Rev. Roberto "Bert" Bumanlag worked every day for many years at his keyboard composing worship songs. Most of his poems are about salvation, heaven, the Holy Spirit, life, and God's creation. After he died in 2013, his wife, Ruth, arranged to have them published. She also wrote the family history, going back to her father, Cornelio T. Bolayog, who was part of a group of young Filipino farm workers in Southern California who were converted to Christ. Most of them went back to the Philippines to share the gospel and start churches and Bible schools. They pioneered the Wesleyan Church of the Philippines denomination. Nancy Jelinek, editor, attends the Emmanuel Hope of Glory Wesleyan Church in Portland, Oregon, where Ruth Bumanlag and her sons, Bob and Gerry, attend. Many in the congregation are Filipino American. Nancy works as an administrative assistant for an information technology firm. She has helped several authors prepare books for publication, including Saved from Death to Save Life, 2010, by Rev. Emilio Baliton. She resides in Gladstone, Oregon.
