CBS-Asia also has stories of kabooya students who give out a sho-kuk inspiration to their teachers and classmates. 

Sis. Jo Garcia simply desires “to know God deeper [and have an] in-depth understanding of [the Bible’s] basic doctrines.”  But the kabooya element is that Sis. Jo is a humble RTC student who is working on her Ph.D. in Horticulture at UP.  She is also raising two teenage girls along with her husband Bro. Ador who is also attending the RTC with her.  She is presently working at the Bureau of Plant Industry and the Department of Agriculture.

Bro. Benjo Tanqueco simply aims for “spiritual enrichment.”  This humble worker of Community Baptist Church of Calamba continues to serve as vice chairman of the church board and to teach at their Sunday School.  He also teaches at UP Los Baños and heads the R.D. Tanqueco & Partners.  If that’s not kabooya enough, Kuya Benjo has a sho-kuk Ph.D. in Social Works.  He makes time every Thursday evening for our RTC and meets his wife, the charming Sis. Helen who is raising two twenty-year old children.

A similar story happens in our Quezon City RTC.  Atty. Macky Ong and Atty. Micky are two special friends attending the theology classes.  Macky is a law graduate from Ateneo and practices at the Supreme Court of the Philippines.  Micky on the other hand graduated law at the University of the Philippines and works in a private law firm. 

Two special friends also are Atty. Jake Tual and Atty. Milet Gasapos.  Jake graduated from University of Sto. Tomas School of Law while Milet from the UP College of Law.  Both of them  practice at the Quiazon-Makalintal Law Office. Atty. Jake says, “[I want] to enrich my knowledge with the hope of being able to be drawn closer to Him and hopefully share to others.”  The reason for attending RTC is not at all different for Atty. Milet who says, “[I desire] to enrich my relationship with God and be equipped to pass it on [to others].

”It is with these endearing reasons that these kabooya students attend the class.  Regardless of their educational attainment, distance to the RTC centers and tired backs from a day’s work, these students continue to open themselves for God’s nourishment through CBS-Asia. “I observe that CBS-Asia is really reaching down to the grassroots,” says a CBS professor, “and the grass there is a lot greener, planted by the streams of Living Water.” 

In recent years CBS-Asia has received the blessings of committed students who love the Lord.  Because the classes in RTC are personally supported by pastors who themselves attend the classes, the camaraderie of CBAP constituents continue to be enriched.  “Di lang naman pag-aaral ‘to eh,” quips Pastor Oscar Bantatua of Calamba, “kundi fellowship na rin naming itong mga manggagawa [ng Panginoon] sa Laguna.”