We hope this newsletter finds you well. We are very excited to be visiting the USA this summer. Sadly we will not be able to bring sweet Liberty with us, but she will be in school and staying with our dear friends during our short trip.
We hope to be able to connect with as many of you as possible.
We are in a season of transition, and we are super excited about the things the Lord is doing!!! We are continuing in the current works we have been doing since we got here - 5 years ago & a few that are just a couple years old, but we have stepped out of leadership at LIFE Church. It was such a blessing to help pioneer that work unto the Lord. It's not always to step away, but it allows others to walk in their gifts and talents. We are excited to hear all that the Lord continues to do there as we have been directed to pioneer another new work with the abandoned and abused. We covet your prayers during the transition. There is more about this work at the closing of this newsletter below for those interested to learn more.
Ministry Updates
FLATWORLD
Discipleship and mentorship in the workplace is at the forefront of practical Christian living! Work for the follower of Jesus is worship. Jesus for 30 years worked as apprentice carpenter to his father, and for 30 years his expression of worship was in his faithfulness in the workplace:)
MUSLIM MINISTRY:
There are places on this island that are very dangerous & just by our appearance we would not have the ability to go. In light of staying true to the vision God has given us, we are supporting a local Filipino to take the Gospel to this unreached area. We are so encouraged by their steadfastness & faithfulness. Due to their safety, we are unable to post pictures, their name and/or location.
MENTORING & DISCIPILING:
We are continuing to mentor those we have led to the Lord and we have now 4 weekly meetings where we are able to go through the Scriptures and encourage new and growing believers - Praise God!
HOUSE OF HOPE
Praying for the sick is a responsibility and a privilege:). Please believe with us that healing will manifest in these beautiful children. Each week we pray for the children's healing; as well as for the parents who are walking through hell watching their child suffer. Pray with us for the miraculous!
BASKETBALL OUTREACH
We are seeing 50 to 60 kids each week come from the poorest part of our city, and play basketball and hear the gospel. Each week we are seeing kids come forward to receive Christ! Praise God!
HEZEKIAH FEEDING PROGRAM
Each week feed and teach a 120 kids Math, English, Reading, and Writing. Caring for the helpless is the heart of Jesus and the duty of the body of Christ. We show the world the love of God more in what we do than what we say!
CARE FOR THE ORPHAN
The adoption of Liberty is moving along and please pray with us for favor in the system. We are believing God for more orphans to be apart of our family and ministry. With the Land we are believing for, we will provide the ability to care for more orphan's who desperately need a family. Please pray with us for the Land and the provision to purchase it.
The Big Announcement!
At the beginning of our missionary call, the Lord moved our hearts for the broken, abandoned and rejected. We actually believe our Missionary Call is best described in Isaiah 61. We have been faithful to the different areas we have been honored to sew into through the last 10 years, but have always had this part of God's heart in waiting for HIS RELEASE.
We believe we have had a release from the Lord to pursue the broken, abandoned and rejected group NOW along with our ministry partners here locally - The Wick Family.
The same day we were obedient to step aside from Life Church (which was very hard as we love that community deeply!), we were confirmed in this with a prophetic word from a dear woman at Life Church. Although Até Nida was very sad to see us move onto the work the Lord was preparing, she felt she had to be faithful to share what the Lord was saying to her. She speaks no English & we had an interpreter share Gods heart to us. WORD FOR WORD it is the prayers we have brought before the Lord periodically over the last 10 years in regards to this group of broken, abandoned and rejected.
This prophetic word confirmed that we are to have a ministry base for our ministry. That we would have this land to take in these broken, abandoned and rejected children.
We will be working with the DSWD here to take in up to 10-15 children ages 5-8 once we have facilities to care for them. We will take in a couple at a time. Most children that enter the system never leave. In the Philippines, it is shameful to have an adopted child. They will even go as far as to match children with perspective adoptive parents so they look alike. And after they are babies, it is unlikely they will find a home. Our team plans to be long term care for these kids by:
Providing a Safe Haven - where we bring healing and restoration to their lives by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Preparing them to be world changers in the destiny God has for them! We are so excited for these kids already and the destiny God has for them. Future Missionaries to the nations, the work place and/or wherever the Lord calls them!!!!
We have actually already received 2 different monetary donations from FILIPINOS! Twice now the Lord has prompted 2 different people to give us $2,000 USD (that is a lot of money to anyone - but ESPECIALLY to a Filipino!). Both times they prefaced, THE LORD SAID to give you this money for your ministry. Neither of these people knew the vision of the land and work with the children! This was further confirmation in pioneering this new work. We were blown away how Holy Spirit it moving hearts in this already!!!!
