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Dear Praying Friends and Ministry Partners,

Next week is Holy Week, and the focus of the whole Christendom will be on the Passion of the Lord Jesus Christ. Most people in the Philippines who call themselves Christians know why the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross. But not many of them have appropriated the meaning and significance of His suffering, His death, and His resurrection. The Isnags are no exception.

On Wednesday, March 20, I will be going to Dibagat village to join the Church there in commemorating the suffering, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am going early to do some training for the Church leaders and help in the preparation for the celebration. Here’s our tentative schedule.

March 28:  Evening Bible study and worship service. 

March 29:  Morning group Bible study for all ages, worship service, lunch fellowship, and Jesus Film showing in the evening.

March 30:  Evening presentation by the young people 

March 31:  Morning group Bible study for all ages, worship and communion service, and lunch fellowship.

Please Pray:

• That I may have God’s mind as I prepare the messages that I will be sharing with the people.
• That God will prepare the hearts of the people who will be attending the activities, so that they may respond to His Word in obedience to Him.
• For the anointing of the Holy Spirit for the Church elders and the five Church workers as they counsel people who want to commit their lives to the Lord, and encourage those who have gone cold in the faith, and as they do all the preparation for the celebration.
• That God will surround us with His Almighty hand, fill us with His Holy Spirit, and let us experience His love.
• That God will be glorified in all our activities. He is the one we seek to glorify.
• Pray that God, by the power of the blood of Jesus Christ, will bind Satan and his emissaries so that we will have a complete spiritual freedom as we study God’s Word, worship Him, and experience His presence.

For my part, I am praying that as you pray for us you will experience a special closeness to the God and to the Lord Jesus Christ.

“…the prayer of the upright is His delight,” and “…his ears are open to their prayers.” “The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects.” These are God’s promises on prayer. So, we are counting on you, dear brothers and sisters, to uphold us in prayer during this whole week. We are expecting great things to happen, because our great God can only do great things.

Joyfully serving the Lord Jesus Christ,