sometimes i wish life would simply be like "taking a cruise to nowhere", but it's not. there are destinations to envision and journeys to take.
a friend of mine and I were having a conversation on women and relationships. we were exchanging views about the topic. my friend was a bit younger than me but he almost had a wider perspective than me when it comes to that stuff. (he must have read all those Joshua Harris' stuff..hehehe!)
we were then talking bout our experiences and the lessons we learned in the areas of relationship. i was laughing when he compared me to a turtle, and so i ask him why. he said, like a turtle who gets its head out of its shell then if something goes wrong it hides back, out then back, out then back, i decide on something yet when fear holds me back i easily retreat to my shell.. i lack the discipline and determination. and he was right...i was silenced.
i keep on telling myself to enjoy the journey and i tell others as well yet i failed to live up to that ideal. i have told myself many many times to have desire, decision, discipline and determination to pursue what God has put in my heart, but after all that's been said and done, there's far more said than done.
admittedly, i am like a turtle in some areas of my life, especially in relationships. i am still keeping those shells that i could comfortably run to when fear and doubt arises. my friend suggested to crush those shells so that i would have no other option but to trust God and move forward persistently towards that destination...
it makes me laugh when my friend calls me "turtle" in his Cebuano lingo..."ba-o!!!", i asked him to shout that word on my face everytime he notices that i am again exhibiting that attitude...i need to be constantly reminded.. hehehe! "ba-o!" Bisaya kaayo bai! hehehe! pero this one helps!
now i know where im weak at, God simply needs a turtle and a friend (who is not a turtle, hehehe!)to teach me those lessons. let's see what progress will i make in the coming days...
Monday, May 30, 2005
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
letters from a young missionary VI
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 13:26:06 +0100 (BST)
Dio, Pre ug Bro
Bag-o pa gayod ako naka uli gikan sa Lampang, North Thailand. Nia na ako karon sa Chiang mai. Samtang didto ko sa Lampang, Nakig abin ako sa buluhaton didto nga gitawag ug HIV ministry. Buot ipasabot nga ang among gi alagaran mga biktima sa AIDS. Looy gayud sila kaayo kay nag antos pag ayu sa maong sakit.
Ngani natakdan raman pod ni sila (mga asawa gikan sa bana ug mga bata gikan sa inahan nga nagpasuso) ug gikan sa mga injeksyon nga gi recycle. Nakawali gayud ako kanila mahitongod sa kaluwasan....ngani malipayon silang naminaw.
diri gayod hinuon sa Thailand, bisag asa ka mulingi makakita ka gayod ug Buddhist Temple...ug makita mu gayud si Buddha kanonay uban sa mga nag gilak gilak nga mga estatuwa! Dinhi ang mga temple hilabihan ka expensive puno sa mga bulawan ug mga mahalong butang.
Ang simbahan diri ni Kristo gamay ray mga dagko ug gamay ray mga cathedral type building or protestant type building. Usahay dili gayod ganahan ang mga Thai musimba kay kompara sa ilang kanhi temple layo ang diperensya.
Apan salamat! aduna manpoy makasabot, ug midawat sa kristohanong pagtulon-an. Apan sa kinatibuk-an hugot gayod ang buddism diri 97 % gayod. Diri dili ka maka basta basta sa buddhism kay official religion gud nila, pwede nila ipa preso ang mga tawo nga sa ilang pagtuo nagbugal bugal kang Buddha..anyway kumusta manmo?. gusto pud ko maminaw ninyo!!!
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i received this email today and i realized that i am not the only one who would be encourage by these letters but fellow Christians as well.
Dio, Pre ug Bro
Bag-o pa gayod ako naka uli gikan sa Lampang, North Thailand. Nia na ako karon sa Chiang mai. Samtang didto ko sa Lampang, Nakig abin ako sa buluhaton didto nga gitawag ug HIV ministry. Buot ipasabot nga ang among gi alagaran mga biktima sa AIDS. Looy gayud sila kaayo kay nag antos pag ayu sa maong sakit.
Ngani natakdan raman pod ni sila (mga asawa gikan sa bana ug mga bata gikan sa inahan nga nagpasuso) ug gikan sa mga injeksyon nga gi recycle. Nakawali gayud ako kanila mahitongod sa kaluwasan....ngani malipayon silang naminaw.
diri gayod hinuon sa Thailand, bisag asa ka mulingi makakita ka gayod ug Buddhist Temple...ug makita mu gayud si Buddha kanonay uban sa mga nag gilak gilak nga mga estatuwa! Dinhi ang mga temple hilabihan ka expensive puno sa mga bulawan ug mga mahalong butang.
