Early this morning my godson and IRC Sagay volunteer Kristoffer Trono and I set out with fisherman and Yolanda survivor Marbin Bacalso, his ten year old son, Shan and fourteen year old nephew Marjohn to go and fish.
Kris has already gone fishing with Marbin several times before and you might say he is already a seasoned veteran although Kris admits he doesn't know how to swim. Actually what Marbin does is go to his fishnet pens set a distance from the shore which trap the fish.
He then catches the fish trapped inside with a net or with his bare hands, an experience I was able to try this morning. We caught just enough fish for our lunch although there was an 800 gram squid that Marbin caught that is now a cooking: adobong pusit, fish tinola and kilaw which Marbin already prepared when we were out at sea.
The Lord provides and in truth this bounty from the sea came from His hands to meet our needs. The IRC Family in Purok Bangkal is dependent on God as we acknowlegde that He is our provider.
This morning we went fishing but we hear Jesus' calling us: "Come, follow me and I will make you fishers of men. At Purok Bangkal we are more than fishermen. We are "fishers of men".
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