When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Ezekiel 33:8,9
At almost 12 o'clock midnight last March 19, 2014, two big boxes of tracts
containing 10,000 tracts per box from Chick Publication, USA, arrived in Tandag
Bible Baptist Church. It was sent to us (Mike and Luisa) for distribution
anywhere in the Philippines, particularly in Surigao del Sur where we are
based. Since we were not in Tandag at that time (we were in Davao City to submit papers for Mike's permanent resident
visa application), Ptr. Ed Gamboa and Sir Nemo G. Gamboa received them for us.
They and the church are very much supportive in this ministry ever since we
transferred residence from Cantilan to Tandag and have become part of the
church. We are expecting another one box soon, again from Chick Publication.
As of now, Tandag Bible Baptist Church is distributing the tracts in Tandag and
some other places. The women's group alone have been distributing tracts in
Bongtud for 2 consecutive Sunday afternoons and are still planning to
distribute this Sunday. The men's group are challenged, too, to distribute
tract this Sunday afternoon around Balilahan. The young people have their own plans about
tract distribution. Even the children in the church get tracts after classes to
distribute them, too. One mother told us
that her child was eager to distribute tracts in the market area after
school. One time, she had her buy something,
but it took time for her daughter to go home.
When she asked her, the child answered that she was distributing tracts
along the way. We are touched by this
desire to win souls for the Lord at a young age!
We do not limit our sharing of tracts to members of our church alone. We feel this would be selfishness. The gospel should be preached freely around the world. Jesus, in fact, said this specifically in Matthew 28:19,20. Because of this, we also give tracts to pastors who would wish to distribute them (i.e. pastors from Lanuza, Tago and San Miguel). Since another box of tracts will be arriving soon, we can afford more to give in bulks to those who are willing to distribute honestly. We heard some groups ask and then have the tracts on hold until they will be “caught” with molds or eaten by mice. For us, this is very, very sad because people had been investing time, effort and money just to produce the tracts for us to freely give to others. Most of all, they hinder the gospel to be shared to the unsaved. May the Lord convict them on this.
We do not limit our sharing of tracts to members of our church alone. We feel this would be selfishness. The gospel should be preached freely around the world. Jesus, in fact, said this specifically in Matthew 28:19,20. Because of this, we also give tracts to pastors who would wish to distribute them (i.e. pastors from Lanuza, Tago and San Miguel). Since another box of tracts will be arriving soon, we can afford more to give in bulks to those who are willing to distribute honestly. We heard some groups ask and then have the tracts on hold until they will be “caught” with molds or eaten by mice. For us, this is very, very sad because people had been investing time, effort and money just to produce the tracts for us to freely give to others. Most of all, they hinder the gospel to be shared to the unsaved. May the Lord convict them on this.
By the way, the titles of the tracts we are giving now in Cebuano are: Kini Ang Imong Kinabuhi Kaniadto (This Was
Your Life) and Gamay Nga Sapatos
(Tiny Shoes).
Tandag Bible Baptist Church, thank you very much for helping us. Truly you are all a great blessing. God knows how to repay. To Him be all glory!
Copyright Mike
and Luisa Carey; April 18, 2014
By the way, friends, our pictures are limited because many times our digicam does not work well (quiet outdated already). We pray that God will provide one as we need it.
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