Youth Ministry at the Troubled Boys Home

February 2, 2016 by

Boy's Home

In December the YUPG (Youth United Prayer Gathering) team did an outreach for a local boys home for troubled youth. My Dad and I joined the outreach as these boys desperately need to see strong father figures. The outreach consisted of a concert, dance presentation, preaching, and even a Christian karate demonstration! It was so much fun to share the love of Jesus with these boys who needed to be in this home either for something bad they had done or for their protection. We were instructed not to share any photos of their faces due to the sensitive nature of their backgrounds and history. We proclaim that these boys will have a great future and great hope in Jesus.

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Mozambique Ripe for Bible Schools

February 2, 2016 by

Mozambique House

Jack Tuls and I went to Mozambique and experienced amazing divine appointments. We arrived in Maputo with no contacts, but within 24 hours we met a Spirit-Filled Pastor with a thriving church. I was just walking by faith and found it about a half mile from where we were staying. The pastor said he had been praying about starting a Bible school, but did not know what to use for curriculum. He was thrilled when we freely gave him the curriculum. The next day, he invited his pastor friend from another city who literally got on his knees and exclaimed, “Adopt me!” to Jack. Basically, within 48 hours we had commitments from two churches in two cities to start new Bible schools.

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Before arriving in Inhambane, Jack felt led to change the hotel at the last minute. To make a long story short, we made contact with a young missionary couple through the internet from a friend in Arizona. They “just happened” to live 300 meters away and they graciously took us everywhere and put in contact with a potential host for a Bible school.

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Within an hour of arriving in Beira the uncle of the pastor in Maputo immediately committed to start a Bible school and invited me to speak to his youth group. God moved strongly among them and many were saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. Overall, we started three (maybe four) Bible schools. God is so awesome!

 

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The Refuge is Now Hosting Four Ministries

October 13, 2015 by
Worship at the Refuge Youth Center during the YUPG

Worship at the Refuge during the United Prayer Gathering.

The Refuge  is becoming a ministry hub. We have recently opened the doors on Thursdays and Fridays to a youth group needing a temporary home. This means that we now have three churches using the Refuge besides the monthly Youth United Prayer Gathering.

That means four ministries are now using the Refuge for services. The United Prayer Gathering  is an awesome prayer movement to unite the pastors and church leaders of various denominations to pray for Davao City. They also recently invited me to serve on their leadership council. We are so thankful to have the Refuge Youth Center  to facilitate the move of God here in Davao City.

Youth from different churches uniting to pray for their nation.

Youth from different churches uniting to pray for their nation.

 

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Winning Souls Through Music

March 26, 2014 by

Jay Locsin Band at the Refuge

In Matthew 4:19, Jesus said, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” God has inspired us through that verse to win souls for his Kingdom. When you look at the laws of fishing, you obviously need to have good bait to catch fish.

We have studied the Philippines youth culture for years and realize that young people here LOVE music. I don’t mean they just like it, the whole culture here is obsessed and driven by music. You see and hear the influence of music everywhere from the simplest song of a child the to the unlimited amount of loud karaoke at every gathering.

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We realize that the youth here need and want positive music. We recently held an Alternative Rock Concert at the Refuge to bait the youth to come and hear the Gospel. We had a great turnout with several new young people. We also fed everyone for free, and welcomed them with games and free prizes.

Guys enjoying the concert at the Refuge.

During the concert a young man spoke to us and said, “I am a Muslim, but I am enjoying this concert.” In the middle of the concert, I had the honor of preaching the Gospel to this crowd and every person prayed the prayer of salvation with me. These concerts are truly fishing for men.

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Refuge Worship Taking Off

February 16, 2014 by

Sharing the Word of God at the Refuge

Our regular worship nights at the Refuge are starting to gain momentum. We are having deep, heartfelt worship nights every time we gather. A typical worship night at the Refuge lasts for more than three hours with only a few minutes of preaching.

