Simplify To Multiply: Macedonia Project and Beyond: A Royal Priest, Chosen by God
Simplify To Multiply: Macedonia Project and Beyond: A Royal Priest, Chosen by God
Simplify To Multiply: Macedonia Project and Beyond: A Royal Priest, Chosen by God
May-June 2012
Marina found Christ during our training in Alaminos and joyfully began to share her new faith with family and friends. She was one of 11 baptized the same day, including 4 of her classmates.
I was happy being religious because people looked up to me. But when we studied the Bible about what Jesus did for us, I realized I was selfish and proud. Now that I received Gods grace, I feel like a freshly watered rose beginning to open. Marina was an accounting student at a local college in Alaminos, Pangasinan. She was serving as an intern with a micro-lending coop. Somehow through the coop she and her classmates were included in our month-long evangelism training at Lucap Baptist Church in Alaminos this April-May. Marina joyfully began to share her new faith immediately with classmates and family, gathering 30 relatives at one point to listen to her testimony. Before the training was finished, she and 4 of her classmates were among the 11 baptized. We had simplified our vision and strategy to allow for faster multiplication. Would it work? From April 10May 8, we took a team of 12 (5 staff, 7 volunteer trainees) to Alaminos, Pangasinan for the Macedonia Project, an intensive training and outreach to help Lucap Baptist Church. We trained 29 local volunteers, held 7 open air Gospel meetings in surrounding communities, counseled over 450 new contacts, established 21 new house Bible study groups, and 11 were baptized. Back in Quezon City in mid-May, we invited another 7 trainees to help us for a few weeks in local ministry while training them in oral Bible studies. We are begining to see a bit of the breakthrough we have been praying for. Praise God with us as you read some of the following stories.
Ken Moralde's passion to preach the Gospel in his hometown brought the team to Alaminos.
"What's Next?"
Late March -Our Pajo St. Bible study had just ended. We had challenged 6 high school boys to share their new faith with their friends. Marlon texted back 30 minutes later: "I shared what you told us with 5 friends. What's next?" The following week, he brought all 5 to the group, and they are now regulars. Marlon is now sharing his faith actively in spite of ridicule and persecution, and learning to lead his own Bible study group.
Back home: Bible, Basketball & Breakfast. Arvin (far left) leads a devotional with Marlon and friends after early morning basketball. Part of the training was learning to use oral Bible stories for evangelism and follow-up. Over 40 new Bible study leaders were trained, including a few of the Pajo youth.
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