Celebrating life by sharing Life: DMIRIE Foundation at Capernaum Care Lifestyle Facility

September 28,2025 SPMC, Davao City – the DMIRIE Foundation gathered to celebrate the life of one of its directors. Yet, for those who attended or know the heart of the foundation’s work, the event looked quite different from a traditional birthday celebration. Rather than keeping the spotlight on human accomplishments, the day was purposefully directed toward honoring God, extending compassion, and meeting the quiet, day to day needs of the community.

For the leadership and team at DMIRIE Foundation, celebrating a life well lived naturally translates into serving others. Instead of a grand ceremony focused solely on entertainment, the foundation marked the day by doing what their director loved most: stepping into the community, offering prayers, distributing Bibles, and providing hot meals to the families they support through their Capernaum program.

The Capernaum Program: A Faith That Serves the Kingdom of God

At the core of the day’s activities was a guiding belief inspired by Scripture, specifically the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19:5–18.

When the prophet Elijah was exhausted, overwhelmed, and retreating into the wilderness, God did not immediately shower him with complex theological lectures. Instead, an angel brought him warm bread cooked over hot coals and a jar of water. Elijah was invited to eat, drink, and rest. Only after his physical strength was restored and his immediate survival needs were met did the Lord speak to him in a gentle whisper to renew his purpose.

The team at DMIRIE Foundation carries that exact ethos into their ministry work. To preach the Gospel effectively, you cannot ignore the immediate physical suffering of the person standing in front of you. Compassion isn’t just spoken; it has to be tasted, felt, and experienced.

“In order to share genuine hope, we first have to address the immediate need,” the foundation’s team shared. “When someone is struggling with basic daily hunger or exhaustion, offering them physical rest and a warm meal is often the very first way they experience God’s love.“

 The Capernaum Care Lifestyle Facility is a center based establishment providing temporary shelter to patients and their companions from outside Davao City.  The outreach focused directly on the children, individuals, and families served through the foundation’s Capernaum based initiative. Through this outreach, the foundation operates on the belief that spiritual care and physical care go hand in hand.

The environment was intentionally humble and heartfelt. It wasn’t about extravagant displays or polished speeches, but about personal connection sitting with people, listening to their stories, and standing beside them in prayer.

 The Capernaum Care Lifestyle Facility 

As the DMIRIE Foundation looks ahead, the work in The Capernaum Care Lifestyle Facility  and surrounding communities remains an ongoing commitment to walk alongside vulnerable families, offering practical relief and steady faith.

For those interested in learning more about the foundation’s initiatives, ongoing food assistance programs, and community outreach efforts, detailed information can be found directly on their website at dmiriefoundation.org/capernaum-based-program.

Through every meal served, Bible opened, and prayer shared, the goal remains straightforward and unvarnished: to offer quiet rest to those who are weary, feed those who are hungry, and keep God at the center of every act of service.