December 2013 Newsletter

December 25, 2013March 25, 2014 by Tony PooleNo Comments

Helpus with urgent need

for new home office in US!

We have an urgent, immediate need for someone to assist us in handling our home office stateside. We just received news that the church that has handled our office for the past nine years is merging with a sister church and will be unable to continue to help us.

First and foremost we want to thank them for years of support and dedication in handling our post office box, making deposits, etc. They have done an awesome job and blessed us greatly. But a home office is an integral part of our ministry, and is something we cannot live without. We need someone to take over starting in January.

Calli will be traveling to Amarillo in a few days to sort through some important family affairs, during her trip back she will be able to assist in the move and reestablishment of our office. If you feel like the Lord is leading you to help out, please contact Tony at 1-806-416-2313 or tcp1976@aol.com and we’ll discuss on a more in-depth level about the requirements and responsibilities. Be a part of the Revival Fire and Dunamis Ministry family without ever having to leave the US.

Please consider helping us full-fill this need. We know that as He closes one door, God always opens another. Amen?

Thanks to your fast response and generosity, we have raised the funds needed to cover all 5 of the immediate needs we requested last month. We can’t say enough how much we appreciate every penny that was sent our way, and how much it has blessed each and every one of us.

We have just purchased 30 sets of sheets, some of which are already in use on the mission center beds, and were just what we needed. We placed a few sets in the above photo to show you exactly what they look like.

Also pictured above, is the new HP printer that is now set up and ready for duty in the office, and the sewing machine, which is officially my mother’s new pride and joy, and will be put to use immediately.

The Toyota van’s air-conditioning is blowing cool air for the first time in months, and is ready and waiting to refresh the next batch of students during their witnessing practicums.

Today, we began construction for the collapsed drainage lines. The ground has been dug up, and the new pipes purchased and ready to be laid.

Once again, we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. Having these things taken care of, has been such a relief of burden. Every item in this center has an important job and purpose, when everything is running properly it allows for this ministry to function most efficiently. Thank you again for being an instrument of the Lord, and helping us to continue doing what we do over here.

– Felicity Privado

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In U.S. Send your tax deductable contribution to:

Revival Fire Ministries International

P.O. Box 30487

Amarillo, TX 79120

In Philippines, deposit directly in BPI account:

Bank : Bank of the Philippine Island

Account Name: Dunamis International School of Missions

Account No. : 1761-0035-81

Special Thank Yous!!!

We want to thank those that helped with the traveling expenses for the pastors that came from Isabela and those that sponsored their training! Their trip here was rewarding according to the following testimonies from these two Cornerstone Church pastors that attended in November!

Pastor Danny Mangadap (in blue cap) witnessing to students outside after class!

“The greatest gift a church

can give to our Lord Jesus Christ”

Sr. Pastor Danny Mangadap
Cornerstone Church Naggasican, Santiago City, Isabela, Philippines

“I believe the Stealth Evangelism Program is a must for all Christian churches in the Body of Christ!!! It could be the greatest gift a church can give to our Lord Jesus Christ for a greater harvest of souls and for the advancement of God’s Kingdom, Amen! Praise the Lord for the Dunamis Staff and their wonderful program! Also a special thanks to the Christian brothers and sisters that helped us get here to receive this awesome training. God’s love to you all, Pastor Danny”

Pastor Kenneth Villalva sharing Christ with students outside their school!

“God will provide for our needs”

Assoc. Pastor Kenneth Villalva
Cornerstone Church Naggasican, Santiago City, Isabela, Philippines

“It is a blessing for me that God has destined me to attend the Stealth Evangelism Program at Dunamis International School of Missions. At first, I am grieving because my resources are limited but I was inspired by Pastora Remy because she said, “God will provide for our needs”…and that is exactly what happened because of the generosity of some Christian brothers and sisters in the US, here I am and I did have a great bonding with the participants, the teachers are excellent and I learned a lot about soul winning, especially winning the forgotten people all around me in my own life. The steps in the 357 Magnum tool are simple and easy to learn and very effective to do one on one evangelism. This helps me a lot in the ministry and will be very helpful in our church in Santiago City. I am very grateful to the Lord and to the mentors who patiently taught us these steps, guides and patterns of witnessing. More power to the Dunamis Leadership Staff.”

