This year could be year of realization that God is working and in control. There are so much to thank for the year 2020, although there pain and disappoint among others; loved ones died, losing jobs and even relationship went bad, despite all these predicament we remained standing by the grace and mercy of Living God.
Last year, Our team from Companion With Poor (CWTP) planted two churches and started seven new church planting in different areas including one in the province of Cebu. While other are slowing down, we continue on with our call to plant holistic church among the poor.
Updates:
The ministry of church planting in Sitio Katuwiran, Barangay San Rafael, 
Our team leader, Ligaya and partners,
Pastor Noel and Alva, held a key, a symbol
authority given handing over to new leader
Montalban, Rizal started when Alva Nerio, Pastor Noel’s wife, was asked to teach values formation in 4P’s program, a government social welfare program. Since then, she develop several contact in the community but never came to her mind to start a church in the community, but God uses her rapport for greater purposed to save people from their sins.
August of 2018 we started visiting the community and started a feeding program for the children once a week with bread and sometimes forage. This program became a tool to establish good relationship with people in the community; at first the gospel we are sharing is bad news to them, finally by the grace of God and with good rapport, the love of Christ became real to them. During the community lock down, our team manages to distribute a kilo of rice every week during our worship celebration. This act of kindness helps magnified the image of Christ in the community, His love become evident and real. There were forty regular worshipers every Sunday as of December 27, 2020.
We are thankful and praising God for allowing us to be part of transformative works of God in Sitio Katuwiran. Our goal to plant church in this specific place was completed although the church structure was not completed yet, Last December 27, 2020, our team along with our leaders from Companion With The Poor (CWTP), our mission organization, turn over the church leadership to local partner, Pastor Noel and Alva Nerio. Lord willing, we will start another church planting this coming March 2020.
Relief Efforts on Typhoon Ulysses
individual affected during the typhoon Ulysses in four municipalities; Montalban, San Mateo, Norzagaray and Taguig Another church planting team from CWTP started a ministry in sitio Ibayo, in San Mateo before the typhoon hits the community. The relief effort help the team in sharing the gospel of Christ is tangible way and they are also helping few families in constructing their houses by provided roofing materials and some lumbers for framing.
Updates from the Skills Training Center
Due to government restriction of face-to-face, our training for automotive servicing is temporary stopped to help limit the possible spread of corona virus. Since most of us are now adapting to new normal; wearing of mask, frequent hand washing and practicing social distancing, we are confident to continue in the training on February with blended approach; online lectures and actual practice for limited trainees at a time. We will only accommodate three trainees to have actual practice every day at different time. The goal for each trainee to have actual practice of at least 8 hours a week.
Prayer Concern:
1. Please for God protection and provision for our workers.
2. Please for Pastor Noel Nerio as he lead the new planted church, pray for wisdom and provision.
3. Please for a new place to start another church planting, we are looking for the field ready for harvest.