Ang simbahan diri ni Kristo gamay ray mga dagko ug gamay ray mga cathedral type building or protestant type building. Usahay dili gayod ganahan ang mga Thai musimba kay kompara sa ilang kanhi temple layo ang diperensya.
Apan salamat! aduna manpoy makasabot, ug midawat sa kristohanong pagtulon-an. Apan sa kinatibuk-an hugot gayod ang buddism diri 97 % gayod. Diri dili ka maka basta basta sa buddhism kay official religion gud nila, pwede nila ipa preso ang mga tawo nga sa ilang pagtuo nagbugal bugal kang Buddha..anyway kumusta manmo?. gusto pud ko maminaw ninyo!!!
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i received this email today and i realized that i am not the only one who would be encourage by these letters but fellow Christians as well.
Monday, May 23, 2005
letters from a young missionary V
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 08:35:51 +0100 (BST)
Dio,
brod,
pre,
Maadjung adlaw kaninju!!
usa nako ka bulan diri sa Thailand ug ubay-ubay na usab akong na adto an diri....tulo na ka Orphanage run by pinoy pastors ang akong na duaw diri ngani duha niini ang akong naalagaran pinaagi sa kusog ug gigamit usab kita pagdasig kanila sa pulong. ( with interpreter of course).
Sa kalooy sa ginoo- niabot usab kita sa halayo nga bukid diin atu-a nagpuyo ang mga netebo nga gitawag nilag "Karen people" wala kita makawali apan sa sinyas-sinyas naka dasig usab kita kanila kay mga kristo hanon naman kadaghanan kanila. duna pay nagpatudlo ug english.
Naka himamat usab kitag daghang mga misyonaryo nga pinoy nga dunay tinuod nga tingoha nga mukaylap ang mensahi ni Kristo didto sa mga dapit nga wala ilha si kristo nga ginoo ug manlulowas.
Niabot usab kita sa Burma, ug akong nakita ang ilang kakabos dili lamang sa salapi kondili sa esperito. Pwerteng daghana ang ilang simbahan apan dili lagi si Kristo ang gisimba...ngani nag-gilak gilak ang bulawan sa ilang mga templo. Labina diri sa Thailand, bisag asa dunay templo ug pwerteng mahala ang mga dayan dayan.
Salamat kaayo sa inyong supporta kanako, hinaut nga gamiton pa kita ni kristo sa iyang tinguha nga luwason kadtong wala pa makadungog sa mensahi sa ebanghilyo (ni Kristo).....hangtod pako hunyo diri busa kaninyo naghangyo sa mga pulong nga makadasig niining atong pakigsangka sa gahom sa kangit- ngit.
dyoll noelag
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this is the last e-mail i received from him... he now uses SMS when he needs support in prayers and to cheer him up pero 15 pesos man kada txt.. hehehe! the guy never lost his sense of humor and i am looking forward of hearing his testimonies when he returns home...
thanks a lot pareng Lloyd and may God bless you and expand your territories!
Dio,
brod,
pre,
Maadjung adlaw kaninju!!
usa nako ka bulan diri sa Thailand ug ubay-ubay na usab akong na adto an diri....tulo na ka Orphanage run by pinoy pastors ang akong na duaw diri ngani duha niini ang akong naalagaran pinaagi sa kusog ug gigamit usab kita pagdasig kanila sa pulong. ( with interpreter of course).
Sa kalooy sa ginoo- niabot usab kita sa halayo nga bukid diin atu-a nagpuyo ang mga netebo nga gitawag nilag "Karen people" wala kita makawali apan sa sinyas-sinyas naka dasig usab kita kanila kay mga kristo hanon naman kadaghanan kanila. duna pay nagpatudlo ug english.
Naka himamat usab kitag daghang mga misyonaryo nga pinoy nga dunay tinuod nga tingoha nga mukaylap ang mensahi ni Kristo didto sa mga dapit nga wala ilha si kristo nga ginoo ug manlulowas.
