ABOUT
US
Eight years ago, in the middle of the year 2000, a group of Filipinos
in Las Vegas from different walks of life got together because they shared
one thing, the love of our Lord Jesus Christ and the call to spread the
Gospel to their fellow Filipinos.
They
first started sharing the good news and studying the bible from their
own home not knowing that they were starting an outreach mission. In three
months time, by the grace of God their number increased twofold. And as
their number grew, they decided to organize a Catholic Mass for the Filipino
community here in Las Vegas. It came into fruition at the St. Bridget Catholic
Parish church, located in the North of Las Vegas, under the late Reverend
Father James Swenson as parish priest.
With
the approval of Father James Swenson, the first Filipino Holy Eucharistic
mass was held.
Such
was the euphoria felt by these brothers and sisters in Christ so much
that they decided it was now time to name their prayer group. And
with the approval of Father James Swenson, and with the assigning of Father
James Cortez as the group spiritual advisor and director, a name was finally
revealed to them through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Taken from Revelation
3:14, the verse reads..
"And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These
things saith the AMEN
, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation
of God." thus was the AMEN Missionary
Ministry came to be by the grace of God.
The
zeal to serve God burned strongly on these individuals who would later
lead the ministry onwards on it's holy mission to do the work of God, to
win the souls of His people for His greater glory. Through preaching and
evangelizing boldly for the Kingdom of God so as to rerstore the temple
within all of us for the Holy Spirit to reside in. They divided their time
preaching the Gospel and offering their services as Gospel commentator, ushers,
collectors and Eucharistic ministers to the different parish church here
in Las Vegas namely the St. Bridget church, Prince of Peace church and the
St. Francis of Assisi church located in Henderson. Adding to that was the
feeding of the homeless at the St. Vincent shelter.
The
ministry was used by God to successfully organize and host the 2000 Jubilee
Celebration along with the help and participation of the different NGO
groups and ministries with Father Jess Cortes as the spiritual advisor
at that time.
With
the grace of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit, the ministry started
to reach out and offer a helping hand to our poor brothers and sisters
in Christ in the Philippines. Through overseas mission such as the sending
of boxes comprising of donated clothing, books, toys, shoes and canned
goods, to the organizing of medical and dental missions to far flung provinces
in the Philippines which offers the poor free circumcision, eye examinations,
reading glasses and medicine among others. The word of the Lord is being
spread through these mediums.
As
of to date, the ministry has finally opened it's own office and Gospel
center located at the Sahara Town Square, corner of Sahara and Maryland.
We in the AMEN look forward to
offering seminars such as the Catholic Life in the Spirit Seminar, Basic
Christian Maturity seminar, Adult and Youth leadership training, Discipleship
and flock sheperding for the spiritual advancement of our fellow brothers
and sisters.
"May YAHWEH continue blessing you in the name of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ AMEN
!"
Brother Ricardo "Rex" Abrera
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