A Special Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year to all of you!

From Tony, Calli, and all the Dunamis gang! Please remember us this year in your year end giving. December always brings added expenses here, taxes are due and special accounting expenses always come up. Remember Give and shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, running over. And by the measure you give it shall be measured back to you, Praise God!

We love you, Tony & Calli

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In U.S. Send your tax deductable contribution to:

Revival Fire Ministries International

P.O. Box 30487

Amarillo, TX 79120

In Philippines, deposit directly in BPI account:

Bank : Bank of the Philippine Island

Account Name: Dunamis International School of Missions

Account No. : 1761-0035-81

November 2013 Newsletter

November 18, 2013September 6, 2022 by Tony PooleNo Comments

US trip postponed until fairer weather!

Last month we announced we were coming back to the US. The luggage was out, plans being made, and plane tickets were being scouted for online. During our efforts to organize the trip, we ran into a large roadblock concerning our transportation, and quickly began looking for a solution.

Amidst our extensive search, the Lord connected us to people that were able to assist us with some of our urgent needs that were forcing us to come back immediately, and now with their help we have been able to postpone our trip until the weather will be better next spring. Praise the Lord! He works all things for our good. We are so thankful! – Calli

I’m sure by now that everyone has heard about the catastrophe that has befallen the Philippine Islands during Super Typhoon Haiyan. We want everyone to know that we are all doing fine, and that we were blessed to be far enough away from the storm’s wrath. Our area only received a bit of strong wind and rain, and it’s hard to believe that the same storm we were experiencing was creating so much destruction elsewhere. So many people have died, and so many others are suffering, and in need of aid. Our hearts are heavy, and the tragedy has only been all the more despairing with the knowledge that many of the dear souls that were lost did not know our Lord. We know all of heaven mourns with us.

The stories that fill our newspapers every day continue to break our hearts, and the survivors remain heavily in our prayers. We thank everyone who checked up on us, letting us know that we are cared for. We ask that everyone continues to pray, so that these lands may be saturated with your positive outcries of hope, comfort, and love. The Filipinos are strong and resilient, and we know they will rise and rebuild. We ourselves, are gathering food and materials to send to the affected, and we appreciate everyone who has or will be giving to the recovery efforts.

Left: Pastor Paul Chase of New Life directing the loading of the semi’s with relief goods.
Right: Tony helping with the assembly line moving the food.

Tony met with others at our church, New Life, this morning. They loaded up all the relief goods that have been collected so far (food, water, bedding, clothing, generator, utensils etc.) so they can be trucked into Tacloban one of the cities that was totally destroyed and had the heaviest loss of life. People all over Manila are joining in to help. Companies all over town are canceling Christmas parties and sending the funds to the Typhoon relief instead. New Life loaded two large Semi’s full of goods this morning and there will be more in the coming weeks. If you’d like to help and want to make sure that your money gets to the target just send your tax deductible donation to Revival Fire Ministries International and designate it to “Disaster Relief for Haiyan Typhoon Victims”.

Left: Another assembly line of relief heading for Tacloban.
Right: Loading the truck with drinking water and bags of rice.

Pagpalain ng Dios ang Pilipinas!

(God bless the Philippines!)

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In U.S. Send your tax deductable contribution to:

Revival Fire Ministries International

P.O. Box 30487

Amarillo, TX 79120

In Philippines, deposit directly in BPI account:

Bank : Bank of the Philippine Island

Account Name: Dunamis International School of Missions

Account No. : 1761-0035-81

By: Felicity Privado

When it rain it pours, and we have 5 immediate needs that have built up, and really need to be addressed.