Niabot usab kita sa Burma, ug akong nakita ang ilang kakabos dili lamang sa salapi kondili sa esperito. Pwerteng daghana ang ilang simbahan apan dili lagi si Kristo ang gisimba...ngani nag-gilak gilak ang bulawan sa ilang mga templo. Labina diri sa Thailand, bisag asa dunay templo ug pwerteng mahala ang mga dayan dayan.
Salamat kaayo sa inyong supporta kanako, hinaut nga gamiton pa kita ni kristo sa iyang tinguha nga luwason kadtong wala pa makadungog sa mensahi sa ebanghilyo (ni Kristo).....hangtod pako hunyo diri busa kaninyo naghangyo sa mga pulong nga makadasig niining atong pakigsangka sa gahom sa kangit- ngit.
dyoll noelag
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this is the last e-mail i received from him... he now uses SMS when he needs support in prayers and to cheer him up pero 15 pesos man kada txt.. hehehe! the guy never lost his sense of humor and i am looking forward of hearing his testimonies when he returns home...
thanks a lot pareng Lloyd and may God bless you and expand your territories!
letters from a young missionary IV
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 10:21:15 +0100 (BST)
Dio, pareng micheal
Salamat kayo sa inyong email nako. Dako kaayo kinig katabang aron muhunas ang akong kalaay. Nia gihapon ko diri sa Amihanang bahin sa Thailand ug tinood namuhat gyud ang dios sakong kinabuhi.
Karon pako nasayod nga grabe gyud diay ka daghan ang wala pa gayud makadungog sa mensahi ni Cristo. Diri lang, kay duol man mi sa border sa Burma ug Laos haskang daghana ang mga tribo nga wala gayoy nagwali kanila puros mga animist ug mga idolaters.
Sa China, nga pwede maadtoan diri. Duna diay duol sa kinintos ka mga tribo nga halos 90 to 100 percent wala gayod mawalihi ug wala gayod makailla ni Kristo. Ang ilang relihoyon Lama ug Buddist or Islam. Daghan man diay klase ang buddist.
Pastilan tinuod, the "harvest is truly plenteous but the laborers are few." karon nag open na sila sa gospel. I think this is the right time.
Paul said in Rom 10. "for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved but how could they call on him whom they do not know? how can they know if no one is sent to preach them."
Karong dako ako burden nga ma reach out gyud ning mag tawhana. Ingon gud si Kristo nga sa iyang pagbalik tanang dila (sinultihan) tanang tribo mudayig ug musimba kaniya. Busa nagtoo ko nga iya gayud luwason tanang tribo sa dili pa siya mubalik.
Dio, pareng micheal
Salamat kayo sa inyong email nako. Dako kaayo kinig katabang aron muhunas ang akong kalaay. Nia gihapon ko diri sa Amihanang bahin sa Thailand ug tinood namuhat gyud ang dios sakong kinabuhi.
Karon pako nasayod nga grabe gyud diay ka daghan ang wala pa gayud makadungog sa mensahi ni Cristo. Diri lang, kay duol man mi sa border sa Burma ug Laos haskang daghana ang mga tribo nga wala gayoy nagwali kanila puros mga animist ug mga idolaters.
Sa China, nga pwede maadtoan diri. Duna diay duol sa kinintos ka mga tribo nga halos 90 to 100 percent wala gayod mawalihi ug wala gayod makailla ni Kristo. Ang ilang relihoyon Lama ug Buddist or Islam. Daghan man diay klase ang buddist.
Pastilan tinuod, the "harvest is truly plenteous but the laborers are few." karon nag open na sila sa gospel. I think this is the right time.
Paul said in Rom 10. "for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved but how could they call on him whom they do not know? how can they know if no one is sent to preach them."
Karong dako ako burden nga ma reach out gyud ning mag tawhana. Ingon gud si Kristo nga sa iyang pagbalik tanang dila (sinultihan) tanang tribo mudayig ug musimba kaniya. Busa nagtoo ko nga iya gayud luwason tanang tribo sa dili pa siya mubalik.
letters from a young missionary III
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:05:39 +0100 (BST)
Pare, Maayong adlaw kanimo. Nia gihapon ko diri sa Northern Thailand. Ang akong ministry ron nag atend kog cell group ministry diri unya nag OJT pod sa mga established na nga ministries diri. Medyo naglisod ko dirig adjust sa pagkaon ug sa language. Sa pagkaon pwerte halanga, misool ako almoranas, napay baho sa ilang pagkaon nga nga pwerte gyud!! pero giantos ko ang tanan. Lakip kamingaw
Wala nay makatupong pa sa pag-antos nga gihimo ni Kristo para kanato. Busa ako, maulaw ko mo-ingon nga nag-antos ko. Nasayod ko nga diko kabayran ang kaayo ug kaluwasan nga iyang gihatag.Pero kining ako pagtuman lang sa iyang sugo.
