Angono Assembly July 2007

Cogeo Assembly July 2007

Update, July 1, 2007

I just arrived back from speaking at the assembly in Angono in Rizal Province. It was good to remember the Lord with them and be able to share with them from the Word of our Lord. We began what will be a four part series in Romans 6 thru 8. We will be speaking there on the first Sunday of every month until October when we will make the move up to Baguio, Lord willing. Last Lord’s Day we were with the saints in Cogeo, and the week before I spoke at the assembly in Antipolo called, Hill Crest. My messages have been all in Tagalog and it seems to be coming back quickly, thank you for all your prayers.

We have purchased an older car that we pray will meet our needs for the next few years. Thank you for praying. It seems to be a solid car and in very good shape.

We will make our first visit up to Baguio on the last week of July and will visit with the assembly at Morning Glory and will begin to scout out places for us to live when we finally make the move up in October. We plan, Lord willing, to make a trip up each month. Be praying with us that the Lord would open up a secure place for us to live in Baguio that we can use as a base for reaching further up into the mountains in the coming years.

We had planned to take some language classes here in Manila to study Ilocano but that is not going to be possible since the school currently has no one to teach that language. So the Lord obviously has other plans. Keep us in your prayers as we seek His guidance for the months ahead.

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June 12, 2007 Settled in Manila

We arrived in Manila safe and sound three weeks ago tonight (June 12^th). Things here have not changed that much over the years we were away.

We are finding our way around with out much difficulty through the heavy unpredictable traffic. We are in the beginning of the rainy season so although it is hot and humid most days an afternoon thundershower often cools things down.

The Lord has provided for us a nice place to stay while we are temporarily in the Manila area.
It will meet our needs nicely until we make the move up to the mountain city of Baguio in October or November. Baguio is a pretty modern city in the mountains and we are praying that the Lord would provide a place for us to live there as well as one that is safe. Please join us in praying.

We were able to visit with the saints in Cogeo this past Lord’s day. It was so good to see them all again. We arrived late at 9:30 not realizing that their meetings begin now at 7:30 AM and run until around 10:30. But warmed my heart to see them going on for the Lord. Joyce and I spent many years working among them and they have been a great encouragement to us.

This week we will be visiting with the saints in Justinville as it is their anniversary Sunday. I taught them a couple of series in the past on how to study the bible. They are a wonderful group of committed believers.

My Sunday schedule is full here until we move up to Baguio in the fall. I will be speaking at four different assemblies once a month for the five months we will be here in Manila. We trust and pray that we will be an encouragement to them. Pray with us.

May 21, 2007 Enroute to the Philippines Today

Today we leave for the Philippines. We are anxious to be on our way. We are not sure what the future will hold for us but we entrust that into His care. Thanks to all who have been praying for us.

We will arrive in Manila at about 11:00 PM Tuesday after traveling for about 20 hours. The temperatures in Manila have been in the mid to upper 90s these last days with the heat index around 105-110. So there will be quite an adjustment for us.

We pray that we will be able to move into our apartment before the end of the week. It will be nice to have a place to call home again.

We plan to take up language study to brush up on our Tagalog those first months, before we take up the challenge of a new language. Be praying that the Lord would guide and direct us and that we would be sensitive to that direction, lest we run ahead of Him or lag behind.

We do covet your prayers. “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise be glory and honor for ever and ever Amen”

We will write again from Manila once we are able to get “hooked up”, to let you know we arrived safe and sound.