Our very first National Children’s Outreach Conference was held from June 12-15 in our MKMI compound. We named the event LEGACY, which reflects our desire to teach and train the people who will teach and train future generations of Christian believers and leaders.
The conference theme was Giants for Jesus, based on Proverbs 22:6. Months of prayer and planning went ahead of this event, and we rejoice for how the Lord anointed and blessed our efforts.
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Praise and worship is always a major part of any conference MKMI conducts. And a special shout-out to our artists and prop designers for putting together such a beautiful stage! |
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Our main conference speaker and minister was Rev. Jennifer Popowich, here speaking with her anointed interpreter, Rev. Arial Bonite, who is one of the Regional Directors for our ATWOC church network. |
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Rev. Jennifer is our National Director of Children’s Outreach, and she is without doubt one of the finest ministers in the area of child and youth outreach I have ever encountered. |
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Our great team of graphic artists used colored chalk to put a welcome message on our compound driveway for all the arriving delegates to see. |
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Caleb Popowich, Rev. Jennifer’s son, played a very important part in making this conference a success. Here he is sharing the Sunday service message to our staff and students, just prior to the start of LEGACY 2024. |
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These were the principal speakers for our conference. From left to right, Pastora Maricel Panerio, Rev. Grace Ronulo, Sister Jeezryl Inot, Pastor Ariel Bonite, Rev. Jennifer Popowich and Rev. Emmie Cabanag. This was the team that delivered anointed and powerful messages and workshops. |
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Books were given to all attending delegates, so they would have faith-building materials to read and digest once they returned home. |
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Photos were taken with each group of delegates that traveled to Ozamiz for this conference.This particular group represented the Tutor Region within the ATWOC church network. |
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Here are all the speakers and delegates, that your support helped us to reach with this conference. These workers are taking what they’ve learned back to their respective churches, so the fruit of this conference will continue to increase for God’s glory. |
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We ask for your prayers for the success of our July and August Missions Tours. The Lord has put our team together, and we’re excited to see His hand at work as we preach the gospel to the lost.
Our goal is to reach at least ONE MILLION SOULS for Jesus in our ministry’s lifetime. Your partnership enables us to keep reaching out like this, one person at a time. And remember, your support means you get a tax deduction here in this life, and you get the same rewards we get someday soon in heaven.
Never forget this truth: THOSE WHO GO NEED THOSE WHO SOW. Thank you again for your faithful partnerships.
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Overall Ministry:
Financial Support: Agree with us for a steady level of support that continues to increase. We’re feeding on God’s faithfulness (Psalms 37:3).
As our COLD WATER newsletters indicate, we’re busy about the Father’s business, reaching, teaching and training brothers, sisters, pastors and leaders worldwide, especially in the Philippines.
Your support enables us to go out into all the world, sharing the good news of the gospel wherever the Lord leads.
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In the Philippines:
International Airfare Assistance: Ethel and I will travel to the Philippines for most of July, and I will be there for most of August as well. We thank those of you who have helped us pay for our air tickets, but we still need help to completely pay off the cost incurred to book our flights to and from Ozamiz city.
Please help us if you can with the funds we need for the travel, and a big THANK YOU for those of you who have already sent airfare assistance!
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Compound construction: In addition to the cost of airfare, several of our compound buildings are literally falling apart and need to be repaired. Our house, built in 1988, was constructed mostly with wood, and now needs immediate attention.
During our time there in January, because of the heavy rainstorms common at this time of year, we were constantly waking up to puddles of water on our bed, our pillows – and on us! We have put tarps over the roof in an attempt to stop the water from coming in, but it’s not working.
Plus, inside the house, the wooden floors, walls and ceilings are rotten, and termite infested. Many of our electrical outlets are burned out due to water leaking into the wires and sockets.
Fixing all of this won’t be cheap, but it has to be done. We're doing this project in phases to manage the costs, and work around our on-going ministry activity.
Phase 1 will consist of laying new support columns to
replace the old, rotten ones, and putting up a new roof over the old, leaky one. Projected cost is around $25,000 for that first phase. Please help us if you can.
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Ethel and I want you to know how important you are to the on-going work of MKMI in the Philippines, and around the world. As we move through the summer of 2024 we have great faith in our God, believing He will meet all of our needs, in Jesus’ Name.
On top of the major projects mentioned in the PRAYER PRIORITIES segment, we believe God for His consistent supply day-by-day. Staff salaries must be paid monthly. We have insurance to pay on our buildings and vehicles.
There is wear-and-tear on plumbing, lights and electrical fixtures. Paint and caulking are needed for existing buildings. We must have 24-hour security provided for the compound. And of course, we have the inter-island travel expenses to go to our churches and crusade venues.
Since 1980, I have gone wherever God leads me, and now our staff, students, graduates and churches reproduce that same effort in the Philippines and around the world.
Your prayers and financial support enables us to do all of this. Once again, we say: THANK YOU!
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The cost of educating our students falls mainly upon the MKMI ministry. The students are charged tuition, but the actual budget for housing, feeding and educating them is much more than their tuition can cover. That’s why sponsorship has become so vital. If you would like to sponsor one or more of our current or future students, the total cost to underwrite one of them is $95 monthly, or $855 annually (for nine months of study – vacation time excluded). This covers everything we need to provide for them. And remember, your gifts are always tax-deductible.
We’re believing God will provide sponsors for 35 students. If this is something you feel led to help us with, be sure to designate “Sponsor a Student” from the drop-down menu when clicking the link below for online contributions.
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FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM – UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Please take note of the dates for our upcoming live streams:
Dates: Summer broadcast dates not yet finalized.
Time: 7:30pm Arizona time, which is 10:30am Philippine time, the next day.
Dates and times are always subject to change, per the leading of the Lord.
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Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Luke 10:2 | |
The worldwide harvest of souls is larger than it has ever been. If it was great 2,000 years ago when Jesus was here, imagine how large it is now. As we approach the end of the church age, there are prophetic storm clouds on the horizon.
The 7-year tribulation will be a time of evil unlike anything the world has ever seen before (Matthew 24:21). Our urgent message to the world needs to be: "get right with God now, while there’s still time."
The LEGACY 2024 conference was held with this in mind. Because the harvest is ripe and ready, we need to train up our children in the ways of the Lord as quickly as possible. To do that, we need to train up a whole new army of children’s workers, fit and fully prepared to teach the truth in ways the children and youth of the world can understand and connect with.
We encourage you to support MKMI, and help us reach out and multiply what we do here for the Lord. If you can go on one of our Mission Tours, plan to go in 2025. If you have a heart for reaching children, designate your support, so we can continue holding more and more LEGACY conferences in the Philippines. Get involved. God needs workers. As we always say: Those who go need those who sow.
Some will go to places like the Philippines, but many others will stay back and support those who are sent into the harvest fields of the world. We need everyone! God needs everyone!
The question God asked thousands of years ago still stands today: Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” Isaiah 6:8 I’ve answered and told the Lord He can count on me. How about you?
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