Dko gyud kalimtan kanang iyang tugon nga nag ingon: "this gospel of the Kingdom must be preach to all the nations and then shall the end come" ingon pa gyud siya: "Go and teach all nations, teach them to obey everthing I told you and I will be with u till the end"
Sa pagkakaron layo pa kaayo, there are 3.5 Billion people unreached by the gospel. 9 out 10 people in the unreached areas died without an oppurtunity to hear the gospel even once. That's very sad!! Islam is fast growing religion and so many others.
How can we enjoy so much with God's blessing when others are dying without Christ. I think in the Philippines we know so much about Christ but how about here?
way paglubad!!
Lloyd
Pare, Maayong adlaw kanimo. Nia gihapon ko diri sa Northern Thailand. Ang akong ministry ron nag atend kog cell group ministry diri unya nag OJT pod sa mga established na nga ministries diri. Medyo naglisod ko dirig adjust sa pagkaon ug sa language. Sa pagkaon pwerte halanga, misool ako almoranas, napay baho sa ilang pagkaon nga nga pwerte gyud!! pero giantos ko ang tanan. Lakip kamingaw
Wala nay makatupong pa sa pag-antos nga gihimo ni Kristo para kanato. Busa ako, maulaw ko mo-ingon nga nag-antos ko. Nasayod ko nga diko kabayran ang kaayo ug kaluwasan nga iyang gihatag.Pero kining ako pagtuman lang sa iyang sugo.
Dko gyud kalimtan kanang iyang tugon nga nag ingon: "this gospel of the Kingdom must be preach to all the nations and then shall the end come" ingon pa gyud siya: "Go and teach all nations, teach them to obey everthing I told you and I will be with u till the end"
Sa pagkakaron layo pa kaayo, there are 3.5 Billion people unreached by the gospel. 9 out 10 people in the unreached areas died without an oppurtunity to hear the gospel even once. That's very sad!! Islam is fast growing religion and so many others.
How can we enjoy so much with God's blessing when others are dying without Christ. I think in the Philippines we know so much about Christ but how about here?
way paglubad!!
Lloyd
letters from a young missionary II
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 03:52:05 +0100 (BST)
Pare Gud morning,
Last night God reminded me that I did not came here for my own authority. I am sent by my Church and my success here depends on the covering of my Church.
I felt so lonely here because I cannot speak thai language, and have no friends yet. Recently I bought a bicycle as means of transportation to familiarize the place.
Thailand is very different from us, but its much the same as Japan.
I told you in my other email that Chiangmai is very strategic bcos its the pivotal road for China, Cambodia, Laos and Burma.
The engine of economy here is tourism.( To a Filipino who is seking for greener pasture without a doubt this is a land of opportunity for Him.) Para sako this land is for the harvest of soul. The harvest is truly plenteous here but anyway please guide me here sometimes Im confused.
I considered Pastor Jeph's (my receiving) ministry as very blessed. He seems to have the resources, he has many contacts and support from western people. (kining ako tagna-tagna lang sa kay maulaw ko mangutana) but anyway he told me that he has foreign supporter. I think God is good to him because of his faithfulness.
But I believe, Filipinos in Cagayan can support my initial work here. Ang problema lang diri ang first one year because of the learning of the language. There are many Filipinos here (ACM graduates who can offers help) they are also very successful in establishing churches here.
Anyway its too early to say!! But I think faith plus vision makes all the differences.
In Christ Service
Lloyd
Pare Gud morning,
Last night God reminded me that I did not came here for my own authority. I am sent by my Church and my success here depends on the covering of my Church.
I felt so lonely here because I cannot speak thai language, and have no friends yet. Recently I bought a bicycle as means of transportation to familiarize the place.
Thailand is very different from us, but its much the same as Japan.
I told you in my other email that Chiangmai is very strategic bcos its the pivotal road for China, Cambodia, Laos and Burma.
