It started with a need for a handful of Christian police to seek guidance and articulate concerns through prayer as they start their daily work. They in turn organized themselves to start a prayer group wherein they could: discuss pressing concerns in their family, office and even personal matters with each other; pray for those concerns; and, give thanks to God for his love and care. For PSSUPT Renee Balagot, PSSUPT Loida Bustamante, PSUPT Bernie Banac and PSINSP Gus Ferrer, the prayer group which was dubbed as the Thursday Breakfast Club was a Christian refuge that sheltered them and inspired them to further pursue their faith in their profession.
One day, PSSUPT Angela Vidal (head of the PNP-HS) chanced upon the group who were singing hymns. Dr. Vidal who grew up in a Christian circle knew the need of having daily prayers so she decided to attend and became an essential part of the group.
A year later, the group of five is now a regular group of twenty police personnel from all over the different service of the PNP-HS. And though they got bigger they still pray and encourage each other and last January 19, 2012, they invited their fellow police officer in the PNP-HS to join them in thanksgiving and prayer for a fruitful year.
The small thanksgiving started with songs of praises and hymns led by PSUPT Rebecca Rebellion. Testimonies of God’s faithfulness from PSSupt Vidal, PSSupt Bustamante and PCInsp Tonet Campo were also shared of how the small group changed and guided their lives.
PSSupt Cesar Binag, who came in behalf of PDGen Nicanor Bartolome C, PNP, gave a short inspirational message of how God is transforming the PNP and how the small breakfast club is a part of a bigger movement of reform. PSupt Jun Borromeo highlighted the power of reform by sharing his testimony of how God’s love saved a once hardened policemen like him.
The celebration ended in songs and prayer for each and everyone as like every Thursday.
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