Philippines Mission Update #6

(Do any of you have guesses as to what this picture is of??? Its one of my latest 'experiments' :-)

We were blessed to receive another thrilling update from the far away land of the Philippines. Thank you all so much for your prayers ~ God is truly blessing their work there!!! I pray you'll be blessed....

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Greetings again from Cuyo island! We all send our greetings and love.

Yesterday was one of those never to be forgotten Sabbaths. We attended the Suba church, a small church made of native materials, and set on a beautiful spot right next to the ocean. We got up early and rode to church in the back of an Elph (flatbed truck with metal frame on the sides and top, covered with a tarp). They “demanded” that we take the whole Sabbath School, Church, and AY (Adventist Youth) programs. The Lord blessed and we were happy to be able to share some blessings with the brethren there.

After a fantastic lunch on the beach, we had the AY program, then headed back to Cuyo to get ready for the evening programs. The Cuyo topic for the night was on the Sabbath. Almost everyone in the audience raised their hand to show they wanted to keep all of God’s Law, especially the Sabbath. Attendance here has been lower than average, only about 140 per night, but it seems everyone who is there is truly interested and listening. The children’s meetings are staying somewhere over 300. Last night the translator for the Cuyo Children’s meetings wasn’t able to be there for the first part of the meeting, and failed to get a replacement! The CE team showed the nature video, and did a health presentation and almost sang themselves horse, but still the translator didn’t come. Of course we were praying for an answer, and wondering what to do, but God provided for the need through a section leader that stepped forward to translate, and he did a fantastic job!

Attendance in Magsaysay was up last night with over 200 adults and 260 children. The message on baptism was very well received in both the adult and kids meetings, with 32 adults signing cards that they would like to be baptized and a staggering 146 children making the same decision! There were another 111 children that committed to be baptized in the future, but will wait till they are older. Many more adults and children requested visitation and Bible studies.

Tonight we are presenting the topic of baptism in Cuyo, and State of the Dead in Magsaysay. Please keep praying for the Holy Spirit to work. This is a difficult time for people who must decide if they are willing to choose Christ in the face of persecution from family, friends, and the community.

We praise God that everyone on the team is well, and of good courage. We are a little tired from a long day yesterday, but joyful to see people triumphing over the enemy.

Please pray especially hard for tonight’s meeting on baptism in Cuyo.

I give greetings to all the family and friends of the team members here.

In His Service,

Ted Evert