The engine of economy here is tourism.( To a Filipino who is seking for greener pasture without a doubt this is a land of opportunity for Him.) Para sako this land is for the harvest of soul. The harvest is truly plenteous here but anyway please guide me here sometimes Im confused.
I considered Pastor Jeph's (my receiving) ministry as very blessed. He seems to have the resources, he has many contacts and support from western people. (kining ako tagna-tagna lang sa kay maulaw ko mangutana) but anyway he told me that he has foreign supporter. I think God is good to him because of his faithfulness.
But I believe, Filipinos in Cagayan can support my initial work here. Ang problema lang diri ang first one year because of the learning of the language. There are many Filipinos here (ACM graduates who can offers help) they are also very successful in establishing churches here.
Anyway its too early to say!! But I think faith plus vision makes all the differences.
In Christ Service
Lloyd
letters from a young missionary I
i have always been proud of my friend Lloyd who is now in Thailand doing missionary work to preach the Gospel. i have made mention of him in many of my previous posts and i cant help mentioning him over and over again. he is one of the few people i've met who has a pure and servant heart.
i am a witness to his struggle between choosing to serve God and the comforts of the life he once had. i've seen him transformed into a man of character through the grace of God and i am always inspired by him.
i am posting few of his letters (e-mails) from Thailand that have inspired me, and i hope to encourage those who happen to read this post also. most of the succeeding e-mails were written in Bisaya, i hope i could translate it in English...but i dont have time so i'd leave it to the reader to do the translation... i would separate some of the letters in a different post and label it with its date of sending.
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 04:58:31 +0100 (BST)
To Pastor Chris, dio elmer vale, pare michael, bro Alex and all my friends.
Sawatdi krap ka!! (hello)
Im here in Chiangmai, Northern Thailand. Im fine, thanks so much for your support. "Truly God is great!! God is good", I used to say it many many times but when I arrived in the field that statement became more meaningful.
I was blessed because before I came here I attended 2 days missions convention of Asians Centers for Mission (ACM) at Taguig. I've met a lot of Pinoy missionaries who do missions in the continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. All them echoed the same statement: " God is great and God is good."
I've also seen in Person international speakers like Peter Tokahira (missionary to Jerusalem who is now an Israeli citizen) he had written a book "Gods tsunami " I really recommend this book, Gordon Robertson of CBN Asia, and many great men in missions.
I agree with Tokahira, when he said the great exodus in the Philippines was authored by God. He said most jewish in Israel knows Christianity via their Filipino Care givers. ( the first people who received the gospel now become last to know ) He also said Filipinos are conquering the Arab continents. there are many secret followers there. Arab doesnt know this, what they thought as threat are the west not knowing they are already conquered by Christians.
Gordon Robertson being expert in History, proved to the audience that all great nations like Britain, American, France (known language for diplomacy) before becoming great they are the most missionary sending nations in the world. He even credited king Philip of Spain, That spain was once a powerful country because they made the propagation of the gospel a priority.
Magellan migth be a lousy missionary but remember in just one week after his arrival in Cebu in 1521 he baptized 800 people.( i cannot deny this Im fond of studying history) God used him even though he is not fit because mission is the heartbeat of God. God said whosoever call upon the name of God will be saved.
If no Magellan we are all muslim today or Buddist.
God really use blessing to bless other. Remember the Abrahamic Covenat in Genesis 12: God said to Abraham I will bless you so that all the nation of the earth will be bless through you. So the purpose of God's blessing is to share it to others. What happen when Isreal did not obey the mission. The bible is clear they are all scattered by force so that people from far away place can hear the message of salvation.(remember Daniel, nehemiah? )
Salvation should not be exclusive, it is for all people Read Ps 67. Truly God is calling Philippines (name after king Philip of Spain who sponsored missions to the east, also named after Philip the evangilist) to be a missionary sending country. If only we do mission long time ago, this diaspora should not have happened.
Dr. Robertson also said, the word "sent out" in the phrase " Pray to God of the harvest to sent out laborer to the field should be translated "Drive out" because its the same greek word used when applied to Jesus driving out money changer in the temple.
Therefore, Filipinos are driven out by God. Pinoy are Forced to do missions (this are our OFW) even though they are not fit (like magellan) because God concern is salvation should be share to all people.
