A Small Party for a Great Cause
BOttomless Fun
“BOttomless” highlighted the significant areas of Bo’s life — his love for Jesus, for service, for the poor, for financial literacy, and for his family and friends.
Creative song and dance numbers were performed by various groups including The Feast Dance Ministry; Four Priests in the City, composed of Fr. Joel Jason, Fr. Rey Pascual, Fr. Allan Samonte and Fr. Steve Zabala; representatives from Catholic Filipino Academy who delivered a speech choir presentation on some fun facts about Bo; The Masterminds, Bo’s group of business and financial mentors, who showcased their version of “If I Were a Rich Man” from the musicale Fiddler on the Roof; and the Feast builders who danced to the tune of boy band songs and recent dance crazes. The builders raised the roof of the coliseum.
Celebrity performers also graced the event. Comedy queen Ai Ai delas Alas rendered an entertaining Abba medley while Top Suzara serenaded the crowd with his acoustic set.
Betty Roxas-Chua, Bo’s good friend and godmother, a board member of Shepherd’s Voice Radio and Television (SVRTV) and a supporter of LOJ’s mercy ministries, expressed her birthday message for Bo onstage. She shared how generous Bo is — even when nobody sees. Analyn Docog of Anawim gave an emotional testimony on how Bo showed up in the province in the midst of their extreme poverty. He brought her and her siblings to Manila, and supported them like a parent. To date, their family lives well, thanks to the compassion that Bo extended to them.
BOttomless Generosity
After Analyn’s sharing, Bo was invited onstage where Weng Cequeña, VP for Corporate Affairs of Shepherd’s Voice Publications, handed him a check of P1,000,000 — the total amount collected from Feasts all over the world. Servants and attendees who wished to give Bo a gift contributed at least P50 which they put in a secret birthday envelope. Proceeds were donated to the different mercy ministries of LOJ.
BOttomless Love
Video clips narrating and describing Bo’s journey were also played, as well as birthday messages from Sis. Aida Manongdo, the one who prophesied that he would be preaching God’s Word; LOJ elders including SVP and SVRTV President Hermie Morelos and LOJ Feast Provincial Overseer Carl Fontanilla; members of Truly Rich Club; noted personalities such as Archbishop of Manila Cardinal Chito Tagle, Gary Valenciano, Karen Davila, Bernadette Sembrano-Aguinaldo, and Coach Joel Banal. The Lighthouse Family, which includes all the employees of SVRTV, Shepherd’s Voice Publications (SVP), Kerygma Family, and LOJ Admin Office, also prepared a fun music video for Bo.
The Kerygma 5 composed of Adrian Panganiban, Jon Escoto, Arun Gogna, Obet Cabrillas and Alvin Barcelona also performed their hilarious rendition of James Taylor’s “You’ve Got a Friend” and gave comedic yet meaningful messages to Bo. Moreover, the younger Sanchezes sang together The Lord’s Prayer in Swahili. Bo’s wife, Marowe Sanchez, and eldest son, Benedict, went onstage, honored Bo, and delivered their heartfelt messages to him. Francis, their youngest son, sang one of Bo’s compositions to open the worship.
BOttomless Gratitude
Towards the end of the event, Bo Sanchez gave his thanksgiving message and blessing to everyone in the coliseum. He claimed that the love they gave him would be returned to them by God multiplied over.
Bo’s short talk mainly revolved in the big message: “You are anointed.” Just like him who used to be a porn addict and an approval addict but was changed and healed by the love of God, he claimed that despite our sins and weaknesses, we can be God’s instrument of healing and love to the world.
Having heard his message, the whole coliseum praised and worshipped God in one voice, with the songs Bo Sanchez himself composed many years ago.
That night, people gave so much love to a great leader and friend, that they left the place not empty-handed, but receiving God’s bottomless love.