Children's needs

Wow, what an amazing two weeks we have had. Our friends at Love in Action Ministries had an amazing trip to the Philippines. There are many wonderful developments out of that trip, and we hope to be able to share them with you soon. You can read about their wonderful trip here.


We want to let you know about a prayer request we have now. Our friends at Obadiah Learning and Development have four children awaiting sponsorship for the Christian School. Each child's sponsorship costs about 2,000 Philippine pesos, which translates to a little less than $50. Please pray for these children to be able to receive the education at the Christian school. The cost for these children includes daily snacks, clothing, trips to church for the children and their families and government fees. The children and families pay nothing for the education they receive. Please pray for this ministry to be able to register these children soon.


Also, it will be time for quarterly fees soon. And there is the monthly cost of the school. Please continue to lift his ministry in your prayers.


If you think you can help, please contact Love in Action Ministries. You may contact them through the website, by mail to Love in Action International Ministries, Inc. P.O. Box 85 Dothan, AL 36302 or by calling 

            334-494-4995      . We appreciate any help you can give us. And we always seek your prayers.

God's provision

Today, we celebrate God's provision. We mentioned in an earlier blog entry that Pastor Clemente, in Salug, Zamboanga del Norte, faced some situations about the land where his church meets. We helped his church purchase land last year, and we were praying for two things this year. First, the land owner needed the year's rent for some personal needs, but the church was unable to pay it.

We are happy to report the rental payment has been donated by a generous donor. We know this is a big relief to Pastor Clemente.

We continue to ask your prayers for the building on the new lot. Our friends at Love in Action Ministries have agreed to help us raise the funds to get the building started. The church plans to build a parsonage on the land, so Pastor and his family can move in there, and then they will build the structure of the building. The cost for the parsonage is about $1,300.

Please pray with us as we seek to raise the funds for this particular need.

While we are at it, we ask you to also pray for Ken Tuck and his family, who are traveling to the Philippines next week. Ken, who is the president of  Love in Action Ministries, will be preaching several times at different churches and will be speaking to pastors there.

Praise God for the answers He has provided. May we see more of them soon.

Anniversary needs

Today we want to pass along a prayer request from a pastor in the Muslim areas of Mindanao.

This week will mark the 10th anniversary of this outreach to the hostile Muslim areas. Pastor Bhoy there has prayed for $300 for the anniversary service that will be this Sunday (Saturday if you are in the Western Hemisphere).

During my trip to the Philippines in May of 2011, I spoke at a couple of these anniversary services. They are all-day affairs, and they are opportunities for outreach. Many unsaved people are invited and subsequently attend these anniversary services. But there is a significant cost involved, with the food preparation, the gifts to guest speakers, etc.

So, let's join Pastor Bhoy in praying for this need. The time is short.

Also, please pray with us for the protection of the service. Pastor Bhoy's family was attacked last month while evangelizing, and the hostile Muslims of the area might look upon this service as an opportunity to cause more damage. So please pray for the protection of this service, as well as the provision of funds. God bless!

Updating Pastor Bhoy

Some have asked about the status of Pastor Bhoy's family, who were attacked by Muslims during an outreach last week.

We are so happy to report the three members of the family all received their blood transfusions and have all left the hospital. Please pray for this pastor and his family for their continued boldness among the Muslim population of Mindanao, Philippines, and for their protection.

Please also keep this particular Shiloh Bible Baptist Church in your prayers. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary in this hostile area this coming Sunday. There are some financial needs associated with the anniversary service, which is an intense day of outreach and evangelism as well as encouragement and fellowship for the church.

Thank you to all who continue to lift us up in prayers. We know the time is growing short for us to be able to work in the Lord's field, so let us make the most of our time and join with our brothers and sisters in reaching their part of the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Land troubles

We have an update on a prayer request from Pastor Clemente Gumapit, a member of the Tausug tribe who left his past behind to follow Christ. Now, he is a pastor to the tribal group of his birth.

In 2011, God provided for us to help their church purchase a lot near their current building. The current building and parsonage rests on a rented lot.

God has not as of yet provided for us to help them build on the new property. The land owner has been kind enough to let them continue renting on the old property, but now the annual rent is due.

The land owner has been requesting the year's rent every week, and the church is unable to pay the rent. Please help us pray with them for the ability to pay the rent. The rent is 2,500 Philippine Pesos, slightly less than $60 in US currency.

Our hope is we can provide the rent to allow us to buy some time to help with the church and parsonage on the new property. The parsonage can  be built for around $1,300 US currency. There is some irrigation work to be done in addition to materials, etc.

When the parsonage is built, the plan is to lay a foundation on the church building and have a temporary structure for the church while the permanent structure is built.

There are many needs, as you can see if you follow these blogs, in this still new ministry God has burdened us with. We ask you to pray for this particular one today. Please join with us in praying for our dear brother and his church.

Children's needs

We have written recently about the Obadiah Learning and Development center at Shiloh Bible Baptist Church - Punta. The church there educates children ages 4-10, providing clothes, snacks, education and Bible instruction for the children, as well as Bible studies for the parents. They have seen tremendous fruit born out of this ministry.

The church does not charge the students or their parents anything for this education. They had 20 students for the first term, but as the second term is starting, they have 17 more added. The ministry must pay $50 per student to the Philippines government per year. So far, of the additional 17 students, the ministry has been able to pay the government fee for only four of them. That leaves 13 students who are left out of this ministry at this point.

We're not going to do a sappy, emotional appeal here. All we ask is that you pray God will provide the funds. Our friends there do not want to have to turn any children away. The total need is $650. We have a pledge for $100 already, so please pray that the remaining $550 would be provided by the end of the week, so the students can start with Monday's classes.

Again, we appeal to you to pray for more who see the vision for this ministry. That is our biggest need. Please pray with us and for us for more people to understand the call to reach the Philippines for Christ.

As always, if you feel led to do more than pray, we do accept gifts through Love in Action Ministries. Their contact info is:

Love in Action International Ministries, Inc.

P.O. Box 85
Dothan, AL 36302
            334-494-4995      .

If you want to give to this need, please designate Obadiah Learning and Development ministry. 

We thank you for your interest in reading thus far, and we ask you to join us in praying for Homegrown Harvesters and these churches in the Philippines who are reaching their world for Christ.