In my desire that people may also be blessed by our Lord Jesus Christ and experience financial freedom and prosperity, I always boldly share in my preaching about the principle of giving of tithe and seed-of-faith offering. 

Tithe is the ten percent (10%) or one-tenth portion of our blessings or income which we receive from our job or business. We set this aside in support of the work of God. In Malachi 3:10, God said, "‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it." 

Seed-of-faith offering, on the other hand, is the giving of something out of our needs to a servant of God or His instrument for a specific purpose. It is similar to the "handful of flour and a little oil" that the widow and her son gave to Prophet Elijah during a famine in Israel. Though that was their last meal, when the widow offered it to the prophet in obedience to the Word of the Lord, it became her seed-of-faith offering. The Lord saw the woman's faith and a miracle happened: her "jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the Word of the Lord spoken by Elijah" (1 Kings 17:8-16). Like a seed which bears a hundredfold when planted, whatever seed-of-faith offering we give to God, He will return to us the blessings a thousand fold according to His promises.

Now, prayer-partners continue to be faithful in voluntarily giving their tithes and seed-of-faith offerings to the Lord through this community because they have learned and proved to themselves that as they give, He returns the blessings "a good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over" (Luke 6:38).

There are also some who voluntarily give their love-offering, which could be their time, talent, and a part of their blessings, for the work of the Lord. It is a sign of their gratitude to the Lord for all the spiritual and material blessings that they receive from Him everyday, and an acknowledgement of His Lordship and Divine Providence (Genesis 8:20-22).

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3. Where do the collection of tithes and offerings of the members and followers of El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI go?

The funds of the El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI are being used in the expenditures of the following:

A. Our fellowships such as the weekly Family Appointment with El Shaddai held at the PICC-CCP Grounds or at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park or wherever the Lord leads us to celebrate; our Tuesday fellowships at the Cuneta Astrodome or at the Rizal Baseball Stadium; our daily fellowships at our main office in Amorsolo; diocesan rallies in different provinces; and some special Mass and healing rallies abroad.
B. The television and radio air time such as the delayed telecasts of our fellowships over IBC TV-13 and their live broadcasts over DWXI (1314 kHz) AM radio; and the broadcasts and telecasts of some of our programs in the different radio and television stations all over the Philippines, in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Southern California, USA.
C. Printing of reading materials such as El Shaddai Bagong Liwanag Magazine (200,000 copies thrice a year), El Shaddai Miracle Newsletter (50,000 copies thrice a year), booklets, books and pamphlets which are all being given for free.
D. Reproduction and distribution of the audio and video tapes of radio and television programs of the Foundation which are being given and distributed to the different radio stations and our chapters worldwide for FREE;
E. Cost of living and transportation allowances and health benefits of our support staff and servant-volunteer preachers.
F. Parish Assistance Program: Forty percent (40%) of the total collections and donations during prayer-meetings of our parish-based chapters nationwide and abroad goes to their parishes. We also give donations to the parishes which requested financial support for their parish-related projects.
G. Outreach mission activities such as the establishment of new provincial formation coordinating centers (PFCCs) and new international chapters abroad, which act as extension offices of our main office in Makati.
H. The training and development seminars for our chapter coordinators and workers under the instruction of our spiritual directors Rev. Fr. Anton T. Pascual and Rev. Fr. Sanny A. de Claro; for our servant-volunteer preachers under the tutelage of Most Rev. Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani Jr., Spiritual Director, Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement of Manila, or his duly authorized trainors/ lecturers; and for our support staff under the supervision of Bro. Rey M. Vargas, Head of our Education, Training and Deployment Ministry.

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4. Does the El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI offer social services?

Yes, the El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI offers its members and followers, especially the poor ones, the following social services:

A. Medical and Dental services such as free medical consultations, and laboratory examinations and optical and dental services for a minimal fee. These are given through its Medical-Dental Clinic which is being supported benevolently by its pool of volunteer medical-dental doctors and personnel. The Clinic is a fruit of the tithes, miracle-seed-of-faith offerings and love-offerings or donations of its members and followers. Medicines are available at its pharmacy at factory prices.
B. Burial Assistance and Disaster or Relief Assistance during fire, flood, earthquakes, storm, lahar, and other calamities.
C. Free Legal Consultation or Advise through its pool of volunteer-lawyers.

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PART IV: The EL SHADDAI DWXI-PPFI IN THE NEw MILLENNIUM

Despite the tremendous growth of El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI, there is still much work to do. In this light, I have envisioned that an El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI prayer-meeting will be conducted in every parish in all parts of the Philippines—Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

If we come to know God in spirit and in truth, repent of all our sins, turn away from our wicked ways, and accept in our hearts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, peace and unity will reign in our hearts and minds. If this happens, peace and unity will prevail in our homes. And from our homes, this will spread to our communities, and to our entire nation. Thus, not too long from now, a significant change will prevail in the Philippines. This is what the El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI "FLU"—Faith, Love and Unity—is all about!

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