Week five on Mindanao has been full of new beginnings. The team was relocated once again to the center of a village with close to no evangelical Christians. The team began ministry work by going house to house bringing the gospel to those willing to listen. They came across one woman who felt especially hopeless. Ate T has been partially blind for almost two years. Her past relationships have been less than healthy, and not at all gratifying to God. Through tears, Ate explained that she believed God was punishing her for her past through her blindness. The team proceeded to explain to her that the God we believe in knows no evil, and isn’t capable of inflicting pain onto His children. They pointed her to Jeremiah 29:11, explaining that all of the Lords plans are good, and that Jesus wants to use her affliction to further His kingdom in some way. Ate fell apart as she began to further understand how good Jesus is and how much hope can be found in His name. That afternoon, she decided to place her faith in Jesus and trust in His promise to work everything out for the good of the kingdom.
Please pray for open hearts and open doors so that more opportunities like this may be possible.
Pray that the decisions to follow Him would be genuine and would prompt those who know to tell about what they know.
Pray that the Lord would continue to keep those here in the Philippines healthy so that these last few weeks may be as effective as possible.
-Tropical Harvesters Team
Philippines