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Reflections on Service
Kuya Edgar Nicolas, Chapter Head, BCBP Mandaue Chapter
The inseparable couple-servants of God, Kuya Edgardo “Egay” G. Nicolas and ate Marilyn P. Nicolas. They have been BCBP members since 1994, graduates of BCLP 2 Mactan, and BCMR 1. Kuya Egay started his term as Chapter Head in 2018 and will complete his service by end of 2020. The couple is looking forward to their 0th wedding anniversary on December 7, 2020.
In your three years of service as Chapter Head of
Mandaue Chapter, what experiences stand out for you?
There were so many
experiences that
really stand out and
its quite difficult to
specify which is
weightier than the
others. In general
terms, I believe that
the most significant
are the harassments
experienced by the
governance team
members. We had a
very very good start
and so many of our
activities have been
exceptionally
successful. The
governance team as
a group hurdled many challenges and came up with very good results until the evil one harassed the team. Despite the difficulties, with a lot of prayers, decisions were made, actions taken and eventually the Lord allowed us to learn and see the positive side of things. The learnings I got from our elders in the many years I was with them confirmed that in service, there is no place for complacency, something will always come out and it will not always be good. Many are challenges in disguise. We were tested in fire. We matured from those hard experiences. We turned up stronger than ever.
What do you consider to be the most important accomplishments of your service as Chapter Head?
The main responsibility of the Chapter head I believe is to be the “good shepherd” so I should consider that as my basis of accomplishment, or a greater part of it. What keeps me awake at night is thinking how to keep the flock engaged, well-led, and united. The latter is difficult. The community is made up of people with different upbringing, culture, level of spirituality, education and spirituality. It is a big challenge to unify all and at all times.
To measure the accomplishment, we go back to some numbers because “you cannot argue with numbers”. Shepherding can be demonstrated by the attendance of members in our activities specially in breakfasts where we see many first timers, graduates and eventually BCLP participants until their elevation to members in formation. We are successful there.
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