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She then opened the Bible to 1 Corinthians 10:13 saying thus:"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. and God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your strength. But when you are tempted,He will also provide a way out that you can stand up under it." Bro. Mike read it again and again, just as he had been told. Then he prayed thus: "God, if am going to die now, please forgive me for the sins I' eve committed all these years. However if this is just but a test, restore my courage and strength to live." After that simple prayer, Bro. Mike saw a Man hanging on a cross with blood flowing down from His side saying, "Come unto Me!" His fear completely melted, peace enveloped his whole being and he slept soundly that night.

 

The following day, he woke up with renewed strength and joy, and with a new life! The doctors were surprised to find Bro. Mike up from his bed - walking along the corridors of the hospital with a new vigor. After a week-long thorough tests, he was discharged from the hospital with a clean bill of health. Thus the scheduled surgery was canceled. God Almighty performed a very special heart transplant in Bro. Mike!

 

From that time on, his desire and ambitions changed. The word of God that was planted in his heart bloomed. He started to seek God Who miraculously healed him at the hospital by attending charismatic movement prayer meetings which were then held at first class hotels. Being a devout Catholics, Bro. Mike desired to share his experience of the miracle-working power of God's Word to his brothers and sisters within the catholic faith where he had received his baptism and confirmation.

OUR HISTORY

 

BRIEF HISTORY OF DWXI (EL SHADDAI) PPFI:Brother Mariano "Mike" Z. Velarde, Servant Leader of DWXI (EL SHADDAI) PPFI, is a geodetic engineer by profession and a real estate developer in business. Among his real estate developments are the Moonwalk Subdivisions in Paranaque and Las Pinas Cities and Bricktown Subdivision and Multinational Village,.located in Paranaque City, near Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Actually, he had neither planned to lead any charismatic community nor dreamed of proclaiming the Good News of Salvation. However, God's thoughts are not man's thoughts, neither His ways are man's ways. By the miracle-working power of God's word, El Shaddai turned Bro. Mike from "a fisher of dollars and pesos, to a fisher of men for Christ Jesus," and the incident led to the birth the DWXI (El Shaddai) PPFI.                                    

 

TESTIMONY: Saved for a purpose: The turning point of his life was sometime in February 1978, When at the age of 38, Bro. Mike was scheduled for major surgery due to heart enlargement and heart block at the Philippine Heart Center. However, none of his 5 doctors could guarantee that he would survive the operation.For 3 weeks he lay on his hospital bed- downhearted, hopeless and fearful for a heart attack. Then one night at one hour past midnight, an angel of the Lord in the guise of a nurse came to his room and said: "Mike Velarde, I've been watching you for the past three weeks. You're down and worried for fear of heart attack. But if you will allow me, I'll open that Bible besides you and show a way out of your predicament. Just read it over and over again and I assure you, it will help." ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

 

 

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