Timeline
February 14, 1993 - The Hagios cell (or Bible study group) met for the first time to begin discipleship. Aside from Rebecca Watters (Ate Becky as she is commonly known, was our founder and first Head Steward), two other women attended this small group desiring to know God and His purposes for their lives.
June 16, 1994 - a second cell is formed, as the group gets bigger.
January 12, 1995 – The Hagios core (group of stewards) is formed and meets for the first time. They begin weekly intercession.
February 22, 1996 – A church split affects the Hagios cells, which hold their last joint meeting before affiliating with Higher Rock Christian Ministries (which held its first service on February 18 of that year). Some members, including one Hagios core member, choose to remain in the former church.
March 19, 1996 – a third cell is formed (taught in the vernacular, Tagalog).
April 30, 1996 – Ate (older sister) Shirley Gesilva (core member and sister of Ate Becky) takes over as cell servant of the Tagalog cell, which was later named Papuri sa Diyos cell.
January 1, 1997 – Ate Becky enters the full-time ministry.
By October 1997 – Four Hagios cells and two Papuri cells meet regularly.
January 1998 – The Hour of Springs begins. The sisters prayed after lunch from Monday to Friday.
August 3, 1998 – The Bible Training Home is opened. This is the first official ministry of Hagios House. There were 7 sisters in Hephzibah (the name given an apartment in the compound), a discipleship-cum-mercy ministry focused on training young women to live a godly life according to Scripture. The training was to cover all aspects—dress, femininity, handling money, use of time, determining calling for ministry, choosing a lifetime partner, being a good employee, and other issues as the disciples needed.
December 16, 1998 – A Hagios core member who entered the full-time ministry in June leaves Hagios House. Another member is chosen to take her place. All seven core members, cell servants (who teach Bible study groups), are to constitute the Hagios council of stewards of the new ministry.
December 18, 1998 - Hagios House Ministries, Inc. which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
December 30, 1998 - The first Hagios House Annual Day of Prayer. This would become a quarterly Day of Prayer in year 2006.
February 10, 1999 – HRCM Prayer Night (held every Wednesday) is held at the Fernando Compound where Senior Pastor Brother Bob Amigo and other members of Higher Rock dedicate the new ministry to God.
An open house and exhibit are also held. By this time, the ministry of Sola Sciptura is also already running.
February 13, 1999 – First Hagios House Annual Meeting.
September 1, 1999 – Prayer begins for Immanuel Family School. At that time it was thought that it would be a family ministry of the Gesilvas (Ate Shirley’s family). It was to be a Hagios Ministry.
September 5, 1999 – A Day of Prayer is held to dedicate Ephraim and Manasseh. BTH, which, then was only Hephzibah, now came to include Ephraim and Manasseh (two other apartments in the compound).
That expansion brings the capacity of BTH to 23 sisters. Bro. Bob dedicates these apartments, including the Hagios Workers Library, ministry office and the Sojourner’s Store.
November 6, 1999 – The Hour of the Friend, a prayer time for missionaries, missions work and the evangelistic opportunities is held every Saturday evening.
Within that month, Sister Becky went on the first local short-term mission to Roxas City, Capiz, with Sister Elma Degracia and Sister Del Carreon.
January 13, 2000 – the Hagios Council decides that IFS is to be established as a ministry of Hagios House and not just a family ministry. There was no money at the time, but the Lord had given faith to proceed.
February 2000 – miraculous provision by the Lord of 125,000 pesos in two weeks for IFS rental and deposit. Ate Becky and Ate Milaine go to Hong Kong for two weeks for the first international short-term mission where they meet Sister Evelyn Yapit, who becomes a member of Hagios House. Ate Shirley enters the full-time ministry. And unknown to all, Ate Becky was beginning to pray to study Biblical Counseling at The Master’s College.
February 20 – HHAM and Dedication of IFS. Ate Becky reports on the HK mission.
April 16, 2000 – Sister Yvette Bayona (Montalban) enters the full-time ministry.
July 1, 2000 – The Fernando family gives the use of the four-door apartments to Hagios House rent-free for as long as it is needed by the ministry.
September 4, 2000 – Floodwaters enter Hagios House and nearly destroys many books in the Hagios Workers Library.
December 16, 2000 – The Lord brings Hagios House out of the Fernando Compound into temporarily IFS (Dec. 15 was the last day of classes).
December 23, 2000 – The Lord brings Hagios House to 20 Malusog (Rent: 29,400).
December 30, 2000 – DOP - The message was Mary of Magdala, When Praise Demands a Sacrifice. The ministry was in for hardship.
January 2001 – Start supporting work with Ibaloi; receive a freewill offering of 90,000 for the rental advance and deposit. We open Beulah Retreat House and overhauled BTH. We are now all living in one house.
February 25, 2001 – Annual meeting; Bro Bob dedicates 20 Malusog.
April 15, 2001 – First missions exposure. The Ibaloi work at Baayan, Benguet. Sister Yvette Bayona led the team, composed of Sis. Menchie Santella, Sis. Ricen Ventura and Sis. Arene San Gregorio.
June 1, 2001 – Sola Booktable at Christians in Media conference held at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel. We realize that many people are no longer interested in biblical books. We become more committed to Jude 3 – contending for the faith.
August 30, 2001 – The Lord raises up a patron to pay for the tuition and other expenses of Ate Becky for the Masters of Arts in Biblical Counseling at the Master’s College. The requirement is US $ 15,500.
November 23, 2001 – Sis. Becky is accepted by the Master’s College.
December 30, 2003 – Hagios (20 malusog) dedicates the ministry office in Ephraim. BTH and Beulah – Manasseh. Ground floor will be Immanuel Family School. Upstairs is the ministry office, Sola and HWL. First time to celebrate Lord’s Table.
January 9, 2006 - Ate Rosette Bulahan marries Indonesian national Deni Natanael Koswardi.
October 10, 2006 - Ate Yvette Bayona marries HR Steering Committee member Dean Montalban.
May 5, 2007 - Ate Becky Fernando marries ACTION International missionary Michael Timothy Watters.
June 2007 - A Garage Sale is held in preparation for the closure of the Bible Training Home in 20 Malusog. IFS remains at the same site.
June 16, 2007 - The few remaining BTH sisters move to a rented apartment, signalling the official end of the ministry of the Bible Training Home.
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