5th UPDATE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

PRAISE GOD FROM THE PHILIPPINES!!!!

It is 10:30 Wednesday night here in the Philippines (9:30AM at home) and Richard and I are sitting in the now closed restaurant at our home away from home, Sta Monica, Dumaguete City....We have just confirmed some bad and sad news about some dear friends back home in Ashland, Kentucky; many of you may have heard or read about the fire on Hilton Ave....We have discovered this was Larry and Denise Stovall's home that was a total loss, but even worse, Denise was injured severely and is in Cabell Huntington Hospital ICU....Larry was also injured but is not hospitalized.

Richard has known the Stovalls for about 8 years or more and has sung in a quartet with Larry for 3 of those years....I met them 10 months ago and am now singing in the quartet with Larry and have got to know them very well.....They are good Christian people and have been struggling through some challenging circumstances of late, but God is still in control and has them in the palm of His hands.....Please pray for these dear friends!

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God is still moving here in the Philippines, as we have now seen over 75 people come to know Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord -- PRAISE THE LORD!!! We have also seen over 20 rededications and around 15 decide to follow Christ in Believer's Baptism!!!   GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!

All three of us are fighting off sickness, with sore throats and multiple congestions; I almost lost my voice tonight as I finished bring the message Combado Barangay, outside of Bacong.....Scottie had already decided earlier this evening that he would not be making the trip tomorrow to Palali and then back to Manjuyod; this was before other issues lead us to cancel tomorrow's activities....The special transportation we had planned caqncelled out at the last minute and would not be truthful as to why they refused to drive us; also one of the Bartangay Captains did not sign the proper paperwork allowing us to evangelize in their area.....All of this combined with our illnesses, along with a concerned feeling from our host, Josue, we decided we had better listen to God speaking to us.....Therefore, we have canceled tomorrow's trip in hope that we can rest and revive for our long day of ministry in Tanjay and Bias City areas on Friday.

Please be praying for all three of us as we take new medicines to try to fight the "nastys" off.....Please continue to pray for God's will to be accomplished and for Him to be glorified, honored, and praised!

God has brought us this far and I know that He will take jus the rest of the way!

I was able to visit my dear friends, Pastor Doming Valdez and Evilla this afternoon, along with Noami Joy....I had a wonderful visit and caught up with them on things from the past two years....Pastor Doming pastors NLCC in Dumaguete City and he was excited to tell me that he was walking without his cane and that Almighty God was his cane now -- PRAISE THE LORD!!!!  God has chosen to partially heal him after numerous strokes over he past 7 years or so....Please pray for this family and their ministry here in the Philippines!

God has been good to us and He is not finished with us yet and He is not finished blessing us yet either, here in the Philippines....We have three more full days of ministry and I believe God has many more great things in store for us all!!! To God be the glory!!!