One of the outcomes of the stewardship workshop SPI conducted last September 12-14 involving the community leaders of the DRR Project from Montalban, Rizal and Brgy San Bartolome, Bagbag, Novaliches, Quezon City was to hold a trainors’ training so that they would be able to echo stewardship to their families, friends and neighborhood organizations.
On Nov 10-12, SPI conducted this trainors’ training at the St. Peter’s Parish in Diliman, Quezon City. The workshop was led by Fr. Nonong Pili, Jose Clemente, Sr, Frances Mangabat, Arthur Neame and Mayee Marzan. In those 3 days, the participants went through and revised the basic stewardship module to account for their DRR as well as personal and communal experiences.
The bulk of the discussion centered in making clear the stewardship core values especially regarding identity or “malalim na pagkilala na tayo ay Kawangis ng Diyos.” Special emphasis also went to encourage the use of creative methods of learning-teaching like dramatization, role play, drawing, focus group discussions and so on.
In the training, it became apparent that DRR is key in building a resilient community but to achieve their common vision of a united community where people help each other and care for each other, it will take a dramatic change in the way they live their lives and this is where the spirituality of stewardship comes in.