Anna singing with Peter Naska Band

It’s really a soaking and refreshing environment. We have everyone from high school students to college students to leaders of other ministries coming to be refreshed.

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Our most recent event had several new people come. They left full of the Lord and excited about the next event.

Heartfelt Worship

 

 

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Thank You for Helping Us Help Others

July 1, 2013 by
In December the monster category five Typhoon Bopha locally called “Pablo” hit our island and killed thousands of people. It destroyed entire towns, buildings, and infrastructure for miles in every direction. I just want to quickly review what we have been doing in response.
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For the past eight months we have focused primarily on disaster relief. From the start, several ministries teamed up together to bring urgent disaster rescue and relief. It is quite amazing how the various missionaries from different backgrounds have come together in unity.
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Through this teamwork, we provided medical teams and saved lives. We brought food, tarpaulin shelters, clothing, hygiene kits, toys, and literally tons of construction materials to rebuild.  Along with the natural help, we were also able to bring spiritual renewal as well. Among the countless times we preached, we were also able to hold a big evangelistic concert with approximately 500 salvations with many youth added to the church.
We had to drive over this scary partially-collapsed bridge to get there.

We had to drive over this scary partially-collapsed bridge to get there.

Of the countless trips we have taken, getting there has never been easy. We have driven over partially standing bridges, drove though floods, avoided landslides, survived accidents, and floated on bamboo rafts getting in and out of there.
We had to use this bamboo raft to cross the river.

We had to use this bamboo raft to cross the river.

Also through a lengthy construction project, we have almost rebuilt a 2,000 square-foot church. None of this could have been done without your help and donations.  Thank you so much for your support.
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If you would like to support our work, please take the time to donate online here:

If you would like to support us through the mail, please send your checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders to:

Extreme Mercy International
P.O. Box 72266
Phoenix, Arizona 85050
U.S.A.
 

Thank you and God bless you.

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The Fire of God Falls in Surprise

November 2, 2012 by

Early in the month, we had the honor of speaking at the youth group in CFTN Surprise pastored by my good friends Brian and Jenna Rezendes. I met this awesome young couple many years ago at Phoenix First Assembly and God has promoted them to be senior pastors in Surprise.

I spoke on the fire of God and, wow, was there ever a revival atmosphere. When I gave the altar call, the youth were getting filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke with new tongues just like the Book of Acts. Many young people also fell down in the Power of the Holy Spirit. It was a wonderful and refreshing experience.

We also just spoke in their Wednesday night adult service on October 24th and many people were instantly and supernaturally healed. Praise God for this powerful move of the Holy Spirit at this dynamic church.

 

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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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Unstoppable in Bulacan

February 24, 2012 by

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Last January, I was invited to be the guest speaker at a big youth event in  Pulilan, Bulacan. The theme of the event was Unstoppable.

I shared about unstoppable people in history and lead into the unstoppable love of Jesus who died on the cross for them. I also did a human video about the crucifixion for them which really touched their hearts.

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120 youth came to the event and all 120 youth responded to the salvation altar call. They have a huge youth group for such a small town. It is remarkable to see what God is doing there. What is happening is nothing short of a revival.

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I Went to Jail in the Philippines

February 24, 2012 by

This month, God opened an awesome door of ministry to me. My friend, Pastor Andy, invited me to speak to the leaders of a church in the local Davao City Jail. I was honored to be able to enter the facility and walk through the jail full of men in orange T-shirts.

I spoke to the leaders on faith. The pastor of the church has been in the jail for four years awaiting his robbery trial. Two of his main leaders are serving six years for drug abuse and are still awaiting their trial. The youngest inmate there, Mark, told me he regularly borrows a radio to listen to Edge Radio.

There are three religious places of worship there: a Catholic Church, a mosque, and the born-again Christian church. Until recently, the Christian church had no roof. Thankfully, they just finished the roof the week before I arrived. They were so happy to have a foreigner visit them and were respectful and attentive as I spoke through an interpreter. They invited me to come back as soon as I can.

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