Jeff and I just attended an evangelistic Christmas party in a slum not far from the ACTION office. The party was sponsored by a group of women from our church Greenhills Christian Fellowship. It may have been a challenge for some of them but I applaud them for coming and reaching out to these children. To get to the party site we had to cross a river on a very precarious foot bridge. The party was held in an open court yard in the middle of a squatter area. There were a lot of people around. There were about 100 children on the list but as always, many more children than that show up. You also pass many kids as you walk to the party. It is hard to do parties and feedings when you know you can't reach everyone. But we can't allow that to stop us from doing what we can. The party went well but there was no microphone. The message was hard to hear but the kids did respond. I prayed that the gospel tracts we passed out would help them remember the message. We passed out gift packages and Jollibee meals (a treat to children here). There were not enough meals to go around and I noticed one girl in particular who was quite sad. Her name was Anna Jane. I gave her a package of almonds I was carrying with me. Right next to the party was a "wake" or viewing of a 1 1/2 year old girl who died of meningitis. Her name was Roxanne. What a contrast. Mourning and rejoicing side by side.
ACTION along with two churches have working in the community for several years by having medical clinics, recruiting campers, regular Bible study and a feeding program hopefully starting soon. The ministry started in this slum called Calvary Hills after we were doing outreach to families living on the streets of Cubao and several were lead to faith in Christ. Eventually they wanted to return home which was Calvary Hills. Today there's a small church that meets Sunday afternoons as a result.
Today we start our annual evangelistic Christmas party ministry for street kids and their families, prisoners, slum dwellers and victims of previous mud slides and flash floods due to typhoons. To date we have 57 parties. Pray that God is glorified by His character being on display to all who participate, many come to faith in Christ and for our partner churches that they'll be ready to receive new people into their congregations.
ACTION along with two churches have working in the community for several years by having medical clinics, recruiting campers, regular Bible study and a feeding program hopefully starting soon. The ministry started in this slum called Calvary Hills after we were doing outreach to families living on the streets of Cubao and several were lead to faith in Christ. Eventually they wanted to return home which was Calvary Hills. Today there's a small church that meets Sunday afternoons as a result.
Today we start our annual evangelistic Christmas party ministry for street kids and their families, prisoners, slum dwellers and victims of previous mud slides and flash floods due to typhoons. To date we have 57 parties. Pray that God is glorified by His character being on display to all who participate, many come to faith in Christ and for our partner churches that they'll be ready to receive new people into their congregations.
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