August 16-18 UK-France-Philippines #6
Dear family, brethren, and friends,
On Friday we traveled by van 6 hours from Pagadian City in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur to Cagayan de Oro City in the Province of Misamis Oriental. Our driver was safe but pushed hard to get us here as soon as possible. On one stop we lost 45 minutes in the drive-through lane of a KFC. I have never been a fan of drive-through service because 99% of the time I can be in-and-out before the cars in the drive-through lane can give their orders! There is a time to keep quiet, though, so I kept quiet. By God’s grace we arrived before dark, giving me time to prepare for tomorrow and work on the backlog of emails, plus take exercise. I got to bed at 12:30 AM after talking with Donna to be sure she is doing well – she continue to make progress.
57 souls gathered at the Box 1 church in Cagayan de Oro City for all-day preaching Saturday where Stephen Carpentero and Nonoy Andallon labor in the gospel. A large number of young people attended and paid close attention to the 2 morning sermons on “God’s Truth VS Satan’s Lies” and the 2 afternoon lessons on “Overcoming Sin.” This was a rare occasion because no questions were raised in the open forum – everyone said they were satisfied with our studies.
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