Forras Missions
Metro Manila,
Philippines
JUNE 2004
It has been more than a month since our last letter. Here is what went on in the month of May.
Teams from Eastside Foursquare Church in Manila for Ministry
A team of 11 led by Pastor DJ Vick arrived May 14 through May 22. They did prayer walks and
evangelism in the Industrial Valley squatter community in the city of Marikina. The team helped the new church planter pastor become more
well known in the community. They held daily basketball camp and outreach for 150 children. The highlight was the Basketball Exhibition Game
with players from the community. Over 500 people attended the event.
IMPACT Team – May 2004
Team Leader Van Elander, Rick Hoover and Mike Eggerling arrived May 14 through May 25. The team
helped build a roof for Adonai Foursquare Church in Quezon City. They also did street evangelism on their down time.
Found a House … Lost the House
We were so excited to have found a house. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out. We had the house
inspected only to find out that it had major structural damage. We were told that the house needed more rebar for reinforcements. We also found
out that the house is located along the fault lines. One major earthquake can send the house tumbling down. I’m glad we had it inspected. I guess
home inspections are not very common here when renting or buying a home. The search for another house continues.
Tina Applies for Dual Citizenship
Tina was able to apply for her dual citizenship as a Filipino citizen since she was born in the
Philippines. The process was a learning experience for her. She learned PATIENCE. The reason for her reacquisition as a citizen will help with
the release of our shipping container without paying major taxes. It will take four weeks to be approved. Meanwhile, she was issued a pending
certificate letter for customs.
Shipping Container Arrives Early
We expected our shipping container to arrive June 15 or so. We were told five days later that our
container arrived May 29th. This made us panic a little since we have not found a house yet. Our original bill of lading didn’t arrive on time as well
. Not only was it late but also the information was wrong. Our container still sits in storage as I type this letter. Fortunately, the shipper will pay all
storage and demurrage fees due to their mistake. We are hoping for our container to be released this Friday. We thank God that our customs
broker is one of our pastor’s brother-in-law. He has been a blessing! As for a house, pray that we find one this week.
Tina’s Family Visit
What a treat for Tina’s family to visit us this month. Tina’s sister, Ret, visited us from Guam. Tina’s
Dad visited from Japan. Tina’s nephew visited from Los Angeles.
Prayer
Requests
Thanks for all your prayers this last month. Here are this month’s prayer requests: