Bible College Opportunity

My Dear grace Chapel Partners,

We have a great opportunity to train our Pastors and Christian workers. Asian Theological Seminary in Manila http://www.ats.ph/ provides the training. Our students can get Certificates of Completion, BA, MA, and Doctorate degrees.

First Love International Ministries http://www.firstloveinternational.com/    accommodates the classes on Boracay Island near us. They provide the classes, room and board for FREE!

The classes are provided once a month for a week.  So once per month they travel to Boracay to attend the classes. The classes are for only one week each month.

Everything is provided FREE with the exception of travel to and from.

I’m praying someone or ones can help the students with the travel expenses. The travel expenses are 600 pesos or $15 per student by public transportation.

Think of it the students get a quality Bible degree and pastoral training for just $15 per month.

Because the classes are only once per month our current pastors and workers can continuing pastoring and attend college.

I pray the Lord is providing someone/ones to provide the transportation cost of $15 per month. Currently we have 4 who want to attend the college. I believe we will have more students soon. These students are dedicated servants of the Lord.

This is a big answer to prayer. Pastor Alagos and I were talking about how we might start a Pastor Training School because at the rate we are planting churches, thanks to you all, we need more pastors. This opportunity came by way of referral by someone at RRC. Now Pastor Alagos and I can focus on our mission of planting churches, and pastors can be trained close by FOR FREE, with the exception of transportation. Thank You LORD!

Your partner in this ministry,

His servant,

Steve

Dates Set - Prayers Needed

My dear partners in this extraordinary ministry of planting new Christian churches in the Philippines,

Prayer & Praise Service at Grace Chapel

YOUR PRAYERS ARE POWERFUL AND EARNESTLY NEEDED! Please do not underestimate the power of your prayers in the success of this ministry its blessing to multitudes of Filipinos.

Dates have been set, Lord willing. Please keep these events in your prayers.

·         August 6^th – Start the church building and parsonage for River Rock Church (RRCP) Franks/Mabasa

·         August 26^th – Dedication of the RRCP Santa Lourdes, Palawan

·         August 26^th – First evening concert/crusade launch of RRCP Tagumpay, Palawan

·         August 27^th – Second evening concert/crusade launch of RRCP Tagumpay, Palawan

I will keep you all posted on our progress and the continued blessings of our Lord.

My friends, our hearts are this. We do not want to plant or establish any church that is in our power, our name, or for our glory. If a church is planted, we want to plant and establish Jesus Christ’s Church, by the power of the Holy Spirit, in the Lord Jesus Christ’s name, and only to bring glory to Him, our Lord and God!

Your partner,

His servant,

Steve

Our First Youth Group YG

Saturday July 21, 2012 we had our first Youth Group. Lord willing, we will continue the Youth Group each Saturday afternoon.

We had 41 youth show up! They came from Grace Chapel, Tabernacle of Praise, and RRCP Franks/Mabasa. Next week we are praying youth from Hill of Zion and Gateway will attend.  It was a big blessing for all!

Also, all the pastors from each church met. We will also continue meet each week. We pray many blessing will come from our fellowship.

Blessings,

Steve Bragg

Steve.bragg123@gmail.com

ONLY GOD!

Grace Chapel

I am as astonished as you are! When we arrived here less than one year ago, August 6^th, 2011, we were 3 churches. Now we are now planning church 6, RRCP Franks/Mabasa. We are ready to plant church 7, RRCP Tagumpay, the first week of September 2012. ONLY GOD could do such as a work as this. Pastor Alagos and I have the next 5 churches in sight. We are laying plans for them now, Lord willing!

Only the Holy Spirit!

Tabernacle of Praise

·         Only the holy Spirit could move the hearts of the cheerful generous givers for this ministry

·         Only the Holy Spirit could move the hearts of the faithful to unite in prayer for the lost and scattered sheep in the Philippines

Hill of Zion

·         Only the Holy Spirit could move the hearts of the Pastors wanting to join us

·         Only the Holy Spirit could move the hearts of the leaders in the barangays to clear our way

RRCP Esparar

·         Only the Holy Spirit could move the hearts of the lost and the Lord’s scattered sheep of the Philippines to salvation and repentance in each of these churches

Only in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

·         Only in Jesus name do we call the lost and scattered of our Lord to salvation and repentance

·         Only the Gospel of Jesus Christ do we proclaim

RRCP Snata Lourdes

·         Only the Lord Jesus Christ’s Church do we establish in the Philippines

·         Only the hope of the Lord Jesus Christ do we offer to the hopeless

·         Only in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ are broken lives and families being healed

RRCP Franks/Mabasa

·         Only in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ do we ask the sick may be healed

Only for the Lord Jesus Christ do we live each day in His presence, His grace, and His power! Amen!

RRCP Tagumpay

May our Lord, Jesus Christ, continue to bless us all,

Steve Bragg

A Prayer Today

Lord, my God, my Creator, my Father, my Savior, my Protector, my life, Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth and all that is, my Sovereign God, my Provider, the only God, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Commander of all the Host, Mighty God, You are wonderful, magnificent, glorious, awesome, marvelous, beyond compare, good, merciful, full of grace, full of forgiveness, just, lover of my soul

Thank You Lord for gift of my life today

Thank You Lord for the gift of this day

Thank You Lord for all Your provisions

Thank You Lord for the blessings in my life

Thank You Lord for my health

Lord forgive me for my sins

Lord let the life you gave me be a blessing to You today

Lord help me to be a blessing to others today

Lord please use my life today in whatever way would bring glory to You.

Lord help my life to be pleasing to You

Fill me Lord with Your Holy Spirit today, without measure or reserve that I might serve you today

I am Your Doulos

In Your name Jesus, My Lord, My Savior, my God. Amen

Grace Chapel Partners – A Big Blessing

My Dear Grace Chapel Partners,

I want to share a blessing of our new church in Palawan, RRCP Santa Lourdes.

If you will recall, Pastor Alagos and I just got back from Santa Lourdes, Palawan two weeks ago. We were there to start their new building.

The blessing is they ran out of the budgeted money to complete the church. It is almost done. The members are finishing the church themselves. They are poor, but each family is contributing a week of labor and a sack of cement.

Wow, they are taking ownership of their place to worship. They will have the joy of participation and knowing that this is truly their place to congregate and worship our Lord.

They are becoming the church in Santa Lourdes. They will have their first worship service next Sunday. I have asked for pictures to share with you all their partners.

Also, the Santa Lourdes’ church is organizing to go to Tagumpay to help us plant our next church there. Tagumpay is 95 kilometer north of them. Please help us pray for the Tagumpay launch the last week of August, Lord willing.

We serve an awesome God!

Thank you for your partnership in this ministry.

As you can see, Filipinos are being blessed. They are becoming our Lord's Church in Barangay Santa Lourdes. Our Lord is faithful in His love to the Filipino people. We have the blessing of being His vessels. We have the blessing of our Lord letting us participate. The church in Santa Lourdes is experience the same blessing. Thank you Lord!

Your servant, Steve

9 Days on the Island of Palawan

My Dear Grace Chapel Partners,

See the video on this link https://vimeo.com/45223189

This is a pictorial and video presentation of our 9 days on the island of Palawan, Philippines. We are completing our church plant at Santa Lourdes, Palawan. We visited 2 new Barangays Tagumpay and Rizal, Palawan. Lord willing we will start a new church at Barangay Tagumpay this September 2012. We traveled down the alligator infested Tagumpay River to view the homes and families that can be reached by the Tagumpay Church. Brother Julius rips open 2 coconuts with his teeth. We visit very small uninhabited island of great beauty.

Blessing,

Steve Bragg