July 2015 Update

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One Year Already

We are thankful for the opportunity God has given us to have been here in Davao City. I can't believe how fast the time has gone and I guess I better stop telling people we are new here! 

So much has been going on the last few months- many open doors, and lots of answered prayers- let me show you some highlights below.

PSC Retreat last March -the kids and I were not able to attend but Gilmer is in there somewhere :)

Gilmer is receiving our 10 year recognition with SEND International at the retreat.
We are very blessed to have been able to serve with this wonderful
organization for the last 10 years!

My ladies group at church


Pray for Shirl, she is one of our applicants for long
term service!
Some of the happy graduates from the seminar we were teaching at one of our partner churches

Some promotion time during a youth event in Davao in April.


Gilmer's selfie at a mens retreat he was able to attend

Gilmer speaking at the summer youth camp 

We have a new volunteer and applicant for long term service.
Please pray for our small team here in Davao and for Eliza (next to me in the pink)
 as she prepares to become a full-time missionary with SEND/PSC.

Go Groups is a Bible study for those interested in knowing more about missions and their role in it.
This is one of our new Go Groups with the youth leaders at our church.

On the Home Front


They are getting so big!! This was last Easter.




A little summer fun and first time diving.
Boat trip with friends
Someone is officially a teenager!!! 


Gilmer and I turned one year older this summer.
Birthday dinner with the family.

Nhaya and Caleb spent a week with Gilmer's parents in the mountains.
They learned how to cook some filipino foods.

Fun times with the grandparents. Glad to
have Gilmer's parents come for a week. 
Always an adventure! Cleaning squid for dinner.


Caleb's first taekwondo meet.

Praises


1. Go Groups- is design to have an open conversation with believers who are interested in missions. It is a mission training. We are praying that through this we will be able to find those who are interested in pursuing missions and help them process it. We are also hoping that we can then assist them in getting to the mission field.
    - Praise the Lord we now have three go groups- about 25 people meeting every two weeks and about 7 every week. Many are also interested in volunteering for us, that will be a huge help considering there are only 3 of us here and I'm the only full-time person. 

2. Harvest Connection Seminar- Harvest Connection is a mission series that talks about the biblical basis of mission and touching on the state of the world today in missions- we offer this series to the churches.
    - We praise the Lord that we have about 27 people that are going through this program currently and we have already finished teaching it at 2 other churches. Our goal for this is to assist churches in mobilizing their people for missions. We are praying that these churches will commit to sending short term teams next year- so far we have one church that are praying and hoping to send a short term team next year somewhere in Asia.
   - I (Gilmer) will also be conducting Harvest Connection in a church about 8 hours drive from my our place on August 8-9- Cagayan de Oro City. 

3. Volunteers- we praise the Lord that after a year being here that God raised some volunteers that will be partnering with us. Some of the volunteers will be coming with me to conduct a Harvest Connection 8 hours away from here.

4. Thank God for our faithful partners in ministry (prayer and financial). We praise God for all your sacrifices. 

Prayer Requests

1. Pray for wisdom as we figure out schedules for the many opportunities to mobilize.
2. Pray for travel safety as we conduct missions seminars in different areas.
3. Pray for my trip to Cagayan de Oro City- I will be setting up a short term team to Asia for next year. Pray that I will have a good meeting with our contact.
4. Pray for our health. We have been going through minor sickness. 
5. Pray for our kids as they will be starting another year of school next week.
6. Praise God for my wife, Julie, who is doing the high tech area of the ministry here. She is awesome.

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