Monday, September 24, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
Foursquare Middle East and Central Asia Regional Update
Dear Prayer Partners. Thank you so much for your continued prayer and support.
RAMALLAH UPDATE
For 10 days various young Muslim men came to our center each day. They met with some Bible College students from a Christian university in America. Each day the Bible College students and the Muslim men spoke and dialoged together for two hours on every subject from religion to politics. It was a great opportunity to sow the Gospel into the lives of 50 Muslim men.
We continue to teach English classes through the ministry of our ministry center. I would especially request your prayers for a middle-aged Muslim man to whom I have just started to give private English tutoring. He is very open to the Gospel, so we are using a curriculum that incorporates the Bible, spiritual themes and the Gospel into the lesson plans.
TURKEY REGIONAL CONFERENCE
In mid-July the regional conference of the Foursquare works in the Middle East and Central Asia was held in Istanbul Turkey. We had leaders from our churches in Bahrain, Dubai, Armenia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Lebanon as well as guest pastors and leaders from the US. On the last day of the meetings all the national leaders stood in a circle, with eyes closed praying, and speaking out one by one how many churches, works in new nations and redeemed individuals we would believe God for in ten years. Then we began to speak out how this would be accomplished. One of the leaders’ reply was especially striking as he proclaimed that it would be the blood and the testimony of martyrs that would be the ingredient that would release God’s outpouring in our region. These leaders are putting their lives on the line for the sake of the Gospel. Continue to pray that they would proclaim the Gospel boldly
Country Highlight: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Country Statistics
Area:
32,000 sq. mi.
Population:
2,563,212
Languages:
Arabic, Persian, English, Hindi and Urdu
Religion:
85% Muslim
8% Christian
5% Hindu
1% Buddhist
1% Non-religious/other
OUR NATIONAL LEADER
Vincent Yusef came to the Lord while living in his native country of Pakistan. Before coming to the Lord he was a boxer with a reputation as a gangster and trouble maker. Shortly after accepting Christ he approached a Foursquare pastor to baptize him. The pastor could not believe this ruffian had accepted Christ and refused, Vincent, still working out the rough edges of his faith, threatened to beat up the pastor if he did not baptize him.
After completing his Bible college education and serving on the board of the Foursquare work in Pakistan, Vincent moved with his family to Dubai. His first job was carrying air-condition units up flights of stairs on his back in the 120 degree heat of Dubai. He began witnessing to co-workers and fellow foreign workers. In 1996 he opened the first Foursquare church in the nation. A couple of years later he gave up his day job and went fulltime in ministry.
Vincent’s home is a constant hub of activity. He lives with his wife, four children and niece in a small three bedroom apartment. His family usually hosts recent arrivals to UAE from Pakistan and India until these individuals can find a job and their own home. There is also an almost constant stream of individuals coming to the home for prayer for healing, deliverance from demonic oppression or other needs. They also host weekly Bible studies and prayer meetings in their home. Vincent is known as a powerful evangelist both in UAE and back home in Pakistan.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
The Church in the United Arab Emirates is largely reaching out to Pakistani and Indian workers, who make up nearly 85% of the population of UAE. Most of those that they are reaching out to come from Muslim and Hindu backgrounds. Besides leading the central church in Dubai, Vincent has planted home groups in “labor camps”. Labor camps in Dubai are large compounds of many two and three story buildings that look something like 20 “Motel 6s” crammed together. In each small hotel size room, three or four single men live who work for construction or other companies. It is the law in UAE that foreign single men cannot live in regular apartment buildings, but must be housed in these “labor camps”. Vincent has trained workers living in several of these camps to hold Bible studies there.
Another key component of Vincent’s ministry is the training of leaders who will in turn plant churches in other nations. Recently one of their trained leaders moved to Afghanistan and in six months has won and baptized 10 new believers (six members of the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan and four Muslim Afghanis).
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
1)The law in Dubai is that once a child turns 18 a visa at the price of $2,300 must be purchased from the government. Vincent’s son, Sunil has just turned 18, and needs to purchase a visa as soon as possible or will be forced to leave the nation. He needs at least an additional $1,300 to have enough funds to pay for the visa.
2)The church recently lost their former meeting hall and is now having to rent a hall in a hotel at an increased price. The monthly rent is about $1000 a month.
Contributions for the work in Dubai can be sent to:
Foursquare Missions International
Attn Paulette McCammon
PO Box 26902
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Please note on the contribution that it is for the work in Dubai.
Thanks again for all of your prayer and support.
Scott M. Winter
Serving in the Middle East
RAMALLAH UPDATE
For 10 days various young Muslim men came to our center each day. They met with some Bible College students from a Christian university in America. Each day the Bible College students and the Muslim men spoke and dialoged together for two hours on every subject from religion to politics. It was a great opportunity to sow the Gospel into the lives of 50 Muslim men.
We continue to teach English classes through the ministry of our ministry center. I would especially request your prayers for a middle-aged Muslim man to whom I have just started to give private English tutoring. He is very open to the Gospel, so we are using a curriculum that incorporates the Bible, spiritual themes and the Gospel into the lesson plans.
