This week began with a temporary time change for our Sunday church service, beginning in the morning instead of evening in order to head to Bohol for some other ministry opportunities. The sermon on John 10 reminded us that Jesus is our Good Shepherd and He’s given us all new life. After church we shared lunch together and it was a great time of fellowship between the Cebu and those visiting from Believers City Church in Wisconsin.

Afterwards, we traveled to Bohol for another Ministry Training Institute (MTI) class. Pastors and church leaders from several different churches gathered for two days of class. This particular class we cover the ways, the power and importance of prayer and the importance of Abiding In Christ through all the ups and downs of life.

While in Bohol, we also had the opportunity to invite university students to a pop-up Bible Study. After just a short time between rainstorms handing out flyers, God blessed us with an opportunity to have a Bible study with 15 college students! We read and discussed a passage in Luke 13, and spent time afterwards getting to know each other. We look forward to seeing any opportunities God might give us in the future here, too.

This weekend was Street Level’s Summit at the Street Level office in Cebu City.

On Friday night, the members from Cebu City and Toledo City joined together for a dinner and members meeting. We announced new staff positions, ministry teams, and some plans for how service positions and outreaches will start to be organized heading into 2026. The four new staff members are really stepping up and will be organizing and leading our outreach efforts.

With it being the week of the Thanksgiving holiday, the team from America also prepared a traditional Thanksgiving meal, including mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and more! 

On Saturday, the Summit had four sessions covering the topic of “Dangerous Expectations: Four Things We Want from God that Don’t Exist”. The day included worship,  teaching sessions, and small group discussions. There were 25 college students from various universities on Cebu Island. 

Overall, it was an impactful weekend for Street Level and an enjoyable time getting to know each other from three different SLM locations better.

Earlier this week we were supposed to holding our second MTI class on Bantayan Island, unfortunately due to weather we were unable to travel on the ferry to host the class. We quickly pivoted to plan to use our time in Cebu City for outreaches and uncanceled Street Level for Wednesday night. To promote Street Level and Church, two groups with some of the Street Level members went out for free coffee giveaways at a few universities and to go pass out fliers. We invited 100s of people that we came across and made a few connections. 

Many of the Street Level members and others came together for Street Level and we enjoyed fellowship and an intimate Bible study with the crew that showed up.

On Thursday, we were granted permission to come on campus at Southwestern University and so a few team members spent most of the day with 3 of the Street Level members handing out the new Word on the Street magazine issue and over 1,500 fliers. It was exciting to see the engagement and to see how quickly God made a way when we had other plans. 

Pray as we head into the Street Level summit this weekend, there are many new people signed up for summit and we are looking forward to what God will do.