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From Tacloban, Philippines

by | Oct 7, 2020 | Missions | 0 comments

Evangelize–Establish–Equip–Empower
September Ministry Update
The Lord Will Never Leave Us Unarmed In The Battlefield.
EVANGELISM GOSPEL KIT DISTRIBUTION.
Our gospel kit distribution continues. We have been to 5 different relocation areas in the northern part of Tacloban to share the gospel with almost 150 people and our main recipients this time were tricycle drivers and were able to gave 61 Gospel Kit to them.We praise God for the opportunity to share His word despite the strict implementation of the quarantine protocols limiting the movement of the people. We were very blessed seeing how the people whom we ministered to responded leading to a number of them accepting Jesus as their Lord and personal Savior. Indeed, God’s word will never go in vain.
DISCIPLESHIP.
There are four young people at the church who always go out of their way to get involved in the ministry namely, Jonas, Mathew, RJ, and Jun-jun. In fact, they have been actively involved in our gospel kit distribution – from the repacking stage to sharing the gospel and to the actual distribution itself. They boldly shared the gospel with tricycle drivers not minding if they are way older than them. It is truly a blessing having them around who are always on the go, doing heartily the greatest commission of Jesus Christ to all of His followers.
I am having a regular discipleship session with these boys. Each of them is leading a bible study weekly. They would keep me updated on how their respective group bible study is doing and they would also ask for ideas to improve their bible study facilitation.
LADIES FELLOWSHIP.
The ladies went to a nearby island for a fellowship. Some of them are so exhausted at work that they needed to unplug and just enjoy God’s creation as well as each other’s company. They shared a word of encouragement with one another while having lunch together. The place is called “Sanctuary Farm” which is currently being developed by the owner into a retreat site.
HOME BIBLE STUDIES.
We have regular home bible studies at Dreamville, one of the relocation sites. Jonas, who is also a bible school student, takes charge in leading these bible studies on a weekly basis. We praise God for the opportunity to be able to minister to the families who are more than willing to listen to His word each time we go to their house for a bible study.
Iron On Iron (IOI).

Few days before Tacloban was placed under General Community Quarantine, a pastors’ fellowship was held and the gathering aimed to encourage one another in the Lord. There are some local pastors and church leaders in the community who have been quite hesitant in continuing with God’s ministry due to the numerous undesirable circumstances brought about by the pandemic. We then listened to God’s word together, shared our testimonies about how the Lord has been continually faithful to our respective families as well as to the flock. We also prayed for each other. We had brunch later on.
GENERAL COMMUNITY QUARANTINE STATUS EXTENDED.
The imposed General Community Quarantine in Tacloban which was supposed to be until Sept. 30 only, got extended for another month. Thus, we are on GCQ until the end of October as announced by the city mayor few days ago. While the movement of the people is being limited by this government mandate in lieu of the fight against COVID-19, the church family continues to strengthen each other through corporate worship and prayer and home bible studies to the families who are unable to join us on Sundays due to the GCQ.
We would like to thank you all for remembering us in prayer. Ministry in this time of pandemic is even more challenging and exciting. The Lord will never leave us unarmed in the battlefield. He will always sustain us no matter what. May we continue to encourage one another as we remain to be of service for Christ’s glory.
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PRAYER REQUEST
  • Please pray for God’s protection over His people that as we go to these relocation areas for ministry purposes, we will be safe from the virus as well as the families whom we will interact with.
  • Please pray that the spread of COVID cases in Tacloban will never be a hindrance for us to stop from sharing Jesus to others, rather, this will motivate us to be more diligent in winning people to Jesus.
  • Please pray for Lian, one of our church members who is getting relocated to Manila for work reasons. Please pray for God’s protection as well as guidance as she transitions to a new chapter of her career.
  • Please pray for provision  of our transportation as we do our weekly ministry including the gospel kit distribution.
ANSWERED PRAYERS

  • Thank God that my wife B-Ann and her colleagues who all got exposed to a COVID positive case have been able to complete their 14-day quarantine and none of them contracted the virus.
  • Thank God for the complete healing and fast recovery of their colleague who got infected of COVID-19.
  • Thank God for the healing upon my daughter Shekinah who got bit by our dog. We were able to c

 

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