Last night Babykiss was baptised. Tonight they went to the ocean again and I was able to witness the Baptism of Kevin. About 20 of us went down to the ocean to share in the joy of this occasion. Kevin came up on shore after the baptism and was shivering almost uncontrollably. They had forgotten to bring any towels, dry clothes or anything else. I mentioned this to him and he said "I was too excited to think about such"... I gave him my shirt (thankful for the excuse to be in a t-shirt.... cooler). The temperature is somewhere in the mid 70's.

Dixie had the privilege of setting in on a Bible Study with one of the students this morning. The girl had already decided she is planning on being baptized. While Dixie was at the center, she counted more than 60 students in various activities. The real joy is seeing that it did not even look crowded! The Lord does truly bless!

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Wow, We are sorry it has been so long since we have blogged!

We are back in Digos City. This morning, we were in the Digos City Church for worship and it was a humbling experience to see the increase in the number of youth! About 40 of the 60 that were baptized last year are now active in some part of the ministry of the Church! The others are not "gone" but just not always permitted to be an active part of the ministry by parents, schedules, or such. They need our prayers that their parents will be reached, hearts softened, or encouraged in some way, not discouraged.

I will try to get photos in the future. Ram (some of you may remember the pictures of his baptism on the blog or newsletter) was one of the lead singers in the praise and worship team this morning.

Dixie now has email lists working for updates! If you want to be on that list to receive email updates, please send us your email address to rdshew@yahoo.com and we will be happy to add you.