TURKEY REGIONAL CONFERENCE
In mid-July the regional conference of the Foursquare works in the Middle East and Central Asia was held in Istanbul Turkey. We had leaders from our churches in Bahrain, Dubai, Armenia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Lebanon as well as guest pastors and leaders from the US. On the last day of the meetings all the national leaders stood in a circle, with eyes closed praying, and speaking out one by one how many churches, works in new nations and redeemed individuals we would believe God for in ten years. Then we began to speak out how this would be accomplished. One of the leaders’ reply was especially striking as he proclaimed that it would be the blood and the testimony of martyrs that would be the ingredient that would release God’s outpouring in our region. These leaders are putting their lives on the line for the sake of the Gospel. Continue to pray that they would proclaim the Gospel boldly
Country Highlight: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Country Statistics
Area:
32,000 sq. mi.
Population:
2,563,212
Languages:
Arabic, Persian, English, Hindi and Urdu
Religion:
85% Muslim
8% Christian
5% Hindu
1% Buddhist
1% Non-religious/other
OUR NATIONAL LEADER
Vincent Yusef came to the Lord while living in his native country of Pakistan. Before coming to the Lord he was a boxer with a reputation as a gangster and trouble maker. Shortly after accepting Christ he approached a Foursquare pastor to baptize him. The pastor could not believe this ruffian had accepted Christ and refused, Vincent, still working out the rough edges of his faith, threatened to beat up the pastor if he did not baptize him.
After completing his Bible college education and serving on the board of the Foursquare work in Pakistan, Vincent moved with his family to Dubai. His first job was carrying air-condition units up flights of stairs on his back in the 120 degree heat of Dubai. He began witnessing to co-workers and fellow foreign workers. In 1996 he opened the first Foursquare church in the nation. A couple of years later he gave up his day job and went fulltime in ministry.
Vincent’s home is a constant hub of activity. He lives with his wife, four children and niece in a small three bedroom apartment. His family usually hosts recent arrivals to UAE from Pakistan and India until these individuals can find a job and their own home. There is also an almost constant stream of individuals coming to the home for prayer for healing, deliverance from demonic oppression or other needs. They also host weekly Bible studies and prayer meetings in their home. Vincent is known as a powerful evangelist both in UAE and back home in Pakistan.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
The Church in the United Arab Emirates is largely reaching out to Pakistani and Indian workers, who make up nearly 85% of the population of UAE. Most of those that they are reaching out to come from Muslim and Hindu backgrounds. Besides leading the central church in Dubai, Vincent has planted home groups in “labor camps”. Labor camps in Dubai are large compounds of many two and three story buildings that look something like 20 “Motel 6s” crammed together. In each small hotel size room, three or four single men live who work for construction or other companies. It is the law in UAE that foreign single men cannot live in regular apartment buildings, but must be housed in these “labor camps”. Vincent has trained workers living in several of these camps to hold Bible studies there.
Another key component of Vincent’s ministry is the training of leaders who will in turn plant churches in other nations. Recently one of their trained leaders moved to Afghanistan and in six months has won and baptized 10 new believers (six members of the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan and four Muslim Afghanis).
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
1)The law in Dubai is that once a child turns 18 a visa at the price of $2,300 must be purchased from the government. Vincent’s son, Sunil has just turned 18, and needs to purchase a visa as soon as possible or will be forced to leave the nation. He needs at least an additional $1,300 to have enough funds to pay for the visa.
2)The church recently lost their former meeting hall and is now having to rent a hall in a hotel at an increased price. The monthly rent is about $1000 a month.
Contributions for the work in Dubai can be sent to:
Foursquare Missions International
Attn Paulette McCammon
PO Box 26902
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Please note on the contribution that it is for the work in Dubai.
Thanks again for all of your prayer and support.
Scott M. Winter
Serving in the Middle East
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Regular Church Activities
REGULAR CHURCH ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY
Sunday School 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 m.n.
Discipleship Training 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAY
Chain Prayer 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Midweek Service 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
THURSDAY
Home Bible Study 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FRIDAY
Crusaders' Youth Night 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Midnight Prayer Meeting 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 m.n.
SATURDAY
Devotion 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Music Practice 8:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
SUNDAY
Sunday School 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 m.n.
Discipleship Training 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAY
Chain Prayer 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Midweek Service 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
THURSDAY
Home Bible Study 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FRIDAY
Crusaders' Youth Night 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Midnight Prayer Meeting 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 m.n.
SATURDAY
Devotion 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Music Practice 8:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Our Founder
The early 20th century evangelist, Aimee Semple McPherson, was a pioneer of women in religion. Having experienced a profound religious conversion at age 17, Aimee began preaching across the United States and later, the world. In 1918, she established her base in Los Angeles, Calif., where in 1923, the 5,300 seat Angelus Temple was dedicated and became the center of her revival, healing and benevolent ministries. She was the first woman to own and operate a Christian radio station. Her sermons were the first to incorporate the contemporary communications of that day into her preaching of the Gospel. From Angelus Temple she performed an extensive social ministry, providing hot meals for more than 1.5 million people during the Great Depression. She summarized her message into four major points known as "The Foursquare Gospel," and founded a denomination called The Foursquare Church.
Aimee was born October 9, 1890 on a small farm near Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada and was the only child of James and Minnie Kennedy. While a student in high school, she attended a revival service conducted by Robert Semple. By her own account, she stated that at the time she was "cold and far from God" and began questioning the truths of the Bible. During this revival meeting, the message of "repentance" and a "born again experience" pierced her heart with conviction. When Robert began talking about the baptism with the Holy Spirit, it disturbed her so much that she left the meeting. But the Holy Spirit continued to grip at Aimee's heart, and for three days she struggled with such conviction until finally, alone in her room, she threw up her hands and said, "Lord, God, be merciful to me, a sinner." Immediately the burden was gone and the glory of the Lord filled her heart. She had been born again.
