 ThinkTek Hawaii, civil engagement lives here. And Mabuhay, my name is Emmy Ortega Addison, your host for Pinoy Power Hawaii. We have two very special guests for our program today to help us with our empowerment, but before we do that, I'd like to take a brief moment to thank the entire staff of ThinkTek Hawaii for allowing us to come and have a conversation with you to share issues and topics that concerns Filipino Americans, especially here in Hawaii. And today we will have a conversation to fulfill our five-fold mission. We are here to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain, and we hope to empower all of our viewers. This morning I have two very special guests and they are a wonderful ministering couple and they are very, very successful in what they do to empower others. So without further ado, I'd like to introduce to you our two guests, Pastora Abigail Corpus and the other half of the team is brother Genomar Corpus. Welcome to Pinoy Power Hawaii. Welcome, both. We're going to start our conversation by asking both of them to give us a little bit of a background from both. So I'm going to start with you, Pastora. Please tell us a little bit about your upbringing. Yeah, I came from a very problematic, miserable, and full of problems, trials, family because my dad was a humanizer before and he was an irresponsible father. And my mom was the only one who is our bread earner and who supported us in our education. And we are six children in the family. But thank God at the Emmy because that's the time that we came to know the Lord. My dad was the one who came to know the Lord. He became Christian and accepted the Lord Jesus as his Lord and Savior. And we are totally changed and transformed. So that's the great death heritage that our dad gave unto us, knowing the Lord. Wow, what an honest and candid revelation. You know, watching you and Brother Jan conduct your ministry seems like you've never had problems or trials. But again, the real successes in life comes with trials and tribulations to make us better. So Pastora, I'm going to switch over to Brother Jan. Brother Jan, tell us a little bit more about your upbringing. Oh, yes. We're going to converse in Italian, Italian, English, and sure, you can certainly do that. My father is a carpenter and my mother is an overseas contract worker in Hong Kong and Malaysia. And I'm the eldest of the three children in the family. And I came from a family. But by the grace of God, we have a family. I was a houseboy, delivery boy, and I was a janitor before college. Yes. Anything to get by, to buy a meal. Yeah. And there's nothing wrong with that, Pastora and Brother Jan, if we're talking about survival, you know, wondering where your next meal is going to come from. And you're going to do everything in your power to make sure that your family is fed. Yeah. We will do everything to do our best for a quest for a better tomorrow. Oh, thank you. Thank you for being so candid and being so honest. A lot of times, people don't want to talk about these trials and struggles. They just want to hide it or sweep it under the rug. But in your case, you wanted to share the truth and to give our viewers exactly a better understanding of your trials and tribulations to really appreciate where you are now. Okay. So I know that you've had a very difficult life with poverty. And I came from that type of beginning too. We're very, very poor. And how did you come to find the Lord? Yes, Pastora. Pastor, in the life of Pastor Bongon Salis, our mentor, our teacher, he was the one so patient and very hardworking to share the word of God to my dad. Until such time that he was raised, and my father, even though he had a heavy heart, at the time, he was so amazed because he was totally changed and transformed. The dating womanizer, the two or three women, God gave them. Until such time that she shared to us the love of God because we're so amazed for the changes of our dad. So we're so curious what he really started. And then we are now totally changed and transformed because of this instrument of God in the life of Reverend Pastor Bongon Salis. That's when we started our good relations with the family, our father, he became responsible. He also helped us in our studies. But before, he really didn't know anything about us. Wow. So your transformation began with an idol, somebody that wanted to help make a difference in your life by softening the hardened heart of your father. Yeah. May the grace of God. Yes. Wow. What a remarkable story. Brother Jen, can you relate to that? Yes, and I really came from a poor family. And I was in the middle of high school and that one time, my uncle in Manila and I continued my second year of high school there. And I served there. And after that, when I was in high school, I had a pastor in one of our schools who shared Bible studies with us. And that day, I came to know the Lord. I remember that day, December 16, 1989, Sunday. And then I accepted the Lord as my Lord and said, I have plans for you. Plans to prosper you and to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future. Wow. What a beautiful promise for us to accept the Lord and his unconditional love and from that day forward, your life changed for the better. And I can relate to your story because once we accepted the love of God and made him a part of our daily life, everything changed for the better. So tell us a little bit about, though, where that change took you as far as education, your career, so that you can better affect other people by the changes or by the positive change that your life turned into. So actually, I graduated as a registered nurse. I took up Bachelor of Science in Nursing way back in 1994. 