This evening we head off to the airport and begin a long day
of travel to the Philippines, 15 hours and 40 minutes to Hong Kong, 2 hours to Manila, 1 ½ hours to
Cagayan de Oro on the southern island of Mindanao, then another 1 1/2 hour ride to our destination. We well be in Cagayan de Oro the first week of our travels. Personally I’m not looking forward to the
plane ride, although the anticipation of 30+ degree Celsius is helping.
In the
second week of our travels we head to the Metro Manila area on the northern island of Luzon Manila area. There will also be opportunity
for Dr. Bredenhof to preach the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ which God uses to gather His church and work faith in
the hearts of those who believe. We pray
that God would bless our efforts in the Philippines and may His church grow
in this country. Please pray many would come to the courses being taught and be
blessed by them.
“If you abide in my word, you are truly my
disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free.” John 8:31-32
Besides the
course being taught we will also be meeting with others doing similar work in
the Philippines .
I’ll write about this in future posts. I hope you follow along and feel free to
comment on the blog. I haven’t thought too much about an internet connection
while I’m there, hopefully it won’t be difficult to find.
Since January 1st some parts of the Mindanao region have received over four feet of rainfall.
I can’t imagine this amount of rain but I can certainly imagine that this has
been a challenge for the people there. Landslides, bridges and homes washing
out, rivers rising have all been part of the difficulties encountered. Not to mention a number of deaths. We are
grateful the rains have stopped, although thunderstorms are still in the
forecast.
Please pray
for traveling mercies. Please pray for the people of the Philippines and
the advance of the Reformed faith.
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