Saved by a Smile Philippines Next to our church in Little Baguio here on Mindanao Island in the Philippines lives a young family—a man and wife and their children. We noticed that every time we would visit the church, the wife would turn away from us and shut the door of their home tight. We never quite knew why. …
Pictures from a baptism in Mindanao, Philippines in April 2016. Praise God! (Click any photo to see it larger.)
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2. Looking upon the mountain of Tingtingon Tongantongan in Valecia City, I told to my coworker in Christ, Pastor Nanding Cabahug, “How nice it would be if that mountain became a training school in God’s …
This brief update from our Philippine worker says it all! This picture is of a Muslim lady who converted to Christianity. She is now attending church on Sabbath with her family! Since she has accepted Jesus Christ, she is eager for baptism. Praise the Lord!
Exciting things are happening in Lamcanedang, here on Mindinao Island in the Philippines. With the help of Brothers Jun and Edgar, I have been doing house to house Bible studies to continue working the ground here. Through God’s help, who blessed our work, there are now five new adults keeping Sabbath with us at the Lamcanedang Church: Sister Ugca, Sister Tuan, Brother and sister Manigding, and …
Right around this time of year, or a little before, the Jews had a national time of rejoicing and giving thanks to God. This was the final festival in the Jewish calendar, the Feast of Tabernacles. Of this time we are told, “now the people came with their tributes of thanksgiving to God, who had thus richly blessed them.” Patriarchs …
A Guide for God Philippines “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things …
Many times, I have thought about the question Pilot asked Jesus during His trial, “What is truth?” John 18:38. Yet, not waiting for the answer, he passed up this golden opportunity. The truth has the power to save every person who puts his or her complete trust in it. “Receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save …
Sabadistas in the Barangay Philippines “Those who are impressed to enter the work, whether in the home field or in the regions beyond, are to go forward in the name of the Lord. If they depend on God for grace and strength, they will succeed. At the beginning their work may be small, but if they follow the Lord’s …
Believe That You Receive Them Philippines Several years ago, I took the board exam for professional teachers in the Philippines. I flew from Davao City to Bicol Region. As the sun was setting that day, I began looking for my room and saw a young man who was also examining his exam schedule. We began talking and I found …
