It is a joy to be with you. now I have to explain myself first why I'm called Tabs back home, since Pastor Mike, mentioned that. to cut the long story short, when I was in high school, I was, a bit on the chubby side, so to speak, and in the Philippines, if you're a little bit, a little bit chubby. they call you Taba, Taba, OK?
And so my friends, were the, the teammates that I had, how it is when guys get together, they keep teasing you, and then they, they, they thought of a name, they cut that word short instead of Taba. They said tabs. And so what that word means basically is, it's a shortcut of the word fat. And, the Lord in His mercy and His grace and his sense of humor, that name has stuck ever since.
And I've been called Tabs ever since, since I was 16 up to now. I'm I'm turning 43 this, this month, and the Lord has just been so kind and gracious, and that name has been used by the Lord, to stick in the minds of people. So if you see me, just call me Tabs, and that's OK. Pastor Tim calls me Tabs, and I love Pastor Mike.
And we thank the Lord. I am on staff as a pastor and elder in Guiding Light Christian Church Baggio, and we bring greetings to all of you on behalf of Pastor Robbie, who is our senior pastor, and Pastor Jason and Sister Maro and Pastor Robbie and his wife Sister May. They give their greetings to you and they're representing the elders of the church. We would like to express our thanks....
