WE ARE GROWING

Hello RRCP Partners,

This year we have added – Thank you, Lord!

• Two more churches
• Four full-time pastors
• Four part-time church workers
• Five more feeding programs

As a result, our monthly expenses have grown proportionately.

All donations are tremendously appreciated. We are also in great need of monthly donors.

Please join our partnership of planting churches and ministering to the Filipino people.

YOU CAN DONATE HERE:

ONLINE DONATIONS: https://actscamas.breezechms.com/give/online   

Create an account if you have not already.
Use the Philippines drop down and proceed.

BY MAIL:

Acts Church - 4824 NW 38th Ave Camas, WA 98607.

Make the check to River Rock Church Philippines.

“The King will answer and say to them,
‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them,
you did it to Me.’ (Matthew 25:45).

My Testimony & Praise to My Trustworthy & Faithful God

MY TESTIMONY 

of my Lord’s awesome care for my family and me.  

Psa 91:9 If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter,
Psa 91:10 no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.
Psa 91:11 For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go.

I’m thinking about this promise in my life: the miraculous times of His protection here on mission in the Philippines.

I pray that I have made My LORD, The Most High my life. I try to count on Him alone for everything. Although I’m not perfect in this, it is my daily desire.

VERSE 11 RINGS OUT FOR ME. I know His angels have protected me, my family, and my mission companions countless times that I know of and who could know the protections that I don’t know of. Like, traveling to San Jose and back without incident.

So today, I began to think of times my Lord’s angels have saved me and my mission companions from accident and even death.

These are not in order but as I remember.
1. The Lord took me, Pastor Alagos and Edna through about a dozen men armed with hatchets and machetes which had gathered to ambush and behead us. We traveled through the center of them, and they seemed to be frozen and did not reach out to hurt us.
2. We launched a church with a heavily armed police escort to protect us from the violence of men who killed others before when they tried to start a church there. There was no incident. That church is now called Victory Christian Church and is doing well. I believe our Lord’s angels are on full-time duty there to this day.
3. I incorrectly opened my car radiator and boiling water exploded all over me. I received NOT ONE BURN!
4. Pastor Alagos and wife Edna were traveling home from a mission late one night during a typhoon. Their motorcycle stalled just before a washed out bridge. Had the motorcycle not stalled they would not see the washed out bridge and gone into the raging water. The motorcycle ran fine after that to get them home safe.
5. For two years, weekly, we traveled home late at night as much as 200 kilometers during heavy rains, high winds, and typhoons and always we arrived home safe.
6. Traveling long distances, soaked from the rain and wind we did not get sick.
7. We crossed many rivers with fast water wading and also on motorcycle safely.
8. While traveling at night weekly for almost two years, avoiding dogs, carabao, cows, bulls, drunk drivers and drunk men in the middle of the road, we always with only close calls arrive home safely.
9. A dog viscously bit my hand and left no wounds or marks. There was only thick saliva left on my hand.
10. Our home has been protected through every typhoon.
11. In almost five years in the mission field, we have had no major illness. We are exposed to mosquito diseases of dengue, chikungunya, malaria and also tuberculous and typhoid fever, and yet we are well.
12. At age 67 years old, I’m in good health and strong mentally and physically. Thank you Lord!

P.S. We are tithers and also give generously to those in need. I say this not to brag or be prideful but as an encouragement of how faithful God is when we trust Him.

Ephesians 3:20 "Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,"

1. Even though I was two years unemployed in the USA and went to zero dollars with no income in sight, we have never gone hungry or been homeless.
2. Our mission work and personal lives are generously blessed in the Philippines. God always provides for each mission and personal need. I should be even bolder in what our Lord can accomplish in sharing the Gospel and helping the helpless.

OUR GOD’S PROMISES ARE TRUSTWORTHY. HE IS EVER FAITHFUL.

It is much better to count on Him rather than myself or others.

Your partmer in ministry,

Steve Bragg

A LIST OF MINISTRIES YOU CAN SUPPORT

Pastor Kelly Backstrom sharing the Gospel at Mabasa

The year-end is approaching, and many will be considering their favorite charity. I pray you will consider us, and support one of our ministries.

 

When you designate your gift, just let me know at steve.bragg123@gmail.com  I will get your gift to your designated ministry. If your gift is a general gift, its primary use is planting new churches and/or a necessary need that may arise.

 

Starting a New Church: Our primary ministry is planting new churches in a remote area of the Philippines where there is no other Christian church. Its total cost including launching the church, building a church building and parsonage, and 1 year salary for the pastor is $5,800.

 

Adopt a Pastor and Family: After the first year salary, the pastor and family still need financial support. $100 per month, $1,200 per year will support and pastor and his family. They serve the most remote and poorest of areas.

 

Student Scholarship: $25 per month makes the difference of allowing a high school student to complete school.

 

Travel and food Allowance for Bible College Students. Our Bible college students get free education from Asian Theological Seminary on the island of Boracay. We provide their travel and food allowance, monthly, to and from for only $25 per month. These are students with a heart to serve. Many of our pastors also attend for continuing education. Without the help of a travel and food allowance, most would not be able to attend.

 

Child and Care Ministry: This is an emergency fund used to help children in distress. Sometimes we help with medical, or food, or housing.

 

River of Love Christian Radio Program: Pastor Alejo Alagos, our very own evangelist, has a popular Christian radio program. It’s on once a week and reaches one third of the Philippines. Our hope and prayer is to reach all of the Philippines with the gospel through this ministry.

 

I pray our Lord has prepared your heart to help in this blessed ministry.

100% OF ALL GIVING GOES TO MINISTRY!

There are no salaries or administration fees deducted from giving.

 

How to Give

Please make your gift to River Rock Church Philippines (RRCP) through River Rock Church online or by mail.

River Rock Church is a 501 (c) (3).

 

ONLINE: Use our secured online giving.

River Rock Church online http://www.river-rock.org/giving.html   

Use the River Rock Philippines drop down and proceed.

 

BY MAIL:

River Rock Church 2008 SE 8th Ave, Camas, WA 98607.

Make the check to River Rock Church Philippines.

 

Mat 25:37  "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?

Mat 25:38  'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?

Mat 25:39  'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'

Mat 25:40  "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

 

Check Us Out!

Website: http://www.riverrockchurchphilippines.com /

Thank you for your generosity and love.

Your partner in this ministry,

Steve Bragg

steve.bragg123@gmail.com