 On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, our beloved Sis. Dory Villanueva went to be with the Lord.
She is known as a spiritual mother of the JIL Church Worldwide; a woman of great faith who led and taught millions of people to obey and follow Christ; and a servant-leader, who greatly exemplifies love, compassion, integrity, faithfulness, and excellence. Additionally, she will be remembered as the president, co-founder, and a teacher at the Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation; the president and a servant-leader of iCare, the compassion ministry of the JIL Church Worldwide; television host of Life Giver, a program on Light TV; and the vice-president of the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide. More than those, she is known as the loving wife of Bro. Eddie Villanueva, President and Spiritual Director of the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide, and Philippine Congressman and Deputy Speaker of the House of Congress; as well as the mother of her four children: former Mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan, Jon-Jon Villanueva, ; Philippine Senator Joel Villanueva; Mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan, Joni Villanueva-Tugna; and Pastor Jovi Villanueva-Binalla; and loving grandmother to her grandchildren. According to the statement by Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide, "after going through fatal arrhythmia secondary to septic shock, Ate Dory is now resting in the arms of her Maker and Savior." Sis. Dory Villanueva, on behalf of your family in JIL Church Canada, congratulations for finishing the race and being faithful to the end. Your legacy will continue on here in JIL Canada! Now, enjoy the fullness of the presence of the living God, the Life Giver, until we see each other again at the rapture. We would also like to give our sincerest condolences to the Jose-Villanueva family. May God's comfort be with the whole family. Truly, the life of Sis. Dory is a life well-lived for the glory of the living God. Sis. Dory, we thank you, we love you, and we will miss you po! Love, JIL Church Canada pastors, staff, leaders, workers and members. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 NIV  On December 22nd, JIL Regina held a joint Christmas Service at the Regina Performing Arts Centre. Our very own church pastor Ptr. Bong Palon imparted a message that expounded 1 John 4:9, “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” Our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave up His life for our salvation, longs for us to experience this all-encompassing love and have it planted in our hearts, our minds, and for it to touch every part of our lives. We thank You, Lord Jesus, for this love! After the victorious and anointed service proper, the program proceeded to our very first Original Songwriting Presentation. This event was facilitated and prepared for by the WAN Ministry, where WAN members were encouraged to compose an original song, complete with lyrics and melody, and have it performed by either the songwriter himself or herself, or by a different singer. The songs presented were anthems of love, of praise, of worship, and of thanksgiving to our Lord and Saviour. Every honour, glory, and adoration is for Him alone! Here below are some excerpts from the beautiful lyrics written for our God! The name that’s written all over my heart I am nothing if ever You are apart, I need You Jesus “Nothing Apart from You” Written and performed by: Bro. Aljon Botawan Sa gitna ng unos, ang aking pangako Sasamba, aawit Sa’yo “Sasamba, Aawit” Written and performed by: Bro. Renzy Olivares Aking Hesus, Sa’yo lamang Mag-aalay habang buhay “Alay-Buhay” Written by: Bro. Lexson Salazar Performed by: Sis. Vanessa Roduta & Sis. Katrine Martinez Papasukin mo Ako, na’ng maramdaman Ang tunay na pagmamahal na walang katulad “Andito Lang Ako” Written by: Sis. Hannah Molano Performed by: Sis. Kassandra Santos & Bro. Joshua Morante Kahit na nagdusa, kahit nahirapan ang buhay Niya Ikaw at ako’y iniligtas Niya “Buhay na Laan” Written by: Bro. Noel Dela Cruz Performed by: Bro. Reb Lucero  6:14 All In is the third installment of our CYN evangelistic hip hop competition that started back in November 2017 and has been held annually since. “6:14” is based on the scripture from 2 Samuel 6:14 that says: “And David danced before the Lord with all his might..” 2 Samuel 6:14 (KJV This year’s competition took place at the University of Regina Education Auditorium on November 30th, 2019. There were over 344 people, including 209 first timers and 94 visitors who joined us that day. Our judges were Bro. Reb Lucero, Sis. Candy Dela Cruz, and Sis. Alyssa Dalusong. There were six groups in total, and each must prepare a 3-5 minute hip-hop routine. But here’s the catch: only Christian music will be allowed their remix. Secular music and vulgar choreography were strictly prohibited. Check out their performances below!
