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Our ATWOC church network is the church arm of Mike Keyes Ministries International. ATWOC stands for ALL THE WORLD OUTREACH CHURCH.
We have hundreds of ATWOC churches and outreach extensions nationwide, almost exclusively in the southern half of the country. Support for MKMI helps us not only to help us hold crusades for the lost, but also for the business of discipling new believers and establishing churches whenever possible.
In this month’s Cold Water newsletter, we wanted to show you pictures taken from an annual Thanksgiving service conducted in mid-May for one of our churches located in a very remote area of Mindanao.
This church is named ATWOC Lakewood, which is the name of the small town where this church was planted 20 years ago. Lakewood sits in the mountainous province of Zamboanga del Sur.
It’s one of the poorest provinces in all the Philippines, but praise God, we have a number of growing churches in this part of the country, nonetheless.
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Our ATWOC Lakewood church is pastored by Rev. Dennis Navas, who is also a full-time public school teacher. | |
Our National Director of Churches, Rev. Jerry Carbajosa, was the featured speaker for ATWOC Lakewood’s 20th church anniversary celebration. | |
Our church was jam-packed with members and guests for this celebration. 20 years ago, there was no church and no believers in this isolated town. Look what the Lord has done! | |
Along with Pastor Navas (pictured in the center, standing), here are the church leaders for this part of the country who attended the celebration. They are trained, experienced leaders we are proud to call sons and daughters in the faith. | |
Of course, no celebration is complete without a roasted pig, which is the default Filipino meal of choice for such events. | |
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Mission Tours are scheduled for July and August this summer. We ask for your prayers for the success of these tours. If you are not going personally, can you help us out with a designated offering to support this outreach ministry?
Your partnership enables us to keep reaching out like this, one person at a time, with our goal of reaching at least ONE MILLION souls saved before Jesus returns.
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: Our next scheduled trip to the Philippines will be in July and August 2024. We are standing in faith for the money to pay for the air tickets for those trips.
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 into 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 for our buildings and vehicles.
There is wear-and-tear on plumbing, lights and electrical fixtures. Paint and caulking is 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. We will provide sponsors with individual names and photos of all the students their support is enabling us to train.
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FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM – UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Please take note of the dates for our upcoming live streams:
Dates: May 23rd, June 6th & June 20th.
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”.
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Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed – in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
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Now more than ever, every Christian needs to be aware of two things. First, realize that time for evangelistic work is rapidly coming to a close. Whatever needs to be done while we are here needs to be addressed and handled now.
Secondly, the time for personal repentance is now – while we still have the ability to do so. Why? Because the Word of God indicates that in a split second of time, every believer on earth will be raptured out of here. There will be no further warning about this.
The Bible has already provided all the warnings we need to be prepared. The word “moment” in our verse indicates a unit of time that can no longer be divided. Theoretically that’s not possible, because you can always divide something into halves, no matter how small. But not this time!
Timewise, the rapture occurs so fast that the event itself can’t happen any faster! Think about that! First, just the incredible release of power to make this happen is mind-boggling. First Corinthains 15:50 declares that all over the world, when Jesus returns to perform this event, any believer who died and went to heaven will come with him.
At that moment, a new alive-to-God body will rise to reunite with their spirit. Believers alive on earth will bypass physical death, instantly receive their alive-to-God bodies and also rise to meet Jesus in the clouds. (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17). And all of this happens so fast it can’t happen any faster!
Also remember, half of the body of Christ on earth will be sleeping when this happens. Depending upon where we live, some of us will go to bed and wake up with a new body in the clouds to meet Jesus! It’s just an amazing display of God’s power and might. So, understand the responsibility to be ready for this, and stay ready on a daily basis.
If there is any sin or compromise in your life, get rid of it now, while there’s still time to do so. And make sure you’re busy about the Father’s business when He comes, doing what He wants you to be doing (Luke 2:49). That’s it. I can’t get ready and stay ready for you, and you can’t for me. Everyone is responsible for their own life. Be ready! Stay ready!
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