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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Video of: A Twofold Blessing


My Dear Grace Chapel Partners of River Rock Church Philippines (RRCP)

Video of: A Twofold Blessing - http://vimeo.com/48412990
It is only 5 minutes and a BIG BLESSING!
Dedication of RRCP santa Lourdes

This is a video of A Twofold Blessing in one weekend:

First, is the dedication of the River Rock Church Philippines Santa Lourdes at Barangay Santa Lourdes, Porto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It was launched April 2012. The church building is not complete yet, but they congregate to worship and give thanks to our Lord Jesus.

Launching of RRCP Tagumpay
Second, the launching of a new church, River Rock Church Philippines Tagumpay, with a two night Jesus Cares concert crusade at Barangay Tagumpay, Roxas, Palawan, Philippines.

Prayerful need:

We need only $300 to complete the Santa Lourdes church building. It needs the cement floor completed, finish cementing of the inside and outside walls, and paint.


Launching of RRCP Tagumpay
Is there someone who would donate the $300 to complete the church building? Please let me know. $300 dollars or 12,000 pesos for the Santa Lourdes church is too big for them.

Thank you my friends and Partners,

Steve Bragg
Pastor/Elder
River Rock Church
& Grace Chapel Ministries

Serving in Patnongon Antique Philippines



River Rock Church Philippines:



River Rock Church Philippines Slideshow http://youtube/GZP3GlIQTt0

Birth of RRC Esparar: http://vimeo.com/31760794

Documentary: First Four Churches http://vimeo.com/33566496

9 Days on the Island of Palawan https://vimeo.com/45223189 

A Christmas Story Philippines 2011  http://youtu.be/ouw_OEiMc28 

Encouragement: In the Lord Almighty’s Presence I Stand


Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Pray for the Launching RRCP Tagumpay


My Dear Grace Chapel Partners,
Barangay Tagumpay

This will be a very exciting weekend!

·         Sunday morning August 26th – Dedication RRCP Santa Lourdes

·         Sunday Evening August 26th – First night concert crusade launch of RRCP Tagumpay

·         Monday Evening August 27th – Second night concert crusade launch of RRCP Tagumpay

This Sunday morning August 26th we will dedicate the RRCP Santa Lourdes church. The building is almost completely done. The congregation is excited, and so are we! Thank you LORD!

After the dedication of Santa Lourdes we will travel 95 kilometers to Barangay Tagumpay to launch the RRCP Tagumpay church that evening. Sunday evening and Monday evening are the 2 night Jesus Saves Concert Crusade, Lord willing.

Through this Concert Crusade, we pray, the Lord will call His lost and scattered sheep. We will start Bible studies from those who come forward and those already committed. When a congregation is formed we will build a church building and parsonage, Lord willing.

Joseph Alagos is the new Tagumpay pastor. He is already on site and working. The pastor of the RRCP Santa Lourdes, Stephen Mahusay, and many of Santa Lourdes church members will be at Barangay Tagumpay to help the church launch.

Psa 127:1  Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.

Please keep us in your prayers.

·         Pray that or Lord will be present among us.

·         Pray that we launch and establish these two churches in His name, Jesus Christ.

·         Pray that we launch His Church and not ours.

·         Pray that the Holy Spirit is already ready working in hearts to bring them to repentance and salvation.

·         Pray that we will experience the power of the Holy Spirit in proclaiming our Lord’s Gospel, in establishing our Lord’s church, in bring people to the salvation of Jesus Christ, in vanquishing the enemy, in healing of lives and bodies.

·         Pray for safety in travel and from the many mosquito diseases.

·         Pray that we operate the authority and power of our Lord Jesus Christ.

·         Pray that the enemy will have no authority or influence in all that is done in our Lord Jesus Christ name.

·         Pray that our Lord will bless us to work in His harvest.

*Please make a note to pray for us this weekend while we work in our Lord’s harvest, and that His “harvest is plentiful”!

Luke 10:2  And He was saying to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

Thank you for your partnership in this ministry.

Steve

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Counting Blessings

Sometimes things happen quickly around me, and I react and proceed as the Lord leads, or He has prepared me to proceed (most of the time). As I have said before, daily I’m giving thanks to our lord for His blessings!

To today I stepped back and recounted the blessings. The counting actually started last week when I reminded my sister Helen that her prayer for a church in Dacutan and the $100 RRC gave me became God’s blessing Grace Chapel in the Philippines. Yesterday, one of the pastors that help started Grace Chapel stopped by for prayer. I told brother Jo Jo, he planted the seed and now we are 7 churches. Also, yesterday, I thanked the first donor to the Grace Chapel Ministries. To each of these I recounted how much God has blessed the beginning seeds of love and the magnificence of God’s blessing in our efforts.

Just now I want to thank you all that are Grace Chapel Partners and River Rock Church. This awesome ministry of our Lord to the Filipinos is brought about by each of us, His servants, and His blessings. It is the result of you and me moved by God through the Holy Spirit. When I see God bless, I don’t know who is blessed more, me or them. I receive the blessing of participation and the blessing of giving. I pray that as you read the news of our progress you share in the blessing of participation and giving, as I do. Today as I recounted the blessings I was moved to tears of joy, knowing God’s hand in this.

The Blessings

·         We now can educate our new pastors and church leaders at Asian Theological Seminary for free! Six students are starting August 28. My prayer is for 10 in training.

·         By the end of the month, we will be 7 new planted churches, Lord willing.

·         We have funding for one more church. Funding for 2 more churches in 2013 will soon be in the application process. We pray for approval! My prayer is to plant 4 churches in 2013. Please keep this in your prayers.

·         We now are able to provide salaries for our pastors continually.

·         We provide scholarships for 14 high school students.

·         Our churches are growing. They are spiritually healthy and productive.

·         Gateway Church in Barbaza has joined RRCP.

·         With Gateway Church added, RRCP is now 8 churches.

·         We have completed application to become RiverRock Church Philippines RRCP. (RiverRock is now one word due to a similarity of another church name.) Please pray it will be approved soon!

THANK YOU LORD!

Steve Bragg

Pastor/Elder

River Rock Church

& Grace Chapel Ministries

Serving in Patnongon Antique Philippines


River Rock Church Philippines:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/RiverRockChurchPhilippines


River Rock Church Philippines Slideshow http://youtube/GZP3GlIQTt0

Birth of RRC Esparar: http://vimeo.com/31760794

Documentary: First Four Churches http://vimeo.com/33566496  

9 Days on the Island of Palawan https://vimeo.com/45223189

A Christmas Story Philippines 2011  http://youtu.be/ouw_OEiMc28  

Encouragement: In the Lord Almighty’s Presence I Stand
http://www.faithwriters.com/article-details.php?id=143527