Looking back over 2010, we’ve learned that..........
There’s always a way around even the
worst situations.....
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| Sharing meals with enemies can eventually lead to a good friendship......  Don’t let hard situations get you down...... Highlights of 2010: January – arrived back in the Philippines! § God provided Barb Bjerking to teach Jubab grade 6. February – Gabril Sulatan ordained as an elder at the Lapoc Church! March – 175 new believers baptized! April - Book of Luke checked by Translation Consultant and approved for printing! June – 162 ladies go on a Ladies’ Retreat and studied 1 John 1-2. § Kaluwingon Church extended due to rapid expansion of believers numbers. July – New church building built for the believers in Tinaytayan! September – Jomar Mahognay, Totò Landong and Ruel Lacdagan ordained as elders at Tumpagon! § Our Co-worker Josh began teaching Romans in the Lapoc church. October – Romans 1-6 checked by Translation Consultant and ready to print! God provided Ben and Leonie to teach Jubab for 2011 and possibly even for longer. § November – Profile of the church being lifted over a wide-spread area! § 1 More missionary family sent out from Lapoc church to Buyungon making it 2 families sent to that area. December – more doors are opening to the Gospel! § Bible teachers from the Lapoc Church are now outreaching to 15 different villages with 513 people being taught weekly in these places! § Evangelism and discipleship continue in Lapoc with 300 – 400 being taught here. § Schools are still wide open and thousands of children are being taught weekly in the schools! Many have been saved! Looking Ahead into 2011..... Our plans and hopes and dreams are to: 1. Finish translating the book of Romans and having it checked. 2. Finish building the church buildings in Pigtaw, Limondà and Kalamalamahan (over in the Dulangan area.) 3. Finish building the new church building in San Acquino (which starts tomorrow!) 4. Send out two more missionary families from the churches in the Dulangan area. (the elders from Tumpagon and Cauyunan are coming here on Jan 3 to discuss their plans to send and support two more missionary families! They want to send them to the village of Kalamalamahan.) 5. Start teaching in the high school at Tikilaan! (Within a week of God laying this on our hearts, we were invited to teach there! Maybe God will open the doors for us to put a full time family there to work with the 400 high school kids there permanently) 6. Continue to facilitate the spreading of the Gospel through providing Bible lessons, teaching materials, and anything needed to expedite this work while the doors are open. 7. Continue to disciple and to encourage the eldership, and leaders in the churches. 8. Enjoy our growing team of workers in God’s fields and all our co-workers. 9. To do what God requires of us: “to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 5:8. Please Pray Us Through the Year of 2011!!! |