After almost 7 faithful years of service, our little 3in1 office printer has officially bit the dust, may it rest in pieces. Of course it decided to do so right when we needed to print some important documents haha!Anyway, now we are in desperate need of a replacement. A printer for our main computer is not something we can live without for long, so we are asking for assistance. Comparable units cost around $200.
We have been living with the same sheets for the mission center that we purchased years ago, and they are well worn, and now too few. We have recently increased the bed space in the center to accommodate more pastors, and if sheets were running low before, they are definitely insufficient now. We recently found twin sheet sets that are half price and we need to take advantage of the bargain and purchase more than a couple dozen sets, so that our pastors have good beds to rest on during training. Cost for these will be around $450. for everything.
We have been living without air-conditioning in our Toyota van for many months, and anyone in a tropical climate can vouch for how difficult that can be. (Especially when it is the vehicle the pastors use to go on their practicums, and there can be up to 14 people riding in it at a time.) Lowest estimates for the repairs were $200.
One of our Mission Center drainage lines has caved in, and it needs to be completely replaced. The cost for the repairs has been estimated at $350.
A couple of months ago our sewing machine broke, and despite efforts to find a way to repair it, we have been unsuccessful. We have finally resigned ourselves to the need of purchasing a new one, and though most people may think a sewing machine is not very important, it is in fact a very integral part of our life here at the mission center. We are very crafty, and use a sewing machine to save money by repairing couch and chair cushions, blankets, sheets, etc… We always make our own curtains, and make alterations and repairs to clothing or anything else involving fabric.We have always liked to do as much as possible ourselves, and now it has become quite burdensome to be without our machine. The sewing jobs are piling up high in baskets, and soon it will become quite overwhelming. This is a big need for us, and we would like to ask for help in purchasing a new one.Although electronics cost more here, finally having a unit wired at 220v instead of 110v will bodewell for the longevity of the machine we acquire. There are not as many options to choose from,but we have found a unit that will fulfill our needs perfectly. The price of the machine we arelooking at is the equivalent of $300.

So now, we would like to ask everyone to pray about helping us meet these needs. Altogether we need to raise about $1,500. to cover everything. Having these needs met will be such a blessing and relief to all of us over here. God bless you all!

We love you, Felicity, Tony, Calli & the Dunamis staff

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In U.S. Send your tax deductable contribution to:

Revival Fire Ministries International

P.O. Box 30487

Amarillo, TX 79120

In Philippines, deposit directly in BPI account:

Bank : Bank of the Philippine Island

Account Name: Dunamis International School of Missions

Account No. : 1761-0035-81

October 2013 Newsletter

October 27, 2013November 16, 2013 by Tony PooleNo Comments

There’s just no time!

Wherever I go on earth, no matter what group of people I talk to, these statements, “There’s just no time” or “I don’t have time” are two very common statements that people make about many things. Why do you think 9 out of 10 people are lost in the world today? Is it because they don’t have time to be saved? That’s probably not out of the question is it? There’s another equally engaging answer to that question and that is that we don’t have time to win them to the Lord. Anyone want to argue that point? If you do, then tell me why you think only 1 out of 10 people are saved on this earth. That’s right you don’t know! I believe first of all that we as Christians for the most part don’t know what to say to the lost and that is why we have an innate fear of rejection. Remove the reason for the fear and all of sudden people start getting saved all over the place.It’s really quite simple when you think about it. Most of us think we can’t win souls because we are shy etc. Shyness is an insecurity in building relationships. We don’t know what to say and we don’t want to appear insecure or not so smart, so we tend to evade relationship building. It’s my contention that if we would learn to build relationships by simple conversation with people around us by showing an interest in them that we could overcome our shyness. Over the last 11 years we have seen breakthroughs in people’s lives in that area, time and again. Probably 90 to 95% of the people that take the Stealth Evangelism Class discover a breakthrough in their self-confidence just from developing relationships with total strangers on the street and in their everyday life. This is a Glory of God when you go from being extremely shy to a very outgoing person in such a short period of time. One of the big keys I’ve seen is the ability to start caring about other people genuinely enough to reach out to total strangers desiring earnestly to know something about them. When we don’t care, we never try to learn about anyone else but ourselves. It’s so easy to start asking simple questions about an individual we strike up a conversation with. Like, “Do you live around here?” “Where do you work?” “What is your job with them?” “How long have you been doing that?” “Are you married and do you have any children?” etc. When we are asking someone questions like that it builds a relationship with them. They can see we are interested in them. People like to talk about themselves and they like people who are genuinely interested in them. Building a relationship with someone is the first step to reaching them for Jesus!

