Category: Philippines

Over the weekend, members from Cebu and Toledo Street Levels along with a few of the American team members came together for a weekend retreat in the mountains.

The intent of this retreat was to provide an opportunity for the members at both locations to come together for fellowship, but also have an opportunity for additional training. Pastor Tim opened the weekend up with a message on making your life count and not living an unfinished life.

Over the weekend, the group discussed topics on commitment to church, how to read the Bible, prayer, and service. We were able to share real life examples with each other and many students came away from the retreat with conviction and a desire for a fuller life with Christ.

In between sessions we shared meals together, played games, and enjoyed the sunshine and cool mountain air.

The team ended the weekend together at Believers Church Cebu. God is good, and we are excited to see what He has in store next.

While on Bohol, a couple members of the US team joined with some members of Street Level Cebu Island to host a youth summit. This gathering is designed for young people stepping up as leaders within their churches. The topic of the summit was “Follow Me.” We discussed what it means to be a sold out disciple of Christ. Some students have been a part of youth summits in the past, and some were new. There were great discussions and we hope the students will return to their churches fired up and ready to disciple and lead their peers.

After a short stay in the city where we attended Believers Church Cebu, we traveled to Bantayan. While on the island we are hosting an MTI class for pastors and church leaders, and updated some tech for the TV station we have here.

Our days have been full of ministry classes… collegiate pop-up gatherings… street canvassing… boat ferries… youth summits… and lots of great conversations inside and out of our traveling group of Americans and Filipinos. We’re back on the Big Island… for just long enough to regroup and head on our to the next island…

This week we welcomed a team visiting from Believers City Church in Wisconsin. Shortly after their arrival, we traveled to Bohol with the team and six Street Level members from Cebu. 

We began our time in Bohol with a Ministry Training Institute (MTI). These trainings are intended to equip local pastors and ministerial leaders. The subject of this particular MTI is that being a genuine disciple is not about what you THINK but what you DO. We were happy to see many familiar faces at this training.

While the MTI was happening, the Street Level members split into groups and handed out fliers near the universities, inviting students to an evening pop-up Bible study. We have done several of these studies over the last two years while we are in the city and are starting to see a couple of the same students returning each time. This one was well attended, and we had a really good night of fellowship and talking through John 9.

Please pray for us as we continue to minister and travel over the next few weeks. We have a lot planned and hope that God will bless our efforts and those we meet.