2nd UPDATE FROM PHILIPPINES

HELLO EVERYONE FROM THE PHILIPPINES!!!

It is now 3:00PM on Saturday afternoon here (2:00AM back home)....We spent this morning in Dauin Barangay going house to house spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ; the three Philippine pastors, their wives, Richard, and me. Scottie stayed back at BCF to work on their computer at the church to correct some technical problems.

God gave us blessings this morning as we had the privilege to go to people's homes and evangelize....On the way to Dauin our vehicle stopped to get gas and while they were pumping the gas I began talking to a young man and told him who we were and where we were from; this lead to me asking him about his spiritual health and before I knew it I was leading him in a prayer of salvation! PRAISE GOD!!!!  Including this young man, there was a total of 20 souls saved during our Dauin house-to-house evangelism ministry -- TO GOD BE ALL GLORY, HONOR, AND PRAISE!!!!!!!!

When we left Dauin, we went to a funeral home in Bacong to visit a young lady who had lost her mother recently.....This young lady has a child enrolled in the BCF Learning Center School and Pastor Josue wanted to make sure she knew that there was a church family that cared about her and loved her; what a great ministry opportunity for him!!

We are now back at Sta Monica -- we finished eating lunch a little while ago and have remained at the front restaurant doing work.....I just finished preparing my sermon for tonight's outdoor crusade at Dauin before posting this new update; Richard has been listening to music with headphones on as he sings - getting some very interesting looks from some passing by- he sounds good and is singing praises to God as I type on his computer; Scottie had been SKYPING till he decided to escape back to the room.

Tomorrow (Sunday) will be a challenging day for us all....We start early with the first worship service beginning at 8:00AM for the parents and families of the kindergarten children enrolled at the SBC Learning Center at BCF; at 10:00 AM there will be a second morning worship service for the parenta and families of the \nursery children....I will be bringing the messages at both services, which they have requested be two different messages.....Immediately following the second service, we will begin our long and rough journey to Manjuyod in the mountains; this journey is supposed to include a hike straight up the side of a mountain for about a mile to get to the church. When we arrive there at around 2:00PM, we are to have a worship service where I am also supposed to preach the Word of God.....Our biggest concern right now is if Richard and I can make the last mile; please pray for us!

The next three days (Mon - Wed) will includes "Parents/Pupils Spiritual Encounter Days" each morning and eveangelistic crusades each afternoon at Luke Wright, Sulodpan, and Combado....Thursday will be a full day trip to Palali and back to Manjuyod for two more worship services....Friday we go back to Manjuyod again to Matambok in the morning (Door to door Evangelism), Sundu-an in the afternoon (Crusade), and Sitio Gonzales in the evening (Crusade).

Saturday will include a baptism service in Bacong in the morning, free time to go to downtown Dumaguete in the afternoon, and preparation for the 12th Anniversary Celebration Service and Victory Party/BCF Olympics, which will be on Sunday moring and afternoon....Sunday evening will be a "BCF Night With the Guests" (thats us)....And then Monday we begin our trip back home.

These wonderful Filipino Pastors and churches have done so much preparation and work for this two week evangelistic mission trip....I cannot wait for everyone to see the absolutely amazing "Booths" that each church has built for the celebration; four of them look like small houses and the fifth one is a boat actually sitting in a man-made moat filled with water.....And the three big dumb Americans are supposed to judge the work and rank them one through five; it is going to be very difficult to make a decision!

God is blessing and Satan is working hard from every angle to try to stop the work we are doing, but God is good and with His strength and help, we will persevere and He will receive all glory!!!

Please continue to pray for us as we continue to do God's mission here in the Philippines!!!!

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