Greetings to you all once again from Baguio.
The Christmas season
is upon us and it causes our hearts to remember the greatest of all gifts. What a wonder it is that God would become a
man in order to pay the penalty for our sin and redeem those who would put
their faith and trust in that finished work.
It is good to remember. It is
good each week to sit around His table and remember who He is and what He has
done.
We are thankful to the Lord for providing us with a newer vehicle
for the ministry here in the Mountains.
We were enabled by Him to purchase a 2009 Ford Everest 4X4. So we went from a car that was 21 years old
to a car that is just approaching 4 years old!!
Quite a difference. We are so
very thankful to Him.
Tomorrow we make the drive back up to Kayapa and the three
hour hike across the mountain trails to hold the Bible Study. This is truly fertile soil and we pray as the
seed is scattered that it would find the good soil of hearts prepared to
receive the gospel, and that fruit would be borne. Please pray with us. I am a bit concerned about the drive so
pray that the Lord would settle my heart.
We will be driving up in the early morning darkness and coming back in
darkness as well, across mountain roads
that I am not real familiar with. It is
a hard drive, please be praying.
The home Bible studies continue to be a source of
encouragement to me. Fruit is evident in
the lives of those whom we have been teaching and to a teacher that is a
tremendous source of joy.
We finished up the second semester of Bible School a couple
of weeks back. It was quite a profitable
time. Many attended and we trust the
Lord will use those things taught to build up the saints and lift their up
their eyes, for their redemption draws near.
In a few weeks I will be teaching at the Men’s Conference in
the lowlands. This will be my second
time to be invited to speak to this gathering of men from all over the
islands. It is a wonderful opportunity
for which I thank the Lord. Continue to
pray as I put the final touches on the message and as I prepare my heart before
the Lord to deliver it.
My preparations for Special Studies are coming along
well. I am now in the process of
organizing all my notes and putting them into a syllabus of sorts from which
the lessons will come. This year they
have offered to pay the tuition for all full time workers and their wives to
attend. So we are expecting well over
100 students. So please pray as I make
decisions regarding notes and handouts for such a large group.
Again I thank you all for your prayers for us and the Lord’s
work here in the mountains of Central Luzon.
May the Lord continue to bless you….
