03- 15- 11 MI DAILY DEVOTION (Matthew 28:19- 20)
MISSION TRIP UPDATES AND BLESSINGS (PART II)
19- “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20- Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Police Station preaching and prayer time was something to treasure and thank God for. It was something very unusual for an American pastor to do and be in. Pastor Jimmy Jones was invited by pastors Celso Namuco and Joe Prudentino to preach and pray for the Policemen of Batangas, Philippines. Salvation, compassion, love and proper values were shared to the men and women during the Value formation for the people in uniform. I saw some of them prayed the sinner’s prayer.
Feeding the Natives (Tribal people- the Mangyans) was on the next island. It was an hour of a boat ride from Batangas. The Manyan tribe was so grateful for the chocolate, candies, t-shirts and oat meal with cocoa and milk. For them, it was something special already. We also shared some financial helps for the pastors of the tribes. The gospel was shared to this group of people.
Speaking to the children of 2 Christian schools with at least 200 enrollees on each school was really a blessing. The children from pre-school to sixth grade on each school were very attentive and receptive to the gospel. Rev. Jones shared the story of the Cross to these children in which some of them could be a Catholic, Muslim or members of other religious group. Some of the parents of these children were there listening to the pastor’s preaching.
Feeding the children at the dump area was something that will really break your heart. We shared the same blessings that we shared to the mangyans. But this time, we ministered to the children of the people who work at the smoky mountain- the garbage area. The parents of about 150 children are working at the dump picking up some recycled materials as their means of income. These are the children who sometimes would go to bed with empty stomach. They are the children whose parents can’t afford to send them to school. I don’t have a word to explain or give you the picture of the condition of the people in the area. The Word of God was shared to the children and the kids accepted the Lord as they were lead by Pastor Ogie Pantinople to faith and repentance. Thank you so much to Nanay Corazon Sarmiento for sponsoring the feedings.
I believe that God just started in us, with us and through us. He is not done yet and we are looking forward of coming back with a plan of doing something bigger, greater and wider in terms of geographic scale and results. We covet your prayers, help and consider coming with us next year. TO GOD BE THE GLORY, GREAT THINGS HE HAS DONE!!!
(I Corinthians 1:21; 23) 21- “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 23- But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;”
