“RELATIONSHIP” IS THE KEY!

For 5 years of making disciples and following Jesus as his disciple. Most people that i make disciples of Christ and baptized, all of them  are my friends. Why friends? Because this are the people who believe in me and trust me.So it’s easy for me to say to them I WILL MAKE YOU A DISCIPLE OF CHRIST and I WILL BAPTIZED YOU or I WILL HELP YOU HOW TO FOLLOW CHRIST. Because we have the relationship,and I know them, they know me, they know my life and vice versa. What so important is how you live and show your kingdom life to them. The life that demands question on to your friends. Start looking on to your circle of friends those people who “BELIEVE” in you and “TRUST” you, I’m sure you have friends like that around you. Everyone of us has friends  that means everyone can make disciples! We got a lot of friends but never become a brother on to us. A brother and sister in Christ.

Now i will share to you one of my  story of how i make this guy a disciple of Christ. His a a very long  friend of mine before, but now his not only my friend he become a brother on to me, a now part of the family of Christ. That lives differently, than the world does. 
Anyway his name is Ray,we been closed friend since we we’re childhood. Because I lived in the mountain before, we need to walk for one hour just to go to school and one hour going home, this guy Ray is my partner in walking, going school and going home for two hours.

Ray’s mom and aunt is a disciple already made by my mom in which I made into a disciple at 12 midnight. My mom Together with my sisters Arlene and Analyn in which i made disciple also. The 3 of them are the one who is making disciples and baptizing people in the mountain. Most of this saints now that they baptized are there friends and our relatives living in the mountain. 
So anyway back to Ray, it happens that Ray’s mom and some disciples visit us at the house to meet some  extended family couple from Australia. While I’m talking to some saints about how to make disciples. It happens that Ray and his mom arrived from the mountain, so in front of his mom and many disciples. I said to Ray. I will baptized you, because you are my friend. He just smile, and i said, I’ll deal with you later after I’m done here. So yeah together with two disciples i make ray a disciple of Christ.
Saying to him, i will make you a disciple, a disciple is the one who follows Christ. But to become a disciple of Christ is you need to deny yourself. He ask, How is that? To do that is to  leave your old life which is your life full of  sin. Are you ready to leave your sin? He said Yes! Without hesitation. Christ died once and for all, I continue. You are saved already 2,000 years ago,Christ died because of your sin. Because the wages of sin is death. Everyone of us commit sin, so whoever has sin must be put to death. But god didn’t want that to happen to his people so he send his beloved son Jesus Christ to saved us. 

We are under the coconut tree while this conversation happen with Ray and two disciples name Gabriel and Ruelh. As Jesus died because of your sin, you also died because of your sin,as i continue talking to Ray. You maybe alive now, but the only thing is alive in you now is only your flesh but your spirit is dead. God is spirit, you cannot communicate God, because your spirit is dead. Ray nod his head like he understand something. So now Ray, do you believe that Jesus died for you and saved u already? I asked. Yes I believed was Rays response. Now that u believe are you  willing to get rid of your sin and never come back again? I am willing,said Ray. Now that you are willing, what will we do with your sin that killed your self? No response from Ray, but a disciple Gabriel said, we need to bury it. Heheheh he has been through it because Gabriel is a disciple already. Yeah i said, your right Gabriel. So Ray, I said, God is not into repairing the your old life he wants you to have a new one. Now to have that new life, and for you also to enter kingdom of God is to be born again. And that means through baptism, you will have your new life. Just as Jesus died because of your sin,buried and raised again. You also need to be buried (baptism) because u also died because of your sin, the moment you rise up from the water is the moment u have a new life, a new beginning, a new heart, mind and everything in you is new. Now I will tell you the benefits of becoming a disciple and to be a kingdom citizen, this words i spoke to Ray before asking him through baptism, first benefits you will have a new life, second you will become the  church 24/7 for where the spirit lives is where the church is. And lastly you will have hundreds of brothers and sisters and even houses. So are you ready for the baptism Ray?  With a gladly voice he said, Yes i am! So for about 5 to 7 minutes i make Ray a disciple of Christ. Baptized him in a tank full of rain water. After the baptism pray for him for the receiving of the holy spirit and thanks his life. And before he goes and change his wet clothe i said to him,  You are not my friend anymore, you are now become a brother unto me.! A member of my Family in Christ! 

And behold while I’m doing this things the girls my sisters Arlene and Analyn and other disciples are making disciples also and they baptized two ladies the same tank i baptized Ray. So 3 baptism happen that day March 23 2014. And we ended up with a big feast after baptism with all the disciples and have some good spending time with them all. Thank u for your prayers and help as we are making stories in the field!

