Andaya Family.

Michelle Andaya with her parents, Mrs. Cres and Dr.
Alvaro Andaya.
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We are happy to count among the White Memorial family
our dear brother Alvaro, his wife Cres, and their daughter
Michelle. They come to us from their hometown
of Babangonan Victoria, province of Oriental Mindoro in
the Philippines. Dr. Alvaro Andaya is now retired after
working his entire life as a dentist. Mrs. Cres opted to be a
stay-home mother to give her children the best possible
upbringing (they have a son who lives in Chicago).
Their daughter Michelle attended college at Adventist
University of the Philippines. She now works as a registered
nurse in the department of Labor and Delivery at White
Memorial Medical Center. She feels that her SDA education
has helped her in her personal life by allowing her to be a
light to others through her words and actions. At work, her
SDA education has given her a deep foundation of her faith.
Michelle was blessed to be born into an Adventist home and
to meet Jesus through the daily teachings of her parents.
She was baptized in Mindoro in 1991. Michelle has been
attending WMC regularly since 2001. Her favorite ministry
at WMC is singing songs of praise. She often participates in
the Sabbath school as the special number. She says she comes
to our church because she enjoys Pastor Ben's preaching and
she enjoys having fellowship with one another.
She sees the community services ministry and our
singing band as the best instruments for WMC to reach
out to the surrounding community.
She hopes Adventist schools will continue to spread the
word of God.