Ahead of schedule
The Habitat team was congratulated on being ahead of schedule with the completion of their house. There is also a video of Pedro helping pour concrete.
Friendship games
Meanwhile, Travis, Ben and Bruce met up with week-long missionaries from First Baptist Church of Ft. Payne Alabama last week to play a series of Philippine-American friendship games. The Habitat athletes used the “ups” they’ve honed at their many local games, traveling to rural barangays for the games.
Tree planting
Last week Pedro, Drew, Zechariah and Junel went with Habitat for Humanity in Butuan City to help plant trees on Mayapay mountain. This was a continuation of the team’s good relationship and cooperative efforts with Habitat for Humanity officials. 
Preaching at Shiloh Baptist
Several of the members of the team have had the opportunity to preach the sermon at Shiloh Baptist Church on weekends. This photo is of Bruce, from two Sundays ago,
Three Bible Studies
The team has been very successful in starting Bible studies in the community. A couple of weeks ago they visited a funeral with members of Shiloh Baptist Church, taking the opportunity to arrange a Bible study in the family’s home—last week they held that Bible study. Below is a picture of the funeral, taken in the home where the Bible study was held.
At one of their barangay basketball events, they met youth from the community and opened the door for another Bible study. An 18-year-old opened up his house to them, and they did a study led by Junel Tuesday night.
They have another Bible study pending at a local gas station.
Praise God that he is working in the Habitat team so mightily to build relationships in the community and proclaim the Word! Some of the children at Tuesday night’s study said it was the first time they had read a Bible.
Praise God for these many ways he has been using the Habitat team to proclaim the word! Ask God for the team’s continued passion to pursue opportunities to “connect,” and that God would open even more doors.
The house where the funeral and Bible study were held.
Home Bible study
Also remember the team’s continued prayer requests:
- Having unified hearts and minds as a team in seeing the lost as Christ sees the lost
- Pray against the movement of Satan, and for spiritual protection in their home barangay
- Sensitivity to the Philippine culture, and, to know when things will be offensive
- Obedience to authority and cleanness of heart and tongue within the team
- The team's relationship development with Randy, their neighbor/construction worker