Prayer meeting in Purok Sais

The prayer meeting last night was amazing. There

were about 10 people there and the testimony's were

great. The little girl we prayed for last week with the

cyst on her head is completely healed, praise God!

The doctor said it's a miracle. The place where we

held the meeting was at the lamp makers house.

God is prospering his business greatly. The shops at the

Rosario just ordered 20 lamps. He's very excited.

He was just recently born again. God healed him from

psoriasis and gave him the idea for the lamp making business.

We talked about Proverbs 8:33-35 which says that when

we focus on the things of God our lives ore blessed.

Trip to the Northern Provinces

Truck loads of kids came.

I spent the last few days in the northern provinces of

Nueva Ecija and Tarlac with the group from Korea.

At the children's program on Saturday we were expecting

150 kids, about 300 showed up. The Koreans performed

and gave a gospel message several children were

born again, then they played games and passed out toys.

The kids here really touch your heart, it was great to

see them having so much fun.

Sunday Morning

Sunday morning I spoke at Ptr. James church in

Tarlac. The congregation was split with Koreans and

Filipinos so I had 2 translators, that was a lot of

fun. I took a 40min. sermon cut it down to 10 min.

and it took 30 min. to deliver.

JP on the Coconut Plantation

Sunday afternoon we were able to spend some time

on a coconut plantation, relaxing and eating coconuts.

Sugar Cane Harvest

These guys get payed 100 pesos a day to harvest

sugar cane ($2.50 US)

The Church in Teranade

Last year when I visited here, the church was located

under a Mango Tree. This year the congregation meets

in a newly constructed bamboo, open-air building. It

falls apart when the wind blows. We brought a group

of 20 young Koreans to minister to the people there.

Greeting the Congregation

Ptr. Moody and I greet the congregation

The Koreans Perform

The Koreans performed a karate routine put to music.

There wasn't any electricity so instead of using their

sound track, the ones that were not performing sang

the song for them. After that Ptr. Lee gave a gospel message

and several people got born again. The salvation prayer

took a long time being translated from Korean to English

to Tagolag and repeated back. It was great. When the

service was over they passed out toys to the kids.

Miracle Girl

Last year we were able to pray for this girl.

She's now asthma free. Praise Jesus!

Purple Sticky Rice

it's like chewy crispy treats (yummy)

On the Beach at Teranade

Ptr. Raul, Ptr. Moody, Ptr. Jay, Ptr. Tony

Kids with Bubbles

After the service the Korean kids passed out toys to the children

More Kids with Bubbles

The kids had so much fun with toys that the Koreans gave them

Jayson and the kids

Jayson is meeting some new friends while waiting for Jay.

Ministering in Purok Sais

I spent Saturday morning with Ptr. Tony in Purok Sais. We prayed for a girl who had a cyst on her head the size of a golf ball. We are expecting great results. I met a new member of Ptr. Tony's church. His name is Joe. He just started a business making lamps out of recycled materials. I liked the way they looked, so I bought one for Anna-Lisa. We prayed for his business to prosper. We then visited and prayed with most of the people that I know there.

We Have Bananas! YES!!!

Banana Tree

We made it and WOW has the banana tree grown! we have 3 banana trees now they spred like weeds. The flight was long as usual but we got here, its very nice lower 80's and overcast. We are unpacking and trying to adjust the time change Anna-Lisa got up at 3:00am Jayson got up at 5:00am and I got up at 6:00am.

Layover in Taipai

Summer whirled by

Sorry for the late post. Jay has been gone more than he’s been home. He just left for Mindanao so I’m going to update you all as much as I can. Jay has been traveling with Pastor Paul for the past 6 weeks. They were the main speakers at a youth camp in the Northern Provinces where they ministered to a group of youth who have committed to being worship leaders. Our worship team accompanied them there and taught individual workshops. During their stay they endured record temperatures. The day after coming home, my mother and sister arrived from the NW. We had a wonderful week showing them the beauty of the Philippines. We played the tourist, which was fun. The day that they flew out of Manila, Jay and Paul flew to Thailand. One of Paul’s missionaries is in Thailand. Paul had not been there, so it was good for them to see exactly what was happening there. I’ll let Jay elaborate more when he returns. After arriving back in Manila, Paul and him spoke at a Four Square Church youth camp. They were there almost a week. Before they arrived, the leaders of the camp ministered to the local kids and led them all to the Lord. The camp had around 180 kids from all over the area and then approximately 35 that were led to the Lord who would come to the evening sessions. Jay said it was like he remembered youth camp back home except it was much hotter and there were a lot more bugs here! This past week he once again left to go to the Northern Provinces. This time to teach at one of the Free Mission Pastor’s church anniversary. Then, they stayed the week to teach at a Pastor’s Leadership Conference. The conference was held for pastors who wanted to get involved in the G-12 ministry. The concept of G-12 is to have 12 people who are mentored by the church leadership and in turn those 12 people mentor 12 more people and so on and so on. In effect, building relationships with people they already know and then leading them to Christ in time. It is working very well here. We’ve been very impressed how the church is growing through this concept. Jay returned home just in time for us to welcome our friends from back home, Howard and Leslie. They are here to lead a music and healing ‘festival’ in two cities in Mindanao. We are very excited to hear the praise reports from them. God is so Good! Well, that was the whirlwind adventure that Jay’s been on. Jayson and I have been at home. We’re trying to tie up his kindergarten workbooks in time for his grade 1 start date. I’m hoping to give him 2 weeks off before school starts. We enrolled him in the school at our church here. We felt like it was a good way for him to learn about the culture here and to help him learn the language. We took our big break in December and January so it is a little odd that he’s going from one grade to another without much of a break. In a few weeks we will celebrate his 6th birthday. The guest that we are most excited about coming to his birthday party is his big brother Greg. I can’t wait to give him a big hug. When Jay gets back, he should have some time to elaborate on this summary and to post some pictures. God bless you as you are a blessing to others.

Our Little Evangelist

Jay has been hanging out with Pastor Tony in Porak Sais. This is a very poor area with people living in shacks and sleeping on the floor. Pastor Tony has been pouring his heart into these people. Yesterday, Jay was invited to come help with a children’s outreach. Jayson wanted to come also. Jayson had brought some toys from the States and wanted to pass them out to the kids. During the outreach, they played games and for prizes, the toys Jayson brought were used. Jayson got to hand them out which made him happy. The time had come for everyone to leave when Pastor Tony asked Jayson if he would like to share Jesus with the kids. He said, “Yes” and proceeded to share how much Jesus loves them. He also told them that God loves it when we worship him and that we can worship God at home or at church or anywhere. God gets a big smile on His face when we worship Him, Jayson told the kids. He said a lot more, but you get the idea. Pastor Tony translated for him. Check out the pictures. It was pretty awesome. Of course, his parents are very proud.