Author: Shofar Missions

We finished up our second day of the MTI in Bohol. Attendees took their final exams, received certificates, and said our good byes. Over pancit & chicken we had the opportunity to laugh, share and talk about our lives. We were thankful for the opportunity to be here and pray that these training sessions bear fruit in the lives of those who attended, especially as they go back home to their churches & ministries. Tomorrow Justin will preach at Pastor Medel’s church in Bohol, and the whole team will be together at Believers City Church Cebu for Sunday evening service.

Today we held the Shofar Youth Network Summit on Bohol. Many of these young adults were from churches whose pastors and leaders attended the MTI earlier this week. We went through a video series titled “Unashamed” by Lecrae with 6 small group sessions throughout the day. It was great to connect with those who attended and encourage each other to be unashamed to follow Jesus and preach the gospel to those around us. Another highlight was the large group game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, where the winner was gifted a very large papaya! You can pray for these youth as they head back to their churches. We’re hoping some connections were formed, both for Shofar Mission and between the youth themselves.

The day started early with most of us wide awake before the sun came up. Jet lag shows partiality to no man or woman. We spent the morning packing for tomorrow’s journey to Bohol for the first round of MTI’s. Walking was an important part of the rest of our day, as we fought off our drowsiness. To the office, the grocery store, and around the neighborhood delivering WOTS magazines. Now we’re back at the house for the final stretch of day one. 

SHOFAR MISSIONS UPCOMING EVENTS

In just a few days, we will be joined by a team from the U.S. and while they are here, we will be hosting several events for pastors, church leaders, youth, and our university ministry! We are looking forward to having them in the Philippines, and for the opportunities that God is allowing us to be part of while they are here. The highlights of what we will be doing are: Ministry Training Institute classes on Bohol, Bantayan, and Cebu Islands, a Youth Leader Summit, and a Street Level Ministries Summit.

STREET LEVEL MINISTIRES CEBU ISLAND

Our university ministry just finished up going verse-by-verse through the book of Colossians, which we have been in for a few months. This week also marks the end of our “New Testament in a Year” reading plan. We set up a group chat a year ago and had several students join in to share thoughts (and hopefully hold each other accountable to reading). While not everyone stuck with it, there were a few that did and made it through the entire New Testament for the first time.

We have continued doing outreaches near universities – giving away coffee, magazines, and fliers. It’s a good opportunity for the SLM members to serve God together and invite new students to be part of what we have going on. Over the last few weeks we have had a three people step up into membership too!

BELIEVERS CHURCH CEBU

We recently had our very first church work day here in Cebu! It was a good time to get some projects done in our space and spend the day together. Like any good church work day, it was complete with an unexpected trip to the hardware store and ended with a good dinner together.