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Preaching In An Idolatrous Festival

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This small clip is but a supplementary part of the same event last December 8th in Cavite. It was dubbed as a religious event, but in truth, it was more of a sodomite party. I was terribly cast down and disheartened during the whole day, and would of myself simply settle to documenting the event instead. I left my gear in the car parked at a considerable distance from where we stood because I did not think I would be in the Spirit to deliver anything, but my dear brother from Romania prayed for me right then and there, and immediately I was lifted in my spirit. The enemy troubled me much the whole day, but the Lord was faithful in honoring my weakness to display his strength. My heart goes out to the crowd, especially those who heard the gospel without my knowing. The Lord be forever glorified. Amen.

Hosting The Gospel

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At the close of this year last December 4, we were indeed honored of the Lord to have been sent a soldier of the Kingdom, hailing from Romania representing Real Ministries, to spend two weeks living among us, to see if a fruitful collaboration between our ministries is feasible. In between all the discussions we went out to do what we are called to do, to publicly proclaim Christ crucified. This day was again market day on this particular place in Bulacan, and the mild downpour did not deter the people from walking to and fro. The place was ripe for the Gospel. It was providence that beside the spot where we stood there was another gathering of people where a man blaring on a microphone had a snake with him and was entertaining the people by doing tricks. The Gospel was preached mightily to the crowd. We pleaded with them on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God. These are the blessed saints and elders of Batia, Bulacan and our beloved pastor and brother Jordan, who led

Keeping With Technology

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I have had the good pleasure of talking tech with my visiting brother from Romania and I was pleased to know that we both share the same passion for pushing the quality of presenting the work of the gospel by making good use of the technology we have in our present day and age. While it is true that the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light (Luke 16:8), those of us who have been given the talent to keep pace with the times, whether we eat or we drink, are obliged to utilize everything we have for the glory of the kingdom of God. Though we did not have the opportunity to use his Zhiyun Crane 2 gimbal, of which I am thankful because you need to have seriously strong arms to be able to hold this up for quite some time, I had some really good fun setting it up. I wished to have used it for the December 8 event, but since it was really expensive and the crowd was unpredictable, it was a wise decision not to bring it.  These are all but too

December 8th, the Feast of Immaculate Concepcion

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I have not heard that there was such an event as this, celebrating the idolatrous worship of Semiramis, or better know as the modern day corrupted version of Mary the "sinless" one, until we were made aware through the prepared schedule of our visiting brother from Romania. I did not expect a crowd like it. Typical of any local festivity, but populated by decadent males posing as women. A huge part of the number were blatant sodomites. Though it does appear on the surface that homosexuality was what was on immediate display, there were also a lot of inappropriately dressed young women, young couples, rampant smoking (my daughters had to don a clinical face mask), eating and drinking, and just plain debauchery. A famous but vile sodomite actor was also a guest of honor. The crowd singled out a lone sister who stood her ground in the power of the Spirit. It was a sight to behold, as the men made all and every effort to bully her, but the wisdom of the Lord carried her. The i

Street Preaching With Brothers

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Personally, the two past Sundays that came and went was an experience worth keeping. Not only did we have the privilege of hosting a brother in the Lord, but we thoroughly enjoyed his fellowship. Brother Michael Foster, hailing from the United States, living in Romania but coming in direct from India, spent a fruitful time with us as he shared valuable insights of both the mission field and the church, encouraging us in these evil times to move forward in pursuit of the kingdom of Christ. This compilation he made is a summary in part, for we have had many more instances of laboring side by side in the field. May the Lord's grace be with us all.

Pastor Wang Yi

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My Declaration of Faithful Disobedience Pastor Wang Yi, Early Rain Covenant Church Chengdu, China, December 12, 2018 On the basis of the teachings of the Bible and the mission of the gospel, I respect the authorities God has established in China. For God deposes kings and raises up kings. This is why I submit to the historical and institutional arrangements of God in China. As a pastor of a Christian church, I have my own understanding and views, based on the Bible, about what righteous order and good government is. At the same time, I am filled with anger and disgust at the persecution of the church by this Communist regime, at the wickedness of their depriving people of the freedoms of religion and of conscience. But changing social and political institutions is not the mission I have been called to, and it is not the goal for which God has given his people the gospel. For all hideous realities, unrighteous politics, and arbitrary laws manifest the cross of Jesus

Balut, Tondo

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Balut, Tondo is a part of Metro Manila that is both famous for its history, and notorious in its infamy, linked to its poverty and volatile environment. Inversely, it is also surprising to know that there is a sizeable number of active Christians who go door to door, taking the gospel deep into the tenements, evangelizing the residents, We learned this from fellow laborers who stopped by to give us water and encouraged us to continue. This pleading, which was just this September, is interjected with a sermon on a passage on the book of Esther, an important message that we can appropriately apply to our times - when those who hold the light choose instead to hide it solely in church activities, hip mission trips, and plain cowardice - under a bushel so to speak. Who knows, that perhaps the reason you became a Christian in this generation, is for such a critical time as this? The story for this video is found here . Please keep us in your prayers.

One on One

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Jumelyn and Gia are two precious souls I have had the privilege of directly sharing the gospel with during our pleading in Cavite. Though many in my country will claim to know who Jesus is, in truth, they only know about him, not the person of Jesus Christ. This video is in Tagalog.