As she continued to attend the revival services, she learned that God had even more for her and so she began to seek the baptism with the Holy Spirit. After a time of prayer and seeking the Lord, she was gloriously filled and began speaking in her heavenly language and praising God. Aimee would describe that time by saying, "Each moment I could feel myself drawing nearer, nearer into His presence," and her heart cried out, "Take me, use me, have Thine own way. I am only a school girl. I live on a Canadian farm, but such as I am I give myself to Thee." Aimee said that, with the incoming of the Holy Spirit came a love and compassion for souls that melted her heart with longing for Christian service.
Her desire for serving the Lord seemed perfectly fitted to Robert Semple's evangelistic work and when he asked her to marry him, she quickly responded with a "yes." The two were married and this longing for service was first fulfilled when, before her twentieth birthday, she and her husband of less than two years, embarked on a missionary trip to China. Aimee would have been content to live out her days in obscurity. But what started out as a glorious adventure and fulfilment of God's calling ended with the tragic death of her husband three months after their arrival. Penniless, and alone with a one-month-old daughter, Aimee returned to the United States.
Shortly after returning home, Aimee met and married a businessman, Harold McPherson, with whom she had a son, Rolf. She tried to settle down to a "normal" home-life, but the call to Christian service remained constant. God continually knocked at the door of her heart and said, "Now will you go?" Growing weaker and weaker from sickness, Aimee, while on her deathbed after her second operation within two years, answered "yes" to God's call. Almost immediately thereafter, she was healed.
Knowing that she had to keep her promise to the Lord, she began evangelizing and holding tent revivals, first by traveling up and down the eastern part of the United States, then expanding to other parts of the country. She eventually held meetings in all parts of the world. People began coming in ever-increasing numbers to hear this remarkable lady evangelist. When not in a tent, she would need to find the largest auditorium in town in order to hold the record number of people that would come to her meetings. Often times she would have to share the time with whatever "event" was happening in the town. Like, on one occasion she met in a boxing ring, but had to hold her meetings before and after the boxing match. Once in San Diego, the National Guard had to be brought in to control the crowd of over 30,000 people. People would often stand in line and wait many hours for the next service to begin in order to be assured a seat.
Aimee's charismatic personality was a God-given gift used to draw people to hear her message. Her sermons were not the usual "fire and brimestone" messages given by contemporary evangelists, but ones which showed the face of a loving God, with continual outstretched arms. It was a message about heaven, as a place you wanted to be, and serving Jesus, as the only life that offered true fulfilment.
With Aimee, all were called and all were welcomed. God was no respecter of persons and neither was Aimee. She evangelized when segregation was rampant in the South. Although she invited all to come to her meetings, often times she would go to the "black" parts of town and hold meetings after the main meeting was over. She broke down racial barriers such that one time at Angelus Temple, some Klu Klux Klan members were in attendance, but after the service, many of their hoods and robes were found thrown on the ground in nearby Echo Park. She is also credited with helping many of the Hispanic ministries in Los Angeles get started, and there was even a great Gypsy following, after the wife of a Gypsy chief and the chief himself had been healed in a Denver revival meeting. With Aimee Semple McPherson there was no color, ethnic, or status separation line.
While holding a revival meeting in San Francisco in April 1922, Aimee became the first woman to preach a sermon over the radio. Being intrigued with the possibilities of this medium, Aimee purchased a radio station herself, thus making her the first woman to possess a radio license and operate a station. Through the wonder of radio, Aimee's voice became the most recognizable voice around the world. Since there were not many stations in Los Angeles at its inception, one could walk down the street, especially on a Sunday morning, hear the entire message from one open window to another, get to the destination, and not miss a single word of the sermon.
Weary of constant traveling and having no place to raise a family, Aimee rejoiced when in 1918, God called her to Los Angeles. This was to be her base of operation. God told her He would build her a house in Los Angeles and He did--one for her family and one for His people. For several years she continued to travel and raise money for the building of Angelus Temple and on January 1, 1923, Angelus Temple was dedicated. The church held 5,300 people and was filled to capacity three times each day, seven days a week. In the beginning, Aimee preached every service. It became the spiritual home for thousands of her followers and a base for her evangelistic ministry. What grew out of a desire to have a base of operation to preach the Gospel, quickly evolved into a church organization--supporting and sending out missionaries, providing commissary and community services that were more reliable than the city's own relief programs, as well as a full program of church ministries.
Aimee was famous inside and outside the church. Every city where services were held usually had in attendance civic leaders, as well as pastors representing the local churches of every denomination. She made sure that Angelus Temple was represented in local parades and entered floats into the famous Rose Parade in Pasadena. Her illustrated sermons attracted even those from the entertainment industry, looking to see a "show" that rivaled what Hollywood had to offer. These famous stage productions drew people who would never have thought to enter a church, and then presented them with the message of salvation. Aimee believed that the Gospel was to be presented at every opportunity and used worldly means at her disposal to present the Gospel to as many people as possible.
She was a woman in a man's world, and single at a time when women her age were suppose to be married. But she was willing to go, when God called, and was not limited by what she saw, but believed in the God who called her to fulfill the greatest call of all--the winning of souls.