Olanggo, Island Journey

It has been a couple of months that we have not seen the disciples in the island. Plans have been discussed but it didn’t happen, but last 26 March, we finally arrived in this beautiful island called Olango, where thousands of people living in this tropical place. It is only about an hour and a half of time to travel that you can reach this place from our house. Around 17 people were made into a disciple here of which most of them are young generations like my age, 20.

This article will highlight the journey of making disciples of a 20 yr. old disciple maker who is among those that I helped made into a disciple with Joana (my 2nd generation) and baptized. Jonathan, is his name, my 3rd generation. He be the 4th from Molong.

It is interesting. Every time he will make his friends or someone a disciple he would directly say: “Come, I will baptize you.” Jonathan made some six disciples in the island including his mom and his brother. Well this is how it works for him, and this is what Jesus did to his twelve. He just find those people who is ready to believe in him  and would say, ” Come follow me.”

What makes people ready to follow Christ? Jesus has the quickest way of inviting people to follow Him, just as this friend of mine Jonathan. He will just say, “Follow Me” and they will!

Curiosity, that’s it. To find people to make disciples is to find among your friends people who believe in you and trust you. Then you look for ‘curiosity’ inside them. Read their questions, are they just inquiring to have a debate or are they curious of what’s going on around your life? Have you let your light so shine that it makes people to follow you? What does it take for them to believe in you and trust you? Your life must be worth following!

Just a quick NT survey of people who are ready to follow Christ. Jesus knew what to look for, we should know it as well:

1. Nicodemus. One who sees ‘signs from above’ and came inquiring of Jesus ‘by night.’ Curios? Very. He’s ready to enter the kingdom of God. But he must be born twice first to see it through.

2. Matthew and other disciples who are called by name. Jesus knew their names. He is God but I do not think He uses His deity here. He makes friends with them. For 30 years of Jesus life on earth before He started His ministry, surely He already made some contacts with people. He hangs around in the neighborhood, plays with kids, laugh at them, ate with adults too. Curios? Of course. He start living the life of the kingdom at age 1 for sure.

And here is the most curios of all.

3. Zaccheus. Unashamed government official who climbs on a tree just to see a what? A Carpenter. But not a simple one. Oh well, alright, he’s not architect nor an engineer, i mean he’s a miracle worker. Zaccheus knows about Him much for sure, heard about Him enough! “I want to see this Man this time. And if it is still not enough, I am going to invite Him for a banquet in my house and with my friends!” And before he could think, Jesus invites Himself to be with Him! Jesus knew how curious he is!

Think about the people whom Jesus made into a disciple like the Samaritan woman and Simon the Pharisee, read them inside their hearts. What makes them want to be a part of Jesus movement? All of them were curios about the kingdom of God whom Jesus’ representing.

Alright back to Jonathan’s story:

We arrived at his house at 9 o’clock in the morning with Jomie and Molong. And his mom invited us for lunch. Still it’s early so we decided to go to another disciples house named Joana (my 2nd generation) to take our breakfast because we haven’t take our breakfast yet as we leave at our house early morning to catch an early pump-boat to save more time.

At Joana’s house we had some relational discipleship while eating at the table with Jonathan.

This is how we do church here, we open our fridge and eat, like what the early disciples did ‘they ate from house to house’ (Acts 2:42-46). Oh well, they didn’t have fridge yet but surely they open up their food storage.

We went back at Jonathan’s house.

And so we back at Jonathan’s house.
Only his mom and his grandfather are there. As we help prepare the food by grilling some milk fish. We overheard Jonathan said to his Grandpa, “Come,
I will baptize you now!”

I think in just 2 to 3 minutes of conversion with Jonathan and his grandpa together with Jomie because Jomie join in to their conversation, Jonathan got out the house with a medium bucket in his hands ready to baptize his grandpa, and asked Molong; ” is this bucket fit for my grandpa for his baptism?” he asked. Because his grandpa is 73 years old, and is not capable of going somewhere to the ocean. And so we decided to baptized him in the bucket. Without delay, i, Jomie and Jonathan pitch some water from the well behind their house to fill the bucket. When the bucket was full his grandpa got out of the house and hop inside directly, and I immediately prayed for him together with Jomie, Jonathan and his mother.  After I prayed, Jonathan pour some water slowly using a small bucket full of water to his grandpa’s head down to his foot.

