FAIR SUNSHINE

This day marked a momentous occasion: the first major review of all the sacred lessons drawn from the Old Testament, the Catechism, and the Divine Decalogue that have been delivered since the commencement of the children's service several months past. The sheer enthusiasm and bright-eyed diligence these dear children exhibit each and every week is a sight that inspires and humbles one's very soul. The power of God's grace is never so astonishingly displayed as in the reconciliation of man! These children belong to a large and troubled clan of families who have long been divided by bitter conflict and who practically hold one another in contempt. Yet now, by the sweet, unifying force of the Gospel, their children enjoy true, unhindered fellowship with one another. This precious spiritual harmony is a marvelous thing that was utterly absent when we first took up this ministry three years ago. We confess a prior failure of human wisdom: Initially, we considered receiving only ...

An open door presented itself last week, sovereignly I might add, when Pastor Leonardo Galanza of Center for Biblical Studies Institute and Seminary in Rizal sent me an invite asking if I would be interested to join their classes for this year. But of course, I would love to study! If only to know more of Christ! The one thing that stood in the way was the absence of funds. I appreciated the kind Pastor's invite and thanked him, replying, "I will have to pray about this first," and asked the LORD for provision should it be His will I study. After asking in prayer that Saturday night I submitted my application. The following morning, while I was thinking about items I could sell for the cost of the class, an email greeted me - money unsolicited came in from the US that covers what I need. I did not tell anyone of my need but the LORD, and in the usual way He sent an instant answer to prayer. This does not surprise me, for the LORD has always answered according to our...

Last Lord's day after finishing with our worship service we headed out again to Grace Plant Santa Maria Reformed Baptist Church, after pastor Reuben graciously invited us to their in-house service prior to their flight back to the UK. Lord permitting he will be back next month to continue with the work. It is always precious to be around people who love to talk about Christ. Brother Reuben is such a man. With regards to the general state of Christendom here in Bulacan, the city itself being huge, it is also an open door that is perfect for the planting of the gospel. Sadly public preaching here locally is a trivial church activity. A tedious chore no average professing church-goer will undertake - unless either the church is going, or they are asked to. It is not something the nominal attendee will have a burning passion for. The darkness prevails because the gospel is mostly kept within closed walls. The gospel is not preached to the people because the pastors do not believe it to...

Yes, children are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Children born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand. How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate. Psalms 127:3-5

We have now been faithfully waiting upon the LORD since being sovereignly placed within this very location during the first month of the year two thousand twenty. For many years we pondered, wondering yet how it was possible to lift up Christ's banner with utter reliance upon no earthly resources or human support, save for the unshakable fidelity of God alone! Since the commencement of our nightly series of Bible study, He has been pleased to bless the work not merely with the addition of precious souls, but, more vitally, with the right and clear direction as to how we must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. For us, it is a matter of no import whatsoever to begin a work, however zealous, that is falsely named for Christ, if that work be not in strict accordance with His Divine prescription. From the solemn lesson of Nadab and Abihu, the Almighty hath plainly revealed how He must be approached and how He is to be worshipped .  We would not have learned about the beautiful practice...

As the daily worship of God has become the primary point of our small gathering, more than the weekly gathering, so the need to properly align ourselves with scriptural truths becomes primary. God has given us His very own prescriptions on how to worship Him and enjoy ourselves in rendering it; this book aims to compile portions of them. "Every Christian knows the importance of a daily quiet time with the Lord. But anyone who’s been a believer long enough has likely experienced seasons that feel more mundane or routine, leading to aimlessly skimming a couple of Bible verses or praying the same prayer over and over." "In Be Thou My Vision, Jonathan Gibson has created a 31-day liturgical guide designed to provide structure to the daily worship of individuals and families. Each daily reading includes a call to worship, adoration, confession, assurance, creed and catechism, the Gloria Patri, a prayer of illumination, Bible reading, intercessory prayer, and the Lord’s Prayer....

We must record, with humble and profound gratitude, that the LORD has most graciously gifted us with interceding brethren—those faithful partakers in our spiritual endeavors—from the Lubbock Reformed Church in Texas and the Grace Covenant Reformed Church in New Mexico. These distant soldiers in the army of Christ, through their earnest prayers, have become true sharers of our labors in this remote corner of the Father's vineyard. Indeed, His providential hand is greatly manifest, not only in the visible progress of the work itself, but most especially in our spiritual preservation. I do not speak this truth in a loose or common fashion; nay, I confess that I have never, in the whole course of my pilgrimage, been subjected to a more severe and oppressive spiritual conflict than the one which presently besets me. Yet, even this trial proves a blessing in disguise, for it has rendered my entire and utter dependency upon God's sovereign grace more clear, more tangible, and more nec...