February 1 – March 2, 2023 Philippine Report
HALBROOK REPORT: 80th PHILIPPINE TRIP FEB. 1-MAR. 2, 2023
Dear brethren,
My 81st trip to preach in the Philippines, 10th to New Zealand, and 6th to Australia has now been completed February 1-March 2 by the grace of God. I am forever indebted to Jim McDonald for introducing the Philippine work to me. Fifty opportunities were afforded for public teaching, 1 person was baptized into Christ, and 709 Bibles in Filipino dialects were purchased to be shipped throughout the islands.
Time is rapidly passing as we prepare to appear before our Lord to hear his final pronouncement of our eternal destiny. “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men” (2 Cor. 5:10-11). While reaching out to sinners, this trip especially urged saints to be steady and steadfast in view of the trials of the past 2-3 years!
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