Hey Everyone... I'm Back!!

Hey everyone, Things have been pretty crazy here so I must apologize for not keeping up with this blog.

 Well, first off let me start with our church anniversary. We recently had our churches (Frontline Worship Center: aka. FWC) 7th year anniversary. It was amazing. In the morning we had a big celebration service with singing and dancing and just a great time worshiping the Lord for all He has done. 

We even put together a choir for this special occasion...

That evening, we held our very own 1st ever FWC Idol (pretty much our own version of American Idol) with both a singing and hip-hop dance competition. The contestants did an incredible job. They put a lot of time and effort into this competition. I was also one of the hosts for the evening. It was so much fun!! Here are a few pictures of our dancers... 

and here is our winner for the FWC Singing Idol... Billy Joe

It has been a great experience to be here and be apart of what God is doing. I have had the privilege of seeing this church grow and have an impact on the city. We have recently also opened a new campus site in the nearby barangay (city) of Santisimo. I will get some pictures up of our new site soon.

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for your prayer and support. You are all apart of what is going on here. Please feel free to comment as I would love to hear from all of you. God Bless!!

Good Times in the Philippines!!!

The Frontline Worship Center has effectively been reaching people and helping them find their way back to God. This has been witnessed in the baptism of 26 new believers! (Thundering applause) It was an exciting experience, and some in the audience were in tears. It’s truly wonderful to see people willing to make an announcement of their faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

Twelve new believers were baptized at the Blubox, Frontline Worship Center’s main campus. Fourteen were baptized at the new campus, Santisimo.

We rejoice along with the angels!!! (“In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Luke 15:10)

"Linggo ng Wika"

     

No, we weren’t raided by tribesmen. These are our elementary student during our “Linggo ng Wika” which is a week-long national recognition of the Philippine’s national heroes. The students reenact a lot of different stories of the history of the Philippines.

The kids also did some more traditional dances for us as entertainment.

 

       

God has given me the awesome privilege of being able to have an impact on the lives of these kids. I have been given the opportunity to teach here in the Frontline Christian Academy (FCA). I am teaching Bible to the 3rd and 4th year high-school students and, as of tomorrow, I will also be teaching math to the 3rd year students as well. I might even be teaching P.E. soon to all the high-school students. It’s been a great experience getting to know each of the students. Being a teacher has given me a unique opportunity to get to know the lives of each of the students and I have been able to counsel a few of them. Here is a picture of my 4th year class. (From left to right, Jeff, Melissa, Me-anne, Emjo, and Joshua)

Please keep me in your prayers as God is really doing a work in the lives of these kids here and I am honored to be apart of it. God Bless!!

CCWC Short-term Missions Trip

We recently enjoyed a visit from the CCWC missions team. It was definitely an eventful 10 days. The team experienced what only a few have had the chance to see. We took them to the dumpsite in Balok, which was probably one of the most difficult things they had to witness. People literally live in garbage, sifting through the mountains of trash to find anything they can sell to earn a meager income.

They were also given the opportunity to accompany Jeff Rice on the street feeding program. At around 7:30 they hit the streets with food and a handful of stories. The kids, most of whom resort to glue-sniffing to kill hunger pains, loved  them. They crowded around the team and listened intently as Blanca Brown told them the story of the love of Jesus. Afterwards, they were given bread, juice and hugs. My mom, Debbie, couldn’t get over one small 6 yr. old boy, Junior, who sat quietly on the sidewalk looking unreasonably adorable. FTC (Face the Children) is currently considering adopting Junior, if he and his sister consent.

Another exciting event was the victory of mind over matter... conquered by Angi Magoulis. We decided that as a rite de passage into the PFM (Philippine Frontline Ministries), she would have to indulge in one of the Filipino delicacies... Balot. This is a fully-developed duck embryo, ready to hatch in a day or two, salted and flavored. (Anyone seen Fear Factor?) She passed the test with flying colors. (Way to go!)

All in all, we were truly blessed to have te team here. It was a home-run for both the “home team” and the “visitors.” Through the evangelistic tent outreaches, jail ministry, street feedings, FTC and FWC (Frontline Worship Center) ministry, we were thoroughly encouraged to see that not only the people in the Philippines have a passion for what God is doing through the PFM.

To those who have been here, a very big THANK YOU! To those who haven’t  been here, we hope to see you in the not so distant future.

Farewell.

Prisoners of Hope

The Frontline site at the city jail (BJMP) has really been flourishing. Because of the circumstances, it’s hard to judge whether the recent increase of members is actually good or bad. We do know, however, that each and every person at that campus is a blessing. 

Take Joel for example, an inmate turned Christ-follower. Behind bars for almost five years, he experienced a life-changing transformation when he gave his heart to Christ during one of church services. He is pictured here (in the orange t-shirt), newly released, testifying at the main Frontline campus during our Sunday morning service. 

Another previous inmate, Odie, was convicted and imprisoned numerous times over the span of 8 years. He is now an active Christ-follower who is involved in the outreaches. Since his release, he has been reaching others and helping them find their way back to God. We are expecting many more transformations... from prisoners of sin to Prisoners of Hope. 

Check It Oooouuuuttttt!!!!

God has been doing alot at the Frontline. As you all know, we were recently hit by Typhoon Frank and the most damage was felt by our kitchen tent.

God has never failed us and He doesn’t plan to start now. He has been faithful and has provided for a bigger and better kitchen area. 

Thank you for praying!

Apology...

Hello Everyone...

Real quickly I just wanted to apologize to those of you who are keeping up with my blog. I have not been able to get a successful blog up in a while now. I have been having some problems either with my computer or with the site itself. 

I just wanted to let you all know that I will be trying to regularly update the blog from now on every Tuesday (Philippine Time). I want to thank you all for you prayers and support and I hope to hear from all of you soon. God Bless!!!

David