Today, January 26, 2008, is another victorious day in Panoloon, Sapad, Lanao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines, Earth...The first of the planned 11 missions for the year of our LORD, 2008...I will feature this victorious day with the Lord next blog because I have to catch up with the events last November and December to put a chronological perspective of my blog.
The picture above was at our year-end retreat and planning at Bohol Plaza Hotel, Panglao Island, Tagbilaran City with Bro. Ed de Guzman as our speaker. This was on November 30 to December 2 . We left Cagayan de Oro port on November 29 at about 6 pm at the height of the Manila Peninsula Seige in Makati. Co-speaker was supposed to be Bishop Dan Balais, but begged off due to the near-standoff in Makati. We were already in the ship's cabin where we watched the tank smashed the glass door of the hotel on Channel 2 TV. A limited area curfew of 12 midnight to 5 a.m.in Metro Manila and suburbs was declared. Many of us calmly called loved ones in Manila to caution..We then gathered around in prayer for our nation and our trip to Tagbilaran City.
Highlights in pictures of the retreat, planning and side trip I will post next blog. As to Proverbs 20:18, "Make plans by seeking advice,if you wage war, obtain guidance"
the leadership of our team are guided with these from the Bible.. " For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" Personally, as a former subversive prisoner during martial law years , I now know the folly of them without the Living Word.
What a Wonderful God we have!!!!
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