We in Philipine claimed to be Christian. And the Bible said in Gal chapter 3: 29 (?) " if you are in Christ you are Abraham seed and heir according to the promise" What promise? go back to Gen 12: 1-3(?). the "promise of blessing" of course. I agree with Gordon Robertson that Philippines will rise again if he will obey his calling as missionary to his neighbors who are buddist, hindus and muslims.
Not all can go but all can support by advocating missions awareness, prayers, and mobilizing others.
GOD bless Philippines!!
PS Thailand is a very prosperous country!!! I wish Philippine be like Thailand
God bless you all! Thanks so much
i am a witness to his struggle between choosing to serve God and the comforts of the life he once had. i've seen him transformed into a man of character through the grace of God and i am always inspired by him.
i am posting few of his letters (e-mails) from Thailand that have inspired me, and i hope to encourage those who happen to read this post also. most of the succeeding e-mails were written in Bisaya, i hope i could translate it in English...but i dont have time so i'd leave it to the reader to do the translation... i would separate some of the letters in a different post and label it with its date of sending.
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 04:58:31 +0100 (BST)
To Pastor Chris, dio elmer vale, pare michael, bro Alex and all my friends.
Sawatdi krap ka!! (hello)
Im here in Chiangmai, Northern Thailand. Im fine, thanks so much for your support. "Truly God is great!! God is good", I used to say it many many times but when I arrived in the field that statement became more meaningful.
I was blessed because before I came here I attended 2 days missions convention of Asians Centers for Mission (ACM) at Taguig. I've met a lot of Pinoy missionaries who do missions in the continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. All them echoed the same statement: " God is great and God is good."
I've also seen in Person international speakers like Peter Tokahira (missionary to Jerusalem who is now an Israeli citizen) he had written a book "Gods tsunami " I really recommend this book, Gordon Robertson of CBN Asia, and many great men in missions.
I agree with Tokahira, when he said the great exodus in the Philippines was authored by God. He said most jewish in Israel knows Christianity via their Filipino Care givers. ( the first people who received the gospel now become last to know ) He also said Filipinos are conquering the Arab continents. there are many secret followers there. Arab doesnt know this, what they thought as threat are the west not knowing they are already conquered by Christians.
Gordon Robertson being expert in History, proved to the audience that all great nations like Britain, American, France (known language for diplomacy) before becoming great they are the most missionary sending nations in the world. He even credited king Philip of Spain, That spain was once a powerful country because they made the propagation of the gospel a priority.
Magellan migth be a lousy missionary but remember in just one week after his arrival in Cebu in 1521 he baptized 800 people.( i cannot deny this Im fond of studying history) God used him even though he is not fit because mission is the heartbeat of God. God said whosoever call upon the name of God will be saved.
If no Magellan we are all muslim today or Buddist.
God really use blessing to bless other. Remember the Abrahamic Covenat in Genesis 12: God said to Abraham I will bless you so that all the nation of the earth will be bless through you. So the purpose of God's blessing is to share it to others. What happen when Isreal did not obey the mission. The bible is clear they are all scattered by force so that people from far away place can hear the message of salvation.(remember Daniel, nehemiah? )
Salvation should not be exclusive, it is for all people Read Ps 67. Truly God is calling Philippines (name after king Philip of Spain who sponsored missions to the east, also named after Philip the evangilist) to be a missionary sending country. If only we do mission long time ago, this diaspora should not have happened.
Dr. Robertson also said, the word "sent out" in the phrase " Pray to God of the harvest to sent out laborer to the field should be translated "Drive out" because its the same greek word used when applied to Jesus driving out money changer in the temple.
Therefore, Filipinos are driven out by God. Pinoy are Forced to do missions (this are our OFW) even though they are not fit (like magellan) because God concern is salvation should be share to all people.
We in Philipine claimed to be Christian. And the Bible said in Gal chapter 3: 29 (?) " if you are in Christ you are Abraham seed and heir according to the promise" What promise? go back to Gen 12: 1-3(?). the "promise of blessing" of course. I agree with Gordon Robertson that Philippines will rise again if he will obey his calling as missionary to his neighbors who are buddist, hindus and muslims.
Not all can go but all can support by advocating missions awareness, prayers, and mobilizing others.
GOD bless Philippines!!
PS Thailand is a very prosperous country!!! I wish Philippine be like Thailand
God bless you all! Thanks so much
Monday, May 02, 2005
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