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We were all excited and expectant for what the LORD would do in 2020 as we all said our joyful goodbyes to 2019. We were thankful to GOD for 25 years of His awesome faithfulness towards CBN Asia.
Jesus. We launched our newest addition to the ministry, CBN Asia’s music arm, Reverb Worship PH, which seeks to produce music that celebrates and declares the unchanging love of God.
However, to our surprise, 2020 turned out to be an extremely challenging year for all of us. It started with the Taal Volcano eruption, then the COVID-19 pandemic. Until today, many are still jobless and thousands are left to deal with pay cuts and “no work, no pay” arrangements. These questions beg answers: “LORD, when is this all going to end? When are we going back to our normal lives?”
Not only that, The 700 Club Asia, CBN Asia’s flagship TV program, has also been encouraging viewers to believe and trust God through real-life stories of COVID-19 conquerors, while our hosts lead people to pray for peace, healing, protection, hope, security, love and unity during the pandemic through devotional videos.
Proverbs 17:17 says, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” Dear partner, you can count on Jesus, our true friend and brother, who will love you, care for you, and extend a helping hand even in times of adversity. He will be there for you and with you no matter what! While we are waiting on the Lord’s move to eliminate the virus, we praise Him in the middle of adversity. We give glory to God who, now more than ever, has shown His faithful and loving character to the CBN Asia Family of Ministries. Amid the pandemic, quarantine, and recession, God continues to pour His love and grace in our lives and in the lives of the many people the CBN Asia Family of Ministries has touched. Thank you so much, our dear friends, for walking alongside CBN Asia in the 26 years of living out our mission to proclaim Christ and transform lives through media, prayer and biblical counseling, humanitarian services, and missions. Your sacrificial giving has empowered us to respond to our kababayans in need! Since the COVID-19 outbreak, CBN Asia’s humanitarian arm, Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines (OB), has been providing much-needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), preventive care kits, hygiene kits, Bibles, food packs, medicines, and livelihood to different hospitals, communities, and local churches in the country. OB not only responded to the COVID-19 outbreak, we were also able to help fire, earthquake, and Taal Volcano eruption victims as well as our indigenous kababayans and back-to-school beneficiaries.
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CBN Asia has also successfully launched daily online shows with the goal to bring the Word of God online, present practical Christian living, and lead viewers to
Superbook and Oyayi, CBN Asia’s TV shows for children, have been producing homeschool and art resources, as well as fun activities that families can use while staying at home. CBN Asia’s digital platforms continue to minister to millions by producing inspirational and instructional videos, articles, and infographics on social media and its websites, while the CBN Asia Prayer Center continues to bring hope to many distressed and hurting Filipinos by serving as an emotional and spiritual refuge especially during this time of global pandemic. Our missionary training arm, the Asian Center for Missions, also recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, proving that the pandemic cannot disrupt our goal to encourage and equip global workers and trainees in sharing God’s Word. Indeed, we bring back all praises and glory to our LORD Jesus Christ who made all these possible. He allowed us to thrive even in the midst of adversity! Dear partners, as we move forward to more years of bringing God’s love to more people, join us in praying this verse found in Isaiah 54:2, “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.” May God continue to bless you, keep you, and multiply the work of your hands!
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Year 2020 in review The 700 Club Asia joined the celebration of the National Bible Month and featured stories about God’s Word, the Pinoy Version New Testament, and translations for the deaf community.
CBN Asia broadcasted two-hour live Telethons on two TV channels and its social media pages and website last February, May, and August.
In July, The 700 Club Asia landed in the top 30 TV programs of the day nationwide according to Nielsen Audience Measurement. By August, The 700 Club Asia hit the 22nd spot in Mega Manila and the 25th spot of top programs of the day nationwide according to Nielsen Audience Measurement.
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The 700 Club Asia produced devotional videos featuring the hosts to inspire netizens to turn their fears about the pandemic into faith, their worries about finances into worship, their anxiety about the lockdown into action.
The 700 Club Asia addressed the growing fear, anxiety, and hopelessness by presenting testimonies of victory from frontliners, COVID-19 survivors, compassionate individuals who raised funds amid the pandemic.
Gary V streamed a two-day online LIVE concert, “Gary V: HOPEFUL”, to raise funds for Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines, CBN Asia’s humanitarian arm, and Shining Light Foundation.
CBN Asia launched its music arm, Reverb Worship PH.
CBN Asia strengthened its presence and voice on the Internet by launching five new online shows: Love the Word, Live the Word, PUSH Pilipinas, Kapit Lang, Whatcha Say Thursday, and One Music, One Hope. The goal is to bring the Word of God online, pray for the audience, present practical Christian living, and lead viewers to Christ.
