“My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” – Jesus It is easier to carry somebody else’s load than to carry your own. When we redefine our own burden as a burden we are carrying for somebody else, it suddenly becomes lighter. In the last week, as we preached to the elderly, it was … More His Burden is Light
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Dedication of a Church Pastor Ramilo “Lhong” Frias had tears in his eyes at the Malasiqui church building dedication on September 17. He said, “We have been praying for this church to be built for 23 years. We never imagined that God would give us a building like this!” Area churches gathered with them to … More Dedication
Profiles in Church Planting Each Labor Day, we remember all who faithfully work to make our communities better. We would like to highlight for you some qualities of a faithful church planter in the Philippines. Humble and Teachable Doming serves among the squatters that live along the railroad tracks. Adults work long hours just to … More Those Who Labor
“So, what is new in your world?” was a common greeting, as we met up with friends, family and supporters on our many travels to churches this spring. We often answered by scrolling through the many pictures on our phones. A New Baby We would like you to meet Deborah Kay Weaver, born to our … More What Is New?
Jesus came “in the fullness of time.” In the same way, we are watching God’s plans for our family and our ministry come about at just the right time. We are blessed to announce that our second daughter, Rachel, and husband Chris had their first child, Luke John Sabol, born January 23, 2025 (6lb 13.6oz … More In the Fullness of Time
Through God’s Family God the Father sent His Son to our human family so we could become part of His forever family. You helped to send us from our American family to the Philippines, so Filipinos could also become part of God’s family. At the Church Planting Institute (CPI) in October, church planters learned that … More Through God’s Family Christmas
We now have computer-generated perspective drawings of the church being built in Malasiqui, Pangasinan. This, and two more buildings, will be the home of Malasiqui Christian Fellowship, and Evangelism Camp Center for Tarlac and Pangasinan provinces. The perspective drawing looks nothing like the flooded field where workers are digging holes in thick mud to start … More Perspective
Church planting training for the next few months will be on Making and Maturing Disciples of Christ. Church planters are learning that the complete process of discipleship involves “Listening, Watching, Practicing, and Doing.” Through some very humorous object lessons, they learned what goes wrong when we skip the “watching” and “practicing,” stages, and then try … More Making and Maturing Disciples of Christ