The intensity and energy were unreal! These performances were honestly on another level! Each routine was a product of the CYNs’ God-given talent, as well as their teamwork, endurance, and stunning creativity. But just like any competition, only a few of them will be chosen as winners. And it is SanduGO-Dance Troupe (3rd place), Code Blue (2nd place), and Descendants of Shalom (1st place) who were declared winners that night. All glory belongs to our God alone! We are deeply blessed to have this opportunity to reach out to the youths in our city and introduce the goodness of our Lord through music and dancing, to share His love and compassion through spirited camaraderie, and to rely on prayer as a source of strength and victory. Jesus is Lord over CYN Regina! “When you make Him greater in your life, He is exalted.” JIL Regina celebrated its 27th year anniversary on Sunday, September 22nd with the theme “Jesus Be Magnified”. Over 356 people, including 25 first timers, joined us in celebration of God’s faithfulness and glorious power in the lives of His people and church as a whole for the past 27 years.
touch to a man suffering from kidney failure, the answered prayers of several women who longed for a child, the Lord’s protection of His church from the attacks of the enemy, and the salvation of His people. As the WAN team led the praise and worship proper, every hand was raised and every lips declared His glory. Beyond our expectations, the Holy Spirit swept the sanctuary with His presence that saturated the hearts of not only the congregation but the worship ministers as well
as a group, holding a white flag with their last names written on it. With the anointing of the Holy Spirit, Ptr. Mercy offered a special prayer for us. It was a declaration that we will endlessly profess: that Jesus will be magnified in every family! We give all the highest glory, honour, adoration and praise to our God for making this anniversary a victorious one! In preparation for this day, the enemy brought challenges and hardships meant to discourage us, but it produced nothing but perseverance and unwavering trust in the Lord who lovingly protected and strengthened us and through Him, we have overcome. Therefore, in our church and in our lives - JESUS BE MAGNIFIED!
The inaugural morning session commenced with the esteemed Ptr. Joey Crisostomo who started in the ministry at the young age of 21. He delivered a powerful message very near and dear to his heart: how to become a passionate leader. To become one means to have a servant-like character with every fibre of his/her being drawn to God as an offering. The conviction of the Holy Spirit was so powerful reminding us again to remember our first love. Our passion should be guarded and cultivated as it will be the driving force in fulfilling our purpose and calling, an important key to success and making a significant impact that will leave a lasting mark in people’s lives (Romans 12:11, Acts 20:24, Mark 12:30). His passion and love for Christ is very well evident in the worship songs he has written – a sweet aroma that sprung from the heart of a passionate worshipper and servant of the living God. 
After a full day of enlightening and inspiring sessions that fed our spirit, “The Faithfuls” arrived at the banquet hall all glammed up in their beautiful evening dresses and suits. The evening is for them. A scrumptious dinner was served to fill our physical hunger, and yes, it was satisfying! Representatives from different JIL churches rendered song numbers that filled the atmosphere with worship and celebration at the same time. The highlight of the evening was when the most faithful of the faithfuls were recognized one by one as awards and tokens of appreciation (in cash and in kind) were presented by Ptr. Bong and Ptr. Rose Gonzales. The awards/tokens were handed as if we are part of the popular Philippine game show “Pera or Bayong” (money or bag) with our very own JIL twist “Envelop or Kahon” (box) making the evening filled with laughter and excitement as we await the decision of the recipient. This generous gesture is a great reminder that our service to the Lord will never be in vain. It will somehow be appreciated and recognized here on earth as much as it is in heaven. We, servants of God, never find serving as exhausting, but instead fulfilling, rewarding and fun
Day 2 of the Summit commenced with our Sunday Worship and Healing Service. Ptr. Bobot Bernardo delivered a sermon titled “God’s Divine Equipping Program” highlighting three key points: trials, inner struggles and blessings. He described trials and struggles as God’s way of teaching and molding us. It’s His way of preparing us to become somebody He has called us to be. He also lamented that blessings may take our eyes off the one who is the source of blessings. We can lose focus on God with our blessings - the more we have, the more we want, the more we want, the more we worry. His sermon touched members’ hearts and left a resounding impression to everyone that God’s equipping is for the purpose of building our character until we are conformed to His own likeness and image.  