Aimee once wrote:
"You don't need to be an orator. What God wants is plain people with the Good News in their hearts who are willing to go and tell it to others. The love of winning souls for Jesus Christ sets a fire burning in one's bones. Soul winning is the most important thing in the world. All I have is on the altar for the Lord, and while I have my life and strength, I will put my whole being into the carrying out of this Great Commission."
Sister McPherson, as she was affectionately called by her consistuents, went to be with the Lord, September 27, 1944, while conducting a revival service in Oakland, Calif. Memorial services were held on her birthday, October 9th, at Angelus Temple.
From its beginning at Angelus Temple, The Foursquare Church has now grown to include more than 50,000 churches worldwide. There are currently more than 5 million members in 147 countries around the globe. It presently ranks as one of the three or four most distinguished branches of Pentecostalism.
Aimee was born October 9, 1890 on a small farm near Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada and was the only child of James and Minnie Kennedy. While a student in high school, she attended a revival service conducted by Robert Semple. By her own account, she stated that at the time she was "cold and far from God" and began questioning the truths of the Bible. During this revival meeting, the message of "repentance" and a "born again experience" pierced her heart with conviction. When Robert began talking about the baptism with the Holy Spirit, it disturbed her so much that she left the meeting. But the Holy Spirit continued to grip at Aimee's heart, and for three days she struggled with such conviction until finally, alone in her room, she threw up her hands and said, "Lord, God, be merciful to me, a sinner." Immediately the burden was gone and the glory of the Lord filled her heart. She had been born again.
As she continued to attend the revival services, she learned that God had even more for her and so she began to seek the baptism with the Holy Spirit. After a time of prayer and seeking the Lord, she was gloriously filled and began speaking in her heavenly language and praising God. Aimee would describe that time by saying, "Each moment I could feel myself drawing nearer, nearer into His presence," and her heart cried out, "Take me, use me, have Thine own way. I am only a school girl. I live on a Canadian farm, but such as I am I give myself to Thee." Aimee said that, with the incoming of the Holy Spirit came a love and compassion for souls that melted her heart with longing for Christian service.
Her desire for serving the Lord seemed perfectly fitted to Robert Semple's evangelistic work and when he asked her to marry him, she quickly responded with a "yes." The two were married and this longing for service was first fulfilled when, before her twentieth birthday, she and her husband of less than two years, embarked on a missionary trip to China. Aimee would have been content to live out her days in obscurity. But what started out as a glorious adventure and fulfilment of God's calling ended with the tragic death of her husband three months after their arrival. Penniless, and alone with a one-month-old daughter, Aimee returned to the United States.
Shortly after returning home, Aimee met and married a businessman, Harold McPherson, with whom she had a son, Rolf. She tried to settle down to a "normal" home-life, but the call to Christian service remained constant. God continually knocked at the door of her heart and said, "Now will you go?" Growing weaker and weaker from sickness, Aimee, while on her deathbed after her second operation within two years, answered "yes" to God's call. Almost immediately thereafter, she was healed.
Knowing that she had to keep her promise to the Lord, she began evangelizing and holding tent revivals, first by traveling up and down the eastern part of the United States, then expanding to other parts of the country. She eventually held meetings in all parts of the world. People began coming in ever-increasing numbers to hear this remarkable lady evangelist. When not in a tent, she would need to find the largest auditorium in town in order to hold the record number of people that would come to her meetings. Often times she would have to share the time with whatever "event" was happening in the town. Like, on one occasion she met in a boxing ring, but had to hold her meetings before and after the boxing match. Once in San Diego, the National Guard had to be brought in to control the crowd of over 30,000 people. People would often stand in line and wait many hours for the next service to begin in order to be assured a seat.
Aimee's charismatic personality was a God-given gift used to draw people to hear her message. Her sermons were not the usual "fire and brimestone" messages given by contemporary evangelists, but ones which showed the face of a loving God, with continual outstretched arms. It was a message about heaven, as a place you wanted to be, and serving Jesus, as the only life that offered true fulfilment.
With Aimee, all were called and all were welcomed. God was no respecter of persons and neither was Aimee. She evangelized when segregation was rampant in the South. Although she invited all to come to her meetings, often times she would go to the "black" parts of town and hold meetings after the main meeting was over. She broke down racial barriers such that one time at Angelus Temple, some Klu Klux Klan members were in attendance, but after the service, many of their hoods and robes were found thrown on the ground in nearby Echo Park. She is also credited with helping many of the Hispanic ministries in Los Angeles get started, and there was even a great Gypsy following, after the wife of a Gypsy chief and the chief himself had been healed in a Denver revival meeting. With Aimee Semple McPherson there was no color, ethnic, or status separation line.
While holding a revival meeting in San Francisco in April 1922, Aimee became the first woman to preach a sermon over the radio. Being intrigued with the possibilities of this medium, Aimee purchased a radio station herself, thus making her the first woman to possess a radio license and operate a station. Through the wonder of radio, Aimee's voice became the most recognizable voice around the world. Since there were not many stations in Los Angeles at its inception, one could walk down the street, especially on a Sunday morning, hear the entire message from one open window to another, get to the destination, and not miss a single word of the sermon.
