Metamorphosis_Kalahi-CIDSS Compendium 2015
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Pastor<br />
Jun<br />
: Volunteer<br />
From a to an<br />
Belerma Advocate of Change<br />
><br />
“<br />
By Strelle C. Quejado<br />
Ar-aramidek daytoy panagtulong, as a pastor ket makitak iti hand of God.<br />
Ginagamit ni God ang project na ito at ako, para matulungan ang mga tao. This<br />
is an instrument, a channel of blessing. Makitkitak nu inya iti purpose iti panag-biag<br />
ko ditoy lubong. This is my mission. (I am doing this, because as a pastor, I can see<br />
the hand of God. God is using this project and me to help the people. This is an<br />
instrument, a channel of blessing. I can see my life’s purpose in this world. This is<br />
my mission.)”, shared Pastor Rufino “Jun” Belerma, Jr. or “Manong Jun” as he wants<br />
him to be called.<br />
Manong Jun is from San Juan, Abra but moved to Barangay Lamao, Bucloc, Abra on 2011 to<br />
serve as a pastor at Highland Tingguian Baptist Church and at the same time, as a volunteer<br />
Values teacher at Labaan Elementary School. A year after, another opportunity to serve and<br />
fulfill his mission came into his way.<br />
It was in 2012 when the proposed sub-project of Barangay Lamao was prioritized for the 2nd<br />
cycle of <strong>Kalahi</strong> <strong>CIDSS</strong> in Bucloc. Since he has been staying in the said barangay serving as a<br />
pastor, he then volunteered to be part of the Project Preparation Team (PPT) for that cycle.<br />
He also helped during the construction of their drainage canal. Manong Jun shared that the<br />
constructed drainage canal is a piece of their hardwork, it was exactly how they visualized<br />
it when they were making the proposal. “Idi inimplement mi diyay [sub-] project, adu met a<br />
ti naadal ko, nakita mi iti ‘sense of ownership’ diyay project mi, adda iti pannakailala. Kinuna<br />
mi nga, ‘daytoy ket project mi’ Iti importante ket mabati kanya mi diyay [sub-] project ken<br />
kanya mi diyay en.” (When we implemented the [sub-] project, we learned a lot, we had<br />
this ‘sense of ownership’ for our project. We told [ourselves], ‘this is our project’. What is<br />
important is that the project will stay in the community, and that is already ours.)<br />
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