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In The Name of Jehovah-Jireh “The Lord Will Provide.” “Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Will Provide, as it is said to this day, "In the mount of the LORD it will be provided," (Genesis 22:14). NASB

Please pray for these three ministries. 

1.      Monthly Budget  

One of our scholars

I want to take this time to thank you all for your tremendous generosity both in your financial giving and prayers! You all have hearts for our Lord and His work; the Harvest. “These were His instructions to them: "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields,” (Luke 10:2).

We need some help with our monthly budget. 

At this time we are running a little short of our budget for pastors and student scholarships.

If I max out our current giving with no margin for error, we are 5 students short of funding. These are existing students. As you know, a student scholarship is $25 per month and a pastor’s monthly allowance is $100. A commitment to either would help us greatly! Thank you.

2.     Repair of Hill of Zion Church 

Hill of Zion in Barangay Macarina is our third church and built October 2010. It is all bamboo walls with a cement floor and steel roof. The land is donated farm land outside of the Barangay.

We have now purchased land to build the church in the Barangay. We need to move the church to the new land. The new place is in town and will help the church grow. The old land is flooded during the rainy season and not accessible. It is also time to replace the bamboo. 

Hill of Zion RRCP Worship Service

This time we will construct a cement block lower wall to get the bamboo higher off the ground and maybe give us few more years of bamboo life. The expense to construct the new church is only $2,500.

It’s a small church and parsonage and mostly bamboo, but fits well with this community. The community is excited to have the new church in an area that is easily accessible. The land owner who sold us the land, gave us a good deal. Normally, the land would be 100,000 pesos ($2,500). However, we purchased the land for only 15,000 pesos ($350).

3.     An Exciting New Ministry for Malnourished Children

Background  

I've learned to see malnourishment in the eyes of a child

Our feeding program in Barangay Mabasa is being noticed by the Philippines government. Pastor Alagos is also the Principal of the Mabasa Elementary School. He has documented that the students on our weekly feeding program at our Mabasa Church have improved in academics at the school. If we can demonstrate, for one year that a holistic program will increase the academics of the children, then there will be government funding to continue the program! The Philippines government has also noticed that the schools that provide Christian Values Education in the schools make more productive young adults. The Christian Values Education decreases the delinquency level also. As a result, the government is asking the schools to provide more nondenominational Christian Values Education. It is one of Steven’s seventh grade, graded courses at his public high school.

Application – Children’s Care Center (CCC)

Each Saturday for three hours we will provide:

• ·         Nondenominational Christian Values Education
• ·         Tutoring in math and reading comprehension
• ·         A nutritious meal
• ·         Note: The students that also attend Sunday services at Barangay Mabasa’s Franks/Mabasa Christian Center or Barangay Igbarawan’s Tabernacle of Praise will continue to get a nutritious meal on Sunday, as well. CCC will be open to both Mabasa and Igbarawan communities as they are neighbors.

The Cost:

• ·         A quality teacher - 1000 pesos ($23) per week
• ·         Nutritious meal for 30 students - 500 pesos ($12) per week.
• ·         Approximately $150 per month for 30 students. That is approximately $1.16 per student to feed and tutor once a week. We are praying for 60 students.

*Because RRCP is a Certified NGO (Non-Government Organization), if we can demonstrate with the CCC program the improvement of the academics and behavior of the less fortunate students over a one-year period, the government will release funding for the program. PLUS, we will be able to offer this program through all of our churches with funding aid from the government.

The picture at the top of the page is Elvie. She is one of our supported schalors grade six. Elvie also attends Mabasa Elementry School and Tabernacle of Praise. She is one of the students that would attend our CCC program.

Thank you all for your awesome love and care for the Filipino people!

I love you and thank you all – each and every one of you!

COURAGEOUSLY LOVE GOD AND EACH OTHER!

We have the feet, hands, and experience. Together with your prayers and generosity we can share Jesus’ salvation and His love!

Your partner in this ministry to Filipinos,

Pastor Steve Bragg