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Alliance Lay Leaders Produce Major Concert

September 17, 2008

A concert produced by members of Word of Grace (WOG) Family Christian Fellowship (C&MA), featuring top Filipino entertainers, will be held September 19 at the 4,000-seat Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, Illinois. Part of the proceeds will be used to support the Great Commission Fund as well as a medical mission planned for the Philippines by WOG in partnership with its daughter churches in that country. 
 
The WOG Youth Drama Ministry will open the concert, dubbed “Duel of the Divas, with an evangelistic skit. Flyers with the gospel message and information about the church will be distributed during the event. The youth will operate a display booth in the lobby and conduct one-on-one evangelism. Also, a prayer booth will be available for guests to fill out prayer request forms or be prayed for at that time if they desire. 
 
Dr. Richard Mirpuri, founder and spiritual director of Word of Grace International Ministries, will address the audience via video at the start of the event to thank those attending and to inform them that a portion of the proceeds will go toward the church’s missions programs. “We are asking our friends and partners in ministry to include the success of the concert in your prayers,” he said. “Also, please be in prayer for the medical mission and evangelistic outreach planned for the Philippines in 2009.”  
 
Mike and Estrellita Duquilla, who produced the concert, are active members and leaders of WOG, located in Chicago. Mike is president of the C&MA Men’s Ministry while Estrellita, the church’s missions coordinator, is vice president of Alliance Women. Their children also are involved in ministry. Their eldest son, DM, is training for the Chicago Marathon in October and will represent Word of Grace. “Any amount he is able to raise while [participating] will be given to the Great Commission Fund of the C&MA,” said Mirpuri.