A Salute to Fr. Nestor R. Caber!
In a previous post, I wrote about the jail recollection conducted by Fr. Nestor R. Caber, Region 6 Chaplain of the BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology). He has been going around the different jails of Region 6 conducting this recollection since the second week of March yet. No wonder that during his talk he would sometimes cough due to a throat already most-used, but thanks be to the Almighty, he attested that when he would nearly lose his voice, in the morning upon waking up, there again is God’s rescue, he is once more given a voice ready to tackle another day! Truly it is the work of the Lord!
What made a powerful impact, I’m sure not just to us whom he calls “the service providers”, but to the prisoners most of all, was Fr. Caber’s life testimony of God’s plan in his life, how he became a priest in spite of his being a problem son, student and citizen, that was before he got renewed; and how God came into his life, until he was made His priest!
He has told us about the Regional Service Providers Council of the BJMP 6 which has been organized for “the inmates’ welfare and development, so that the inmates will be productive citizens upon their re-integration in the mainstream of society,” I have read from the internet that they have conducted a “First Inmates-Family Congress on May 31, 2008”.
He said: “I am for religious freedom in the jails, but I don’t approve of any religion or denomination that would attack or belittle any other religious group that may cause chaos or conflict among inmates belonging to different religions or denominations. We have 23 different religious groups in BJMP Iloilo Province, but there is peace and camaraderie, with this rule being followed: No preaching of religion inside jails but rather preach and promote morality and spirituality.”
We thank God for Fr. Nestor! May there be many more priests of his caliber, dynamism and dedication! As a way of expressing our gratitude, this post is dedicated to him.
Filed under: dedication, testimonies/blessings, thanks
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