Many of us want to win souls, want to be a part of reaching the unreached, but are not willing to step out of our comfort zone in order to accomplish it. The comfort zone is probably one of the most formidable weapons that Satan uses on us to prevent us from being used by God to build His Kingdom. When we do a seminar at pastors meetings, one of the things that I warn pastors of is being too busy for the Great Commission in Matt. 28:19. The reason many of us don’t or won’t take the time to be trained in evangelism is because we were first inoculated with difficult, hard to learn, low results getting, soul winning tools that sometimes even destroy relationships as they are being used. Who wants to pick up and use a tool that will drive a wedge between us and our friends, relatives, and new acquaintances that we’re trying to develop a relationship with. That, my friends, is the ultimate reason that the Stealth Evangelism Program is so unique and user friendly. It’s designed for the end times harvest to reach out to the multitudes and a powerful weapon in the hands of the everyday believer that wants to win souls. When we use this tool, we can stay under the radar of the individual and not alarm them or offend them, and ultimately share what Jesus says in the Bible about being born again. When they hear what He says, they will want to be born again themselves, yeah!!!!!

So, tomorrow, start a new chapter in your life by talking with a total stranger, or someone you have seen in your daily life and never have actually talked to them in any depth. Strike up a simple conversation with them about who they are and go from there. You will probably find this very much fun and it will improve your self- confidence with people. Hopefully in the coming year we will have our Stealth Evangelism Training Program on video and booklet form so you can train yourself to win the lost with ease. Once you have built a relationship with someone for 2 to 3 minutes you are only 2 minutes away from praying a prayer of salvation with them using the 357 Magnum presentation in the Stealth Evangelism Program. Wow! is the word and we hear it all the time! Amen?

Love you all,

Pastor Tony Poole

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In U.S. Send your tax deductable contribution to:

Revival Fire Ministries International

P.O. Box 30487

Amarillo, TX 79120

In Philippines, deposit directly in BPI account:

Bank : Bank of the Philippine Island

Account Name: Dunamis International School of Missions

Account No. : 1761-0035-81

The class at Isabela won 719 people to the Lord
in Santiago City which was hard because it was at least
an hour drive each way, coming & going.

Students from Isabella Bible College witnessing in Santiago City.

12 Hour Bus ride to Isabela

We just completed a 3 day seminar at the Isabela Church of God Theological College. It was a quite an experience traveling by bus for 12 hours up to Northern Luzon. Along with my training team Pastora Sonia San Pedro and Pastora Elaine Pizana (Those ladies are so gifted in this ministry) we went there to train Bible school students that are preparing for the ministry. Most will pastor churches when they graduate. It was a wonderful opportunity to plant the seeds of Evangelism in those missiles of God that will be launched all over the Philippines and the world.It’s a little different than training pastors that are already pastoring churches, but we didn’t treat them any different and expected the same due diligence from all aspects of the lectures, tests, workshop, practicums, etc. The students were from 17 to 26 years old. When I was teaching it felt like pulling teeth at times for me, and probably for the students also! They started having breakthroughs on Thursday where they were getting over their innate fear of rejection. The Lord was replacing it with the boldness of lions. HAHA! They went from being very quiet and not too responsive to very excited and very aggressive! We see this transition happen in every class of students. It really makes it worthwhile as instructors when you see such transformations. Guess what? The old adage, “No pain! No gain!” really applies in a very special way to these wonderful young men and woman of God! They, like so many thousands that we have planted the seeds of evangelism in through the last 11 years, came through it, graduated, and will never be the same again. Their future churches have potential greatness in the Kingdom of God. I know in my heart that we made a difference in their lives and destinies. Praise the wonderful name of Jesus! Thank you all for the support you are giving, whether in prayer or financial, you are making a difference in so many people’s lives.

