Sent from India….

A friend of my bestfriend John Coffey came here to the Philippines from India just for a visit. I never knew him before he came. I randomly received a message from John three days before he arrived that John wants us to meet his friend visiting from India. I met him in a mall with John for dinner the night he came. And from his story and the way he talked, I knew he is a great friend to have.


One night when he was still here in the Philippines, I invited John and him to have dinner in my house so he could meet my wife and my daughter. My wife cooked a Filipino dish called “adobo”. He liked the food and we had a good chat while eating.


After we ate, an answer to my prayer arrived. I was praying before for the addition of financial support to come. Knowing that my family is getting bigger and our expenses today are getting larger, we need to raise more financial support to cover our expenses. He talked to me and expressed his desire to help us though financial giving. This came as a surprise because I never mentioned to him that I was in need of support. It was great news for me.


I know God orchestrates things in His own way and in His own time. God never fails to meet our needs. I am a witness of His faithfulness. I am praising God because of who He is in my life.

There is a saying when blessings come our way, we say, sent from heaven. From what happened to me a few weeks ago, I could say, it was sent from India.

Bible Study in Our Community

We opened our house for a weekly small group bible study in our community of Bangkal. We started it a month ago. We had around 10 people in our first meeting. A co-worker in the church and I are leading it. We decided to have a small group bible study because we desire to disciple the people from our community who are attending our church.

As God gave me the desire to reach out to the families of my brothers and sisters, this bible study is one of the steps I want to do. I want to share with them how God changed my life and somehow share the blessings I have in Christ Jesus. I saw their lives and I am seeing the need of taking steps to building a strong relationship with them, winning them in Christ and helping them however I can.

From the time I moved into the community where my brothers and sisters live, I see how they look at my lifestyle. I was able to connect to my brothers and sisters in a better way. I even gained respect from my nephews and nieces which is very nice. I know I still have more to do in helping them to develop our community. One of my desires is to help them renovate their houses to have a safe home for their children and so they could realize that my desire is for great changes in their lives. I am still praying for wisdom on how I would be able to collect funds for renovating the houses of my brothers and sisters. I can only do the thing I could do. And right now, it is though the bible study.