Weary of constant traveling and having no place to raise a family, Aimee rejoiced when in 1918, God called her to Los Angeles. This was to be her base of operation. God told her He would build her a house in Los Angeles and He did--one for her family and one for His people. For several years she continued to travel and raise money for the building of Angelus Temple and on January 1, 1923, Angelus Temple was dedicated. The church held 5,300 people and was filled to capacity three times each day, seven days a week. In the beginning, Aimee preached every service. It became the spiritual home for thousands of her followers and a base for her evangelistic ministry. What grew out of a desire to have a base of operation to preach the Gospel, quickly evolved into a church organization--supporting and sending out missionaries, providing commissary and community services that were more reliable than the city's own relief programs, as well as a full program of church ministries.
Aimee was famous inside and outside the church. Every city where services were held usually had in attendance civic leaders, as well as pastors representing the local churches of every denomination. She made sure that Angelus Temple was represented in local parades and entered floats into the famous Rose Parade in Pasadena. Her illustrated sermons attracted even those from the entertainment industry, looking to see a "show" that rivaled what Hollywood had to offer. These famous stage productions drew people who would never have thought to enter a church, and then presented them with the message of salvation. Aimee believed that the Gospel was to be presented at every opportunity and used worldly means at her disposal to present the Gospel to as many people as possible.
She was a woman in a man's world, and single at a time when women her age were suppose to be married. But she was willing to go, when God called, and was not limited by what she saw, but believed in the God who called her to fulfill the greatest call of all--the winning of souls.
Aimee once wrote:
"You don't need to be an orator. What God wants is plain people with the Good News in their hearts who are willing to go and tell it to others. The love of winning souls for Jesus Christ sets a fire burning in one's bones. Soul winning is the most important thing in the world. All I have is on the altar for the Lord, and while I have my life and strength, I will put my whole being into the carrying out of this Great Commission."
Sister McPherson, as she was affectionately called by her consistuents, went to be with the Lord, September 27, 1944, while conducting a revival service in Oakland, Calif. Memorial services were held on her birthday, October 9th, at Angelus Temple.
From its beginning at Angelus Temple, The Foursquare Church has now grown to include more than 50,000 churches worldwide. There are currently more than 5 million members in 147 countries around the globe. It presently ranks as one of the three or four most distinguished branches of Pentecostalism.
Our History
“Kay hinigugma gud han Dyos an kalibutan, nga iginhatag Niya an Iya bugtong nga Anak, basi diri unta mamatay an ngatanan nga nasarig ha Iya, kundi makaangkon han dayon nga kinabuhi”. –Juan 3:16--
Tungod hini nga gugma damo nga katawhan han bug-os nga kalibutan an nakakilala ngan kinmarawat han Dyos komo ira Ginoo ngan Magtaralwas. Damo an magraut nga mga tawo an nabalhin han ira mga kinabuhi pagkarawat ha Iya. Nagkamay-ada paglaum an katawhan han kalibutan. Ginpakita ni Hesus an Iya pagigin usa ka Magtaralwas nga Dyos. Hiya ginsakit, ginyubit, ngan ginraysang ha krus. Kundi waray Hiya magpabilin nga patay. Hiya nabanhaw ngan nagsaad nga mabalik ngahaw pagkuha han matinumanon nga mga Kristohanon para makig-usa ha Iya ginhadian—usa nga katataporan nga saad nga angay gud naton kaptan tubtod ha katapusan.
Amo man nga gugma an Iya ginpakita ha aton minayuyo nga baryo han Jabong. Bulan han Disyembre tuig 1992, naabri an Pulong han Ginoo dinhi nga dapit. Gingamit han Ginoo an kinabuhi nira Sister Consorcia Prisno ngan Sister Maria Andaya nga tikang ha Living Waters Fellowship, usa nga Foursquare Gospel Church, han syudad han Tacloban. Ha kamatuoran, waray pagmitingi nga magtitindog hin singbahan hini nga dapit han syahan. Hi Sister Consor, komo usa nga taga-Jabong, in may-ada nga hagna dinhi nga kinahanglan niya pag-atimanon. Tikang ha Tacloban napakanhi hiya pagburu-bisita para pagkita-kita han iya kahagnaan. Hini nga iya pagburu-bisita, waray niya hingalimti an Pulong han Ginoo nga nahisurat ha Mateo 28: 19-20 nga nasiring: Sanglit pakadto kamo ha ngatanan nga mga katawhan ha bug-os nga kalibutan ngan himoa hira nga Akon mga tinun-an. Bunyagi hira ha ngaran han Amay, ngan han Anak, ngan han Espiritu Santo ngan tutdoi hira han ngatanan nga Akon iginsugo ha iyo. Ngan hinumdomi! Dayuday Ako maupod ha iyo ha ngatanan nga mga katuigan tubtob han katapos han kalibutan.” Tungod hini, nagsangyaw hiya han Pulong han Ginoo ha mga katawhan han Jabong. Ngan waray ini makawang kay nagkamay-ada Bible study ha panimalay nira Brother Teodoro ngan Sister Florencia Tindoy. Amo ini an gisasyahani nga pag-aram han Pulong han Ginoo hini nga dapit ngan gintambungan ini hin 15 ka tawo. Dinhi nagtikang an katanom han Pulong ha mga kasing-kasing han tawo.
