• As I share the prayers and visions for Grace Chapel Ministries I want to say that I believe The Lord has prepared someone or ones with the “silver” or “talents” to answer these prayers. This pattern of prayer, vision, ministries and the provisions of “Silver” or “talents” has been the beginning and continuing pattern of Grace from our Lord and Savior in this ministry. We have the privilege to be a part of the Lord’s wonderful blessings and be a part of His harvest. We thank you Lord for this wonderful privilege and honor to work in Your Kingdom, amen.
• February of this year 2009 Juliana, Steven and I started praying the Lord would send us to Grace Chapel for a visit. Our daily prayer is to be serving at Grace Chapel full time but the Lord has not provided the opportunity yet. So we administer the Grace Chapel Ministries from here in Vancouver, WA along with the help of Juliana’s sister, Helen. It was Helen prayed for The Lord to provide Grace Chapel. As I said before Pastor Kelly started the “bag of Silver” and many are contributing. In the last blog “The Lord Provides Many Wonderful Blessings” the ministries listed are just a glimpse of the increase so far. Only the Lord knows the full extent of the increase of our faithfulness in this effort. I know in my heart and from talking to the local Pastors in Patnongon many people have been saved, many families have been preserved and many of the faithful have been strengthened.
• So, because we can’t be there at Grace Chapel full time as of yet we began asking the Lord for a visit. As a family we asked the Lord in secret. We had no finances to make it happen but we also knew that if the Lord wanted us there He could and would make it happen. About two weeks later Pastor Kelly suggested River Rock Church send us and the board approved to use the money in the Grace Chapel funds to finance the trip.
• Pastor Kelly and the board wanted us to go and be refreshed in the Grace Chapel Ministry and see if the Lord had a vision for what the next step for Grace Chapel would be for us as a family, Juliana, Steven and I and also all of us who make up the international supporters of Grace Chapel, those who support Grace Chapel with prayers and resources.
YES THE LORD GAVE ME A VISION AND HERE IT IS!
Growing the Grace Chapel Congregation and Ministries
These pictures were taken April 2009 at a Grace Chapel Prayer Service
o I will become their full time Evangelist/Pastor
o Grow them by example
o “ambassador for Christ” 2 Corinthians 5:13-21
o One on One Evangelizing
o Evangelism Rallies
o Participate in the festivals and church rallies
o Meeting Pastoral Needs of the Community
o Weekly Services
o Weekly Bible Studies
o Both in my home and creating “Small Groups”
o Discipleship
o Ongoing Ministries of Grace
o Teach Grace Chapel the heart of ministry – “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.” And “love your neighbor as yourself” Matthew 22:37-39
Continue Outreach Ministries
o Scholarships – We currently support 4 students at $20 each student per month over a 10 month school year. These 4 students currently have sponsors that support them through River Rock donations to Grace Chapel. Four students over the next 3 years is $2400 pledged
Start Twelve New Churches over the Next
Three Years
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Start Four New Churches Per Year over the Next Three Years
Assist 3 current Pastors/Evangelist that are ready to settle down into their own communities and Pastor full time with their own local Church
Encourage and help these Pastors to multiply themselves
Continue to use the local Christian Radio Broadcast “The intercessors Hour of Prayer”. There are many request to start new Churches through this broadcast ministry
This very productive outreach needs to be financial supported to stay on the air. $60 per month sponsorship will accomplish this. $2,16o for the three years of starting churches
When we broadcast live from a barangay this becomes the outreach catalyst to start a church there. We invite local Pastors, have an evangelism rally with preaching, prayers, bible studies, conversions, baptisms and a new fledgling congregation is started. $60 per broadcast and 4 per year is $720 for the start of 12 Churches
I will encourage, empower, train and help new Pastors
Build a small bamboo Church building with an attached bamboo parsonage in each Barangay
Each bamboo church with an attached bamboo parsonage is $1100 each or $4,400 each year or $13,200 total for all 12 churches
Provide a small supplemental salary for one year to help support each Pastor’s family
Each Pastor will receive a supplemental income of $50 per month for a period of one year as he teaches the local church its responsibility to support the Pastor and his family.
$7,200 for 12 new Pastors
FINANCING
Here is what I need to get there and sustain my family
$20,000 to build our home. Juliana’s family has donated the land – this would be a small modest home of about 1100 SF. It would be brick and cement with and indoor kitchen, bathroom and two small bedrooms. A larger living room area for home studies.
This land is donated for our home and our home will look something like this
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Invest in small businesses for our continuing support
These will help support us over the remainder of our lives there and help establish financial stability.
There are four business models that work well there and Juliana’s family has experience with. Also with diversity of incomes comes a deeper level of stability
Providing private loans to farmers
See the Ministry Plan for details
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Purchase 3 more hectors of farmland and live off the products.
This is our 1st hector of farmland – Thank you Lord
Purchase a used Air Condition van that would hire out - $5000
Purchase a used small motorcycle with a side car – $2000 - This would be our family transportation and we can also hire it out for public transportation
For a Ministry Plan and Financial Report please email me at
steve.bragg123@gmail.com
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