Muntinlupa Church of Christ Update:

Greetings in the name of our great God.

 It is our hope and prayer that this letter finds you in good health and safe in God’s guiding and protecting hands. Please forgive me for delayed updates, tons of work needs to be done and it seems like my body can’t cope up with my phasing, I have to slow down because I am not feeling very well, I guess I am getting older in addition to the changing climate we are experiencing now. 

We conducted two VBS on different places in Muntinlupa last May, one in barangay Malipay where over a hundred children attended, twelve of them are high school students and the rest are elementary graders, and the other one was held at the Muntinlupa church’s meeting place where 85 students attended vacation Bible school.

After the VBS, nine high school students accepted Christ through baptism, and we went to a pool in Laguna and baptized these 9 teen-agers. Marimar A. De Guzman, Lyca A. De Guzman, Mara M. Miguel, Cyrus Jude M. Alejandria, Anthony S. Talastas, Hazel May C. Moncada, Roselyn P. Sia, Jayson L. Labastida, Marjorie R. Corino. Please see the pictures.

June marks the beginning of the second semester in the Philippines, and starting July every Saturday the whole day I have the opportunity to teach a number of college students at the church building which we used as Bible study center on regular days (average of 10 every Saturday). They may or may not accept the Lord but at least they have heard the truth. This is the reason why I still continue to teach part time at the university, to stay connected to the students. This semester I am spending nine (9) hours  per week teaching mathematics at the university, the school pays me $20 per week which is not even enough for my transportation, however the opportunity to invite them to attend Bible studies is worth it. And it is our hope and prayer that more students will be added to the lord’s body and in the future hopefully strengthens the church numerically and financially.

Year 2007 we started saving and planning to have our own church building to save the rentals which is very costly in the city. Year 2008 we are so happy that you have been assisting us by matching whatever we save for the building fund every month. Year 2009 we still continue to save for the building fund hoping that we save enough for this project and that we could be self supporting in the near future. Our Existing building fund savings now is $17,555 equivalent to Php 790,000 (pesos).

We found a 315 square meter lot equivalent to 3,386 square feet for sale at a very low price, the current price in that area is 8,000 pesos per square meter and he is selling his property for only 5,000 pesos per square meter, he said that he needed the cash to keep up with his obligations. The location is excellent so we want to buy this property for the church.

The total price of the property is $35,000 our existing building fund savings is $17,555 we need $17,500 more to be able to buy the property. We would like to appeal to your kind heart to extend to us your helping hand to lend the church $17,500. We will start paying you on a monthly basis when we have moved to this new location, we plan to just build a nipa hut as temporary meeting place or pitch a big tent that can accommodate our number.

Please think about the impact that this will bring to the church of the Lord in Muntinlupa, and the service that you will be doing in the kingdom of God. There are two options that you can do to help us buy the property:

1) If your congregation or anyone you know that is able and can lend the church $17,500 which we will start paying after we have moved to the place, the rentals that we saved will be use to pay on a monthly basis. 

2) You can contribute cheerfully any amount your heart desire.

What ever you decide to do is highly appreciated, Please deposit any amount you wish to donate for this cause to this account:

CHURCH OF CHRIST at Muntinlupa City Philippines, Inc.

METROBANK Muntinlupa Branch Philippines

Savings Account:        349-3-349-78256-2

Swift Code:                MBTCPHMM

You can email us at:

greggallardojr2001@yahoo.com or muntchurchofchrist@yahoo.com

home: (0632) 8076896            cellphone: +639205249610

Pleased share with some of your friends there. We are praying for you, please keep in touch. God bless you all.

In His Service, Greg Q. Gallardo, Jr.

Sta. Lucia Church of Christ Plea for Help:Dear Brethren:Greetings to all in the name of the Lord!I am writing this letter of appeal to you in behalf of a sister in Christ, Angela M. De Torres, 17 years old and a member of the De Castro Church of Christ in Pasig City.Sister Angela has a physical deformity, SCOLIOSIS, which needs immediate operation. The estimated total cost is Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 300,000.00). The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) subsidized the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 200,000.00) for the pedicular screw and brace for spinal cord. The family is now asking us to help her with the remaining One Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 100,000.00) for the laboratory, medicines, doctor and room fees.May we earnestly request your kindness to please examine your budget if it is possible that you could share whatever amount you could generously contribute for the need of sister Angela M. De Torres.If you send any help, please send to:  RCBC Savings (Kapitolyo Pasig branch) account number 1055-06846-9, Gilbert S. De Torres. Brother in Christ, Gilbert, is the father of Angela. His contact number is 09295506777.Thank you so much and may the good Lord bless you more and more.On behalf of the congregation in De Castro that meets at #23 Eireene Street, Liamzon Subd., brgy. Sta. Lucia, Pasig City,I am James Paet, the preacher of De Castro Church of Christ. My contact info:  lakobos_jam@yahoo.com, cp#09185101904

Marikina and Cubao churches of Christ Update:

Rainy season in the Philippines is not a big hindrance in obeying the commands of God to go and preach the Good News to all people. As Paul said “In Season and Out Season” we all need to seek and save the lost.
 Tutorial Classes:

The students @ Friendship Road Church and Twinville church tutorial center enjoyed their class and all of them are excited to wake up early according to their parents. They already learned how to write letters and how to distinguish colors.

Outside the building the parents continue to study the Bible with brother Danni. Some of them are also attending service every Sunday. Brother Danni and Steve constantly visit them on their respective home to establish good relationships and bring them more closer to God.

Bible Studies …

Saturday group Bible study every Saturday morning at Twinville is doing well.

Youth Bible Studies in Cubao every Saturday afternoon is handled by bro. Danni and Joel.

The Friday Balubad group Bible study for kids and adults continue to encourage some neighbors to attend.

Last July 29 Street Bible study in Cubao was started by bro. Danni together with his wife sister Eileen and Sister Sophia. Snacks for the students were provided by Sister Eileen and Sophia after Bible study.

Baptisms…

MELVIN SANCHEZ and GEMMA CONCEPCION were immersed last July 4 by brother Danni after hearing God’s plan of salvation. They are now faithfully attending Sunday service at Friendship Road Church of Christ.

JUVILYN OLIVA constantly attends Thursday parents Bible study with bro. Danni while she waits for her daughters attending class at Twinville tutorial. She was baptized for the forgiveness of her sins last July 30.

Overnight Prayer Meeting …

Overnight prayer activities are one of the best methods to energize the faith of Christian in Cubao. Last July 24 they held an overnight prayer meeting and listen to the Word of God shared by bro. Danni and bro. Maurice. It was mentioned by brother Danni that prayer is our lifeline to our Almighty God in heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord. Games and group discussion keep the brethren awake throughout the night.

Please visit the link: http://cubaomarikinachurchesofchristmis.shutterfly.com/

Wichita, Kansas Update:

A Friday Night Bible Study Kick Off Party was celebrated on Aug. 8th at the house of Dr. Rob and Linda Dopps with a Luau/Hawaiian theme. It was a very colorful, nice celebration with a lot of fun, food, pool and games. There are about 50 people that attended the party. The regular fellowship and devotional will start on Sept 11 and a great outreach program to the community in sharing the gospel to the lost. Please pray for this ministry that it will be a success.

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