After preaching for our brethren at Toran Church of Christ w
e immediately traveled to
wards San Mariano, Lal-lo to be with
our brethren there. The preacher here is brother Daniel Pasaraba. I was deeply touched by a young brother while we are waiting for the meeting to start because a young brother with a kidney problem and undergoing dialysis once a week asked his friends to carry him (his feet are bulging) just to attend and listen to the preaching; what an encouraging faith this young brother of us has. I would like to remember this experience and would humbly and continually thank this dear brother for encouraging me much, I pray that this will encourage you also and remember how wonderful is it to serve our only God. Brother Craig Thomas taught a nice lesson on "Just Christians"; that our claim is to be simply the Christians that the Lord added to His church and that for us to aim to stay in this church until the judgment day (Acts 2:47; Eph. 5:23). Brother jun Gumpad translated the lesson in Ilokano. Brother Rody Gumpad also taught us a nice lesson on "Christian's Duty/Obligation"; he explained that each Christian has his/her own duty/obligation in the church, the community, the enterprises, the home, and in the government. Our God surely smiled for the conversion and obedience of a dear mother.