Tuig 1993 bulan han Enero nadugangan an Bible study hin usa. Nagin sentro han usa pa nga pag-aram han Bibliya an panimalay nira Sister Juliet Ripalda. (Xmissing page 2X)
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….milagro nga ginhimo han Ginoo amo an pagtambala Niya han sakit ni Sister Rona Diaz nga hadto nga panahon, waray gud matatambal. Ha amo gihapon nga mga tuig, ginpadara han Ginoo hi Sister Wilma Retorca nga amo liwat an nagsangyaw han Pulong han Ginoo pinaagi han matinumanon nga paghatag han ikanapulo nga bahin ngan han mga offerings ngadto ha Dyos. Kaupod niya hini nga mga panahon hi Sister Belen Morante. Dida liwat han Oktubre 27, 1995, gindumara an ikaduha nga bautismo didto han dagat ha may Balyuan Tower ha syudad han Tacloban nga ginpangunahan ni Rev. Rewel Buctuan. An ginbawtismuhan amo hira Sister Rosing Garcela ngan Brother Genaro Condes.
Tuig 1996 inmabut an bag-o nga EVD Supervisor nga saliwan kan Rev. Rewel Buctuan. Amo hiya hi Rev. Herme Quiliope nga tikang ha Negros Oriental kaupod han iya bug-os nga pamilya. Padayon an mga buruhaton para Ginoo ha Jabong. Nagpadayon an mga Bible studies ngan ini in nagin mabinungahon. Dida han ika-24 han Disyembre 1998, upat nga mga kalag an ginbautismuhan. Amo ini hira Sister Vilma Garcela, Sis. Vergie Diaz, ngan Sis. Florencia Tindoy. Ini nga ikatulo nga bautismoin gindumara ni Ptra. Marrieta Ygana didto ha Bachelor Beach Resort, Tanauan, Leyte. Pagaka-Marso 22, 1999, ginbuhat liwat an ika-upat nga bautismo ha tubig. An mga ginbawtismuhan amo hira Bro. Teodoro Tindoy ngan Sis. Marlyn Maluping. Ini in ginbuhat didto ha Bachelor Beach Resort, Tanauan, Leyte ha pagdumara ni Rev. Herme Quiliope. Dida liwat han ika-29 han Agosto 1999, ginbawtismuhan ni Rev. Herme Quiliope hi Sis. Rona Diaz didto ha YKS Beach resort, San Jose, Tacloban city. Amo ini an ikalima nga bawtismo nga gindumara ha iglesia han Jabong.
Diri gud malikyan nga kon damo na an mga sunud-sunod nga mga problema, an usa nga pastor han singbahan in manluya. Bisan ngani an mga Kristohanon ha panahon ni Apostol Pablo, umabat gihapon hin sugad nga problema. Kundi hiya nagdasig han matag-usa nga magin marig-on tubtob han pagbalik han aton buhi nga Dyos. Amo man nga sitwasyon an gin-again ni Ptra. Marrieta. Dida han Setyembre 1999, nagbakasyon an pastora tungod han diri maupay nga kahimtang han iya lawas ngan gin kinahanglan niya hin pagpahuway. Tungod hini nga panhitabo, nawarayan hin magtarangway ini nga iglesia. Dida han bulan han Oktubre, nagkamay-ada meeting an District Council ngan napagkaurusahan han mga pastor nga sarhan la anay an iglesia han Jabong. Tungod hini, dinmugang an kaluyahon han mga Kristohanon dinhi ha aspeto ispirituwal. Kundi darawayon gud an Ginoo kay waray tiya itugot nga an ministeryo nga natikangan ha Jabong in makawang la. Waray kadayon pagsarhi an iglesia han Jabong.
Dida han ika-23 han Enero 2000, nagtikang an ikaduha nga balitang ha kinauhi han nga Kristohanon hini nga dapit. Ginpadara han Ginoo pagbalik ha Jabong hira Sis. Consorcia Prisno ngan Sis. Wilma Retorca kaupod han iya anak nga hi Ptra. Jeanisa Paragas. Hi Ptra. Jeanisa amo an sinmaliwan kan Ptra. Marrieta komo pastor han singbahan han Jabong. Ini nga b ag-o nga pastora in first year college student pala han World Evangelism Bible College (WEBC) ha Bgy. San Rafael, Dulag, Leyte. Disiotso pala an iya panuigopn hini nga mga panahon. Bata pa hin duro para kumapot hin sugad nga dako nga responsibilidad. Kundi iya ini ginakarawat tungod han iya dako nga gugma han Dyos. Tungod hini, nahibalik an pagkadasig han mga magtinuohon dinhi ngan nagkamay-ada na mga young people ngan iba pa nga mga tigurang nga nakabig dida ha Ginoo.
Abril 22-23, 2000, nagkamay-ada Seminar of Revival ha Jabong nga ginpangunahan han aton EVD Supervisor Rev. Herme Quiliope ngan han iya asawa nga hi rev. Ruth Quiliope; Rev. Jerry Valde, an Bethel Division Coordinator; Sis. Thessa Estola, bro. Dicoy Cadizal, Bro. Jojo Estola, ngan Bro. Venerando Cejas, an EVD Youth Coordinator. Hini nga Seminar of Revival, damo an ginbuhat han Dyos. Nahibaro hin dugang an nga Kristohanon parti han Pulong han Dyos ngan nahibaro gihapon hira kon papaunanho magin usa nga madinaugon nga Kristohanon.
Dida han ika-5 han Mayo 2000, naabrihan an outreach ha bungto han Tabontabon ha panimalay nira Sis. Rebecca ngan Artemio Cervantes. Nagpadayon ini nga outreach dinhi nga kaurogan mga estudyante an nag-aatender kay harani man la an panimalay han eskwelahan. An natambong in 30 ka tawo an average. Gindumara ini nga Bible studies ni Sis. Wilma Retorca ngan gin-assistiran liwat hiya ni Bro. Leo Fernandez nga hadto nga mga panahon, estudyante pa han high school. Nagpadayon ini nga buruhaton dida ha Tabontabon. Hini gihapon nga panahon, naabrihan an Pulong han Ginoo ha baryo han Belisong nga kasapit la nga barangay han Jabong.
