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Man lost his wife and
three children in flood
This is Boni Valendez, pictured above. He lost his wife and three children in the flood last December in Iligan City, Mindanao. He was breaking into tears while describing to me the event that took their lives. My heart was breaking for him!! He had left the house to go and see what was happening and find out what to do, but when he tried to return the flood was already under way in his village. The water was so deep even the roofs were not safe. They found dead bodies strewn in the trees the next few days. He never saw his family again. They were all washed out to sea.
I remember watching all the news about it and could see in the pictures where it hit devastatingly as they described the ferocity of the flood, but only standing there where it happened can bring you a real picture of the event. I pointed at a location on the river and asked him if that was where there used to be a village with hundreds of people and he said yes. I remembered where the site was from the newspaper photos. Most all of the villagers died that night the same as his family.
We walked around the village where the houses had been flooded and it was just heart wrenching. In the very place where we were standing, there used to be a nice church that was completely washed away and most of it’s members were lost the same night. Whole families were gone. I could barely hold back tears as we were talking, just seeing the devastation. This is ten months later and there is still a tent village with thousands of people displaced with nowhere to go. There were approximately 5,000 residents killed in the flood that night with little to no warning. Most died from drowning and some from being crushed by logs. This is where we took a team for mobile training this last month.
Dunamis staff & students at the Tent City
Pictured above: Dunamis staff members, Pastora Sonia San Pedro (left) and Pastora Elaine Pizana (right) took a group of pastors and leaders from Iligan City where we were holding the seminar and did a soul winning practicum in the tent city that was set up as a shelter for those displaced by the flood. Hundreds were born again. Pastor Stephen Villaester from All Nations Christian Church, who was our host for the training, has a continuing ministry there.
Above: Pastora Rose Tayrus from Jesus for All Ministry witnessing one on one
to each of these youth as they await their turn! Take a number!
Free Gos-pill!
Just take a number and wait your turn!
One of our students Pastora Rose Tayrus, Iligan City had a free “Gos-Pill” line going here in this picture above, left. Like going to the drug store and just taking a number and waiting your turn. We told the students to practice evangelism doing one on one at a time and she took it serious! Here they are lined up waiting for her to share the gospel to each of them individually. All five of these youth were born again. They just waited for their turn to be saved! Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get Americans to do this. Wow!
“No more tomorrow
It’s going to be today – NOW!”
Boylen Batinigas from Bible Community Church
“Before the seminar started I was expecting that this would be only a little improved method compared to the traditional methods of evangelism I had known. But I was wrong – as the lecture had finished I said to myself ‘Great formula! Great method!’ I could feel the joy and excitement build. My confidence is higher, I conquered my fear, the fear of rejection. Every ticking of the clock is important to those lost souls awaiting to be saved…time is important to six billion souls needing salvation. No more tomorrow – it’s going to be today – NOW!” (Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2Cor 6:2b)
The time is now!
Hearing these testimonies from Pastora Rose and brother Boylen I just got a picture of all the lost souls in the world out there waiting to be saved. They may not think that is what they are doing, but in the spirit that is the only thing any of us are really here for – to come to know our Lord, love and worship Him and do His will. Like the young people sitting on that table, waiting in line for their turn to receive the Lord in their hearts, the lost of this world are truly just “awaiting to be saved” like brother Boylen said. They are waiting on us to come share this glorious Good News! (Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! John 4:35b) It’s time for us to get up and get into the fields all around us and get to harvesting! The time is now!
— Calli
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Above: Pastora Santa was a very aggressive soul winner and she actually prayed a prayer of salvation with all three of these Muslim ladies. When you’re living all together in a tent city and you all have the same things in common like losing your loved ones and homes, things just get down to a simple reality check don’t they? Most of us can’t imagine losing everything including our families. Personally, I don’t think I could survive losing my family. These Muslim ladies were very open to hear the gospel, isn’t that a blessing? Sometimes tragedy will open the doors of our heart to hear the truth. Amen?
My mouth wouldn’t stop!
Pastora Santa Bacalso – Sr. Pastor, Mount Moriah International Global Ministries, Cagayan de Oro City (pictured below left)
“I came from Cagayan de Oro City which is about two hours drive to Iligan City. Before I came, during my devotion time, I always had the feeling of emptiness, as if something is lacking in my life and ministry. So when I was invited by my niece, Pastora Elaine, to attend the Stealth Evangelism seminar, I was expecting that this will be the answer to this emptiness…After the lecture on Stealth Evangelism, I was very happy… I knew that this is what I was looking for. For the longest time, I have longed to evangelize my neighborhood.
Stealth Evangelism so impacted my life that during practicum where we do our one-on-one witnessing I did not feel any tiredness and my mouth wouldn’t stop telling all the people that I encountered about the gospel and they got born again! Ministering to the people in Iligan, both the muslims and Catholics alike brought joy to my heart and how I wished I could stay another day to witness more. My heart was changed especially when I realized that there are forgotten people in my life. Now for sure, my everyday life will be busy witnessing to my friends and loved ones, leading them to the Lord.
Now, after taking Stealth evangelism, I have the courage to witness. I have passion for souls and the burden for lost loved ones is lifted because I can now share salvation with them in a friendly manner without any offence to them. I thank God because He led me to attend to this seminar which brought an end to the emptiness I felt in my heart about winning souls for the Lord. I am sure when I get back to my church, there will be a great revival in our city as we teach Stealth Evangelism to our members. Hallelujah! I am so very excited!
My prayer is that the ministry of Dunamis will continue and Pastor Tony and his staff will have the funds to go to other places to teach Stealth Evangelism and that those that take this course will be encouraged to support this ministry like I intend on doing!”
Above: Sister Eva shares the gospel with lady in the tent city, leading her to the Lord.
I came expecting!
Eva Turla from Baptist Conference Church in Iligan City
I came expecting to learn a new method of evangelism. I had read the invitation to come, along with the testimonies of Pastors who had attended before. I felt excited and wanted to learn how they could evangelize and win so many souls to the Lord. I was blessed by this method and am now more passionate to share the Good News with other people…I desire to multiply myself. To teach others to evangelize, obey and respond to the Great Commission!
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Dunamis takes
Stealth Evangelism to
Iligan City, Mindanao – Sept. 6-8
We flew down to Mindanao Island to take the Stealth Evangelism Program to the pastors there in Iligan City. The training went well and the pastors were blessed learning the technique and all the strategies we have developed to assist pastors in building their churches and expanding the kingdom of God.
We are so blessed to have the opportunity to take this program to churches on other Islands simply because they don’t have the money to fly up to Manila and take the class at our mission center. If we could afford to fly them in to Manila it would be great, but that really is not feasible and most of these pastors are at border line to full blown poverty. Their dedication to the Lord is absolutely admirable and our hearts go out to each of them. We just Praise the Lord for the awesome opportunity to put the weapons of warfare in the hands of these great men and women of God.
We are on the frontline of warfare for the souls of men here in the 10/40 Window which is the most densely populated part of the world with more than 4 Billion people, 9/10 of them are lost folks. You can be of help in getting this strategic training in the hands of pastors like these every month by committing what you can to make sure it happens. Calli and I have committed all we have to this, all our own income including my social security each month, but we need more and this is wonderful ground to sow seed into. These men and women of God don’t have much but the things they learn in our school helps them grow numerically, which means more members, more finances and more workers for the building of the Kingdom. Please help us make this happen. We need more monthly support so we can do more mobile missions like the this one in Iligan City. Thanks for all you’ve done and all that you’re going to do partners.
We love you,
Tony and Calli Poole
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