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 HISTORY

• The movement is led by

Brother Mike Velarde,
• In 1984, Velarde called
• a real estate developer and his show "El Shaddai,"
preacher.
a biblical name for God

• In 1982 Mike Velarde

started a weekly Bible-
quoting radio show called
“To God Be the Glory” on
DWXI that aired Sundays from
9 pm to 11 pm.
 THE STORY OF BROTHER MIKE VELARDE

• In February of 1978, • reinvigorating his failing

Brother Mike has been heart, and immediately
diagnosed with heart restoring his health
ailment. after a long period of
• As he lay in a hospital illness.
bed, waiting for his major • At the turning point in
heart operation an angel what he describes as a
of God roused him and previously wasted life,
delivered the Word of Brother Mike became a
God to him, “born again” Catholic.
 • Every Saturday evening in
Manila, Philippines, on a huge
plot of land near the airport,
Brother Mike Velarde as a
servant leader draws vast
crowds of believers for a
weekly El Shaddai prayer
service.

• Velarde then held weekly prayer rallies outside the

vicinity of the radio station that last for 4 hours.

• The rallies were then moved to various locations

such as a Football stadium, at Quirino Grandstand,
Rizal Park, at the open grounds outside PICC and
CCP, and finally in Amvel Business Park.
 THE FELLOWSHIP

• In its worship, theology, and aesthetic, El Shaddai often

seems more like the Filipino version of an American
Evangelical Protestant mega church than a traditional
Catholic lay organization

• Velarde often looks and talks more like a Pentecostalist

preacher and businessman than a Catholic lay leader.
 THE FELLOWSHIP
• They begin with spontaneous
prayers, praise and worship
songs, and dance.
• Worshippers clap their hands,
sway, and wave El Shaddai
handkerchiefs, white cloths
printed with the name “El
Shaddai”.
• Psalm 91, often used by
women as head-covering
kerchief at Mass.
 MAIN OBJECTIVE

• Brother Mike preaches a message to his

followers to expect miracles of healing,
financial success, and transformation in
their lives if they put their trust in God and
live out his Word.
El Shaddai International House Of
Prayer

Located at Amvel Business Park, Paranaque City

 El Shaddai International House Of
Prayer

• The fellowship “gawain” is held outside to accommodate

the crowds, and attendees gather on folding chairs and
mats in a huge field surrounding a large, high stage, brightly
lit for the television cameras that record the services.
• On stage, a number of members share ”patotoo”, living
testimony, about their experiences of God in their lives.
• After more praise and worship songs, members pray the
Angelus, a traditional Marian prayer, sing the Our Father,
and recite Psalm 91