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HE IS STILL BLESSING
We wrote the last
time of all the great things God has been doing. How we continue to praise
Him for more added
blessings:
*March 9, I received an extra special blessing. Bro.
Matthew Vance brought with him a brand new Gateway
laptop computer for me. When I mentioned in the last
newsletter the problems I was having with my old one, our
son, Tim, contacted me. He informed me that Christ
Tabernacle in Princeton, Ky. wanted to buy me a new one.
The Lord even worked out the timing so that Bro. Vance
could bring it when he came for convention. Thank you folks
again. It works great and will save me hours of frustration!
*March 27, ground was broken on the property pictured
to the right in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur to build a new church. The first step in
the actual preparation of the property is to build a fence (wall) around the
section that will be used for the church. It will then be filled with dirt
so that the church is
higher than the rice fields that surround it during rainy season. We praise
the Lord that Mount Calvary Evangelistic
Association has provided over $12,000.00 to get this over
$30,000.00 project started.
SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST
*April 25-27- Samar Youth Camp
*May 2-4– National Youth Camp at FBI Campus
*May 30-31– Isabela Youth Camp (church pictured to the
right) Many of these youth can not travel to the Bible School
to attend Youth Camp so we are going there. With each of these youth camps
pray that God will save young people and fill them with the Holy Ghost.
*A piece of property has become available in Laoag City
where we have a congregation. It is at a significantly reduced rate. We need
$5,000.00 to purchase it. We are not sure how long it will be available.
Pray the necessary funds will come in.
*June 3- Faith Bible Institute begins again. Pray
with us
that God will speak to young lives to come and prepare
themselves for the work of the Lord. This is a key factor in
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ANOTHER GRADUATION
Monday, March 20, there was a knock at the door of our apartment. “Bro.
Petit, there is a problem. Armand is dead,” were the words that greeted me
at 5:30
a.m. I quickly rushed down to find what they said was true. When we took him
to the hospital he was DOA. Oddly, both his father and uncles died the same
way before they were 30. Armand graduated to heaven before he graduated from
Bible school. He will be greatly missed.
Saturday, March 25, I preached the funeral in the
Isabela province. It was
difficult for his family and for us. Armand Villa was a junior, a dean’s
list student, and had actively helped the pastor of our church in Sacritan,
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It was wonderful that night to see how the Holy Ghost moved around the
altar. God touched so many. Only eternity will tell the full results of
this meeting. A special word of thanks to all of those who prayed with
us for this convention.
come and be our convention speaker.
How effectively he ministered to the
needs of our people here. Many were
challenged as he gave a fresh voice for
the holiness message. God dealt with
several to lay aside the things of the
world and take up the cross. We are
so thankful for the changes the Lord is making in the lives of the
Filipinos.