Dida han pagkapot ni Ptra. Jeanisa komo pastor han Jabong, gin-asistiran liwat hiya hin mga estudyante nga tikang ha Bible school. Amo ini hira Grace Sambire, Myralyn Alota, Zenia Catarig, Abigail Damiao, ngan Helen Tanzon. Dako gud an ira naibulig han singbahan han Jabong ha pagpauswag han ministeryo dinhi.
Dida han ikaduha nga semester han SY 1999 – 2000, usa nga batan-on han Jabong in sinmulod ha Bible school. Amo ini hi Bro. Brando Mondragon. Naabat niya nga gintawag hiya han Ginoo para umeskwela hini nga Bibile school ngan pagtun-an an Pulong han Dyos. Darayawon gud an aton buhi nga Dyos.
Tungod hini nga gugma damo nga katawhan han bug-os nga kalibutan an nakakilala ngan kinmarawat han Dyos komo ira Ginoo ngan Magtaralwas. Damo an magraut nga mga tawo an nabalhin han ira mga kinabuhi pagkarawat ha Iya. Nagkamay-ada paglaum an katawhan han kalibutan. Ginpakita ni Hesus an Iya pagigin usa ka Magtaralwas nga Dyos. Hiya ginsakit, ginyubit, ngan ginraysang ha krus. Kundi waray Hiya magpabilin nga patay. Hiya nabanhaw ngan nagsaad nga mabalik ngahaw pagkuha han matinumanon nga mga Kristohanon para makig-usa ha Iya ginhadian—usa nga katataporan nga saad nga angay gud naton kaptan tubtod ha katapusan.
Amo man nga gugma an Iya ginpakita ha aton minayuyo nga baryo han Jabong. Bulan han Disyembre tuig 1992, naabri an Pulong han Ginoo dinhi nga dapit. Gingamit han Ginoo an kinabuhi nira Sister Consorcia Prisno ngan Sister Maria Andaya nga tikang ha Living Waters Fellowship, usa nga Foursquare Gospel Church, han syudad han Tacloban. Ha kamatuoran, waray pagmitingi nga magtitindog hin singbahan hini nga dapit han syahan. Hi Sister Consor, komo usa nga taga-Jabong, in may-ada nga hagna dinhi nga kinahanglan niya pag-atimanon. Tikang ha Tacloban napakanhi hiya pagburu-bisita para pagkita-kita han iya kahagnaan. Hini nga iya pagburu-bisita, waray niya hingalimti an Pulong han Ginoo nga nahisurat ha Mateo 28: 19-20 nga nasiring: Sanglit pakadto kamo ha ngatanan nga mga katawhan ha bug-os nga kalibutan ngan himoa hira nga Akon mga tinun-an. Bunyagi hira ha ngaran han Amay, ngan han Anak, ngan han Espiritu Santo ngan tutdoi hira han ngatanan nga Akon iginsugo ha iyo. Ngan hinumdomi! Dayuday Ako maupod ha iyo ha ngatanan nga mga katuigan tubtob han katapos han kalibutan.” Tungod hini, nagsangyaw hiya han Pulong han Ginoo ha mga katawhan han Jabong. Ngan waray ini makawang kay nagkamay-ada Bible study ha panimalay nira Brother Teodoro ngan Sister Florencia Tindoy. Amo ini an gisasyahani nga pag-aram han Pulong han Ginoo hini nga dapit ngan gintambungan ini hin 15 ka tawo. Dinhi nagtikang an katanom han Pulong ha mga kasing-kasing han tawo.
Tuig 1993 bulan han Enero nadugangan an Bible study hin usa. Nagin sentro han usa pa nga pag-aram han Bibliya an panimalay nira Sister Juliet Ripalda. (Xmissing page 2X)
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….milagro nga ginhimo han Ginoo amo an pagtambala Niya han sakit ni Sister Rona Diaz nga hadto nga panahon, waray gud matatambal. Ha amo gihapon nga mga tuig, ginpadara han Ginoo hi Sister Wilma Retorca nga amo liwat an nagsangyaw han Pulong han Ginoo pinaagi han matinumanon nga paghatag han ikanapulo nga bahin ngan han mga offerings ngadto ha Dyos. Kaupod niya hini nga mga panahon hi Sister Belen Morante. Dida liwat han Oktubre 27, 1995, gindumara an ikaduha nga bautismo didto han dagat ha may Balyuan Tower ha syudad han Tacloban nga ginpangunahan ni Rev. Rewel Buctuan. An ginbawtismuhan amo hira Sister Rosing Garcela ngan Brother Genaro Condes.
