Rain Continues in Caramoan

It seems the rain is not going to let up anytime soon in Caramoan.  One of our members there posted this picture of the road situation near out church.

Back in Navotas

I came back to Navotas early because of bad weather in the Caramoan area.  Continuous rain there has left the roads in a mess.  Going there would mean using all my time and effort just to get to places, and the people would not be able to gather for meetings.  So, I decided to postpone the Caramoan portion of my trip. Praise God for a good trip to Ragay, San Jose and Naga.

Sunday in San Jose

I had a good and productive day of ministry in San Jose. This evening we are going to a member's house for some serious eating and fellowship. I will go to Naga tommorrow.

Rain

I'm in a bus now going to San Jose. Continuous rain here. Most likely will not go to Caramoan because of all the rain. Probably back to Manila by Wednesday.

Ragay 2

I will remain here in Ragay tonight, and then, travel to our church in San Jose Saturday morning.

Ragay

I traveled all night by bus from Manila and arrived in Ragay at 5 AM. Weather is alternating rain and hot and humid. Pastors Rove and Thessie doing fine. Here is a picture of Rove and son Jeush on way to a Bible study in a mountain village.

Bicol trip

I plan to be in Bicol from Jan 19 to 31. I will post blog updates from there via cell phone as possible. This is the pre-test.

Sunday at 2 churches in Mountains north of Ho Chi Minh City

I shared at two churches several hours northwest of Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.  One is the outreach of the other among tribal people.

Visited an Orphanage on Saturday

After many hours of travel to the north of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) we got to an orphanage with about 70 well -taken-care-of kids.  As the picture shows, kids are kids anywhere you find them.

Evening with Youth Group in Saigon

My first evening was spent on an outing with the Youth Group from Antioch Evangelical Church (AEC).  In the picture we are at a park doing what they call "Sit Down Coffee"   It is just a time of sitting in a circle sharing coffee and other snacks, while witnessing to some newcomers about Jesus.  I had a great time.

I made it to Vietnam

I flew from Guangzhou, China to Ho Chi Min City this afternoon.  I will spend the next few days with various ministries of the church here in the city and with some mountain tribes about 5 hours away.  I will be preaching at a tribal church on Sunday morning.  Tonight, I will be with a group of youth from the city church who will give me a tour of Ho Chi Min City (former Saigon).  For sure I will have some pictures to post later tonight.  Thank you for your prayers.

I'm in Guangzhou, Guangdong now

After a very busy schedule in and around Jiangmen, I am now in Guangzhou in a hotel near the airport.  I will fly from here to Vietnam on Thursday. 

 

Saturday evening, I had supper with the Bible students from the new Bible School located in Jiangmen Christian Church.  Every Saturday night they have this time of fellowship together in preparation for going out to various churches on Sunday.

When I visited Jiangmen in 2009, this couple had been hosting a very crowded Sunday night meeting in their house for almost 10 years.  Now they have a new church building with around 100 attending every Sunday morning, as well as a growing children's and youth ministry.  

A picture from Jiangmen

 

 

2nd Update from Jiangmen, Guangdong, China

I spent all day yesterday (Sunday, 9 AM-10 PM) with a continuous schedule of preaching and meetings with Christians in their houses.  I was so blessed to see so many new groups and people with visions for reaching their neighborhoods for Christ.  God is really moving in China, but there is a long way to go.  Today, I will be traveling around to visit a number of churches in the surrounding area.  My health is holding up, but I'm getting tired.  Thank you for your prayers.  Tomorrow, I will go to Guangzhou for a day of rest before going to Vietnam.