REMEMBERING MANNY...

Rey and I first met Bro. Manny during our CLP in 1998. When the reflection song, " Father Make Us One", was sung, someone from behind was doing harmony in a very rich resounding tenor. Both Rey & I looked behind and saw Bro Manny with his eyes closed singing with all his heart. It sounded like he was singing a love song for the Lord, much sweeter than the song that a lover sings for the object of his love or a lullaby that a mother sings for her baby. We knew right away that this man ( we still do not know him at that time) is genuinely in love with the Lord, you can clearly hear it from his singing.
It was music that brought our families close. Rey and I have emulated the way he served the Music Ministry, the way he used the gift that the Lord had given him, to give glory back to the Lord. He became our inspiration, as such, our family followed the legacy of Bro Manny in using music to serve the Lord.
My daughter said that it meant so much for the 3 of them to hear Tito Manny's " good job, girls!" when they sing because it feel like an affirmation from the Lord.
Bro Manny, I shall always hear your beautiful rich tenor voice from the first song I heard you sing to the last song " Volare" with twisted lyrics, " me blue da pinto is blue".
Thank you for always suggesting that I should only be ordering size L for our music ministry shirts instead of XL.
Thank you for the music, thank you for your service to us in the Music Ministry, thank you for serving the people of God! A job well done! A tough act to follow!