The El Shaddai Charismatic Renewal Movement is celebrating two events on August 20, 2016 – its 32nd founding anniversary and the 77th birth anniversary of its spiritual leader-founder Mariano Zuniega Velarde, popularly called “Brother Mike.”
El Shaddai, said to be the country’s biggest Catholic charismatic renewal group, with millions of followers, including Filipino and foreign working overseas, will hold its traditional religious gathering, prayer meetings, and masses in its House of Prayer at the Amvel City in Barangay San Dionisio, Paranaque City, to mark the twin occasions.
Since August 20, 2009, the park has been the venue for the 12-hour worship service and festivity every Saturday that draws thousands of followers coming from several provinces. They listen to inspirational talks from Brother Mike and his message of “Help yourself by prayers and the Holy Spirit will help you.” and other preachers; sing and dance to praise music, share food and goodwill, bless food, prayer books, and personal objects such as bags, umbrellas, and handkerchiefs.
El Shaddai’s chapters worldwide likewise hold spiritual recollections, medical missions, and worship rites. It has chapters in the Philippines (Caloocan City, Las Piñas City, Makati City, Malabon City, Mandaluyong City, City of Manila, Marikina City, Muntinlupa City, Navotas City, Parañaque City, Pasay City, Pasig City, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig City, Valenzuela City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Baguio City, Benguet, Dagupan City, Pangasinan, La Union, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao, Cagayan, Batanes, Cauayan City, Ilagan City, Santiago City, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Malolos City, Meycauayan City, City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Angeles City, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Tarlac City, Tarlac, Olongapo City, Zambales, Antipolo City, Rizal, Bacoor City, Imus City, Dasmariñas City, General Trias City, Cavite, Biñan City, San Pablo City, Laguna, Batangas City, Lipa City, Tanauan City, Batangas, Lucena City, Tayabas City, Quezon, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Puerto Princessa City, Palawan, Camarines Norte, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo City, Passi City, Iloilo, Guimaras, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Cebu, Bohol, Biliran, Tacloban City, Ormoc City, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, Western Samar, Eastern Samar, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City, Isabela City, Misamis Occidental, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, General Santos City, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Cotabato City, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Lanao del Sur, Shariff Kabunsuan, Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi), China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Haveli, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal); Indonesia (Aceh, Bali, Bangka-Belitung Islands, Banten, Bengkulu, Central Java, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, East Java, East Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara, Gorontalo, Jakarta, Jambi, Lampung, Maluku (province), North Kalimantan, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Papua (province), Riau, Riau Islands, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, South Sumatra, Southeast Sulawesi, West Java, West Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, West Papua, West Sulawesi, West Sumatra), Malaysia (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu); Asia (Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cyprus, East Timor, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nepal, North Korea, Northern Cyprus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, South Ossetia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen); Oceania (American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Baker Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Midway Atoll, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna); Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Spain, Britain); North America (Canada and United States); Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan); and South America.
El Shaddai started as a Bible-quoting radio program of Prayer Partners Fellowship International on August 19, 1984, after Brother Mike’s recovery from a heart ailment inspired him to build a community of believers. A small group of 15 members held a monthly spiritual rally outside the radio station. As the size of the crowd grew (from 15 members in 1984 to millions today), Brother Mike founded the radio station DWXI, and eventually transferred rally venues from the Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium, to the Quirino Grandstand, to the Philippine International Convention Center, to the Cultural Center of the Philippines to the SM Mall of Asia Arena, and finally to the House of Prayer, to have a bigger space for spiritual activities.
Prior to forming El Shaddai, Brother Mike was first involved in the Charismatic movement, which helped him to affiliate his group with the Catholic Church, where he remains a lay person. El Shaddai has a diocesan bishop and spiritual director from the Catholic Church. Brother Mike is married to Avelina “Sister Belen” del Monte Velarde, and they have four children.
El Shaddai, said to be the country’s biggest Catholic charismatic renewal group, with millions of followers, including Filipino and foreign working overseas, will hold its traditional religious gathering, prayer meetings, and masses in its House of Prayer at the Amvel City in Barangay San Dionisio, Paranaque City, to mark the twin occasions.
Since August 20, 2009, the park has been the venue for the 12-hour worship service and festivity every Saturday that draws thousands of followers coming from several provinces. They listen to inspirational talks from Brother Mike and his message of “Help yourself by prayers and the Holy Spirit will help you.” and other preachers; sing and dance to praise music, share food and goodwill, bless food, prayer books, and personal objects such as bags, umbrellas, and handkerchiefs.
El Shaddai’s chapters worldwide likewise hold spiritual recollections, medical missions, and worship rites. It has chapters in the Philippines (Caloocan City, Las Piñas City, Makati City, Malabon City, Mandaluyong City, City of Manila, Marikina City, Muntinlupa City, Navotas City, Parañaque City, Pasay City, Pasig City, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig City, Valenzuela City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Baguio City, Benguet, Dagupan City, Pangasinan, La Union, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao, Cagayan, Batanes, Cauayan City, Ilagan City, Santiago City, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Malolos City, Meycauayan City, City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Angeles City, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Tarlac City, Tarlac, Olongapo City, Zambales, Antipolo City, Rizal, Bacoor City, Imus City, Dasmariñas City, General Trias City, Cavite, Biñan City, San Pablo City, Laguna, Batangas City, Lipa City, Tanauan City, Batangas, Lucena City, Tayabas City, Quezon, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Puerto Princessa City, Palawan, Camarines Norte, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo City, Passi City, Iloilo, Guimaras, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Cebu, Bohol, Biliran, Tacloban City, Ormoc City, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, Western Samar, Eastern Samar, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City, Isabela City, Misamis Occidental, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, General Santos City, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Cotabato City, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Lanao del Sur, Shariff Kabunsuan, Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi), China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Haveli, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal); Indonesia (Aceh, Bali, Bangka-Belitung Islands, Banten, Bengkulu, Central Java, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, East Java, East Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara, Gorontalo, Jakarta, Jambi, Lampung, Maluku (province), North Kalimantan, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Papua (province), Riau, Riau Islands, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, South Sumatra, Southeast Sulawesi, West Java, West Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, West Papua, West Sulawesi, West Sumatra), Malaysia (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu); Asia (Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cyprus, East Timor, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nepal, North Korea, Northern Cyprus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, South Ossetia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen); Oceania (American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Baker Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Midway Atoll, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna); Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Spain, Britain); North America (Canada and United States); Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan); and South America.
El Shaddai started as a Bible-quoting radio program of Prayer Partners Fellowship International on August 19, 1984, after Brother Mike’s recovery from a heart ailment inspired him to build a community of believers. A small group of 15 members held a monthly spiritual rally outside the radio station. As the size of the crowd grew (from 15 members in 1984 to millions today), Brother Mike founded the radio station DWXI, and eventually transferred rally venues from the Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium, to the Quirino Grandstand, to the Philippine International Convention Center, to the Cultural Center of the Philippines to the SM Mall of Asia Arena, and finally to the House of Prayer, to have a bigger space for spiritual activities.
Prior to forming El Shaddai, Brother Mike was first involved in the Charismatic movement, which helped him to affiliate his group with the Catholic Church, where he remains a lay person. El Shaddai has a diocesan bishop and spiritual director from the Catholic Church. Brother Mike is married to Avelina “Sister Belen” del Monte Velarde, and they have four children.
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