Recently, Eric went to a place called Naga City, Philippines. Here he went to meet with several pastors, these pastors are in a process of planting a church. The way we are connecting our sports ambassador trip this year. There will be around 10 American guys coming to the Philippines this May. We have targeted the place we will be going to by the research done by our office. This area that we are reaching and trying to get pastors to plant more churches is Naga and we will be visiting this upcoming May! So, I want there to visit with the pastors, scope out the area, plan the places to eat, and stay. It was a good time, and great to meet and encourage some fot the pastors.
It was sort of humbling to see a few of the pastors and how they are truly living out there faith. To sort of help you get a picture of this place let's just say very very rural. Which we are already talking about a third world country so a place that is very very rural in a third world country is very humbling to visit. Though, the pastors are always so nice and want to give literally everything they have to make us feel comfortable! This one pastor that really sticks out of the trip. This man fist off has no house. They live at the church or the place the church meets. His name was Pastory Johnny, and he married with four kids. His oldest kid has special needs, but you could just see the love of Christ through this family! It was amazing to see and visit this great pastor doing God's work faitfully in a place that is much need for Christians.
This area that we are targeting has less then 5% Evangelical Churches. We even planned it that we will be playing one game in a city that has no Evangelical churches at all.
Please be in prayer for this trip and as we continue to work out all the details of this trip. And for the 10 American guys coming from the States to help ministry in this area!
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hi there, naga city is not very rural at all.
if you want to know more about our place, you can visit http://www.naga.gov.ph. thanks and God bless.
Jessie,
Sorry you are correct, though, most of our blog is read from people in the states, and naga city itself is not very rural. Though Naga City was just where we started and instead of going into great details about places like Pili and other places that we went away from Naga! Sorry, and thanks for the great information. Though comparely speaking Naga City is sort of rural compared to Manila and Davao City.
Thanks!
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