“Whoever hears my word & believes him who sent me has eternal life…… he has crossed over from death to life.” (John 5:24)
Pastor Danny Edrad writes, “Last September 2 in our Worship Service in the Waray Village, one mother requested prayer for her dying son…. Doctors diagnosed that he had acute hepatitis and his liver and other internal organs were already damaged.
During the Service we prayed that the Lord would enable us to reach Bonifacio before he died. We went back down to the Waray Village (later) & visited Bonifacio & gave him the opportunity to receive the Lord in his heart. He opened his heart to the Lord that day. Praise God!
Two days after Bonifacio was called to his heavenly home. The following Sunday, we held our Worship Service in the Waray Village, during the wake of Bonifacio. The Lord (gave us) the opportunity to share God's Word to the Warays... even to the men - drinking friends of Bonifacio. The Lord is so good! 24 people opened their hearts to the Lord that day. Praise God!”
Bill & Jacquie Stevens (OMF Canada) write, “We completed the Marriage Seminars in Calapan this past Friday. Now all areas of the ministry have had a complete seminar. After the overflow attendance at the time of the last report we created a make-shift tent using large plastic tarpaulins. This worked great & we were able to hold the crowd & give them room for couples to share more privately.”
Pastor Danny & Josie write, “We (used to be) the ones leading (training) meetings, but now we are encouraged to sit on the sidelines and support local leaders. We are excited to see them taking the lead (fully), understanding the vision, & casting this vision of the poor helping the poor in their own development.
As we see God raising up so many strong local leaders, we feel it is time to put more & more of it in their hands. Our BL mission statement is “To facilitate a wholistic church multiplication movement among the urban poor of Metro Manila AND BEYOND.” By God’s grace we believe it is time for Filipino urban poor to reach “BEYOND!”
Praise for:
- · 24 new believers in Waray Village
- · Completion of Marriage Seminars
- · Ministry opportunity soon to open up in a new relocation area of Marilao
Pray for:
- Comfort for Bonifacio’s family
- Discipling the new Waray believers
- Additional funding of $30,000 to purchase land for the Relocation
- Lol leaders taking on responsibility
- Pastor Danny & Josie as they seek the Lord’s guidance for the future
- Agnes Lau (OMF UK) as she serves with BL in Calapan for 3 months.
We continue to be most grateful for your prayers and for the way the Lord is answering them.
God bless you. Patrick Hobbs.
PS If you feel led to help our relocation project in any way, contact dawnforthepoor@yahoo.ca for more info. Thank you to those already helping!
‘Dawn for the Poor’ Contacts:
US Contact – Josie Francisco: isko83@yahoo.com
Website: www.dawnforthepoor.com
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