November 2020 Updates

 

Roofing Completed

Newly installed roof with corrugated iron sheet

Praise God for the completion of roof installation.   It’s been always our prayers to extend the worship place, to give convenient space for each one of us and when the social distancing was implemented to limit the spread of the Corona Virus, it was very hard for us to comply because of small space. Praise God because a donor from Corner Stone help us construct the foundation and installed the roof.

We are praying for additional fund to install fiber cement wall with metal frame, concreting of mud flooring and plastering in the kitchen and tiles for toilet. It will cost around 35,000 in peso ( nearly 800 US dollar).

Church Planting Team 

Church Planting Team with church partners

Our church planting team works hands-on-hands with our local partners to establish the ministry in Sitio Katuwiran, a poor and small community in Barangay San Rafael, Montalban, Rizal. We started the ministry with feeding the children with forage or bread.  Our contact which also became our Bible study group begins with children. Good rapport is important in ministering to the people. Like Jesus who invited the disciples to “come and see” (John 1:39).  One of our strength in sharing the gospel and making disciple for Jesus is relationship with people and we invite them to eat with us, pray with us and even asking them to go with us to share the love of God. To date, we have two youth leaders and three from mothers group who help us in Bible study and in leading the worship. 

Family Updated; my family, my team

It’s always my joy seeing my children go with us in the community.  Since I commit full time work in

From eldest children; Daniel, Jemimah
Jeremiah Paul and Josiah

mission, I quit in my Job as freelance engineer and pursue God’s call, my family have been my supporter.  In fact our second child, Jemimah is taking cross-cultural study in college, she wanted to be missionary someday.  My journey as missionary is both satisfying and challenging.  We came to the ministry area with only enough budget, but when we were compelled to share to our needy team members or our Bible study members, we gave.  We were always amazed how the Lord of heaven provided for our needs.  We do not have regular support, we are raising our ministry budget, God is good He always lead us someone who’s heart have been prepared to go with us in sharing the gospel of Christ to others and in helping other in their plight. 

Next Plan

Our prayer before the year end I(2020) is to complete the toilet in the church and purchased guitar and other audio equipments for worship.  We continue our discipleship group and praying for them to grow in their faith and become committed followers of Christ. 

Prayer Request

1. Please pray for me for God protection and good health as I expose myself to different people in the community. Pray also for our financial need.

2.  Pray also for my team mates and their family ( Ligaya, Rebacca, Bon, Noel and William). 

3.  Pray also for financial provision to complete the church structure. 

Few Steps to Finish Lines

We are thankful for your all prayers and supports for us. The church planting ministry in Sitio Katuwiran is now few months toward completion.  

Marlon, trying to weld
a steel beam for rafters

Usually we work in the community to plant church and establish community programs such as feeding for children, Alternative Learning System (ALS) and livelihood.  By the grace of God with the church partners working with us hand-on-hands, we were able to develop leaders from the new converts and started constructing a church structure.  

We started this ministry Last August of 2018 with Pastor Noel and his wife Alva. We came to community to share the love of Christ through evangelism and Bible study, along with regular activities, we try to build strong relation with people so became our contacts and most of them are now attending the church worship service. there were about 30 regular attendees every worship.  For almost a year since we started congregating the new believers, we used to have worship with a 10ft. by 10 ft space with temporary roofs of corrugated iron sheet.  By the grace of Gog we were able to extend the structure to the help of Corner Stones donation. Praise be God!