Author: David & Joy Weaver

Making and Maturing Disciples of Christ

July 9, 2024

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

Weaver Prayer Update

June 11, 2024

Dear Praying Folks, Thank you for faithfully praying for me (David) in the Philippines. The Lord blessed the church planting training on Making and Maturing Disciples,  evangelism camp with youth from 17 churches, and opportunities to preach. God is answering your prayers. Please continue to pray for those who have trusted Christ and for follow-up … More Weaver Prayer Update

Good and Perfect Gifts

April 27, 2024

“Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father.” – James 1:17 God’s gifts are good because they meet a real need. They are perfect because they fulfill the desires of our hearts. Spiritual Gifts The March Church Planting Institute training focused on spiritual gifts. We explained how spiritual gifts given to one church … More Good and Perfect Gifts

Stand, Walk, Run!

February 22, 2024

Standing on the Word of God Filipino church planters are discovering that the problems they face are not much different from what the Apostle Paul faced when he wrote to the Galatians. Traditions, religious authorities and popular opinion still try to warp the gospel of grace. The answer is still the Word of God. After … More Stand, Walk, Run!

Update on Joy’s surgery

January 27, 2024

Thank you for praying for Joy’s knee replacement surgery (Jan. 18). Surgery went well. Doctors and therapists are impressed with her range of motion already. Please pray for pain and swelling to subside. Joy is often close to tears in spite of aggressive pain management. Please keep praying her over this hump until the pain … More Update on Joy’s surgery

Prayer request for Joy

January 17, 2024

Dear praying friends, May we remind you to please pray for Joy as she has knee replacement surgery tomorrow, January 18 at 10:30 AM? Surgery was planned for Tuesday the 16th, but was bumped to Thursday due to icy road conditions. Please pray that her surgery will be successful, and her recovery will be complete … More Prayer request for Joy

WHY CPI?

November 3, 2023

The October Church Planting Institute (CPI) training was a test in flexibility. First, an elementary school evangelism training event was canceled when a typhoon canceled classes. As CPI training began, our coworker, Pastor Diawa, was rushed to the Emergency Room for a possible heart attack. After that false alarm, we were able to finish our … More WHY CPI?

Volunteer

September 19, 2023

Volunteer:Verb: “Offering one’s services freely.”Noun: “Growing spontaneously… from seeds left from a previous crop.” Volunteers are the backbone of our church planting efforts in the Philippines. Church Planting Institute trainees all work as unpaid volunteers. They rejoice when God provides a guitar for worship, or fans or chairs for their humble meeting places. Their selfless … More Volunteer