Bo Sanchez
Eugenio Isabelo Tomas Reyes Sanchez Jr. or widely known as Bo Sanchez is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, preacher and lay minister in the Philippines. He is known as the "Preacher in Blue Jeans". He was born in July 11, 1966 in Caloocan City to Eugenio and Pilar Sanchez. He started giving talks at an adult group at age 13. He has published around 27 books and 7 magazines. In 2006 he was a recipient of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) award for Community Service. In 2007, he received the Serviam Award, the highest award that can be given to a lay practitioner, from the Catholic Mass Media Awards. He publishes a magazine known as "Kerygma" which was translated into a television show at RPN 9. He also anchors the Gabay sa Biblia sa Radyo on Radio Veritas. He is the founder of one of the religious communities in the Philippines, the Light of Jesus (LOJ). The community, as of 2013, has 3,000 members in the Philippines and the rest of the world Through this, he founded two gatherings, the annual inspirational convention Kerygma Conference (which was founded on 2006) and the weekly fellowship and worship The Feast.