1994 I was born again when I accepted the Lord Jesus, my Lord, Master and Savior. So while I was working as a nurse in a hospital, that's the time that my patients, my relatives, and I had a burden on them. I left them while they were giving me the medicines. I prayed for them and I want to pray for them. And then until such time that when I came from work, 11 o'clock midnight, because my duty was 3 o'clock to 11 p.m., there was just a voice that really came in my ear. I said, that's not your world. That's not the thing that I want you to do. I want you to go out from your comfort zone and I want your life to serve me. When I first started praying, I said, Lord, I pray for my patients. But every time that I came from work, I felt like there was something that I didn't do to you until such time that the Lord called me to pastor in Nicolás, Ilocos, Norte. So I was a nurse in Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and people kept telling me, it's beautiful, you work, why did you resign? That's what I said, because I want to help people to know the Lord. So we started a church in Nicolás, Ilocos, Norte. And then at that time, I asked the Lord for another 10 churches, and then the Lord called me to Hawaii. So the Lord called me directly to Akin. What a wonderful progression. Not that nursing is not worthy or rewarding, because it's also part of caregiving and also ministering to the sick and afflicted, but the Lord had bigger plans for you as far as ministering in a bigger picture. And you know, the rest is history. So Brother Jen, were you a part of this initial building of the church, or when did you come into a pastor's life? I called him to Hawaii and he said, Pastor Abinon, I just restored the church, because there are only two people left here. Out of 150 people, the leadership of the Church Worldwide in Manila was called by Pastor Abinon, and I still want Pastor Abinon in two weeks' time. After one year, I went here to help Pastor Abinon in her devotion in her vocation post-a-church. So my assistant pushed me to teach, and I also have a driver. Personal assistant that runs around and does everything. Well, you might be called the Aaron Boy because you're the one that dots every i and crosses every t, and the Lord's work would not be complete if we didn't have people doing some of the menial work, but it's important for our progression. So what a very, very interesting story that you are sharing just by adding or accepting the Lord and making the Lord a part of our daily life. And from that point on, your life just miraculously, it was like the speed of light, you know, that you went from very poor, not having anything to being blessed with blessings that you have no more room to receive, but there will always be room for that, because we have a bigger picture. So we will be right back with our conversation, Pinoy Power Hawaii with brother Jen Corpus and Pastora Abigail Corpus. When it comes to managing your pain, you have a choice. Don't mask your pain with opioids. Choose to treat it with the help of a physical therapist. Physical therapists treat pain through movement and exercise. No warning labels required, and you get to actively participate in your care. Choose to improve your health without the risks of opioids. Choose physical therapy. Welcome back to Pinoy Power Hawaii. I am your host, Emmy Ortega Anderson, and our show consists of empowerment. We want to share real stories like the story being shared by Pastora Abigail Corpus and brother Jen and Mark Corpus, their trials and tribulations. And by sharing these stories with viewers, we hope to fulfill our five-fold mission. We aim to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain, and the big picture gives to empower. So we're going to continue our journey. Pastora Abigail and brother Jen Corpus were privileged or were given the chance to immigrate to Hawaii and to share the precious word of God by ministering to the people of Hawaii. How did that get started? Because you're coming from a foreign land where everything is not familiar. How was that transition, Pastora? And of course, we started from two people. I don't know how to start a church, because so hard. Until such time that I totally depend on God, I keep praying and asking the guidance of God, because I pray to God, Lord, if you will let us still do miracles within three months, I want now to go home. Because I'm the first one. He's the last one. So who are you going to get by yourself? That's why I did it. I tried to help out, to follow up with people. But unfortunately, they decided to leave the church, because probably they don't want the transition of the leadership or another pastor again. So God is really very good. He does a very miraculous way. So I pray to God, Lord, take away the people who have no direction of life, the ones who will really see your miracle. Until such time, they are not yet Christian, and they need prayer. Some of our friends, I met with them. We visited them by praying. So they already called the Realtor, they talked about how to get their area. And I just shared the word of God to them and prayed. And by the miracle of God, they were restored. Yeah. What a miraculous story, you know, to a point where at the break, on that day, a breakup, you were able to talk some sense into them. You were able to soften their heart and also touch their mind, their body, their soul, their spirit. And they were able to overcome. Yeah. Because of the Lord Jesus, they accepted Him as their Lord Master and Savior. One of them was diagnosed with dwarfism as a child. Three of them, especially Lapitan, really have a brotherhood. So they lost hope. But I keep on telling to them, Mark 11, 24, whatever you ask in prayer, as long as you believe it by faith, show, be given. As long as the child doesn't go out, believe it. So they keep crying until such time, on the day of that delivery, the mystery is calling. I thought, what will happen? I thought, God is so great, even the doctor cannot believe it. Normal, non-normal, the child, no abnormalities. Wow. So they are the ones who were given by God, members, and then became workers in the church. They experienced the great miracles from God. Truly a miracle by listening to a lot of the examples through your ministry. And I know a lot of people come to you because they know the healing power of God that transcends through you. And later on, I will ask Pastora Abigail to end with a prayer. But before that, Brother Jen, what miraculous things have you witnessed while ministering and sharing the precious word of God to the members or to those that need it most? We prayed for them. And on that Sunday, we had our first Sunday, we had our first thing of life with them. And we saw a lot of them, not only as a man, but also as a politician from the Philippines. He did things that were not good. I don't know what his background is, he said that. Then I saw the