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
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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:
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Nondenominational Christian Values
Education
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Tutoring in math and reading
comprehension
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A nutritious meal
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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:
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A quality teacher - 1000 pesos ($23)
per week
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Nutritious meal for 30 students -
500 pesos ($12) per week.
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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
