UNITE 2010 First Pics

Pastor Jun from the Sanctuary Interpreting








The Jimmies Mayo (IV and V) Leading Worship


Bringing Pastors from Different Denominations Together


Pastor Chad Smith Sharing



A Morning Session



Bible School Graduation


Ordaining Pastors


Celebration!

Everything is beautiful in this conference...His kingdom continues to come, as His will is done on earth as it is in heaven...God is very real, and His presence is tangible in Ozamiz City this week...

I heard dad did great Wednesday night...thanks for the reports...

All the old fashions are now obsolete. Words like Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ, everyone is included in Christ.
(Colossians 3:11 - The Message)

Checking In

Greetings from the Philippines...I'm writing this from Manila...up early because my sleep is still turned around and I've been awake for a while...next flight is in a few hours...

...thanks for the reviews from Sunday's sermon...hope it didn't get too intense, but I was feeling that word really strong...almost forgot I was preaching for a minute there when I was in the middle of my unusual illustration...the inner voice said, "OK...you've made your point...now get up off the floor and finish this message with some decorum because you're scaring the children!"...

..."fire shut up in your bones" is not a pleasant experience, and when Jeremiah talked about having it, he didn't describe it in a positive light...when you have a word, even a hard word, you have to release it or it will consume you...

...anyway, I'm here on the other side of the planet now, and I believe in really being where you are, so I want to throw myself fully into this week's ministry experience...but I'll be looking forward to seeing all of you when I get back...

...in the meantime, stay strong, and "let patience have her perfect work, that you may be mature and whole, lacking nothing..."

Stay Connected

Hey bloggers...

First, I want to thank CITN for your recent giving and generosity...the offering to Haiti has been sent (if you want to give more through the church, you may still do so...and, by the way, as far as I know none of the many Haitians in the church lost any loved ones in the earthquake, for which we are very grateful!).

I also want to thank many of you for stepping up in the last few weeks and helping us to turn a corner in our financial situation. As you know, to do that we were required by our lenders to get caught up and have all payments in on time for three consecutive months, and we have been able to do that for two of those three. But this month is equally important, so please keep embracing your responsibility to the continued success of our ministry (remember...we didn't need a miracle...we need YOU...YOU are the miracle!)

We're leaving today for the Philippines, and will be gone for 11 days. I'm taking my computer with me, so I assume that I'll be able to communicate with you and to keep up with the blog and Facebook. If for some reason I'm not, just keep us in your prayers, and please be sure to participate in the services (and give!). My dad will be ministering this coming Wednesday night, Pastor Michael Person will be ministering in the 9 AM service next Sunday, and P. Judah and Project 404 will be doing a special service in the 11 AM.

And remember that the just shall live by their faith...so keep believing!

And stay strong...


I love you all...