Greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord and Savior. I want to thank those of you who actually take the time to read through these updates and to pray for the Lord’s work here . We covet your prayers. Things at times can be discouraging and I believe it is your prayers that keep us focused on what things are of eternal value and what things are temporal and passing away. The scriptures never cease to amaze me. The portions that the Lord will use sometimes to encourage sometimes surprise us. Recently the Lord spoke to my heart out of Psalm 73. It was a good lesson to be reminded of. The closing verses say: “Whom have I in heave but thee? And besides thee, I desire nothing on earth….but as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge…”
This past week a Category 5 super typhoon made a pass at the Philippines. It skirted the western edge of North Luzon, the main island, and then made land fall on the northern tip of the island. We experienced strong winds and heavy drenching rains here in Baguio and as a result flooding, landslides, and some road cuts. Electricity was out across the entire region for a while but was restored rather quickly. Some of the saints from the assemblies here experienced some flooding in their homes, and a landslide near- by one brought some mud inside, but over-all it was not as bad as it could have been and we are thankful. Some meetings and studies were cancelled as a result of the heavy rains so we hope to get things back on track this week.
The bible school classes down in Baguio Gold will resume again this Sunday. We began a couple of weeks ago, but the storm caused the cancelation of this weeks class. We are currently studying the roles of men and women in the New Testament assembly, then we will take up the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
The next couple of month’s schedule is rather full. So please keep us in your prayers. With the weekly studies, Sunday speaking, bible school and preparation for upcoming events I find myself spending many hours in my office in preparation, which I enjoy so very much.
