Faith Hub Cebu joins ARG 2025

At Faith Hub Cebu, when we run Alpha courses, we welcome people, we bring them together, we want them to feel that the Church is their home, we want their hearts to be filled with God’s Love. But this can’t happen if we, leaders in the same Faith Hub, don’t feel also welcomed and loved, if we’re not recharged by encountering the Lord again.

This is why a group of 6 members (Andresa, Ronel, Krysta, Arlette, Jules and Fr Steban) of the Faith Hub Cebu went to the Alpha Regional Gathering from June 22nd to June 25th 2025 in Malaysia. As soon as we stepped into the Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang Church in the busy center of Kuala Lumpur we felt that radical hospitality wasn’t just a word. The whole place was prepared to welcome about 700 delegates from many Asian countries. Immediately we began to meet friends, share food (there was a lot!!) and talk about our experience in mission. During these three days, talks and prayer focused on one message: “He is not done yet!” This was clear: the Lord is at work in His Church. He guides and touches hearts. There’s much more to come if we stay in the track of a generous mission that is not self-centered
but rather follows the Lord’s mandate: “Go, and make disciples of all nations”. “Less is more”, was one of the preacher’s message. Inviting us to look at our mission with eyes of faith, not by comparing with others or focusing on our limitations. With 5 breads and 2 fishes and a boy’s trust, God made something great. Several talks also insisted on the importance of a good intergenerational transmission of Faith in our churches: leaders of different generations have to work together and share their gifts if the leadership is truly formed after Jesus-Christ’s model.

Alpha is a tool for evangelization that brings together disciples of Jesus-Christ from many different churches. In ARG 2025, our catholic delegation of about 80 Catholics from different countries gathered every morning for a Mass presided and preached by the Most Rev. Marvyn Maceda, Bishop of Antique. His words gave us a full morning load of energy, communicating Jesus’ Love to us. And during the day we encountered and received so much from our brothers and sisters from other denominations. This is the beautiful fruit of Alpha: bringing together in prayer and mission all who work to proclaim the Name of Jesus. Personally, I didn’t expect to receive so much from the talks and was deeply touched when the praise led the whole assembly to call for the renewal of the gift of the Spirit. How great is to live really this unity of his disciples that Jesus prayed for! Coming back from ARG 2025, we feel confirmed in the mission of our Faith Hub Cebu. Soon we’ll have other Alpha courses and we’ll welcome, love and bring together many young people to God’s Love, because ourselves we received it without measure, we’ll give it the
same way.

Fr Steban Savary CSJ