Answered prayers and continuing needs

We are pleased to continue giving you updates on how God is working. If you have been following us at all, you know we have been asking for prayer for one of the churches in the Philippines. Just to refresh your memory, Homegrown Harvesters exists to pray for (and we hope one day to offer regular financial support) the Shiloh Bible Baptist Church family of churches in the Philippines.

One of these churches in particular is in the town of Salug. They have been forced to seek about $3,000 in order to avoid being removed from their church property. This seems like a small amount to us, but for these people, there is no way to raise the money. We are thankful today, because God has provided $1,300 so far toward this goal. We ask you to continue praying for this need, and we are excited as we continue to see God provide.

We are thankful that Love in Action Ministries is helping us raise the funds. Since Homegrown Harvesters does not have the ability to give tax deductions for gifts, Love in Action is handling the financial part of this need. So, if you feel led to give toward this need, please contact Love in Action. As we regularly do, we also ask that you consider giving toward this worthy ministry for their regular needs. They do a great work in Dothan, Ala.

We also have some praise reports as well. First, we mentioned last time about Shiloh Bible Baptist Church in Punta, Dipolog City. This church was seeking roughly $600 for an addition to its building. We are thankful God provided the funds for that project.

Another request came to us recently, and before we could post it, God provided. One of the churches was praying for 20 King James Bibles. When this was announced at our church out here, a lady volunteered to purchase the Bibles. They will be in Hawaii this week, and we will either ship them soon or carry them with us during the trip in May. The trip is another prayer request for another day.

One final thought before we close. The church in Salug is having its anniversary service March 29. This is the prayer request the pastor asked from us, "Please pray for souls saved and follow the Lord in water baptism during that day." May we join our prayers to this worthy request.