June 2019 Ministry Updates

Highlights

(June 2019)

Revisiting Our Plan

Our scheduled activities until December 2019

I am blessed to have wonderful church planting team.  Aside from being competent in their ministry works, they have passion to seek the lost.  


Through  this church panting ministry, we are helping people back to God through planting small churches in the community.  We started here in Sitio Katuwiran, a pocket of informal settler in Barangay San Rafael, Montalban. We begun reaching out this community Last August 2018 and on January 2019, we were able to start with feeding program with the help of Scandinavian Children Mission Team.  Sixty children were lead to Christ.   Following our planned schedule, early March we started with home Bible study group and on June we were able to start the youth fellowship with newly converts from the youth camp.  Along with our home bible study groups and youth fellowship.  We are also praying for a place where we can start gathering the new converts for join worship.  

Josh handling over the school supply

Basketball Mission Team Came to Bless...

A Basketball Mission Team from Cole Valley Christian School Boise, Idaho, USA  came and bless the children with school supplies and a handful of groceries packs for the families in the community.  We were able to bless 100 families and 100 children for their gifts.  We are thankful for their partnership in bringing the gospel of Jesus to heart of these people, we are like-sheep without shepherd. 


Prayer Concerns:
1.  Pray for church planting team, pray for their health and financial provision.
2.  Please pray for a place where we can construct simple structure for the church.
3.  Please for the fund to construct the structure for church. 

May 2019 Ministry Updates

Highlights
(May 2019)

Pastor Marvin Cerina, one of the missionary explain the
salvation to the campers. 

Evangelistic Youth Camp

Fifteen youth from  our church planting were sent to join in a three days evangelistic youth camp on May 25-27, 2019.  Companion With The Poor (CWTP), is our mission organization were me and my team where affiliated.  Every year, through the generous financial help from donors, we bring 150 non- christians young people from our different church planting areas to a place with swimming pool, good food and lodging. We share Jesus and  His love to them.

From our church planting area in Sitio katuriwan, San Rafael Montalban,  we sent 15 unbelievers to join in the camp.  First we ask permission from the their parents then ask the them to sign a commitment form that they will obey the rules and respect their fellow campers.  strict rules is necessary to implement before and during the camp to ensure success.  From experience, young people from this kind of community most likely had difficulty in observing rules. 

Home Bible Study

Our approach in reaching the community for Christ are subtle and friendly.  First, we come to their house knocking, asking if they wanted to be prayed, which in most cases they agree. Second, we ask them if we can visit them again, this time, some were hesitant however, they agreed. In third visit we usually bring something; a kilo of rice or a noodles. There the relationship begun.  We share our faith and motives why we are coming to their community.  Relationship grows, and home bible study begins.  It Usually start with few members from the family, then they invite their neighbors. 

As of this month we have two bible study groups lead by Ligaya Esquieda and Rebecca Bataanon the other group is lead by Pastor Noel Nerio and his wife Alva Nerio.  Pastor Nerio is our local partner.  The Lord willing, in two years time, when the partnership is completed, we will turn over the ministry to Pastor Noel's leadership and our team will start another church planting in other community. 

Prayer Concerns:
1.  Please pray for the campers. Pray that will receive Jesus in their hearts
2.  Pray for our team health and financial provision for family and ministry needs
3.  Pray for a place where our team can hold a meeting and bible study
4.  Pray for the community that they will receive the gospel of Jesus with gladness.