79th Philippine Trip Report August 2-31, 2022
Dear brethren,
Jim McDonald blessed me by taking me to the Philippines in 1995 and my 79th trip was completed August 2-31. Mark Mayberry from Alvin, TX joined me on the 10th and Trey Torno from McKinney, TX participated August 10-22 for the Mindanao leg of our trip. (Aug. 2-30 Keith Greer worked with Rody Gumpad on Luzon.) I taught 62 lessons – Mark taught a like number of lessons, plus lessons by Trey – and 141 submitted to Christ in baptism for the remission of their sins through these combined efforts.
3,000 obeyed the gospel on Pentecost and the church immediately faced many benevolence needs. “And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need” (Acts 2:44-45). 16 earthquakes hit Mindanao October 2019 – May 2020 . Hundreds of saints in remote areas lost their homes. Saints in the Philippines, the U.S., and other nations have been sending funds to meet this unique emergency. Our sermons aimed to edify these saints. We can verify that men such as Julie Notarte, Franklin Isla, Salvador Parbo, Nardo Francisco, Jolly Julom, Connie Balbin and others have been doing their best to handle the benevolence funds in an honorable and effective manner. As donations permit we will try to complete this work as best we can.
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