We ate out lunch to celebrate his second birthday. Oops not yet, the story doesn’t end here. After we took our lunch, me and Jomie prayed for grandpa’s illness. Without notice, grandpa left the house directly, twice even without asking us permission! Jonathan’s mom who was his daughter was so amazed!

Your barkada,
Albert

Gather,Kill and Cast!

This is Orlan(center) on the baptized by Jillian(right) together with arni(left).

This is Gracel(center) Baptized by Joanna(left) together with Divine on the right.

This is Jonathan(center) baptized by Me(right) with arni on left.

This is Ivy(center) whose Joana(left) who made her a disciple, Joana baptized Ivy together with Jana on the right.

Weather is not …

Weather is not good windy and very big waves flashing because there is a low pressure or a typhoon. This is the situation when Me and the disciples: ( Jillian, Ernie, Arlene, Joanna, Jana, and Divine. It was around 5pm we arrive at the boat terminal and find no boat available because of the bad weather, boat are not allowed to go. So we transfer to another terminal, when we got their, many people are stranded around a hundred or more. And Luckyly there is boat… but a small pump boat which i think the capacity is around 40 people which i don’t think so it can fight the big waves.

The front of the boat even crack because people pressing each other they eagerly want to go home because some of them are stranded for many hours. While watching the boat full of passengers and ready to go. I said to all the disciples, if god will not allow us to go so be it, we’re thinking of going home. The night before the trip i did pray to God about this trip that wathever happens all the situation is in His hands. Thinking of going home because  their last trip is only 8pm and no other boat is allowed to go after 8. While the small boat is ready to go, someone shouted i think his the owner or a captain,that boat is not allowed to go! We will use the big one because that small boat can’t fit for the big waves! man shouted.

So instead of going home we are all on board to that big boat around 9:25pm the boat leave with us. While inside the boat I was thinking about apostle Paul of one of his mission that the boat was wrecked and because of God’s promise no one died. Even the boat was a little bit big still very dangerous because we don’t know what will happen next and all waves are very big and the boat is moving left to right because of the waves. And most of the disciples were dizzy including me but I’m getting used to it because of my experience in travelling with kuya Molong on some of our mission.

So i encourage the disciples to pray for the safety and talks about some safety tips which kuya Molong shared to me when it comes travelling. So about 30 minutes we reach the dock of the island… safe and so excited even though for all the situations happens. OHHH! I forgot to mentioned you about  WHY? we are here in this Island taking the risk?  In the “KINGDOM OF GOD” their is GATHERING, KILLING, and CASTING. Gathering is to gather all the disciples, Killing is what we call Baptizing them and lastly Casting like what Jesus did when He cast demons. We cast the disciples out in the kingdom to find the lost it is not only finding the lost but it is also planting the Kingdom of God to expand His kingdom!

Stay touch for more story of this mission trip with the disciples….

Our first Local mission trip!!

Since it was a long holiday here, Jomie decided to visit there place in the province of Bohol. Jomie wants me to come with him and so I decide to come in there place. Even if we  have no enough equipment to travel and not enough money to go. We borrowed kuya molong his traveling bag and many things that we needed for us to use. We bring  also a tent given from our extended family in Australia Carl porter and his friend Phillip Walters for us to use to sleep because  the house there can only fit for just 3 people, the mother and father  of Jomie are living including his grandmother who is 90 y/o. This is our first mission trip, only the two of us without kuya Molong.  We go together, we even don’t know where are we going to go because Jomie haven’t recognize the place anymore, we even don’t know what we are going to ride. The only map that we have is the Holy Spirit that lead us there. Fortunately we came safe and smooth.

We start to roam around the place and go from house to house, since the neighbors are quite far it is a remote and a mountain area we need to walk a little bit.  Most of the houses there is  a hut made,  because of poverty the only source of there needs is farming. If they do not work hard in the farm they will starve, we even experience to work in the farm to harvest rice with mud from your feet to your knee it is very difficult but it is fun and exciting to mingle different people and share them the gospel while working in the farm.

We visit from house to house praying the sick, talking, laughing, sharing with them about what happen in their lives and sharing them what Jesus did in there lives. Some of them are interested and some of them are not,  but still we continue to share with them to let them know  the GOOD NEWS! In the evening even if there is no electric lights there, there are some young people would come and sleep together with us in the tent. And some of them sleep in the hut near our tent, we discussed many things. there one situation that we are inside the tent ready to sleep and then  suddenly Jomie said,  what was Jesus really purpose of coming here? A seconds of silent after jomie say that, no one response. suddenly there is one guy name Dennis lying in the hut said, He came to preach the gospel and heal the sick and I added, He also came to save us all. Jomie smile and look at me while we are in the tent and Dennis in the hut. And Jomie asked dennis again, Dennis are you saved?

