Funeral Service of Sister Clarita Ada

Sept. 26, 2016

Man has a choice regarding how to spend his life. He can use his life to "sow to the flesh" or "sow to the Spirit." We are free moral beings. However, God's will is that we devote our lives to sowing to the Spirit. Just as Jesus "went about doing good" (Acts 10:38), Christians should spend their lives doing good. We are created for good works (Eph. 2: 10) and are exhorted to maintain good works (Titus 1:16; 2:14; 3:1,8).

Our sister in Christ, Clarita Ada, died on Sept. 17, 2016 at the age of 65 years old. We asked the reason of her death and they answered, "because of hunger due to long drought last year." She don't have food to eat, starving and cause for complicated illness. Her family is relying only to their little garden. Their place at Malapangi, Arakan, Cotabato was one of the most affected by drought here in the Philippines. She was a member of the Church of Christ and attended the worship services in Malapangi church of Christ and also in Palusok church of Christ, Mua-an, Palusok, Kidapawan City where brother Alejandro Anoling Sr., Carlos Anoling and Danny Dacillo preaches.

My father, Julie Divine A. Notarte was requested to preach and comfort her family through the word of God during the last funeral service at Mua-an, Kidapawan City. Brother Joseph Notarte lead the songs and brother Alejandro Anoling Sr., Jimmy Noa Sr. and I (Joshua Notarte) had cooperated. The family and relatives of sister Clarita Ada were very thankful for the lessons they heard from the Scriptures and they are also pleading for our prayers in these difficult times in their lives. Please pray for them.