How can you help?
We are looking to raise $100,000 USD to purchase the land and build the facilities for the work.
We are looking to expand our team. We are praying for like-minded individuals and families to co-labor with us in the work.
Prayer support! It is vital that we have a solid team holding the rope in prayer and intercession for our families and these kids.
Favor with the government officials we will be working with.
Share this vision with anyone you think would want to partner with us :)
Ministry Updates
FLATWORLD
Discipleship and mentorship in the workplace is at the forefront of practical Christian living! Work for the follower of Jesus is worship. Jesus for 30 years worked as apprentice carpenter to his father, and for 30 years his expression of worship was in his faithfulness in the workplace:)
MUSLIM MINISTRY:
There are places on this island that are very dangerous & just by our appearance we would not have the ability to go. In light of staying true to the vision God has given us, we are supporting a local Filipino to take the Gospel to this unreached area. We are so encouraged by their steadfastness & faithfulness. Due to their safety, we are unable to post pictures, their name and/or location.
MENTORING & DISCIPILING:
We are continuing to mentor those we have led to the Lord and we have now 4 weekly meetings where we are able to go through the Scriptures and encourage new and growing believers - Praise God!
HOUSE OF HOPE
Praying for the sick is a responsibility and a privilege:). Please believe with us that healing will manifest in these beautiful children. Each week we pray for the children's healing; as well as for the parents who are walking through hell watching their child suffer. Pray with us for the miraculous!
BASKETBALL OUTREACH
We are seeing 50 to 60 kids each week come from the poorest part of our city, and play basketball and hear the gospel. Each week we are seeing kids come forward to receive Christ! Praise God!
HEZEKIAH FEEDING PROGRAM
Each week feed and teach a 120 kids Math, English, Reading, and Writing. Caring for the helpless is the heart of Jesus and the duty of the body of Christ. We show the world the love of God more in what we do than what we say!
CARE FOR THE ORPHAN
The adoption of Liberty is moving along and please pray with us for favor in the system. We are believing God for more orphans to be apart of our family and ministry. With the Land we are believing for, we will provide the ability to care for more orphan's who desperately need a family. Please pray with us for the Land and the provision to purchase it.
The Big Announcement!
At the beginning of our missionary call, the Lord moved our hearts for the broken, abandoned and rejected. We actually believe our Missionary Call is best described in Isaiah 61. We have been faithful to the different areas we have been honored to sew into through the last 10 years, but have always had this part of God's heart in waiting for HIS RELEASE.
We believe we have had a release from the Lord to pursue the broken, abandoned and rejected group NOW along with our ministry partners here locally - The Wick Family.
The same day we were obedient to step aside from Life Church (which was very hard as we love that community deeply!), we were confirmed in this with a prophetic word from a dear woman at Life Church. Although Até Nida was very sad to see us move onto the work the Lord was preparing, she felt she had to be faithful to share what the Lord was saying to her. She speaks no English & we had an interpreter share Gods heart to us. WORD FOR WORD it is the prayers we have brought before the Lord periodically over the last 10 years in regards to this group of broken, abandoned and rejected.
This prophetic word confirmed that we are to have a ministry base for our ministry. That we would have this land to take in these broken, abandoned and rejected children.
We will be working with the DSWD here to take in up to 10-15 children ages 5-8 once we have facilities to care for them. We will take in a couple at a time. Most children that enter the system never leave. In the Philippines, it is shameful to have an adopted child. They will even go as far as to match children with perspective adoptive parents so they look alike. And after they are babies, it is unlikely they will find a home. Our team plans to be long term care for these kids by:
Providing a Safe Haven - where we bring healing and restoration to their lives by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Preparing them to be world changers in the destiny God has for them! We are so excited for these kids already and the destiny God has for them. Future Missionaries to the nations, the work place and/or wherever the Lord calls them!!!!
We have actually already received 2 different monetary donations from FILIPINOS! Twice now the Lord has prompted 2 different people to give us $2,000 USD (that is a lot of money to anyone - but ESPECIALLY to a Filipino!). Both times they prefaced, THE LORD SAID to give you this money for your ministry. Neither of these people knew the vision of the land and work with the children! This was further confirmation in pioneering this new work. We were blown away how Holy Spirit it moving hearts in this already!!!!
How can you help?
We are looking to raise $100,000 USD to purchase the land and build the facilities for the work.
We are looking to expand our team. We are praying for like-minded individuals and families to co-labor with us in the work.
Prayer support! It is vital that we have a solid team holding the rope in prayer and intercession for our families and these kids.
Favor with the government officials we will be working with.
Share this vision with anyone you think would want to partner with us :)
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