transformation of God. And when we prayed for him, we blessed him. That man was really strong. And he said, I am living with you, Lord Jesus. And I miss the Lord. So I said, Lord God is doing miracles until now, again and again. And that man's heart is really strong. He can be healed because of the humility of the Lord. Wow. All these wonderful revelations, all these true to life stories and struggles that you come across among people that are really searching and looking for answers. And there it is. He manifests to us that there is hope, if we believe and hang on to that faith. Okay. So we're going to move on and ask you about what else would you like to happen in your life? The bigger picture besides what you are doing now, what's the bigger picture that you would like to accomplish on a bigger scale? For me, I just want to tell people that the greatest and the noblest achievement, according to our spiritual director, Brother Edel Villanueva, the greatest and noblest achievement in this planet earth is to know thy God, truthfully and personally, to love him passionately and wholeheartedly and to serve him with integrity and excellence. And you know, when people know God, they know that there is a miracle working God, healer, provider, that even though trials will come in their way, if their faith always on God, they will experience peace, joy, contentment and of course that joy that cannot be bought by money. Priceless. Because according to Tony Robbins at the Emmy's quotation, there's success without genuine fulfillment is ultimate failure. And you can also have the fulfillment at the Emmy when you accept the Lord Jesus as your Lord, Master and Savior. Because there is no good life at Emmy, but the life of your God is given to you. That's right. I like that quote that you quoted. It's also found in our Bible that faith without works is dead. You know, even if you have faith but you don't act on it or you don't do things towards building or strengthening that faith, then it's almost worthless, useless. Because if you didn't do your God's priority in your life, and you did not make your creator at the center of your life, then all of our lives are useless. So that's what we share with our brothers, that the greatest treasure that we can get in this world is not wealth, it's not fame, it's not properties. Our greatest treasure is our heart. In our hearts. I totally, I couldn't agree with you more, Brother Dan, Pastor Abby, but unfortunately society kind of dictates to us that success is measured by the worldly possessions that we have. You know, what car do we drive, what places do we travel to, what homes do we live in, and other worldly things that this world is made up of. But I agree with you when you say that the greatest treasures are the ones that we build up in our eternal home, which is being with our Heavenly Father. So, you know, the size of Pastor Abby, some people make a joke and said, oh, is this the father and daughter team, you know? I'm sorry to bring in the picture, but that's reality, right? You're the father and she's that daughter. With the little bit of time remaining, would you kindly pray for our listeners and viewers, those that are maybe needing some healing at this time, if you could take a minute and pray for our well-being and for the goodness of everyone? So, pastora. Okay, okay, let's pray. Father, thank you so much for this great opportunity to share your love to these people, even our viewers, oh God, Lord, we don't know what are the situations in life. Probably they were hopeless, faithless, oh Lord, they were suffering from severe depression. Lord, right now in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, continue, Lord, to let your touch be upon them, and they will know you more and accept you more as their Lord, Master, and Savior. To those who are watching right now, I believe that the Lord will do something great to you this morning. Continue to bless them, and even Lord, those sick people, Lord, continue to stretch forth your miraculous hand, be upon them, if they were already surrendered by doctors, suffering from cancer, suffering from any severe sickness and diseases. Father, you have said in thy word, Mark 11, 24, whatever we ask in prayer, as long as beloved by faith it shall be given, and by your wounds, according to Isaiah chapter 53, verse 5, they will be healed, take away any sickness and diseases among them, and let your healing touch be upon them, and even Father God, those families ruined by the enemy, continue to unite them with your love that cannot be broken. Even Lord, to Mom Amy, continue also to bless her entire family, the whole Anderson family, continue also to bless them with good health, with joy, love, and peace upon them. Father, thank you so much, Lord. We give you praise and we give you glory. In Jesus' name, this we pray. Amen and amen. Amen. Hallelujah. After listening to Pastor Abby preach, I have no doubt that she walks with God in everything that she does. So how could our viewers be a part of your ministry? You have a website you can share. 650 a.m. Pinoy Power Radio, the most powerful radio station here in Hawaii. Every Friday, 12 noon to 1 o'clock p.m. And we have also our live streaming every Sunday. Three times every Sunday, 3 services puttayo, 7.30, 9 o'clock and 4 o'clock. And here we are, the Jesus is Lord, Hawaii chapter, this is our website. So if you want to read, you can just tune in in our 650 a.m. Pinoy Power Radio and the Jesus is Lord Church, Hawaii chapter. Facebook puttayo every Sunday. And it all, it reached almost how many nations, brother, each and every other nations. And we have the biggest viewers in our Sunday service. We have 95,000 people and 300 shares. So in the grace of the Lord, the Lord is the Lord in their wonderful. The Lord is so good. I know he is my redeemer and he does answer our prayers. We want to thank you for helping us fulfill our empowerment. We aim to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain and empower. And we invite you again, our friends, our family, our viewers, to tune in every Tuesday at 10 a.m. here on Think Tech Hawaii for more empowering stories. Thank you, Pastor Abbey. Thank you, Brother Jen. Thank you, Dean Padhyen, for the opportunity. May God bless us all. Baraming salamat. Mabuhay, Aloha.