“Hungry Hearts to Reach More Souls”

Karen Grace Salvador

I thank God for this wonderful evangelism experience. It’s great that we’ve learned the 357 Magnum soul winning technique as an evangelism strategy. It boost up my self confidence in building relationships with strangers or people I don’t know, especially with lost people. It helped me a lot to get through the barriers or hindrances that we encounter while witnessing to the lost. With the guidance and help of the Holy Spirit nothing is impossible that we attempt in the winning of men’s souls.

The practicums gave us the hunger in evangelizing the lost people to lead them to Christ. It fired our desire for this ministry. And with this exposure, our fear of rejection and nervousness came down. We felt beautiful joy as we witnessed them accepting the Lord Jesus Christ in their hearts. I realize that many people are waiting outside for me to reach them and that a one hour practicum is not enough. Soul winning is a way of life. One of our experiences was encountering many religions, but that doesn’t matter as long as you are implementing the 357 Magnum technique flawlessly. As we evangelized we never felt the hunger of our physical stomach. Instead we felt our hungry hearts to reach more souls. We also made many new friends in the street.

Thank also for Pastor Tony Poole & his co pastors in inspiring us for this great ministry for the Lord.

May God Bless you more! Karen Salvador

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In U.S. Send your tax deductable contribution to:

Revival Fire Ministries International

P.O. Box 30487

Amarillo, TX 79120

In Philippines, deposit directly in BPI account:

Bank : Bank of the Philippine Island

Account Name: Dunamis International School of Missions

Account No. : 1761-0035-81

Pastor William witnessing on the street during a practicum
and with Pastor Tony at graduation.

Effective end time harvesters!

Pastor William Fernandez, Jesus the Word of Life Ministry, Inc., San Mariano, Isabela, PhilippinesFirst of all, I would like to thank our Lord Jesus for bringing this ministry, Dunamis International School of Missions, to our beloved nation to cater the Filipino pastors and church leaders by training us to be effective end time harvesters for the glory of God. Though at first I was hesitant to come to the three day seminar because of my many commitments in the church and family, I was able to attend. Praise God!

I attended this training because it is a rare kind of training about soul winning. I have attended a lot of seminars and conferences. Mostly about leadership, transformation, end time event and many others but a school for evangelism is really rare.

This training has developed me to be able to share the Gospel in the easiest way, and to reach more souls because of the techniques we learned.

Now I think if I go out of my house, I will see to it that I will win lost souls for Christ. I saw the needs of many souls and I am now ready to be an end time harvester. One-on-one evangelism is now easy, very personal and joyful!

I believe that my church will grow spiritually and numerically. Church planting can be done in just a few months because I am now more confident and ready to witness for Christ and train my members to do the same. I also believe that the graduates of Dunamis should support this ministry as we are able. Especially in the future as our churches are growing.

Again thank you very much for this great tool you’ve shared with us.

God bless you more!!!

Together in Christ’s service,

Rev. William Fernandez

Pastor Cirilo at Dunamis during graduation
and on the street sharing Christ with a student.

“This training will help a lot

of our local churches”

Pastor Cirilo D. Juan, Paranaque Iemelie Central Church, Paranaque CityWhen I first heard about Dunamis International School of Missions last July or August 2013 I said to myself, “I will share this with my fellow pastors and encourage them to attend the training.” In our workers fellowship last August I announced the training and asked them to list their names but only two responded positively. The first training date was postponed because of flood but when we decided to continue more pastors were able to attend. God indeed blessed us with this tool of Stealth Evangelism. My expectation was to improve my soul winning program not only for myself but to other churches within Manila-South where I am presently assigned.

I do believe this training will help a lot of our local churches. By the help of our monitors and our teacher, Pastor Tony Poole, I was able to take courage in one-on-one evangelism and am now very confident that wherever I am and whosoever I am with, I can win people to Christ. My love for souls is renewed.

Through Stealth Evangelism I can easily motivate the church leaders and members to do the same after they have completed Dunamis’ Stealth Evangelism training.

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In U.S. Send your tax deductable contribution to:

Revival Fire Ministries International

P.O. Box 30487

Amarillo, TX 79120

In Philippines, deposit directly in BPI account:

Bank : Bank of the Philippine Island

Account Name: Dunamis International School of Missions

Account No. : 1761-0035-81