Holy Spirit Outpouring at Carve

October 13, 2015 by

CarveI was recently invited to speak at a business called Carve. They asked me to speak on the baptism of the Holy Spirit and I gave testimonies of the power of the Holy Spirit working in my life and ministry. At the end I called for people to receive Jesus and about half the people prayed to commit their lives to Jesus.

As one young man was saved he said it was his first time to hear about Jesus like that.

After that I called them forward to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Many people were filled and even children that were at the meeting “fell down in the power of the Holy Spirit.” Let me repeat. Carve is not a church. It is a business. In all my years of preaching the Gospel I have never seen anything like this in a business. It was awesome.

Kids fell down in the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Elijah’s Favorite Mall Got Bombed

October 4, 2013 by

Gaisano Mall Bombing Police LineAbout two weeks ago, two bombs simultaneously exploded in the cinemas of  SM City Mall and Gaisano Mall here in Davao City. The blasts occurred on a Monday night and thankfully no one died and five people only suffered minor injuries.

The day before that blast, we invited several missionaries and their families to SM City Mall and celebrated a birthday there.

Elijah and I play at that mall several times a week. He runs and squeals with glee as I chase him down the aisles. It’s really one of his favorite places to be for daddy-son time, especially on rainy days.

Elijah playing at SM City Mall

Elijah playing at SM City Mall.

As a parent, when is it O.K. to go back there?  When is it O.K. to take him to see his first movie?

Those are the kind of questions you ask yourself as a missionary when things go crazy in your city.

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Elijah playing with his trucks at SM City Mall.

I’ve already been back alone to SM City Mall to buy hardware for our most recent trip to Baganga and I’m not afraid to go there.

Overall, we still feel safe and peace about being here in Davao City, but I’m not really eager to take Elijah back to the mall, at least not until things quiet down again.

Elijah got in line by himself at Krispy Kreme hoping to get a doughnut.

Elijah got in line by himself at Krispy Kreme hoping to get a doughnut.

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24 Hour Worship Marathon at the Refuge

May 9, 2012 by

24 Hour Worship Marathon at the RefugeAbout one week ago, we hosted our first 24 hour praise and worship marathon at the Refuge. We had about sixty on-fire youth passionately worshipping God the whole time. It ran continuously for 24 hours from Friday until Saturday night. It was amazing to see the hunger, fire, and passion the youth displayed the whole time. The atmosphere for worship and soaking in God’s presence was just wonderful.

Soaking at the 24 Hour Worship Marathon.

Sheena who attended announced that her friend Khael was healed at the event, “He testified how his sore throat was instantly healed when he joined the 24 hour non-stop worship.”

Another attendee told me she clearly heard answers from God about things she had been praying for months about. She also told me she enjoyed God’s presence so much that it was hard for her to leave.

This event was such a wonderful success. We can’t wait to have the next one.

Excited to Worship God at the Refuge

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The Blood of Jesus Proclaimed at the Mall

April 27, 2012 by

During Easter Week, I had the amazing opportunity to do a drama (human video) about the Blood of Jesus in the biggest and nicest mall in Davao City.

 

I was told that during the drama the mall traffic on three floors stopped and watched and were captivated during the human video. Many people told me they were brought to tears as the drama depicted the crucifixion. I give all the glory to God for that.

It was all part of an openly Christian music, worship, and book event held by OMF Literature. It is just amazing that the Gospel was openly preached and God was glorified publicly in the mall.

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