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The faithful couple was blessed with 12 lovely children endowed with exceptional talents especially in Gospel music — Rachel, Annaliza, Leah, Divine Grace, Wilde James, Esther, Faith, Joy, Rebecca, Ruth, Elizabeth, and Charity Anne. But two of their precious siblings, Divine Grace and Rebecca, went to be with the LORD. A very grievous part in more than fifteen years of difficult testing and trials, reminiscent of Job's experience. Through persecutions, financial want, worldly temptations, threat of sickness, starvation and even death, they remained steadfast in faith and never compromised the Truth. The hand of GOD was mightily guiding them through spiritual battles, arming them with weapons needed to gain the victory: steadfast prayer with praise and worship of 14 hours or more daily, continual study and meditation on the Holy Scriptures, kneeling hours on end interceding for the Church and for the salvation of the lost, constant fasts reaching 40 and even up to 93 days, repeated through the years (let alone the daily fasts when longer fasts were broken), and holding evangelistic crusades. They completely depended on faith for GOD to supply all the needs of GOD's work, never begging for financial support from any person or institution.

Some of the beloved Almeda children, children-in-law, and grandchildren during the celebration of the victorious Talipao Peace Mission anniversary at the Amoranto Sports Complex on October 3, 2004.

Their hearts continually throbbed for the cries of the poor, the needful and the lost, burdened for others to receive GOD's mercy. They rejoiced to see repentant souls humbling themselves before GOD more than anything else. This irresistible force constrained them to embrace this way of life through the years of tears and pain, obeying the Spirit's leading.

In one occasion, when the couple felt the hardest trial they had, thinking they could not take it anymore, and the road ahead seemed to grow wearier and not a flicker of light shone, they asked GOD, after praying for several hours, if they will continue with their Ministry or just work for money and financially support the Church. The LORD spoke through the Bible, saying:

2 Timothy 4:2-5 "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."

Rejoicing for GOD's message confirming their call once more, they went on serving GOD even more fervently. Nothing held them back from doing GOD's will and boldly fought satan all the way. They obeyed GOD with fear and trembling, seeking only the things that please Him.

It was soon revealed by the Holy Spirit that the reason why the couple had to go through years of difficult trials between life and death was that GOD was accumulating the anointing that would earn for themselves GOD's trust and empowerment to fulfill the fivefold ministry of the Church: Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher, for the perfecting of the saints.

Ephesians 4:11-13 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of CHRIST: till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of GOD, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of CHRIST."

They were being prepared by GOD for the greatest task ahead — to build and lead GOD's army, the Church, to fight all the powers of hell and give the last fatal blow to pull down satan's stronghold.

The survival of Evangelist Wilde E. Almeda and Asstant Pastor Lina C. Almeda in the spiritual arena brought about immense results for the whole world to profit from. The hand of GOD was moved, the Spirit's power loosed, to heal incurable sicknesses, infirmities and diseases, to convert stone-hearted sinners to become saints, to work miracles beyond human comprehension, defying the course of nature. The LORD JESUS promised these, and even more:

John 14:12 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father."

Luke 10:19 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you."