Tuig 1996 inmabut an bag-o nga EVD Supervisor nga saliwan kan Rev. Rewel Buctuan. Amo hiya hi Rev. Herme Quiliope nga tikang ha Negros Oriental kaupod han iya bug-os nga pamilya. Padayon an mga buruhaton para Ginoo ha Jabong. Nagpadayon an mga Bible studies ngan ini in nagin mabinungahon. Dida han ika-24 han Disyembre 1998, upat nga mga kalag an ginbautismuhan. Amo ini hira Sister Vilma Garcela, Sis. Vergie Diaz, ngan Sis. Florencia Tindoy. Ini nga ikatulo nga bautismoin gindumara ni Ptra. Marrieta Ygana didto ha Bachelor Beach Resort, Tanauan, Leyte. Pagaka-Marso 22, 1999, ginbuhat liwat an ika-upat nga bautismo ha tubig. An mga ginbawtismuhan amo hira Bro. Teodoro Tindoy ngan Sis. Marlyn Maluping. Ini in ginbuhat didto ha Bachelor Beach Resort, Tanauan, Leyte ha pagdumara ni Rev. Herme Quiliope. Dida liwat han ika-29 han Agosto 1999, ginbawtismuhan ni Rev. Herme Quiliope hi Sis. Rona Diaz didto ha YKS Beach resort, San Jose, Tacloban city. Amo ini an ikalima nga bawtismo nga gindumara ha iglesia han Jabong.
Diri gud malikyan nga kon damo na an mga sunud-sunod nga mga problema, an usa nga pastor han singbahan in manluya. Bisan ngani an mga Kristohanon ha panahon ni Apostol Pablo, umabat gihapon hin sugad nga problema. Kundi hiya nagdasig han matag-usa nga magin marig-on tubtob han pagbalik han aton buhi nga Dyos. Amo man nga sitwasyon an gin-again ni Ptra. Marrieta. Dida han Setyembre 1999, nagbakasyon an pastora tungod han diri maupay nga kahimtang han iya lawas ngan gin kinahanglan niya hin pagpahuway. Tungod hini nga panhitabo, nawarayan hin magtarangway ini nga iglesia. Dida han bulan han Oktubre, nagkamay-ada meeting an District Council ngan napagkaurusahan han mga pastor nga sarhan la anay an iglesia han Jabong. Tungod hini, dinmugang an kaluyahon han mga Kristohanon dinhi ha aspeto ispirituwal. Kundi darawayon gud an Ginoo kay waray tiya itugot nga an ministeryo nga natikangan ha Jabong in makawang la. Waray kadayon pagsarhi an iglesia han Jabong.
Dida han ika-23 han Enero 2000, nagtikang an ikaduha nga balitang ha kinauhi han nga Kristohanon hini nga dapit. Ginpadara han Ginoo pagbalik ha Jabong hira Sis. Consorcia Prisno ngan Sis. Wilma Retorca kaupod han iya anak nga hi Ptra. Jeanisa Paragas. Hi Ptra. Jeanisa amo an sinmaliwan kan Ptra. Marrieta komo pastor han singbahan han Jabong. Ini nga b ag-o nga pastora in first year college student pala han World Evangelism Bible College (WEBC) ha Bgy. San Rafael, Dulag, Leyte. Disiotso pala an iya panuigopn hini nga mga panahon. Bata pa hin duro para kumapot hin sugad nga dako nga responsibilidad. Kundi iya ini ginakarawat tungod han iya dako nga gugma han Dyos. Tungod hini, nahibalik an pagkadasig han mga magtinuohon dinhi ngan nagkamay-ada na mga young people ngan iba pa nga mga tigurang nga nakabig dida ha Ginoo.
Abril 22-23, 2000, nagkamay-ada Seminar of Revival ha Jabong nga ginpangunahan han aton EVD Supervisor Rev. Herme Quiliope ngan han iya asawa nga hi rev. Ruth Quiliope; Rev. Jerry Valde, an Bethel Division Coordinator; Sis. Thessa Estola, bro. Dicoy Cadizal, Bro. Jojo Estola, ngan Bro. Venerando Cejas, an EVD Youth Coordinator. Hini nga Seminar of Revival, damo an ginbuhat han Dyos. Nahibaro hin dugang an nga Kristohanon parti han Pulong han Dyos ngan nahibaro gihapon hira kon papaunanho magin usa nga madinaugon nga Kristohanon.
Dida han ika-5 han Mayo 2000, naabrihan an outreach ha bungto han Tabontabon ha panimalay nira Sis. Rebecca ngan Artemio Cervantes. Nagpadayon ini nga outreach dinhi nga kaurogan mga estudyante an nag-aatender kay harani man la an panimalay han eskwelahan. An natambong in 30 ka tawo an average. Gindumara ini nga Bible studies ni Sis. Wilma Retorca ngan gin-assistiran liwat hiya ni Bro. Leo Fernandez nga hadto nga mga panahon, estudyante pa han high school. Nagpadayon ini nga buruhaton dida ha Tabontabon. Hini gihapon nga panahon, naabrihan an Pulong han Ginoo ha baryo han Belisong nga kasapit la nga barangay han Jabong.
Dida han pagkapot ni Ptra. Jeanisa komo pastor han Jabong, gin-asistiran liwat hiya hin mga estudyante nga tikang ha Bible school. Amo ini hira Grace Sambire, Myralyn Alota, Zenia Catarig, Abigail Damiao, ngan Helen Tanzon. Dako gud an ira naibulig han singbahan han Jabong ha pagpauswag han ministeryo dinhi.
Dida han ikaduha nga semester han SY 1999 – 2000, usa nga batan-on han Jabong in sinmulod ha Bible school. Amo ini hi Bro. Brando Mondragon. Naabat niya nga gintawag hiya han Ginoo para umeskwela hini nga Bibile school ngan pagtun-an an Pulong han Dyos. Darayawon gud an aton buhi nga Dyos.
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