“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where
moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But lay up for
yourselves treasure in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where
thieves do not break in and steal. For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21
These verses were on my mind this morning as we begin to
settle in once again here in Baguio. It
is nice to be home. We spend a wonderful
morning yesterday with the saints at Navy Base remembering the Lord and hearing
from His word.
The trip home was fine and without incident as there was no
flooding on any of the roads that we used.
The roads were in pretty bad shape and my poor car got knocked around
quite a bit by all the pot holes, but survived.
Kennon Road, the road up the mountain to Baguio, was open as well to
light vehicles, and we were able to pass without any problem. At Camp 4 a bridge was washed out but we were
able to skirt around it and still pass.
It is raining again this morning and talk of a new storm approaching.
We are now beginning to focus our eyes on the next several
months and what the Lord would have us do.
I am now scheduled to speak at the Men’s Conference in Bulacan in
December and to teach at Special Studies in February, also at the camp site in
Malolos. I am also beginning preparations
to teach the next Bible school session here in Baguio, continuing our lessons
in Eschatology. We will begin the home
bible studies again next week , Lord willing.
So in very short order we will be back to the regular routine, which is
always comforting to me. I enjoy and
need regular routine. I love and thrive
in the “rut”.
Continue to pray for those of your brothers and sisters in
Manila who have been affected so severely by the floods which plagued the
lowlands once again. Some close friends
from San Juan had to be evacuated from their homes as the flood waters were
reaching up to the second floor. We thank the Lord that all are safe, but several
of the chapel buildings and many families from those works in various parts of
Luzon have been affected once again, so please keep them in your prayers. And be praying for Dave Harvey and those
handling the relief efforts that the Lord would give them wisdom as they use
the funds that the Lord will provide.
The outreach up in Kayapa is currently on hold due to the
heavy rains, so be praying that we will be able to return there, once the rains
have subsided. The last time the
brothers were able to go up they had a study that lasted past mid-night because
those hearing the word had many questions regarding salvation by grace through
faith alone. So keep this outreach in
your prayers.
Thank you all for your prayers and for taking the time out
of your busy schedules to read this update.
May the Lord continue to bless you all for His glory!!
