The trip begins by visiting and helping a new church plant. The church was started on August 15, 2015, and the attendance is about 80 people. Six home bible studies have been started. Very good for that area. I will be leading a marriage workshop for the church, speaking on Sunday, spending some time with the pastor, and learning about their future needs.
I will enjoy connecting with pastors I met on last year's trip and getting caught up on them, their families, and their churches. We have kept in touch but nothing like an in-person conversation/discussion.
In my last blog, I mentioned about the possibility of being involved in providing an evangelism opportunity, a meal, and a bag of groceries/meds for each family in two Mangyan tribes. I challenged readers to be a part of this project by purchases the sacks of items at $9.50 per sack. The total cost of expenses will come to 66,500 pesos or $1336. As of today. I have received funds to purchase 70 of the 140 sacks needed. This is very good because even if the total funds do not come we will still be able to do the project for one tribal community. Also, there has been donated $450 towards the final $1000 needed for the trip. So grateful for generous friends.
There is another church where I will also do a workshop and speak. An interesting activity will take place in this community. Several years ago a family started building a house. The walls of each room were completed before they ran out of money. There were walls but no flooring or roof. Since then, the family has sought to raise money, the church as contributed, and work will begin in May. The problem is that over the last two years brush and small trees have grown up around the house to the point that access to the house is very limited. I have been invited to help with the project in the removal. Will be nice to get know the family as well as other church members. Yes, I still do manual labor. lol
I will know more by April but I have been invited to another church to do the workshop and visit with a pastor and wife from Pakistan. I am sure things will materialize. The person(s) responsible for the event are working on details. I plan far in advance but some do not. That is okay. It is a matter of being a part of someone else's planning process.
There are still two months until the trip. I am sure several more ministry events will develop. I am very anxious and looking forward to the current ones in the works. Always looking for more prayer and financial partners. Let me know if you could be either.
So, decide if you would like to donate to the total expenses of the trip…. $2000. (Currently, need another $550) Decide how many sacks you would like to provide @ $9.50 per sack per family. You can PM me on Facebook messenger or send me an emailgtbunn@windstream.net to let me know what you would like to do.
You can also go to my blog, gregorybunn.blogspot.com, and click on the contribution tab which will give you info on donating. God bless you for your thoughtfulness, your generosity, and your support. Please pray for the people in the Philippines, the pastors, the churches, the Mangyan tribes, and how God might like for you to be involved.
God bless you as you are involved in missions in your own community, your state, your nation, and the ends of the earth.
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