Why do we go to the Philppines? Lots of reasons, such as the Filipinos are very receptive to us. Above, you will see part of the group Matthew and I taught in Cateel. Pastor Joe Fernandez is our partner in the Philippines and interprets for us. In the photos below, Matthew is teaching at our second location.
Some times we see people come to one of our conferences that we have seen before. Some times we get connected with our Filipino friends through facebooks and emails. It is very exciting to see how our Filipino pastors are writing down notes and studying what we are teaching as shown in the next photos.
One of my favorite parts of our pastors' conferences is the question and answer time because you really get to hear what our fellow pastors are going through and they give us an opportunity to walk them through their situations. It is easy to tell that they are listening and trying to apply what we are teaching.
We have so many doors open to us. We just went to the Philippines this past fall and while we were there, we stayed busy preaching and teaching throughout the week. We arrived on a Saturday and I preached both services at Buhangin Baptist Church as well as Monday night.
During the day, we prepared bags filled with toothbrushes, tooth paste, shampoo, etc. to give to the people who came to our medical camps.
Tuesday night, we were given the opportunity to minister on the streets of Agdao. This event took place on a full court basketball course at an intersection of a small community.
Matthew, Ron and Judy joined us mid-week and we began serving in Cateel and Boston, on the east coast. During the day, Matthew and I taught a pastors' conference and at night, I preached a revival in another covered court and Matthew preached a revival in Boston. This took place Thursday through Saturday.
While we were preaching the pastors' conference, Sue, Darlene, Ron and Judy were busy with the medical camps. In just two days, the medical camps served almost 900 people. Because of the generous financial donations made on our behalf, we were able to purchase enough medicine to treat all of those people plus have some left for the next medical camp. Dr. Joy Sanico was our leader in this effort and the Filipino military assisted her and her staff in leading us in this effort.
Sunday morning, Matthew and I preached in different churches and Ron gave his testimony at another church. Then it was back towards Davao City to lead one more pastors' conference.
Ten days, lots of preaching and teaching and yet there is still so much to do. We have so many doors opening to us that we are discussing two trips in 2015. That is why we are starting the fund raising early. You can help us make a difference by visiting gofund.me/hmd2p8 and making a donation of any amount. This website got an A from the Better Business Bureau and you can use your debit or credit card. Please help us. We have so many doors open to us. We just need the resources to get there. Thank you in advance.
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