Pastor Rex Lavilla, Pastor Owen, or simply Pastor “O”, as we call him, had a worldly past. Pastor O lived with worldly standards, very carnal, overly sinful, & very lustful.

Along with that, he was a heavy drinker and a womanizer, he believed that was the only way to live a happy life. He completely disregarded what GOD had to say. In the year 2000, Owen felt miserable, he thought that all the things he's been doing, would make him happy but sadly he was wrong. He decribed his life as, no direction, no purpose, no meaning. He felt so tired and, looking back, this was his darkest moment.

He realized that the way he was living wasn't gonna make him happy. As he drove around Pasay City, Manila, he stumbled upon a church with heavy tears and self-regret. Under his breath, he pleaded with GOD, "LORD just let me die. When suddenly, in the midst of the silence, the LORD appeared to him through a voice, "Yes patay ka na Ngayon AKIN ka na” At the time, he didn't realize what it meant but now he understands it was his calling. Owen surrendered his life to CHRIST, he became a true born again Christian. Not only that, he got self-fulfilment and felt at peace, through realizing he was spiritually dead but is now reborn in CHRIST.

Since then, Owen continually attend bible studies, prayer meetings and Sunday fellowships until he met his wife Lizbong, who he knew would provide selfless, sacrificial love for him and his family. He allowed himself to fall for her and she continued to help him change for the better. 11 years ago, Owen was officially ordained as Pastor of FTFCi.

Although he became a pastor already, he felt like he wasn't worthy to be public, he didn't feel equipped to preach. He had such an overwhelming fear of public speaking to the point that when he first tried preaching words couldn't leave his mouth for 10 mins. Not until he felt the presence of the LORD he felt worthy to preach Although you may think he would be regretful because of his past life, he's actually thankful because he knows all those trials that happened to him were apart of GOD's plan.

Through everything, he realized his favorite thing as a pastor is watching people come to CHRIST.

Pastor O's life verse is Ephesians 5:1-16 which is about how Christians should live life and how we are the body of CHRISTS.

Finally, Ptr. O encourages everyone to love the bride of CHRIST which is the church. As we love CHRIST, we ought to love the church as well.