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| Franks/Mabasa Church |
My Dear Grace Chapel Partners - River Rock Church Philippines
The Birth of
this new church is different from the others. There was no church launch with a
two day concert crusade like the others.
In the book
of Acts, the Macedonia church was started with a call to come “help us”. The
new Franks/Mabasa church was started the way.
Act
16:9 A vision appeared to Paul in the
night: a man of Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying,
"Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we
sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the
gospel to them.
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| Dedicating the Land |
Tabernacle
of Praise, our second church, left the Barangay of Mabasa because of
persecution. The congregation left the beautiful building and answered the call
to be the Lord’s church. In order to stay in that building they would have to
compromise their faith. They choose to stay faithful to our Lord. They acted in
obedience and left a very beautiful building behind.
The only
other way they could congregate to worship was to rent a building in a
neighboring Barangay, Igbarawan. The Lord has honored their faith and the
people of Igbarawan are blessed as well with Tabernacle of Praise to serve
them.
But the Lord
was not done with blessing their faith!
The people
of Franks a Sitio a smaller neighborhood in Mabasa and the people of Mabasa
felt a loss when Tabernacle of Praise left Mabasa. Even though, they were not
regular attenders of Tabernacle of Praise or members at all, they missed the
church there that served their community.
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| Church Building Laid |
The Captains
and Counsels of both Franks and Mabasa called a meeting with Pastor Alagos.
They told him that if the church would return they would donate the land to
build the church. The land was donated, even with the blessing of the Governor
of Antique our province.
However,
instead of Tabernacle of Praise returning we are building a new congregation
and church building. The people of Franks/Mabasa started meeting in homes.
Pastor Alagos and I hold a worship service there each week. There is a
significant presence of our Lord there with each worship service.
Last week
all the materials for the building were delivered. This last Sunday, September
8, 2012, we dedicated the land, and now the building is being built.
We service
an awesome God.
Steven Ray Bragg
Pastor/Elder
River Rock Church
& Grace Chapel Ministries
Serving in Patnongon Antique Philippines
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