April 27 - Kayapa Ministries

We arrived back from Kayapa safe and sound yesterday afternoon after smoking brakes and cars that had the water boiling in the radiators.  It was a hard drive both ways, but after a few stops to let the cars recover, we made it safely back to Baguio.

The time spend in Kayapa was profitable. There were over 30 kids out to the VBS programs and close to 40 people out for the film showing.  I was amazed to see them intently watching the movie on Thursday night.  All eyes were glued to the screen, even to watch the credits at the end. 

We also had Bible studies with those who where around during the time VBS was going on.  It was a good time of study with many questions being asked.  We met some other brothers and sisters in Christ who have been hungry for teaching.  Next time they want us to come and visit their place and have a Bible study.  It is just a three hour hike across the mountains.  Lord willing we will be able to have a study in that area the next time we visit and we are praying to establish two more studies in the surrounding areas as well. 

The next we travel over to Kayapa we plan to visit families scattered around the mountain side and try to begin these new home Bible studies as the Lord leads, then to return,  initially once a month, to teach.  We are thankful to the Lord for what He is doing in the hearts of the people in this region. We were so well received by all.  

 Thank you all for your prayers…

April 25, 2012 The Lord's work in the Central Luzon Mountains

Greetings to you all and thank you once again for all your prayers.  Tomorrow, (Thurs. 4-26) we head back over the mountains to Kayapa for a two day outreach.  It is a rather hard drive for me on some very steep and windy roads through the mountains. We will be leaving Baguio at about 6 AM and plan to hold a VBS program in Kayapa both on Thursday  and Friday mornings.  In the afternoons we plan on doing visitation and some evangelistic Bible studies as the Lord opens opportunities.  Thursday evening we plan on showing a gospel film.  Please be praying for this new outreach that the Lord would save souls and establish a new work in this area for His glory.  Two assemblies are working together in this endeavor there will be 16 of us from the Navy Base assembly traveling over and 12 from another assembly in Nueva Vizcaya. 

Tuesday of next week (May 1) the Navy Base assembly will be having an outing down at the beach in San Fernando.  We will be having a baptism at this time as well.  Seven are planning on being baptized at this time.  What a blessing to see these dear saints desiring to be obedient to the Lord.

 Wednesday of next week we will be driving down to Manila and would appreciate your prayers. I will be speaking at the assembly in San Juan on May 6^th.

Continue to pray that the Lord would keep our car running well without any breakdowns over these mountain roads as well as on our trip down to Manila.

Thank you all once again for taking the time from your busy day to read this update on the Lord’s work here in the mountains of Central Luzon.  May the Lord bless you all for HIS glory.

Pictures March 20, 2012

Update - March 20, 2012

Greetings to you all in that name which is above every name, the name to which one day every knee will bow and every mouth confess that HE is Lord, to the glory of the Father.  What a wonderful day that will be!!   “What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see, just to look into His face, this one who saved me by His grace…”

Things here are going very well, for which we give the Lord our thanks.  The weekly studies are moving along nicely and people are encouraged.  The Sunday meetings at the Navy Base assembly are packed out each Sunday morning.  We have run out of chairs for the Sunday School and need to purchase some new ones, what a wonderful problem to have!! 

The new “semester” of Bible school at Navy Base has about 25 who are studying this time around, I think it is the largest group since we started these sessions back in 2007.  We are currently studying the prophecies of Daniel and will finish up with that overview this Sunday and begin a look at the Olivet Discourse of our Lord.  It has been an enjoyable study to teach.

There are a few here that are going through some very difficult times of trial and testing.  Much of the suffering that they are enduring is not a result of their own personal sin and failure but that of those around them.  So they are suffering affliction, but are remembering that “….in Faithfulness you have afflicted me” Psalm 119:75.  Please pray that the Lord’s will might be done in the lives of these dear saints.

Joyce remains cancer free, for which we give our Lord praise. She had an ultrasound yesterday since the doctor had some concerns but it showed no irregularities and no problems.   It is just one of the many blessings that He allows us to enjoy.  My last tests have shown that all systems are go.  My heart is doing well, my body is tolerating all the drugs without a problem and there are no irregularities, again we give the Lord our praise for His unmerited kindness to us.

We will be returning to Kayapa next month to hold a DVBS program, have a film showing, hold some studies and do some visiting, Lord willing.  Please keep this new venture in your prayers.  We pray for the salvation of souls and the eventual beginning of a new assembly in this region as the Lord leads and allows.

Thank you all so very much for your prayers.  He is a wonderful God to serve!

Update February 25, 2012

Greetings to you all from Baguio, it is so nice to be home.  I was quite surprised this morning when I checked my web site and noticed that I had not sent out an update since the end of December.  Things have been a bit hectic these last weeks and the time has just flown by.   
We spent last week in Manila while I taught at Special Studies at the Bible school in Malolos.  We are thankful to the Lord that the time seemed to be quite profitable.  There were some good times of discussion and questions regarding families and their responsibilities in the local church as well as the responsibilities of fathers and mothers in the discipline and raising of children in the home.  We pray that the lessons learned my have a positive impact on the biological families as well as on the local church families as the principles learned are applied.

Our car made the trip down and back, but there still are some more serious issues that need to be addressed.  Old Betsy, as she is fondly called, is in need of some rehab.  She has been a real work horse for us but she is beginning to show her age.  There are some reoccurring issues that need to be resolved and some new ones that came up during our time in Manila. We are so very thankful to the Lord that we were able to nurse her back home.  This week she will go back into the shop to have some things worked on.  Some things must be repaired before we can register her again in June or she will not pass inspection. Please be praying.  This car is so much depended on for ministry and right now my confidence level in her reliability is fading.  Please pray that the Lord would give us wisdom as to what our next steps should be. 

This week I will be completing final preparations for the next Bible school session that will begin next Sunday (March 4) at the Navy Base assembly.   I will be preparing the student notebooks, printing all the handouts and outlines as well as finishing up my personal notes and reviewing all the material for this semester.  We will be taking up Eschatology this time around and it should be a challenging subject for all.  I am looking forward to teaching it.  Please be praying that this would be a profitable time for all.

This week we get back to our regular schedule of Bible studies and meetings.  Sunday we are at Navy Base, next Sunday we will be down in Baguio Gold in the morning.  We will have home Bible studies on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday these next few weeks with a study also on Wednesday nights at the chapel.  Continue to pray for the continued effectiveness of these studies.  We desire to see those who attend these studies in regular fellowship at the assembly once they have received the Lord as Savior.  We have been seeing some good fruit in the lives of many, and are thankful to the Lord.

            Thank you all for your prayers.

December 30, 2011 Pictures