CBN Asia produced its first single with Star Music, “Beautiful”, composed and performed by Ogie Alcasid and Moira Dela Torre.
CBN Asia produced the “One Music. One Hope” online concert which featured various artists, including music industry pillars Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid.
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Batang Superbook produced ‘kids prayer chain videos’ on different issues concerning the pandemic.
Oyayi episodes were uploaded on YouTube with English subtitles and accompanying homeschool discussion guides in English and Filipino to help educate children in the comfort of their homes.
Batang Superbook launched a homeschooling campaign to help kids cope with their new school set-up.
Batang Superbook partnered with Superbook Japan to make infographics teaching parents how to help kids cope with COVID-19.
Superbook Quest, a weekly online interactive program, was launched on the Batang Superbook Facebook page on June 1. It is comprised of different segments that aim to teach and minister to children and their families. Superbook conducted training for teachers and shared God’s love to children in Laos.
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CBN Asia’s FB Page ranked 16th on the SocialBakers’ Top 20 Facebook Pages under the category of Community and Religion, while The 700 Club Asia ranked 16th and Batang Superbook ranked 13th under the category Broadcast Shows in the Philippines. The CBN Asia FB page also ranked first among the fastest-growing religion pages in the Philippines in October.
Digital Media platforms for CBN Asia, The 700 Club Asia, I Can Breakthrough, and Batang Superbook produced inspiring memes, infographics, and articles to help raise awareness, and meet people’s different needs during the pandemic.
Beyond Small Talk and I Can Breakthrough produced videos on relevant and timely topics like career and working from home during the pandemic, dealing with marital conflicts, homeschooling, and finances.
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The hosts of The 700 Club Asia volunteered to help in Operation Blessing’s disaster relief operations in Taal volcano eruptions.
OB gave out face masks, water, malong, slippers, kitchenwares, food packs, hygiene kits, and Bibles to those affected by the Taal eruption in Cavite and Batangas. They also conducted psychosocial activities and gave school supplies to children affected by the disaster.
OB brought food packs, hygiene kits, and Bibles to those affected by the earthquakes in Mindanao. They also conducted psychosocial activities to children affected by the disaster.
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OB brought food packs and clothing to fire victims in Tatalon and Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Mandaluyong City, and Sta. Ana, Manila.
Operation Blessing launched the #OBFightAgainstCOVID19 campaign and brought muchneeded PPEs, preventive kits, hygiene kits, food packs, medicines, and livelihood to different hospitals, communities, and local churches in NCR, Greater Manila Area, Visayas, and Mindanao.
OB launched “One Student, One Gadget� campaign to help Back-to-School scholars and other underprivileged yet deserving students to continue with online learning.
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CBN’s documentary “I Am Patrick” premiered on ABS-CBN on Good Friday.
CBN Asia’s first feature film, Oligase (Demon of Fear) has been officially selected to be showcased at the 29th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival.
CBN Asia broadcasted two telemovies, “Wanda’s Wonderful World” and “Suklob” on GMA to minister to those longing for love and forgiveness during the Holy Week.
The CBN Asia Prayer Center counselors called partners and supporters to ask how they are coping with the pandemic, express concern, give words of encouragement, appreciate their partnership, greet them on special occasions, and bless them with prayers. The CBN Asia Prayer Center also conducted a Psycho-Spiritual First Aid (PSFA), a virtual training for church partners/pastors from Mindanao, Cebu and Manila. They also referred The 700 Club Asia viewers and callers to CBN Asia church partners and to other non-government organizations for medical assistance and work referrals.
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The Asian Center for Missions, CBN Asia’s missionary training arm, celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Since its inception in 1995, ACM has been providing cross-cultural missionary training for those who have been called by God to reach the nations and proclaim His saving love to unreached people groups. ACM also helps facilitate the deployment of missionaries and care for those who are already in the mission field – in close partnership with local churches and organizations. Since then, ACM has expanded its ministry to reach more people by shifting to online mobilizations and missionary training programs using Moodle as the platform and Zoom for real time classes. This year, ACM also launched INTERCE-ZOOM, a bi-weekly prayer gathering of ACM, missionaries, and partners to pray for the nations. They produced videos to promote the 14 muslim tribes, bless Muslim families with food packs, and gaveone-time financial support to workers in Mindanao and quarterly financial support to international workers. During the pandemic, ACM also strengthened their online presence (FB, Youtube, Instagram, Website), and sent out short and encouraging messages to missionaries, donors, and church partners.
Your giving enabled us to extend much-needed help to the hungry, the sick, the homeless, the jobless, the weak, and the lost. We would not have been able to accomplish all these without God’s enabling grace and the support of our faithful ministry partners.
Thank you!
This is OUR accomplishment report. Soli Deo Gloria! Glory to God alone!
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