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Filipino Basketball for Jesus

Samson — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:10:00 MST

So it's a good thing that a missionary friend of mine, Mark Mcdowell, who works with Overseas Mission Fellowship (OMF) and who is also a part of KBCF Church, the same church plant Amy and I attend, has put together daily outreach events to reach these lost souls. Along with another church leader, Mark Solano, they just started a basketball tournament ending near Christmas.
I attended one of the outreaches a few nights ago. We started at the church with a little bit of fellowship and watched a few Christian rap videos. Then we loaded the PA system into Mark's car and made our way to the court. About 40 teenagers and young adults were already waiting (word of mouth advertising). After a discussion about the rules and how to

World Team Philippines Annual Field Conference

Samson — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:33:00 MST

October, 2010
I must admit, the approach of the Philippines World Team Annual Field Conference had me quite excited. Having just arrived here in February, and still trudging my way through language school, I anticipated with enthusiasm connecting and fellowshipping with my teammates, some of whom our family had yet to meet. My husband, Edwin, and I had the sense that we were joining the reunion of a family we had just married into.
The World Team Philippines family has a history of which we are in awe. We listened to stories and ministry reports from leaders who have been ministering in this country for several decades. We were inspired, and challenged. While the team celebrated the completion of the Ifugao transl

Christmas Cheers

Martin — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 MST

Sometimes we are surprised at what works and what doesn't. In World Team, our vision is, "Innovative teams multiplying disciples and communities of believers, bringing the Gospel within reach of lost people everywhere we go.". Our team takes the "innovative" to heart and practice as we try different approaches to evangelism and discipleship. One thing we tried that has been effective is a men's dance group. We have now danced at several different occasions, to the point now that we are being requested to perform at various community functions! It has been a great way to draw in new men and disciple men that are already believers.

HOUSE CHURCHES (by Bryan Martin)

Martin — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:21:00 MST

June, 2010

There is probably a lot being said about house church in the US. I did not grow up going to a house church, but I think I came close to being in one when we had our college group Bible study. The community we experienced there was second to none, and the growth in Christ we experienced there was never equaled anywhere else. House church is not church in a house. We model
the house churches we are planting around Acts 2:40‐47. After completing a 16 week evangelistic Bible study, most people accept Christ. We then study the Acts passage with the group so that the Bible study will transform into a house church, putting into practice the same things that the first belie

Taxi Driver Confessions (by Edwin Samson)

Samson — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:17:00 MST

October 13, 2010
Many times I jump into a taxicab, quickly spout off my destination and take a breather from the crowded streets, horrendous pollution and uncomfortable heat of Manila. And many times I remain quiet, highly aware of my inability to properly communicate like the rest of the Filipinos in this country. And who could blame me? Getting made fun of, enduring awkward stares or sometimes feeling the indignation of a patriotic national assuming my English is merely a way to assert some sort of power over him can be rather disheartening.
But I've been becoming more and more confident with Tagalog. So recently I have made it a custom to ask taxi drivers how they are doing (Kumusta po kayo?). Usually, they

A Glimpse of Ministry on the Island of Catanduanes

Samson — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 MST

Check out what it's like to do ministry on a small island. Even most Filipinos have never experienced a life like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VNzIhPdjnO8

2010 Ministry Highlights Video

Martin — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:01:00 MST

Check out the 2010 World Team ministry highlights to see how God has been working around the world!

http://www.worldteam.org/2010-recap-video

Storm "Ondoy" update from Koleen French, Manila, RP

French — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:32:00 MST

Monday Sep 28

Dear Friends,

Two days ago, Sat Sep 26, the Philippines was hit by tropical storm "Ondoy" ("Ketsana" is the international name). Below is an excerpt from an article taken from a local newspaper, along with photos taken from our home.

During our House Church worship yesterday, we enjoyed singing "Father, You are King over the flood, I will be still and know You are God." (from the song, "Still.") The Wassell family, our dear friends and co-workers, came to join us briefly for worship. Other families that normally join us weren't able to get through the mud.

We are doing fine. Bo

Kittens in your attic?

Wassell — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:08:00 MST

...or, behind every dark cloud there's a silver lining.

Recently, while I was at a training project Kathy heard a terrible racket up in the ceiling above our bathroom. It sounded like a cat. It wasn't too long afterwards that she began to hear the unmistakable sounds of kittens. When I came home the following day, I was given a new job description... "find out what's going on up there".

Being a procrastinator when it comes to climbing up into the attic (especially in hot season), I put off my mission for a few days. I was hoping that the mother cat would eventually realize that our attic was a poor place to raise a family (our