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.

A Short Update - Mon. 08/19/24

Dear Praying Friends,

This past week and Sunday was a flurry of travels and preaching opportunities. It is such a blessing to be able to see family and friends in Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. God is good - though there were some minor health issues, our family is doing well and excited to return to the Philippines (on Tues., Aug. 27). We have learned to enjoy every moment and to be thankful to God for each of them that we get to be with so many very special people in our lives. What a privilege and honor it is to serve the King of kings and Lord of lords, Jesus Christ! I will try to share some relevant photos in our newsletter and blog sometime next week as we near our departure from the USA to our home and ministry work in the Philippines.

Mabuhay! (meaning "to live!"), and to God be the glory,

Bro. Bill

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Youth Camp 2024

 

Dear Praying Friends,

We are praising and thanking God for the opportunity for W.T. and Joseph to take part in our sending church's Youth Camp. I was also given the opportunity to preach and teach God's word to the Junior Campers (ages 9 till 12). The photo above are the workers and campers of the Junior Camp. Bro. Barry Webb and his precious wife, Sis. Cheryl ministered to the children (via puppets and ventriloquism). Bro. Webb was the guest speaker for the teens. God is good and many decisions were made for the Lord. I took time to preach and teach on the doctrine of Verbal Inspiration and Preservation and the importance of the King James Bible as God's word in the English language. My heart's prayer is that those who listen would develop a strong conviction that the KJB is the greatest treasure on Earth for the English speaking people, and most especially for these young people, because when testings and trials of life come, if they truly believe in God and His words - they can turn to the Holy Bible and derive the help and hope that they are going to need. What an amazing God we serve!

Sincerely,

Bro. Bill

Praise and thanks to God for a safe flight

Dear Praying Friends,

As of 05/31/24 we arrived safely to our sending church's guest room/Prophet's Chamber. And so, we are praising and thanking God for a good flight. I will be in contact with a few churches that we need to get back to and so please pray that it can work out to see them again. We miss all of our supporting churches, pastors, and friends. We are excited to re-connect with family and friends. Pray also for the church workers back home in Tuktukan, Taguig. We are hearing of new guests and visitors who would like to be in attendance of the church services in our absence, and so this will be a great opportunity for them to do ministry work (without us). Pray for us to have good health and for God to bless us as we seek to serve Him in our sending church while and when we are here.

Sincerely,

Bro. Bill

A Good Report on our "Youth Focus" - Day of Special Bible Studies

 Dear Friends,

Thank you for your prayers. God is so good, and He answered them. There were 27 young people present, and we spent 4 hours on the topic of sin. Three young people testified that they were thankful and that they learned a lot about sin and what it is and how to avoid it and what to do when one commits sin (how to repent and forsake it). Two young ladies raised their hands that they wanted to get saved, and tonight before the regular Wed. night prayer meeting, they came back, and were dealt with individually, and both of them trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. There are many good things that came as a result of this special set of Bible studies. The music was very good. Besides the good congregational singing, some of our young people sang and offered their testimony in music to the Lord. The fellowship was fun, and delightful. The food and snacks were delicious and appreciated. There were some "riff raffs" (of course, and what else can you expect from some rowdy teens) but over all they listened good. We are so thankful for your help in prayers. We are so humbled that God would bless and use us. To God be the glory, great things HE has done! Just pray now that the seed of the word of God that was sown in hearts would bear much fruit (we know it has, it will, and it already has been blessed by God), but there are many others that are still either not saved or have not yet returned to the Lord.

Praise God for sending us His Son - The Sin-bearer! and the sinner's true friend!

Youth Focus - Day of Special Bible Studies

 Dear Friends,

We are taking opportunity with an upcoming holiday this Wed. here in the Philippines, all government offices, schools, etc. will be closed. So, we are opening up our church meeting place to have a special time of Bible studies targeting young people. We are calling it a "Youth Focus." We are inviting young people (most of whom come to our regular Sunday school ministry, and others are free to invite their friends or classmates) to attend a series of Bible studies from 10am to 3pm. It will take place on Wed. April 10 (just a couple of days from now). I would like to ask you to pray that God would bless His word to the hearts of young people. There will be all kinds of people there, some saved, some unsaved but all needing the word of God and the convicting power of the Holy Spirit. Please join us in prayers for this wonderful opportunity. Thank you and may Jesus Christ be praised.