INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN

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(Updated for 2006)

AS A MISSIONARY I ALWAYS WANT TO CONTRIBUTE A MEANINGFUL AND MEASURABLE PART TO PLANTING AND GROWING CHURCHES THAT MAGNIFY GOD'S NAME BY BRINGING PEOPLE INTO A LIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST, AND TO CONTINUALLY GROW TOWARD THE GOAL OF BEING LIKE CHRIST, AND TO EQUIP EACH MEMBER FOR AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCHES AND IN OUR MISSION TO THE PHILIPPINES, CHINA AND OTHER PARTS OF  THE WORLD. 

FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS GOD HAS FOCUSED MY MINISTRY EFFORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND CHINA, HOWEVER THERE IS A GROWING YEARNING IN MY HEART TO WORK TOGETHER WITH FILIPINO AND CHINESE CHURCHES TO REACH VIETNAM. 

OUR CHURCHES IN THE PHILIPPINES WERE BUILT UPON THE COMMITMENT TO BECOME MISSION SENDING CHURCHES, NOT TO REMAIN AS MISSION RECEIVING CHURCHES.  OUR VISION FOR MISSION IS:

THAT FILIPINOS, INCLUDING THE POOR, CAN TRUST GOD TO PROVIDE EVERY NEED OF THOSE WHO OPEN THEIR HEARTS TO ENTHUSIASTICALLY CARRY GOD’S BLESSINGS TO THE LOST IN THE PHILIPPINES AND ALL ASIA, AND THAT THE NATION, THE PEOPLE, AND THE CHURCHES OF THE PHILIPPINES WILL BE BLESSED IN THE PROCESS OF WALKING IN HARMONY WITH GOD'S PURPOSES.


THE DYNAMICS OF KEEPING ANY VISION ALIVE VARY ACCORDING TO NEEDS, TALENTS AVAILABLE IN THE MINISTRY, EQUIPMENT AND FINANCES AVAILABLE, AND, MOST IMPORTANT, THE SOVEREIGN MOVES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHICH WE MUST ALWAYS BE READY TO FOLLOW.  OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR 2006 ARE:
 

  1. CHURCH BUILDINGS. WE ARE RENTING BUILDINGS IN MALABON AND GOA, COSTING US ABOUT $250 PER MONTH.   NAVOTAS HAS OUTGROWN ITS FACILITIES.  WE NEED PERMANENT BUILDINGS IN MALABON AND GOA, AND A LARGER FACILITY IN NAVOTAS.
  2. WITH THE NEW BUILDING IN CARAMOAN COMPLETED, WE ARE POISED FOR MAJOR OUTREACHES IN 2006 TO NEARBY MOUNTAIN VILLAGES AND ISLANDS.  WE ARE VERY MUCH IN NEED OF A FULL-TIME PASTOR IN CARAMOAN.
  3. MINISTRY TRAINING.  WE ARE DESPARATELY IN NEED OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO PREPARE FOR LIVES OF SERVICE.  JUST AS IMPORTANT WE NEED ONGOING TRAINING FOR THOSE ALREADY IN SERVICE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN REMOTE PLACES.  WE HOPE TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP IN THE SOME ONGOING TRAINING.  NEEDED IS MORE EQUIPMENT, TECHNICAL TRAINING, AND QUALIFIED COMPUTER LITERAL TEACHERS. IN 2005 WE BEGAN USING A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM OF TEACHINGS ON VHS AND VCD IN ALL OUR CHURCHES TO START BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE.  WE WILL CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM IN 2006 WITH 45 STUDENTS ALREADY INVOLVED IN 4 LOCATIONS.
  4. RE-ENERGIZING OUR MISSION VISION  AS STATED ABOVE.  WE BELIEVE GOD WANTS TO USE THE FILIPINO CHURCH TO REACH OUT TO ASIA.  WE WANT TO BE READY FOR OUR MARCHING ORDERS.   MY HOPE IS FOR THE SAME VISION TO BE PLANTED IN THE HEARTS OF THE CHINESE CHURCH THAT THEY MIGHT QUICKLY MOBILIZE WHEN POLITICAL CONDITIONS PERMIT IT.


MY VISION FOR CHINA MINISTRY IS TO CONTINUE TO FIND EFFECTIVE LEGAL WAYS TO ENCOURAGE AND BUILD UP THE MINISTRY IN CHURCHES IN THE JIANGMEN AREA, ENHANCING THEIR ABILITIES IN CHURCH GROWTH, CHURCH PLANTING AND MISSIONS.

MY STRATEGY IN CHINA REMAINS TO WORK WITH THE CHURCH IN JIANGMEN AND ITS OUTREACHES IN SURROUNDING AREAS, AS WELL AS IMPACTING THE LIVES OF TEACHERS IN TRAINING AT WUYI UNIVERSITY IN ANTICIPATION OF THEM GOING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO TEACH WITH SEEDS OF FAITH IN THEIR HEARTS.  I ANTICIPATE THAT MY FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL TO CHINA WILL INCREASE IN 2006.   IT IS MY DESIRE TO INCLUDE MORE FILIPINOS IN THESE CHINA TRIPS, THAT THE VISION WILL BE STIRRED IN THEIR HEARTS AS WELL.