The Commissioning Service lead by Ptr. Joey Crisostomo gave way to the Holy Spirit to freely move in His own special way. The presence of the Holy Spirit was so heavy that Ptr. Joey had to skim through his outline to finish his sermon and then the powerful move of the Holy Spirit just took over. The Holy Spirit is there, He is indeed! Ptr. Joey led the delegates in worship for the rest of the service, singing with heartfelt melodies, songs of adoration giving honor to the King of Kings and the Lord of all. The heaven’s door was opened! People were kneeling down in repentance, broken and humbled by the convicting presence of the Holy Spirit. People were speaking, praying in tongues, and worshipping with hands lifted high in full surrender to the will of God, dedicating their lives once more for His service. Some receiving a fresh anointing from the Spirit, clearly seeing a vision from God, receiving prophetic word and fresh revelation; receiving healing in all aspects of their lives, being refreshed, renewed, mended and made whole again, empowered! The Holy Spirit was moving mightily throughout the banquet hall leaving not one soul untouched. JIL Canada East’s faithful generals, great harvest awaits us. We have received from God and we have been empowered by and filled with the Holy Spirit. Let us go and make passionate and radical disciples boldly proclaiming the Word of Truth; declaring that Jesus is Lord all over the world, from this generation and generations to come! Let us be faithful to our calling until Jesus finally calls us to be reunited with Him and the Father - until we are finally home! -- To find a JIL Church near you, click here. Don’t have a JIL Church or Life Group/Bible Study near you? Want to start a JIL Life Group/Bible Study in your area? Click here to message us. To learn more about what we believe, click here.  The theme of our Vacation Bible School for the year 2019 is called “Athens: Paul’s Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth”. This was held from July 9th - 13th at the JIL Church Regina sanctuary. Over 42 kids, along with their teachers and volunteers, explored the experiences and travels of Apostle Paul as he set out to preach the Word of God! Each day was filled with fun activities such as creating cool and one-of-a-kind crafts, preparing delicious snacks, Bible storytelling, and most importantly, singing and dancing along to joyous songs of praise! The VBS then concluded with a graduation ceremony where each delegate was awarded with a certificate of completion for participating in this year’s VBS presented to them by our very own Church Pastor Ptr. Bong Palon. “..that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” The 2nd annual Leadership Empowerment and Advancement Program (LEAP) was a two-day summit held on May 31st at the JIL Church Regina sanctuary and on June 1st at the Travelodge Hotel. Both workers and leaders from JIL Regina and JIL Saskatoon were in attendance. We were blessed to have several WCR pastors and leaders as guest speakers as well as provide support for the event. These pastors include Ptr. Jake Esperanza of JIL Saskatoon, Ptr. George Dela Rosa of JIL Winnipeg, Ptr. Pol Narido of JIL Edmonton, as well as Ptr. Alberto Nuguid, Sis. Gi Emas, Ptr. Rannie Adela, and Ptr. Amor Adela of JIL British Columbia. 2019 LEAP embraced the premise of being thoroughly equipped for His Kingdom. Aside from the general sessions, the guest speakers held informative breakout sessions geared towards the enhancement of the workers’ and leaders’ skills in ministries such as finance, administration, and social media. On the first day, Ptr. Pol Narido shared a message entitled “Understanding and Walking in God’s Calling”, revealing that the decisions we make can impact and affect His work in our lives, and how a blessed advantage it is to have the Holy Spirit guide our walk in faith. The second day held the remaining sessions such as the “Basic Hermeneutics”, the general principle of biblical interpretation taught by Ptr. Amor Adela, A character study of the life of Joseph by Ptr. George Dela Rosa, “Road to Maturity” shared by Ptr. Rannie Adela, and the ministry-equipping breakout sessions led by Ptr. Albert Nuguid (MIS) and Sis. Gi Emas (Finance/Administration, Social Media). Every message was God-breathed and delivered by anointed speakers, not only providing encouragement and spiritual knowledge but aiming to develop our technical skills as well for us to continue being used mightily in His Kingdom. The sessions concluded with an Anointing of the Oil portion led by Ptr. Amor Adela. With the mighty move of the Holy Spirit, our delegates came forward in total surrender where they received restoration, healing and deliverance, and recommitted themselves to God’s call in their lives and service to Him. After the victory proclamation, each worker and leader of both JIL Regina and Saskatoon received a token of appreciation for their hard work and perseverance all for God’s glory. We also welcomed and formally acknowledged Sis. Apple Merin and Sis. Jireh Hipolito, from JIL Regina, as newly appointed Life Group Leaders. “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” Romans 10:9-10 NIV by Kathrina Sagabaen A year ago, we launched a JIL Church in Orleans, Ontario Community and little did we know what God was going to do with our obedience. On May 5th, 