TO ALL GRACE CHAPEL, RRC, RRCP AND
PRAYER PARTNERS,
“Praise
the LORD for His great mercy and never ending Love for ALL of Us!”
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| Tagumpay/Candelaria Church |
Serving God is the most exciting and rewarding work
ever although there’s a lot of tears, hard work and pains but it is worth
because we cannot compare the joy and blessings when we see souls being
converted for JESUS and lives being transformed by the power of His word. I don’t care what others have said about how
I serve my God it may not even affect the passion that Jesus himself laid down
into my heart for I know that he alone sees everything even the least of our
desire. We cannot even judge other people by what we’ve just heard and
validated by people and confirmed by circumstances for God himself never judge
and condemn anyone instead he allowed cruel people to hang him on the cross for
the sins of everyone and once for all, for the forgiveness of our sins and our
redemption.
Mat 7:1
"Judge not, that you be not judged.
For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure
you use it will be measured to you.
Palawan 4th Visit July 2-4, 2013
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| Pastor Larry & Judy on the Tagumpay Church Land |
With the blessings
of Pastor Steve and all RRCP Pastors, I was set forth to visit Tagumpay, Roxas,
Palawan to buy and transfer our church Lot.
After all those hindrances, finally the Lord opens the door for us,
Praise the Lord! This is the Second Lot that RRCP bought after RRCP Esparar,
Barbaza the rest four churches namely RRCP Mabasa, Sugnod, Santa Lourdes,
Puerto Prencisa and Magarang were all donated. God is so good, whenever He
opens the door to start a church he always meet every need. When I was in Aklan
for almost ten years, together with my classmate at Zoe Bible Training Center and
some Pastor friend we’ve also started several churches especially on the remote
area of Kalibo, Aklan. In Antique with the partnership of some pastors and some
other friends, several churches were also started.
In all of these I saw one thing in common
when you have the heart for souls and passion for the lost, God always opens
the opportunity and finances.
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| Tagumpay Homes |
July 2
upon arrival and after transacting and processing payment and Lot transfer,
with Pastor Larry and Judy we proceeded immediately to Barangay Tagumpay 3
hours bus ride from Puerto Prencisa.
Wow, people there were so excited to meet us and it so amazing that in
just one month of stay there Pastor Larry and Judy were known by all people
probably because RRCP feeds 69 first degree malnourished children and now 20
percent of them improved their status and became normal. I was visited by
the Barangay Council in-charged on Health and Education and we have a very good
conversation and were able to come with unified efforts and commitment for the
community transformation to help Tagumpay to rise-up to the new level of life,
with hope and passion to serve the Lord.
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| Feeding Children |
As I
conversed with old people there and some educators traditionally people there
were so focus with their farm work with little concern for the health and
education of their children that’s why Almost 80 percent of young people ages
17-21 got married especially at Sitio Candelaria. They have a very low
perspective on Education that’s why I urged all of you to pray for Pastor
Larry and Judy that God will give them wisdom and more passion for these people
so that they will be ministered not just spiritually but in all aspects of life
or we call this Holistic ministry. This is a church- looking for every
single opportunity to serve the people especially those among the least of them.
What is All-About Tagumpay?
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| Feeding Children |
Tagumpay is located 110 kilometers north of Puerto Princesa and 15
kilometers before Roxas. This is composed of 9 Sitios with more or less 3,800 people
and the source of their livelihood are farming and very few fishing. This place is located in lower ground facing
high mountains and hills and on the back side is more or less 4 kilometers to
the sea. Three rivers from mountains of Magara, Rizal and Tagumpay flows
together crossing the southern end of Tagumpay that’s why when heavy rain comes
the whole Barangay were flooded by more or less eight feet from the ground. 97
percent of houses are all temporary and made of bamboo with very high floor and
some of them have family boat to use in case of flood.
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| Teaching Children |
For their health status, 60 percent of
children are malnourished and every family have an average of 6-7 children. The
place also is not suited for hog and poultry raising. Their field was visited
by heavy flood every other year or even several times a year especially when
there is typhoon. Yet, in all of these
they never gave-up for they have no choice but to plant and pray that the Lord
will protect their field. They have only 7-8 percent professional and the rest
are all undergraduates because they have very low perspective in education.
Pastor
Larry and Judy accepted the challenge to take part on the vision and programs
of the community leading to their social and spiritual transformation. It so heartbreaking to think that many of our
people were living in their comfort without giving just a little concern with
these people not just in Tagumpay only but also in some other parts of the world. Jesus said “If
you’ve done this to the least among your brethren, you did it to me.”
Visit at Santa Lourdes RRCP Church
Following day, I left Tagumpay and spent time in the afternoon until
evening with Santa Lourdes church. We
have a very good time of worship and teaching of the word of God and everyone
were revived. The Lord leaded me to give
them a message about “A Maturing Church.”
RRCP Santa Lourdes is an example of a Colossians Church because they
became matured in their giving and support both for the needs of the church and
Pastor.
Glory
to God! RRCP church is increasing and maturing! It’s just more than a dream but
a dreams come true because when you have the passion for it, the Lord will
cause you to gave birth and that is the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ that
came to birth because you have prayed and take a little sacrifice for her but
precious to God. Amen! To Him alone deserves all these. Thank you Lord for all that you have done!
"And I
heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go
for us?" Then I said, "Here I am! Send me," (Isaiah 6:8)
Love and Prayers,
Pastor Alejo Alagos
