New Ministry: Saturday Bible Stories for Kids at home

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deuteronomy 11:19

Saturday Bible Stories for Kids 

(home-based) 

At first, it was just a dream. Please remember that we started the tracts ministry almost 3 years ago in Cantilan because of little children. 

When we (Mike and Luisa Carey) started the children ministry, it was just a 4-day DVBS type, home-based "school" with our nephews and nieces as our "pupils". That was April 2013 in Cantilan. They loved it and wanted to do it again that December Christmas break. But God had another plan. We were transferred to Tandag City that November because of many reasons. We did not know it was expansion of tract distribution province-wide.

Pictures of Children Ministry in Cantilan.

With the transfer of residence is the desire to continue the home-based Children Ministry. We began to make friends with children in the neighborhood and started meeting them afternoons of Saturdays when they were available. We thought we were on the right tract.

One Saturday afternoon, a new child came to our house to become part of the "school". We accepted her because of her interest. A few minutes later, her mother came (she was a police woman) shouting and disturbing us, treating us as if we were child molesters, Mike being a foreigner. We can understand her ire as a mother (there was one case of a foreigner molesting street children in Tandag years ago), but we thought being a police officer, she would have dealt the situation professionally so that there would be no embarrassment later on her part. A DSWD (social welfare) employee even visited us (she was sent by her) to investigate only to find out our good intentions. It was very discouraging. Satan thought he won it all. 

We stopped the children ministry because we were truly hurt. We did not want to have another embarrassing incident. We thought it was not God's will afterall. Yet, the children kept coming at our home to request for "bible stories". That opened our eyes. In prayer we entrust the ministry to God. He would protect and guide us. Furthermore, He would determine whether we continue or not. When He wills it, it will stand despite oppositions. We are doing it voluntarily because we are not legally considered missionaries. Mike is a divorcee. We understand the biblical principle on that and we believe we were forgiven long ago for not knowing. Therefore, it is up to God to provide the means (art materials, school supplies, snacks after the "bible stories", and expenses for photocopies of materials) plus the wisdom and ability to become teachers despite our physical inabilities. 

Then God sent people to donate learning materials. In fact, one American couple who became our friend in Davao City, bought school supplies enough for the kids. Our sister donated some used crayons and other supplies, and our cousin and her father are sending us more supplies from the US. 

 

God sent us a donor.

We do not know for how long this would last. We do not even know we would again be transferred to another residence in another area next year. We trust the Lord to use us wherever He wants us to go, in sickness and in health. He did it in tract distribution, He will do it in children ministry. Financially we have meager, but our God is rich and has shown us exactly how He supplied our needs. 

 

Pictures of recent children ministry in Tandag City

This ministry is surely fun! To GOD be all glory! 

Copyright Mike and Luisa Carey; September 24, 2015

Tracts Distribution, God's Style

Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11

Tract Distribution
Management Committee Meeting
Department of Education
Surigao del Sur Division
Villa Doña Maria Luisa Hotel

Tandag City, Surigao del Sur 

Philippines

August 28, 2015

(This event was attended by Schools Superintendent, Supervisors, Principals, Head of Schools and Officers of the Department of Education, Surigao del Sur Division. Tracts delivered was 30,000+.)

Tract Distribution Once Again!

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

A)

Tract Distribution in Sumo-Sumo, Tago, Surigao del Sur 
Sumo-Sumo National High School 
March 3, 2015 

Engr. Joselito G. Quijada, Principal II, allowed us to distribute tracts.  Ms. Arpilleda, a math teacher, accompanied us to every room. We only have few pictures because they were only intended for documentation and evidence purposes. 

B)
Tract Distribution in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur 
Bayabas Elementary District (all) and Solomon Lozada National High School 
March 6, 2015 (morning) 

Present in the meeting were Supervisor Hilario de los Reyes, 8 principals and many teachers. They allowed Mike to speak. The high school principal, Mrs. Lilian Andoy, sent two students to the district to get their share of the tracts. These 3 pictures were the only ones we got because our digicam needed fixing again (thanks for the new one, Lord!).

Summary of the Numbers of Tracts Distributed since January 1, 2015:

(Could be a little more because figures are rounded off. We forget the dates of the others. We are writing the batch only.  This is only for Gamay Nga Sapatos tracts).  

1) 3,000 (plus) - distributed by Mike and Luisa

2) 3,200 (plus) - distributed by Mike and Luisa

3) 6,700 (plus) - distributed by Mike, Luisa and Norman

4) 3,300 (plus) - distributed by Mike and Luisa

5) 1,000 (plus) - distributed by Mike, Luisa, Ezra and Norman

6)    680 (plus)    - distributed by Mike and Luisa

7) 1,545           - distributed by Mike and Luisa

8)    100           - given to a Canadian Christian friend

9)    600           - given to a missionary friend in Davao City

Total (without the "plus" and the other tracts) is 19,825.

TO GOD BE ALL GLORY!

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Copyright March 6, 2015; Mike and Luisa Carey

Can You Please Pray For Us?

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.  Hebrews 13:18

Please, we (Mike and Luisa Carey - couple behind Baptist Tracts and Missions) - are requesting your specific prayers for the following: 

1) Tract distribution to schools in the whole province of Surigao del Sur will continue (God knows the hindrances and the needs). 

2) Mike's PROVISION for his PERMANENT RESIDENT VISA - the final one that would enable him to stay in the Philippines "permanently" being married to Luisa (Mike is Canadian, Luisa is Filipina). We need to start application by May 2015, four months before expiration of his temporary resident visa on September 30, 2015 - God knows our financial limitations so this is much better option for us. 

3) Mike's PROVISION for his RENEWAL OF CANADA PASSPORT this year. He is planning to renew it ahead of time by July, 2015 to avoid any legal restrictions for later renewal. 

4) Healing of our sicknesses (Mike's spine problem, Luisa's paralysis).

5)  Our needs other than the above.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Tract Distribution - Five In A Row!

A) Tract Distributions
Tago Elementary Schools Districts I (morning, Jan. 28, 2015) and II (morning, Feb. 3, 2015)
San Miguel Elementary Schools Districts I and II (morning, Jan. 29, 2015)

Tracts were received by Supervisors, Principals and Teachers. Mike and Luisa Carey distributed the tracts in Tago. Norman was with us (Mike and Luisa) in San Miguel.

B) Tract Distribution
Gamut National High School
Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 11, 2015

Mike and Luisa Carey were not in the pictures because our digicam did not function. We were four who  distributed the tracts, namely:Ezra Gulay Gamboa,Norman Sunio Jagmoc, Mike Carey and Luisa Carey.

MAY THESE ENCOURAGE OTHER TRUE CHRISTIANS TO GIVE TRACTS.  THE HARVEST IS GREAT, BUT THE LABORERS ARE FEW.  MAY GOD BE GLORIFIED AS WE DO THIS FOR HIS OWN GLORY.

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