We at Filipinos Reaching Nations are thankful for the privilege of partnering financially with a man we’ll call “B.B.” He is making disciples in a Muslim stronghold, which of course can be dangerous.
Yes, we take some of your donations and pass them on to six worthy Filipino missionaries who minister in hard places. So when you support FRN, you are helping to reach unreached tribes with the Gospel.
If you want to learn about them to inform your prayers, or support any of the six directly, I would love to connect you with them! If I know you, that is. Just let me know via jgapinoy@gmail.com
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Also among the six whom we help support are these two ladies who serve on an island that is almost 100% radically Muslim. They regularly send me reports, photos, and videos of what God is doing there, as well as their strategies and prayer requests.
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Attendance here is growing: About once a month, we bring lunches to these ‘tricycle’ drivers at their base, and we proclaim the Word of God to them while they eat. We’re thankful for church member Cornelio, who got us this open door.
Please pray for souls to be saved.
(The ones looking at their phones are reading digital Bibles.)
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Rylie is a sweet girl who just turned 10. But I have a traumatic memory from when she was about 4.
I had been teasing some boys by making faces at them, including my ‘vampire fangs’ (inherited from my dad). When then-4-year-old Riley came into the room, she started screaming in terror! Then, when the fear began to subside, she was furious with me! I felt soooo bad. I don’t want to terrorize small children!
The good news is, no one else remembers the incident. đ
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Our friend Ebi–who was a leader in our church until he graduated med school and went back to India–and his co-laborers preach on the street. (Ebi’s on the right.) Interestingly, the one who preaches always removes his shoes. It’s holy ground.
Sometimes Hindu village leaders force them to stop preaching. God, save some of those leaders!
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Have I ever mentioned that I love teaching the Word? So I had a wonderful time on this day, teaching Bible studies in four different locations.
Pictured: Normally Gina teaches these ladies, but since she was out-of-town, Marc and I got to minister here.
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Testimony Sunday! We had never done this before, but it went well. Instead of sermons, nothing but 10-minute gospel testimonies. You know, from B.C. to A.D. (before Christ to âthe year of our Lordâ). Six people testified in each congregation, most of whom rarely or never hold a microphone.
Hereâs Rose telling how the Good News impacted her.
BTW, notice the cement floor? We finished that project recently by the grace of God. The congregation in Bacalso had been faithfully meeting on dirt for years. No more mud when it rains!
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Tapawarma is a fast-food chain here in the Philippines. Sometimes a brand name doesnât translate well.Â
Many years ago, Chevrolet tried to sell their popular âNovaâ car brand in Mexico. They should have done some research first. âNo vaâ in Spanish means âit doesnât go.âÂ
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A new Bible study in the Catalunan Pequeño area, which is about 45 minutes from our Buhangin congregation. I was thrilled! I didn’t even know about it until Prescy told me. So I insisted on teaching there. đ
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Women of very, very different backgrounds expressing Christ’s love to each other. A few of the Filipinos donât speak much English, and the Indians donât speak much Visayan, but love transcends language barriers. We thank God for our translators such as Nene, who led this group.
(After church we always get into small groups and make sure everyone understands the sermon and can apply it to their lives.)
BTW, all the Indians who had been part of the church graduated and moved back to India… carrying the Gospel with them! May they all be soulwinners like Ebi. And may the Lord give us more Indians to disciple. Sadly, the Indians in our city keep to themselves, because most Filipinos are not very friendly to them. Lord, help them to see your love shining through us.
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I was honored to teach GoTeam again via Zoom. That ministry had been on standby during the pandamic. GoTeam is a ministry that aims to fire up Filipino teens and young adults for the cause of reaching all nations with the Gospel.
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In a family that used to come to our church, I had warned the mom that she was spending too much time at work, that her kids needed her at home. Eventually one of her teen daughters got involved in witchcraft. She wore the amulet in the photo as part of her rituals. Then she became demon-possessed. She was speaking with demonic voices, and she tried to kill herself. Her family literally tied her to keep her from harm. In desperation, Mom called Bee. Bee called our friend Allan to help her cast out the demon. (I was in the USA at the time.) It was cast out, and Allan burned the amulet. Now the daughter is free! Both she and Mom are very thankful to our God who is infinitely greater than any devil!
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Iâm no miraculous healing expert, but I can report what I observe! Jhong hurt his shoulder during a fall off his motorcycle about a year ago. Heâs a quiet guy who doesnât complain, so I wasnât aware until some weeks ago that he was still suffering sharp pain if he moved a certain way. So I did what I know to do, laying hands on him and praying for healing in Jesusâ name. He said he felt better, but why stop at âbetterâ? I prayed again. I said, âTry to make it hurt. Either youâre healed or youâre not.â After moving around, Jhong said he was even betterâalmost no pain at all. I said if God can do that, he can totally heal you. So I laid hands again. This time totally healed! Jhong says heâs still 100% healed, pain-free, limitation-free!
To paraphrase Peter in Acts 3:12,
Why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at me, as though by my own power or piety I have made him healed?
Itâs God, friends. Just believe, and he can do that for you as well.
âBut John, why did it take more than one prayer?â
I donât know, but I do know the same thing happened to Jesus, in Mark 8.
In the photo, Jhong is with his wife Prescy, who also experienced instantaneous healing a few years ago.
To those who give, thank you so much!Â
We could never repay you for your generosity to Filipinos Reaching Nations, but certainly âyou will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.â (Luke 14:14)
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