Another Farewell - Praise God for Those Who Joined Us!!!

After just 2 1/2 weeks many of those who joined the CDTS and IPHC for their outreach to Mindanao in the Philippines have departed. After seeing what seemed to be an unusual number of healings and 100s receive the gift of spiritual healing through salvation by faith in Jesus Christ, 20+ faithful missionaries are returning their homes in South Korea, Norway, England, Oklahoma, Australia, Malaysia, and California. About 40 foreigners will remain in the Philippines until August 24th and 25th.

We had a great time of reflection together and those remaining were greatly encouraged. One shared how the group had been such a welcoming family; another cried as she said she had never seen or felt such love. One said he would never forget his time praying for and carefully washing a 60-year old man covered with skin sores.

Another prayed that God would enable him to see men and women healed and eyes filled with tears as they received the gospel of the Kingdom in his homeland of England just as they had here. Yet another spoke of how Jesus had given us a message of home and that we had borne it well.

One young woman who had never been a part of a YWAM group before said she had a new appreciation for hte power of prayer, and yet another said she would never forget the look on an elderly Filipina's face as she met Jesus for the first time. Another young lady, returning home to study nursing, spoke of a God-given love for the Filipino people and said she would love to return to minister here.

Finally, one of the staff shared about a family in Marcos Bridge, one of the poorest communities in which we have ministered. He spoke to a woman there who shared that last year when the team from TKL had arrived she was planning to leave her husband and family. One young woman from England had shared her testimony with her and given her a bible. Because of that she began reading the words of Life and remained with her family. She is now following Jesus. Her life was forever changed.

With that the "Mega" numbers of our outreach closed fittingly, with a strong reminder that God's Word never goes out void but always accomplishes God's purpose. That is a message that inspires us all to keep running the race in Mindanao well. And with that we remember that while our numbers may be decreasing, we are still following the same Jesus and therefore we still will be doing a "Mega" outreach in Christ. Jesus is here and He is Immanuel. He is God with us and because of that we will continue to have a Mega-impact!!!! Praise God and thank you for your continued prayers!!!!

Logistics of Our Journey to the Philippines

While we are in the Philippines, we apparently will not have internet access where we will be staying, so posting may be sporadic. For your prayers and information, here is our itinerary over the next few days:

Wednesday, June 27th

3:00 p.m. (England time) - Depart The King’s Lodge by bus for a three hour trek to London

9:30 p.m. - Depart Heathrow

Thursday, June 28th

4:20 p.m. - Arrive Seoul, South Korea

8:10 p.m. - Depart Seoul

11:00 p.m. - Arrive Manila, Philippines

Friday, June 29th

8:45 a.m. - Depart Manila

10:00 a.m. - Arrive Cagayan De Oro, Mindanao, Philippines

Noon - Tour, orient ourselves, and pray in Cagayan

7:30 p.m. - Corporate worship

Saturday, June 30th

7:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - prayer walks in ministry areas/surrounding villages

1:00 p.m. - woooo, finally free rest time!

7:30 p.m. - corporate worship

On Sunday we will have a dozen or so churches to attend and preach at and then we plan to have a group outing on Monday prior to beginning our full blown ministry on Tuesday, July 3rd.

Every day looks packed from 7 a.m. till 9 p.m, except Sunday evenings and Mondays. Thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are blessed to get to serve God in this way. You are our partners and you minister with and through us. Thank you and praise God!