“The future is as bright as the promises of God” – William Carey This month, God gave us a three day retreat with a Filipino-American church. We taught them the art of reflection, thanksgiving and praise, looking back at God’s goodness, at God’s faithfulness now, and with hope in God’s promises. Filipino-American church retreat Reflecting … More Reflection, Thanksgiving, and Praise
Dear Praying Folks, Joy and I would appreciate your prayers as we both head to the Philippines from February 1-21. We are scheduled to preach and sing at 3-4 church services, teach two CPI training classes (one for pastors and church planters, and the other for youth leaders), and lead worship for our TEAM Philippines … More February Prayer Requests
Beehive Activity Plants produce fruit once they have been pollinated. This spring we have been cross-pollinating with churches; sharing how we do ministry in the Philippines, and learning from them as well. We have also spent quality time with fellow church planters, swapping stories of God’s faithfulness, and building each other up for the work … More Cross-Pollination
Our hearts are burdened for our Filipino churches this week. Would you join with us in focused prayer for them? As I met today online to train our Filipino pastors and church planters, this is what they told us. As of today: The pastor of our San Fabian church has died from covid-19 The pastor … More Urgent Prayer Need
Christ has promised to come again soon, and to make everything new. He says that, for this to happen, the “gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed… to all nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14 Thankfully, we do not need to wait to see Christ begin to make things new. By His … More Behold, I Make All Things New!
Dear praying family, This photo was supposed to go out with our last prayer update and somehow got lost in the shuffle. Although we miss connecting with our Filipino church in-person, we’re so grateful that technology allowed us to be a part of their anniversary service to sing and preach. Speaking of gratefulness, we’d like to … More Grateful for Connection
When we look at our ministry “To Do” list, we realize it looks a lot like what we would love for you to be praying for us. Check out this list to see how you can pray, and to get a glimpse of missionary life during a pandemic. Each of these challenges is also a … More Looks Like a Prayer List to Me!
Should we cancel the trip to the Philippines? Wuhan province in China had a virus. Someone from that province died in the Philippines, but, other than that, travel had not yet been restricted in mid-February. God had just amazingly provided $18,000 for a ministry van for the Church Planting Institute. He also arranged a special … More Goodness and Mercy
COVID-19 Update: We are all well and safe. … More All is Well – Prayer Update
We would like to announce the marriage of Rachel Faith Weaver to Christopher George Sabol, January 4, 2020. … More With All Our Hearts