The Christmas shepherds heard the message, confirmed it by personal experience, then went everywhere sharing the good news, “The Savior has come!” Filipino shepherds have heard the good news, not from angels, but from us. They also have confirmed it through personal experience, and are spreading the good news everywhere. This is why we bussed through the night to Isabella Province, then slept on the church floor to train workers from three churches.
These are the Isabella Province church planters:
In Pangasinan Province, at the Mangaldan church 23rd anniversary, over 400 people crowded into a church you helped us build for 250 people. These are the Pangasinan Province church planters:
In Tarlac Province, after training church planters out under a shade tree, four of the pastors agreed to start teaching church planting classes for workers in their province.
These are the Tarlac Province church planters:
On our next Philippine trip, January 12-27, we will fly, or ride ferry boats and jeepneys to train workers from three or four more churches in Leyte Province. We will also be consulting with another group of churches to begin training their pastors in our church multiplication principles. These are the Leyte & Benguet Province church planters:
In Alabama, we have been in meetings with a church that wants help to develop a missions committee and missions strategy for their church. This church has already sent a couple from their church to a TEAM ministry area, and have two more in the application process.
Servants together,
David & Joy & Weaver Family
Praise God for new opportunities in the Philippines to train churches to multiply, for opportunities to promote missions in Alabama, Rachel’s graduation with MA, and seven new supporters in 2015.
Pray for God’s help with our next Philippine training trip January 12-27, for wisdom to help Alabama churches send more missionaries, and for $2,000 still needed for our monthly support.
Keeping watch over their flocks.
And the glory of the Lord shone round about them.
And they made known the saying that had been told them…
Glorifying and praising God. From the churches in the Philippines, thank you for supporting the work of the Church Planting Institute. We all are praising God with you that Jesus has come! Merry Christmas from the Weavers!