"If there's a will there's a way"... so goes the saying that amply inspired and boosted the morale of some ardent parishioners of the Filipino community in a small Catholic parish located somewhere in Saitama, Japan.

It's really interesting to note that the Kamifukuoka Church has to be reconstructed due to prevailing circumstances, thereby causing temporary inconvenience and havoc among the devouted parishioners mostly Filipinos. Thus, the spirit of "bayanihan" started to knock at the heart of every KCICnian inspired by such a saying everybody got involved in their desire to remedy the situation. There are several issues and concerns to be considered. We have to settle temporarily to the Kawagoe Church to give us time to worship our God, while executing the plan to build a new edifice for the church.

Everybody knows how important a church is for our life and salvation. Just for the sake of emphasis, the church is the place we go for worship, reading and listening to the words of God, for singing to God's glory, for serving each other, and for helping one another to grow spiritually. To sum it all, it's a place of love, forgiveness and encouragement.

Another problem is how to raise and generate funds for such a gigantic task. The unity of purpose should buoy and elevate each one to work through without creating divisions and repercussions. There are many members, all too willing to work for oneness.

There is a goal and timetable aimed at accomplishing the project to build a new church within a span of eight months. That's quite a tall order to reckon with. Thus, we have to put up strategies to generate more funds so that the construction may gain headway. As another saying puts it -- " It's not the sugar that makes the coffee sweet, but the stirring"... The reason is too obvious. It's the effort. In other words, everybody has to move and something has got to be done in order to produce results. (Read more below. Some more pictures are available also.)

"Its always boring to sell alone. A picture or two with your business rivals wont hurt. Eitherway, our Church will be built soon"

"Buyers are always not the Financial Holders. They are just there to ask for Bargain. Eitherway,

both participated to the building of our new Church."

"Business accompanied with pose and smiles makes the product more wholesome to consume.

They will have bigger smiles soon when our new Church is already built."

"Like I said, Buyers are just front-liners. Financers always stay at the back. Its a scheme!

and a strong one. Still, we will build this Church and it'll be strong too."

"Beer can really add color to your cheeks. Its not obvious on this photo because our subject

is facing back. Nevertheless, somehow and someway, our church will be built. "

"This happens when you bring the wrong kind of lens in a specific event. At least, our smiles

are still visible enough. It'll be more visible soon when our church is finally built. "

"Yes we can build this church with our bare hands! We can even hold three packs of bihon with one."

"Wanna trade your ice cream for a box of whatever? Okay, here ya go. Are you Dreaming of a new

Church? Yes I am! Somebody is taking a photo of us. Lets be candid. Its for our new Church."

"The best way to appreciate a Bazaar is to imagine yourself having none. "

A good Bargain always include;

-perseverance to ukay-ukay,

- a mix of little acting pretending a desired price for the product

- showing a fair amount of smile to the seller to meet her final price

- and a good teamwork. Allowing your behalfs to let them watch the kids while you get the best bargain.

Eitherway, we all contributed. The Church will soon stand and its good to know we all shared for it to be there.

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cang2   |Registered |2011-06-17 00:34:33 A job well done for everyone! Very charming and a polite featured article of Winnux and Pharaoh w/ cheerful photos! Keep up the good work KCIC! Hep Hep Hurray !!! xxxxxx

Pharaoh   |Registered |2011-06-17 01:31:22 "Give Thanks!" Give Thanks to You! "Give Thanks!" Alleluiah "Give Thanks!!!" Nice Article Winnux! Thanks!!!

winnux   |Author |2011-06-17 02:06:58 The picture descriptions are so funny and really paint a thousand words than the pictures itself. Good job, Pharaoh!

snowlove   |Registered |2011-07-04 20:38:48 Gong, thanks for reminding me to read this article... most of all, great thanks to you Gong and Winnux for the time you put into writing this article, covering stories of the KCIC teamwork, the team effort of the Japs, Fil, and other foreign national, as well as the happenings occurred during the Bazaar is really awesome... reading alone this article is inspiring, what more if you were a part of it...

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