2019, the JIL Orleans Church celebrated its 1st anniversary. A special event was organized to mark a victorious and spirit-filled anniversary for which was attended by over 300 souls. Children of God, people of JIL Ottawa East, JIL Gatineau, and JIL Orleans themselves celebrated God’s goodness and faithfulness led by the Area Pastor, Ptr. Tara Agpoon and all the other pastor from other Area 1 churches, Ptr. Tony Larracas, Ptr. Judith Abellanosa & Sis. Adelle Hughes. The event was opened with the singing of national anthem of Canada, Philippines and JIL Church Theme song in heaven, "He Is Lord" alongside with the raising of the flags respectively headed by the CYN-YAN Orleans. Following that, was a dynamic pageantry number by the talented CYN and Kids Triune together with the Elyondolus Team as the service started. The JIL Orleans WAN (Worship Arts Network) team led the whole congregation into the heart of praise and worship. Everyone was in their fullest expression of worship standing before God, with praises and Thanksgiving. Our beloved JIL Americas Director of International Operations, Rev. Ptr. Nicanor ”Bong” Gonzales was the guest speaker - sharing a substantial message from the Book of Romans. It was entitled "I Believe In A Great God” (Romans 10:9-10). The preaching gave us the idea or a lesson that in this life, we will have so many pains, troubles and testing - we may choose to be affected or to give up but always remember to choose to believe that there is a Great God who does great things to those who believe that JESUS IS LORD. Following the service, there was a short fellowship wherein everyone was happy and amazed by the performances of talented JIL people as they showcased their adoration to our one and only saviour, Jesus Christ. All hail to the King! Who never fails to astonish us with His unfailing love. He deserves the highest praises and glory. To God Be All the Glory! This is a formal event that consisted of our CYN and YAN LG members, SCOM attendees, as well as invited guests from CYN and YAN Winnipeg. The gala’s theme is “Connect Youth” and its main objective is to evangelize – to reach out to the youths living in Regina, to make this event an opportunity to “connect” these youths to Christ regardless of their age, status and religious affiliation, in accordance to the JILCW Mission. The gala was held at the Sandman Hotel last May 25th with 137 attendees. For the pre-program, the delegates played a modified “Bingo,'' wherein they each must find a person that fits each description in the bingo chart provided. It was a way for them to get to know each other and therefore “connect”. After dinner, a group of CYNs namely Sis. Divine Lacsa, Sis. Krizia Chavez, Sis. Erika Molano, Sis. Eriel Bernardo (CYN Winnipeg), Bro. Joshua Morante, and Bro. Renzy Olivares rendered a song number of Chris Tomlin’s ‘How Great is our God” in different languages including Spanish, Korean, English, and Tagalog.
Afterwards, each delegate was given a unique national flag at the beginning of the event. Based on that flag, that will be the country they “represent”. A replica of the world map stood in the front, and each delegate were asked to put a pin on where their respective countries are located. Our church coordinator, Sis. Rowena Roduta prayed over the “pinned” countries; for these are the nations where a JIL church is planted and currently operating. Sis. Rowena also prayed for the salvation of the attendees.
We continue to experience God’s faithfulness and unwavering love in the lives of our youth. We know and believe that each one of them are precious in His eyes, and we are excited for what He has in store for this generation! The objective of this event was to strengthen the bond between the members of the church, to minister to them spiritually, and to strengthen the physical body through different sports activities. Our Family Day Sportsfest was held last May 18th, 2019 at the Jack Mackenzie School in Regina, Saskatchewan with over 156 attendees. We prepared a variety of ball and non-ball games, and participants such as our church members, CYN, YAN and adult LG members, CYN SCOM members, and invited guests came together to enjoy a day full of fun, food and fellowship!
Basketball games were divided into three categories: CYN Boys, Mens, and CYN Girls/Womens. Volleyball, on the other hand was categorized by CYN Boys/Mens and CYN Girls/Womens. Before the sportsfest began, a parade was held, and all teams declared an Oath of Sportsmanship led by Bro. Chris Merin. The ball games were spread throughout the day wherein the CYN Boys’ Basketball round was held in the morning, while the Mens and CYN Girls/Womens played in the afternoon. As for the non-ball games, the Young Adult Network hosted different games such as “Longest Line”, “Marco Polo”, “Shoot that Ball”, and “Bring Me”. Participants of these games were a combination of CYNs, YANs and adults, with the exception of “Bring Me”. This game was played by the Kiddoz participants. After all the games were done, the Word of God was delivered by JIL Regina’s Church Pastor, Ptr. Bong Palon before proceeding to the Championships round of both basketball and volleyball. All in all, it has been a joyous and victorious event for everyone! |
