new Life

"The trend is broken"... we are no longer just having baptisms in the evenings, but in the mornings, too! This morning, another young man gave his live to the Lord after being mentored at the Youth Center and being friends with some of the Christian Youth... We pray John will have a long and fruitful life in the Lord!

battle of the bands

The Battle of the Bands was a great success!

From the set up, to the tear down, there were sixteen bands that participated! The winning band took the audience and judges by storm... the were 5 points higher than the nearest competitor. The audience gave them the only standing ovation!

It is 2 am - I will try to get more pictures on Facebook-Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry, tomorrow... thank you for your support!

In the Philippines

Rodger returned to the Philippines on Sept. 3. The trip was longer than expected but arrived after 50 hours or so, tired, grungy and ready for a nice long sleep.
It is great to see all the team and all is going well. Got one vehicle running after a major purchase or two for repairs... then when I was stopped by the police checking registration, I discovered that my Filipino drivers license had my nationality as Filipino!!!
We are preparing for the annual "Battle of the Bands" on Wednesday. Today we purchased the "prizes" or trophies for the winners. The picture is of Alma unwrapping them after returning from the store to purchase them.
Rodger plans to continue to improve the new youth center while he is here. It is being well used, but there are some things that didn't get done before that will make it better and more usable.

I will try to post a little more often while I am in the Philippines.

e-mail

Our "missionaries.com" email address is no longer valid. If you have sent correspondence in the resent past and we have not answered, Please send again. We were unaware of the problem for some time - we have no idea how long it has been invalid.

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Rodger and Dixie are enjoying the visit of their grandchildren! The grandkids have helped harvest tomatoes, onions, potatoes and dress chickens... truly a field trip to the farm!

We hear that the ministry is going well in the Philippines in the new facilities. All are thankful to the Lord for his provision.

Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry

If you are on facebook, you can watch the posts at Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry. Eddie reports there have been more than 600 at the Center during the week, and 140 attend the Thursday night movie. Rodger will be spending the month of September in the Philippines.

Rodger and Dixie are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the grandkids the first week of August.

Eddie reported that they had more than 100 to view the movie this week! The new facilities are a blessing. They continue to have Bible studies and we are seeing young adults as well as the kids coming to Christ.

Rodger and Dixie are spending a few days with their daughter, Beth, in Knoxville, Tenn. We are looking forward to spending some time with the grand kids in Aug.

Summer time!

Rodger and Dixie have shared in Vacation Bible School in Rockford and Morris Illinois, Helped with Moweaqua's VBS, and spent a wonderful week working in Crank's Creek with people from Flordia,Indiana and Moweaqua. We are thankful the worst thing that has happened was a couple of flat tires.

The new school year is in full swing in the Philippines and the team has a full schedule.