A Couple of Important Events

This Sunday (03/30/25) we will be offering praises and thanksgiving to God for eight years of ministry work in Tuktukan, Taguig City. We are rejoicing at the many souls that have gotten saved, and the few that have spiritually grown into mighty fine disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Please pray for the Lord to bless His words to our hearts and to the hearts of many who will be in attendance on this "special" Sunday. Our guest speaker is Bro. Dan Tessin, and accompanying him will be his wife, Sis. Raquel. Both of them will be ministering to our people in the Word (Bro. Dan will deal with the men and boys in our Sunday school hour, and Sis. Raquel will deal with the women and girls), and then Bro. Dan will be preaching and teaching God's words in both services. We desire to see souls saved and disciples made. AMEN!

This Tuesday (04/01/25) we will be inviting many young people (13 yrs. old and above), and many of our church family and friends, to join us for a day of special Bible study - we call it "Youth Focus." This year we are studying Hamartiology or the Doctrine of Sin (part 2) - last year, we did the same topic. We long to see many repent of sin and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

We have asked our church people to pray and fast for these two special events, and I trust that you will help us by your prayers, too.

It sure is a blessing and an honor to worship and serve the LORD in sincerity and with gladness!

Bro. Bill

P.S.

We are also doing some evangelistic work in Candelaria, Quezon province. This is about 64 miles south of Taguig City. Bro. Kenneth and Sis. Sherie, and her mom, Sis. Alice are praying that a Biblical Baptist church could be started in their community, and Bro. RJ and I are praying and working towards that end as well. Please pray with and for us about this wonderful church planting missions opportunity.

A Simple Update for 02/26/25

End of Feb. update:

We praise and thank God for a great module week at Cornerstone Baptist Church and Cornerstone Baptist Ministerial School in Quezon City under the leadership of Dr. Jed Raquintan, Pastor. Dr. Thomas Strouse was able to instruct students on Book 2 of Psalms (Pss. 42-72). Dr. Raquintan was able to teach Amos. I am working on my 200 page dissertation as the final step towards a Doctorate of Ministry degree.

We will miss our dear sister in the Lord, Sis. Elena. She went home to be with the Lord on Mon., Feb. 3. The Lord allowed me to speak at her burial and I gladly presented the good news of Jesus Christ to her family and friends who were gathered around the cemetery. We do ask that you would continue to pray for her relatives and friends for both comfort for their loss, but also conviction from the Holy Spirit about their future appointment with death and judgment to follow.

We are praying for opportunities to open up for an evangelistic outreach in a village that is about 65 miles south of Metro Manila in Candelaria, Quezon province (not to be confused with Quezon City). We know of a precious husband and wife that would like to see a Biblical Baptist church planted in their village (Bro. and Sis. Guillas). They have been faithfully attending our Sunday services since November of 2024. And we believe this is our next challenge to plant a work in their village.

Our Sunday church ministries are carrying on well: The children's Sunday School and Teens Class and Adult Class are well attended. The Teens are learning about the Pauline Epistles this semester, the Adult Class just finished the book of Joshua - 11 of them passed their final exam and received a wonderful Bible study tool as a gift. They are now learning about the book of Judges. On Sunday morning, Bro. RJ is preaching/teaching through the book of Haggai, on Sunday afternoon, I am teaching/preaching through the book of Matthew. On Wed. nights we are going through the book of Proverbs (having finished Job). I praise God for raising two Godly and Biblically qualified men to help fill in for me since I have gotten sick with a terrible cold - Bro. Kenneth is working through the book of 1 John and has been preaching/teaching that when he gets a chance to speak. Bro. RJ has covered some great topical studies on laziness and on suffering.

We are praying that I may wrap up our new Bible Institute course: New Testament Survey. I am working at finishing a couple more lectures, and finalizing a re-print of a text book for the class. Please pray that our people would add this to their daily Bible reading and study for their edification. Some are taking it for credit (this is a 3-credits course for those who enroll and do the work required of the class). I am hoping this week to hear from the publishers to finish the text book re-print for the students.

