March 17, 2015

Couples for Christ

ANCOP West C
c/o Mr. Lito Uy

Dear Titos and Titas,

The kindly man will be blessed, for he gives of his sustenance to the poor.
(Proverbs 22:9)
I am Christian Czar M. Manansala from San Nicolas, Masantol, Pampanga. I am the
eldest on the children of Cezar Manansala and Carmelita Mendoza. Both of my
parents were not able to finish schooling because of their familys financial
instability. Also, both of them now were old already and were unable to find work to
sustain our financial needs. At present, my younger sister was the one supporting
all the necessities in our family.
I spent my childhood days in Pampanga and lived a simple life together with my
parents and two siblings. I learned about God through the catechism of my father
and I felt the love of God through my mothers care. I deepened my spirituality
through frequent prayers even since I learned how to pray. My parish became
another avenue for me to strengthen and deepen my faith to God which eventually
led me enter the seminary in Pampanga, the Mother of Good Counsel Seminary.
After graduating from this seminary, I worked for almost seven years in an
outsourcing company in Makati City. While working, I developed the sense of
responsibility and the value of time. But my heart was restless even though I was
earning a living so I decided to enter another seminary. I was admitted in a
Franciscan seminary where I had a year of formation as a pre-postulant. In this
seminary, I saw, appreciated and developed so many things in my life like the value
of a deep brotherhood, deep and ample time for prayer and meditation, love for
Mother Nature and a simple life style. More than these values, I heard God speaking
in my heart as if He is calling me to a life of service in a diocese. The deepest
longing of my heart is to serve more people where I can do in a diocesan service.
The next stage of my vocation will be a Theology formation where I can almost
reach my goal of becoming a priest. Even though my younger sister was the one
supporting my family now but she cant support anymore my financial needs in the
seminary. My younger sister has already two children which she also supports and
takes care of. I am asking and appealing to your good hearts. I know God is directing
me to you for a reason and purpose. God is working on every individual as it written
in 1 Cor. 3:9 For we are Gods co-workers; you are Gods field, Gods building. May
God, who sees every good deed, reward you and your whole family graces both
temporal and spiritual.
I am hoping and praying for your positive response. Thank you and God bless you.

Your brother in Christ,

CHRISTIAN CZAR M. MANANSALA