The day after we baptized Tatay R, we stopped by to encourage him and say good-bye. He said that his family, including most of his children, were very angry with him for being baptized. Even his wife, Nanay, who had been so receptive before had begun to turn on us. His whole family was persecuting him for “being converted” from Catholicism and they didn’t believe in the miracle that God performed! Even while Tatay was explaining this to us, one of his daughters came up and started arguing with us, calling her father foolish and telling us we didn’t have permission from the family to baptize him. This island has many Catholic strongholds that keep people from accepting God’s grace.
Please pray that God would use Tatay and his daughter who is a fellow believer, to witness to their family!
Pray that persecution would not slow them or any of new believers down!
-Philippine Summer: Camiguin Island Team