January 21, 2010—Day 06 of Joel Rosenberg here in Manila, First day of the Epicenter Asia Series of Conferences; the opening conference, the Leader’s Meeting. The day started early for a lot of the volunteers and workers of the Conference, as the setup began at 12 midnight with the lights men and the sound men scoping the place out and staking out where they would setup their equipment. It was near the end of the day for me, as I had yet to go home from accompanying Joel and his team during Day 05 and finishing up the materials preparation for the conference today. A friend and I met with the people who set up the Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza to talk with them if they needed any other assistance and then we left to end our night and get some rest while they started theirs…

10 in the morning, while Joel was preparing for the conference and everyone else was finishing up the setup of the Grand Ballroom, Pastor Hormoz Shariat proceeded to the CBN Asia Studio to have an interview with them. Pastor Shariat is an Iranian scientist turned Christian pastor and the story of how he became a Christian is a powerful testimony of God’s grace in his life. Hopefully you will get to watch his life story sometime in February in the 700 Club.

Fast forward to 7:30 in the evening, and the place is packed with over a thousand people—leaders in the fields of politics, business, religious leaders, celebrity personalities, and even candidates of the upcoming elections trooped to the Grand Hall of the Crowne Plaza to witness and hear Joel Rosenberg talk; about what is happening in the Epicenter of the world, the Middle East, and how it relates to us. Now, I could go on and on and tell you all about what it is Joel talked about but since a picture paints a thousand words, I’ll let the pictures tell you the story of what happened tonight…

Thank you to our wonderful, accommodating and helpful Photo Ministry peeps Mic Narra, Andy Samaniego, Peter Alhambra, Marissa Buenaventura, and Edison Tan for the wonderful shots they took of the event! Praise God for everything that happened. Seeing what happened tonight makes me all the more excited for what’s going to happen to the whole day conference tomorrow! See you all there!