A DISCIPLES JOB

My Dumaguete trip was very exciting, fun, miraculous and full of amazing surprises happenings.

“TEARS ARE FLOWING THROUGH HER CHICKS… SHE COULDN’T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL”………..
May 1, 2010 I, Kuya molong and Jomie went to Dumaguete to have some healing seminar together with 6 Australian namely: Paul Land, Annette Land wife of Paul, Rachel Land daughter of Paul and Annette, Ian Jenkins, Robin Forward and Lucinda. They are the six who coach us many amazing stuff on “HOW TO HEAL THE SICK”. We ride 3:00 o’clock in Cebu and we all arrived in Dumaguete at 8:00 o’clock in the evening it took about 5 hours to travel because we use to travel a fast craft boat, If we use to ride the ordinary one i think it will took 1 day to travel. when we got there we go directly to a church there. I didn’t expect that many people waiting us. After a while we introduce ourselves and share something about our experiences on healing the sick. it was my first time to talk in front of many people that I haven’t meet before. Then we demonstrate them on how to pray on the sick. The next day May 2, 2010 in the afternoon the group divided into four different location. Me and Jomie together with Robin in one of the community there. We accompanied by a person his name Jonathan to guide us in the community. When we arrived in the community riding a tricycle. Jonathan bring us in a small house, I think it can accommodate only 10 person. Jonathan told us that it is the place that they gathered together to praise god and and have a bible study. They are all 40 people and some of them when they have gathering the others will stay outside because the area is lack of space. When robin preach the Gospel What i find most interesting is even most of them are very old they still read and bring their Bible. Actually when Robin preach the Gospel, Robin asked them to open their Bible to find Mark16: 15,16. There is an old woman who is 60 years old even she could not see clearly Shes trying to find it, But She didn’t.So i approach her and get her Bible and find it for her and I rerad read it to him and explained what actually the message of the verse to her. After sharing the Gospel Robin announced them to come in front to those who who have any illness. most who come in front has Back ache, Asthma, kidney stone, High blood, Heart disease and many other. We prayed them all and some of them get instantly healed and some did not. But we explained to those who did not instantly healed that keep thanking to the lord that the Holy Spirit is working through their body and believe that all of their illness will be healed. While we are still praying to those who have sickness. There is is a woman running to the place where we located. When she got in the door I smiled at her and greet her. She is sweating when She enter the place and she seat down. I call her attention and ask Her if She has some back ache or any illness. She answered me directly YES I HAVE that’s why im in rush going here. Before we prayed her we asked her on what pain or sickness does she have. She says that from the top of her head to the bottom of Her feet has in pain. So I prayed her together with Robin and Jomie and after we prayed her, I asked her of what she fell the moment that we prayed her. She stand up and look at me fixedly, “She couldn’t say anything at all instead she answered me a tears flowing through her chicks and she instantly embrace me”. I also comfort her for a while and said to all the people in there that We are not only here to pray for the sick but also We are here to comfort you all as part of our “FAMILY IN THE LORD”. The woman still crying and I comfortingly said to her. I think you have to give a testimony on what Jesus did in you when we prayed you. She stood up n front of all the people there. She said: We all know that lying is a sin honestly saying to all of you, When they prayed me I fell something unusual in my body.Now I fell very fine and comfortable, All the pain from my head to my feet is gone PRAISE GOD of what he did to me. When we are done praying all the sick, Me, Jomie and Robin going back to the placed where We stayed with a BIG SMILE. Keep in touch in my site for more reports to come in following Jesus path.

HEALING THE SICK

HOW TO HEAL THE SICK?
Maybe most of us, ask this question to ourselves. How to heal the sick? There are ways that we can heal our sickness,We can go to a physician to have some consultation and usually we buy some medicines. But I have an effective and best suggestions without going to a specialist physician and without spending a lot of money to buy medicine for your sickness and then still the sickness remain. The best and effective way that im talking to you is “CONSULT GOD”. As Jesus said in John 14:12 ”I tell you the truth that anyone who has faith in me will do what i have been doing, He will do even greater things of what i do”. So it is stated here that everybody can do what god did even greater things specially on praying the sick. So whatever sickness you have, You can pray for it or let others pray for you as Jesus and his disciple did. Here are some of my experiences in the presence of God on healing the sick. Hopefully it can encourage you to do what i did. I can assure you that it is very effective if you just believe that you can really heal the sick and trust him.