I am also hoping to hear back from a different printer concerning our latest order for our Gospel tracts: The Way to Eternal Life - this is a bi-lingual Gospel tract (English and Tagalog) so that the readers are without excuse. I am told that the publishers just need to finish printing and then they will be able to ship it to us. We are excited to have Gospel tracts which we use all the time.

Please pray for our upcoming 8th year ministry anniversary on March 30. We do have a special guest speaker (Bro. Dan Tessin) and his wife (Sis. Raquel) who will minister to us on that special Sunday. We desire to see souls saved and disciples made. Please pray for their safe travels, health, and power as they minister to our people and potential guests.

Sincerely,

Bro. Bill

We gladly welcome 4 newly baptized disciples into our fellowship

Praise the Lord, God is good and He is great! We are happy to add to our precious flock these four ladies who presented themselves for Believers Baptism (following our afternoon service, 01/26/25). The spiritual growth that we have seen in their lives inspire all of us to continue to trust in the Lord and obey His words!

A Special Wed. Night Thanksgiving Service

 Dear Praying Friends,

We praise God for His good hand of blessing upon us. We thank Him for allowing Pastor Leonardo Salgado and his family to join us on our special Wed. Night Thanksgiving Service. Pastor Salgado challenged us from Eph. 4:17-24 - Put off the old man, renew our minds, and put on the new man. We enjoyed good food, and good times together. The church family participated in a Bible quiz prior to the evening service and many did very good. God is good and He is great!

Psalm 126:3 - "The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad."

Sunday, Lord's Day, Nov. 24, 2024 Greetings to You

Dear Praying Friends,

Just a couple of photos to share with you. We just wanted to greet you with an early "Happy Thanksgiving" greetings from our family and also our church family to yous. Psalm 100:4 - "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."

Bro. Kenneth (in the middle of the photo below) preached for the first time in our afternoon service. He spoke on fellowship and fullness of joy based on 1 John 1:1-4. God is good and He is great!

Up-coming: A Special "Thanksgiving" Mid-week Service

Dear Praying Friends,

That wonderful American tradition of "Thanksgiving" is not recognized here in the Philippines. In fact, unlike other countries, the Philippines does not have a day of thanksgiving. And so, seeing that there is nothing in the Scriptures that prohibit a church from hosting a Thanksgiving celebration, we are conducting a special "Thanksgiving" mid-week service on Wed. night, Nov. 27. We will start our celebration with dinner and games at 5PM. Then, the evening service will start at 7PM. We invited a special guest and friend to be our guest speaker for the evening, and we look forward to being a blessing to him and his family.

Col. 2:6-7 - "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: (v.7) Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."

Part of being a true and good disciple is to develop a thankful heart. And when we think about the mercy and grace of God, we cannot help but be thankful for sending us His Son, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

Please pray that God would use His words and His man to be a blessing to our church family, and our invited friends on that special "Thanksgiving" service.

Serving Him with a thanksgiving,

Bro. Bill

1 Jn. 5:7

Welcome Pastor Bottrell, and Mary and the Hunt Valley Baptist Church Mission Team

 

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Sunday, the Lord's Day (Sept. 29, 2024): Sunday School (Children) at 9AM; Sunday School (Teens/Adults) at 10AM; Morning Service at 11AM & Afternoon Service at 1PM.

(Photo above: Pastor Caleb Bottrell, and his wife, Mary) - Guest speaker: Pastor Bottrell will be preaching and teaching God's Holy words in all of the Sunday church services including this coming Wed. night (10/02/24). We are excited to fellowship with the mission team from Hunt Valley Baptist Church, Hunt Valley, MD.

Please pray that their visit would be safe and prosperous. Pray for souls to be saved, and disciples to be made.