June 10, 2009
Dear Praying Friends,
We can’t believe it’s already June! We started the month off with my parents’ 36th wedding anniversary and my mom’s birthday. What a blessing to have parents who have been serving the Lord together for all these years. Well, it’s back-to-school time for us; our summer months are over. Read More
May-June, 2009
Dear Friends:
Recently I asked two of our men who often travel to churches, what church was the most exciting they had ever visited. Each told me without hesitation, “The church pastored by Florencio Muleta.” Read More
April 16, 2009
Dear Praying Friends,
The Lord has really blessed the last few months. Here is an update on what has happened since our last letter. On February 15th, we had our annual Firefighters’ Appreciation Night. Here is a picture of my dad, T.J., and a few of the firefighters that came.
During the month of March, we were happy to have my sister and her husband here for a visit. It was great getting to spend time with them for a few weeks. Read More
Pray that many people will be saved at these special services.
March-April 2009
Dear Friends:
I would like to tell you another story about one of our Bible students named Menchie Apatan. Something bad happened to her when she was a little girl—so bad, that she couldn’t believe it was true.
Menchie’s family lived on top of a mountain and worked on a farm. They seldom went to town to buy anything because first of all, they didn’t have money, and second, it was a very long and arduous journey. Mr. Apatan was always drunk so Menchie’s mom worked hard to raise vegetables for her family to eat. Menchie’s schooling was sporadic at best, because of these problems. She stopped school altogether when she was 11 years old. She did whatever she could to help her mom. Read More
Dear Praying Friends,
In January we set aside two Sundays for Missions Emphasis Days. The theme for our church this year is “Let Them See Christ in Me.” This Sunday we will be hosting our annual Firefighters’ Appreciation Night. I’ve been busy making all the arrangements and inviting our guests. Please pray for the service. Around 80 firefighters came last year.
Next month we will be having our graduation for Iloilo Baptist College. Our students who are graduating this year will be making some very important decisions in the next few weeks about where God would have them serve. Please pray for the young men who will go out and start more churches and the young ladies as they do their part to help. Read More
(This is the first in a series of articles for missionaries)
When C. T. Studd arrived in China, he gave away his inheritance to other Christian organizations. He sent William Booth and the Salvation Army 5000 pounds to start their work in India. One of the Salvation Army’s most experienced workers, Booth Tucker, led in this endeavor. With C. T. Studd’s gift, he planned to send 50 missionaries to India. In Norman Grubb’s book, C. T. Studd, the author tells how Tucker wrote Studd about the type of missionary he needed:
In his November-December, 2008 Prayer Letter, Brother Martin wrote…
I want to tell you about one of our students:
Shella was born in 1987. Her parents separated from each other when she was four years old. Shella’s
uncle, Renato Marte, is a pastor who graduated from Iloilo Baptist College. He and his wife didn’t have any children so they asked Shella’s mother if they could adopt her, and she agreed. It was heartbreaking for the young girl. She didn’t see her mother until she was 18. However, she loved her aunt and uncle very much and they treated her like their own daughter, and raised her in a Christian environment.
Brother Martin recently sent this update about his daughter, Rachel:
Becky and I have wanted to give you an update on our daughter Rachel and her surgery for almost two weeks, but needed to wait until we received advice from her surgeon- the last of her doctors to give an opinion.
Mrs. Martin wrote:
Pastor Lamberto Delgado came yesterday and brought a picture of his rebuilt building and this short thank-you letter. His church was the first completely damaged building that was rebuilt after the storm.
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