I want to thank the Lord for His protection and guidance during the three weeks that we were gone on vacation to the Philippines. And thanks to all of you who lifted us in your prayers we got home safely.
We were able to accomplish our mission and achieve the goals we have set for the trip. We did a circle tour of Panay (Antique, Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo) and we were able to visit the islands of Guimaras and Negros – places we have heard much about but have not actually seen or visited. Particularly in Negros, we were able to stop by our institutions there like the Bacolod Adventist Medical center (BAMC), the Negros Mission headquarters and the Central Philippine Adventist College (CPAC) including some of the tourist sites of the island.
We were also special guests and participants at the organization into a church of a church plant we helped establish five years ago at La Rioja, Patnogan, Antique. It was nice to see the rapid and steady growth of the congregation where there was no group or structure a few years ago. Now we have a number of plant facilities and 45 charter members of the church with a lot of younger folk making up the membership.
As a new organization, the church is active and busily engaged in a lot of ministries, particularly in outreach and community work.
We want to thank those who have supported the program there with their prayers, means, and moral support. The Lord knows your hearts and He will reward you everything you do to advance the cause of God and extend His Kingdom.