Disaster Relief for Flood Victims

Since the destructive flooding that took place in late December and early January, our staff and leaders in the Philippines have been scouting out the land, searching for and interviewing our pastors, leaders and churches that sustained substantial damage to their homes and church structures. This month we highlight one such situation, as described with pictures below. We are continuing to search and discover the needs that are most pressing, and with God’s guidance, use the donated funds to help fix, rebuild or strengthen those in need. 

Here is Jaypee Laurete, one of our Bible School graduates, holding our assistance check and list of approved materials to use to rebuild his father’s home, which was destroyed in the recent flood. 

Here are some of the purchased materials, which will be used to rebuild the home. 

In this COLD WATER, we show you our MKMI staff and Bible School students sharing the love of Jesus through our monthly outreaches. This house crusade was held on March 7th, in barrio Colo, town of Molave, province of Zamboanga del Sur. 30 people were saved, and 8 people healed. Praise God! No matter the size of the crowds, winning the lost has always been, and always will be, our top priority. We have churches, but we always remind our pastors that soulwinning must be top priority if they expect God to bless them. That’s why our churches are named ALL THE WORLD OUTREACH CHURCH (ATWOC). We also have our Rhema Bible School to teach and train ministers, but we always include regular crusade outreach as part of their curriculum. When you support the MKMI ministry, you can rest assured we will never abandon this primary call from Jesus – to go into all the world and preach the gospel, in obedience to the Great Commission of Mark 16:15-18. 

Here we see our students putting up our banner for the crusade on March 7^th.

Our crusades reach the very young and the very old. All are welcome and embraced.

God loves the little children. Filipino children are so ready to pray and receive Jesus.

Filipinos love to hear what we share from the Word of God. It’s a ripe harvest field!

These people are dirt poor, but their hearts are open to love Jesus and receive salvation.

The moment of truth. 30 people received Jesus in this small village crusade.

We teach and train our students to lay hands on the sick, believing for healing in Jesus’ name.

We always bring food for giveaway at the end of each crusade. It’s usually rice & eggs to help them cope with their poverty. There is such joy when we do this, including pamphlets explaining the born-again experience in their native languages.  

Here are some of our MKMI staff and Bible School students, rejoicing over the work done in this crusade.  

My newest book, entitled CROSSING OVER, is now available. Order hard copies through our website www.mkmi.org, or call our Tucson office. If you prefer, you can get the e-book through Amazon (Kindle), Barnes and Noble (Nook), iTunes (iBook) or KOBO.

Overall Ministry:

Financial Support. Agree with us for steady and sufficient monthly income to run the ministry and continue all avenues of outreach without interruption. We’re feeding on God’s faithfulness (Psalms 37:3). As our COLD-WATER newsletters indicate, we’re busy on many fronts, sharing the gospel with young and old alike. Your support enables us to send our teams wherever the Holy Spirit leads.  

In the Philippines:

Fruitful Outreaches. Our churches continue to obey the Great Commission of Mark 16:15-18. Thank you for your prayers and financial support. Many salvations and re-dedications are taking place.  

Guidance with disaster relief. Pray with us, that we will be excellent stewards of the monies sent in to help us help those affected by the heavy flooding and rain these past few months.  

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. We are presently in a good position financially and expect that to be the case as we start the year 2023. We believe we’ll get back overseas to our sons and daughters as soon as possible, but wherever we are, we know we have got partners like you to lean on. Since 1980, I have gone wherever God leads me, and now our staff, students, graduates and churches reproduce that same effort in the Philippines. Your prayers and financial support enables us to do all of this. Thank you!  

RHEMA PHILIPPINES IS TAKING APPLICATIONS

Rhema Bible Training Center is aggressively seeking Christians who are called to do something significant for Jesus with their lives in these last days. This is the Bible school that trained and prepared me before I was sent to the Philippines in 1980. What I learned provided me with the knowledge and foundation for success in ministry. The good news is that our RBTC school in Ozamiz City is available to do the same teaching and training for Filipinos. This school will elevate your abilities to serve Jesus with excellence. This school prepares you for success as an Ambassador of Christ. Contact us for all the details, and how you can enroll in our next trimester of teaching. Contact info: Rev. Cheryl Carbajosa, School Director @ 09382071739, or Rev. Emmie Cabanag, School Administrator @ 09127609333.  

FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM – UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Please take note of the dates for our upcoming live streams:

Dates: March 23. April 6, 13, 27.

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. Streaming schedules are also posted on the MKMI Facebook Page, under “Events”.  

So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.1 Samuel 17:20,22.

David killing the giant Goliath is a well-known Bible story that has been told and retold thousands of times in churches and Bible study groups worldwide. In the body of Christ, everybody knows what David did, but almost no one knows about the two critical support personnel that made this tremendous victory possible. They are unnamed and, except for these two verses, are never heard from again in the Scriptures. The sheep keeper, and the supply keeper. We don’t know who they were, or are, but God does. On the day David is called up to receive the reward for throwing the stone, killing Goliath and delivering the nation of Israel from certain military defeat, these two will stand with him, and get the same reward David gets. Why? Because there are no super-stars in God’s army. From the Old Testament through the New Testament, no matter who we are or where we do business for God, everybody needs everybody else. The Great Commission (Mark 16:15-18) is a team effort. As it says in Ephesians 4:16, “every joint” should supply, and “every part” should do its share, if the body of Christ is to function at peak capacity and effectiveness. 1 Corinthians chapter 12 says the same thing in great detail. You’re important to God. He needs you to do what you’re told to do, where you’re told to do it. No act of obedience is ever insignificant. For every “stone thrower” there are countless “sheep-keepers” and “supply keepers” who are just as needed and necessary. Don’t try to be somebody else. Be you, because nobody is like you, and the Lord knows nobody can do what you’re commissioned to do as good as you – that’s why He put you where you are, born for such a time as this (Esther 4:14).