Preaching at Cordova, Amulung, Cagayan

August 22: Brethren Rody Gumpad, Tessie Gumpad, Edgar Licodini and his wife, Ricky Ramirez and his wife, Mark Daquioag, Jay Gumpad, Jun Gumpad, and your humble servant occupied the vehicle of brother Rody and we all went to Cordova, Amulung, Cagayan, where brother Elias Pagulayan preaches, to share the gospel to our brethren and friends there. It was a long and bumpy ride but a successful planting of the seed. We met with fellow preachers there also (brethren Robert Rances, Manny Pader, Edgar Corpuz, Rogelio Esperanza), we took turns in leading spiritual songs; I was also able to share Mark 16:15-16 to our brethren and friends and emphasized to them that what we are presenting them are the Words of our lord Jesus Christ, that we are with them to fulfill the commands of our Lord that "we preach the gospel to every creature and that he who believes and is baptized will be saved". Brother Rody Gumpad then preached to us about "Searching the Scriptures" and "The Ark and The Church", the brethren and friends were very attentive and we sensed their thirst and hunger for the Words of God; personally that encouraged me much. After the nice lessons of brother Rody we extended the invitation song and two (2) souls stepped forward (as you can see in the pictures) confessed Christ and expressed their desire to be saved by being baptized into Christ. Please pray for these two new brethren and also to all our brethren at Cordova that they continue in their strong faith and in their service to God, please pray for the little boy also in the picture (he is a special child and he surely gives joy to his parents).

Preaching at Aquib, Piat, Cagayan

August 15: The last part of our trip is at Aquib, Piat, Cagayan where brother Dennis Yuson preaches. Brother Craig Meyer preached a very informative lesson about “The Levitical Priesthood: A Shadow of God’s People Today” which I tried to translate in Tagalog. After that brother Rody Gumpad also preached about “You Cannot Hide Sin”.

Preaching at Bangag, Solana, Cagayan

August 15: We sincerely thank brother Ben Vistro and his family for welcoming us in their humble home to rest our bodies for the night, God bless you all dear brethren. This day we were at Bangag, Solana, Cagayan where brother Robert Pader preaches. Brother Robinson Pulveras preached about “Without Christ”, brother Ernie Collado about “Some Things You Will Never Do in Heaven”. Brother Craig Meyer preached a lesson about “A Good Man Meets a Crisis of Faith (Psalm 73)” and brother Rody translated it in Ilocano. Eight (8) souls baptized into Christ.

Preaching at San Francisco, Dagupan, Tabuk, Kalinga

August 14: After Hilltop, we immediately went to the next venue and that is San Francisco, Dagupan, Tabuk, Kalinga. Brother Virgilio Bocarile preaches in the said congregation. Brother Craig preached a very encouraging lesson about “Christ, Our Example (1 Peter 2:21-25)” and brother Robinson Pulveras translated it in Ilocano.

Preaching at Hilltop, Bulanao, Tabuk, Kalinga

August 14: We also went to Hilltop, Bulanao, tabuk, Kalinga where brother Warren Cadater preaches. Brother Craig Meyer shared a lesson about “Jesus Christ Our Ladder Today” which was translated by brother Rody Gumpad in Ilocano. After the bible study, brother Warren and his wife asked brother Craig to lead a prayer of thanksgiving for their newly born baby daughter named “Meyer”; yes they named her after brother Craig’s family name.

Preaching at Tanyok, Tabuk, Kalinga

August 14: Brethren Kernel Vistro and Ben Vistro preaches at Tanyok, Tabuk, Kalinga. We left Tuguegarao City very early to meet our brethren at Tanyok. Brother Craig Meyer preached about “Sabbath Day” which was translated by brother Jun Gumpad in Ilocano and afterwards brother Rody also preached to us “Hebrews 9:15-17”. Five (5) souls were baptized into Christ.