200+ attend Crusade in Culasi Matnog May 27-29
From Culasi host Sarah Joyce Manabat: Thank u Lord for the very successful evangelistic crusade, even though many are not ready yet to listen to your gospel but we are very grateful that my PAMIly were here to share the “Good News”.
PAMI conducted a big crusade in Culasi Matnog on May 27-29, with 44 delegates from various PAMI locations helping out. There were kids sessions in the morning and film showing, music, and speakers for adults and families in the evening.
This is the family of sis. Joyce Manabat who offered a special song to Jesus
Whereas PAMI Ptr Michael and Sis Michelle Hista live and serve mainly around Candumaay/Sta Isabel which is along the coast north of downtown Matnog, a door has also opened up for them to conduct ministry in Culasi which is along the coast south of downtown Matnog. Although they will stay in Sta Isabel, they plan to keep conducting Bible studies in Culasi and perhaps get a house church started there too. The door in Culasi opened up earlier this year through a connection (perhaps a divine appointment) with Sister Sarah Joyce Manabat. In January Sis Joyce Manabat and Sis Ofel Medizabal happened to cross paths in a Sorsogon Hospital because their son and daughter needed treatment for Dengue Fever. Sis Joyce also knew Ptr Gumer Gile (my kababayan at Matnog says Ptr Gumer). Sis Joyce was very willing to open her home to Bible studies and invite her neighbors, so Ptr Gumer and Ptr Michael started doing so. Sis Joyce and some others from Culasi have even traveled 13 km to worship in Candumaay/Sta Isabela. Several from Culasi were among the 5 that were baptized during the April 28 Candumaay celebrations (i.e. baptism, church anniversary, OCC discipleship graduation). Then PAMI began planning a big crusade in Culasi. Several PAMI people did a pre-crusade visit there on May 1. About a week after this is when Ptr Michael and Sis Michelle’s baby was born. Then 44 people from various PAMI churches came to help be a part of a crusade there on May 27-29. Read More
Mabini Youth Help Teach 5 Day Club to Anog Children
Making use of curriculum and training provided by Christian organizations Matthew 18:14 and Child Evangelism Fellowship, Sister Espie Fresto enlisted youth from Mabini to help teach a 5 Day Club to children in neighboring Anog. The youth attended training, prepped, and then helped with the event. Read More
EBI & Bulabog Youth inspired by Camp getting more involved
Sister Ofel wrote on May 3rd: I am very happy to tell you that the EBI and Bulabog youth and my children are very involved in the ministry here at EBI. They are now the teachers of the Operation Christmas Child follow-up Discipleship for children that previously received gift boxes. Now some of them are staying here at EBI and preparing for our DVBS for this coming May 8-11 (27 youth were involved in teaching VBS in Gimaloto and Pamurayan!). Also Bro. Kevin is teaching them playing music instruments like guitar and drums.
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June PAMI Bulletin and all-PAMI Youth Camp
Click here to see the June 2019 PAMI Bulletin that highlights the all-PAMI Youth Camp that was held April 9-13, with about 150 youth attending from the various churches and outreaches of PAMI. The theme was “Empowering the Youth for Community Transformation.” There were 6 speakers on different topics, and many fun team activities. The second page of the March 2019 PAMI Bulletin has the camp schedule, and the previous PAMI post has videos of the cheers of ten different teams (each having a different color name). To see more pictures and read a report about it, look below: Read More
Videos from Mabini/Anog ministry to children and youth
Here are videos of ministry to children and youth in Mabini and Anog: Read More
EBI partition updates
EBI hosts many workshops and continuing education opportunities, including masteral extension classes of the Bicol Center of Christian Leadership where guest speakers have come on Friday afternoons for the last two or three years. Interestingly, a retired pastor from Oakwood Community Church of Waconia, Minnesota has taught these extension classes three different months over the last year.
Pastors and workers attended the BCCL classes on Acts taught by guest pastor Steve Anderson from Waconia, MN
Emmaus Bible Institute is one of three partitions of PAMI and is headed by Sister Ofel Mendizabal. It includes the ministries of the EBI campus and it’s daughter churches of Bulabog and Pena Francia. The ministries of EBI campus include a four-year post-secondary Bible school currently with 19 students, a child development center for 150 Compassion sponsored Padaba (“well loved” or “well cared for”) kids, Emmaus Christian Fellowship Church which serves both the campus and neighborhood, and many outreaches that include Bible studies, children’s milk feedings, weekly Values Instruction Classes in public schools, Family Development Sessions, and Youth Development Sessions. Click on the following to see reports and pictures of recent highlights of the EBI partition.
OfelMessage8-7-18B
Ofel Letter 09-18-18
EBI Partition Updates 11-7-18
ECF Sunday worship service
YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Cell Group Bible study
Cell groups
Ebi classes
Ebi students drama
EBI Students Testimony
Matt 18 and FOP
Oath taking officers of Sorsogon pastor association
Bible study ticol
Bulabog Sunday worship service and lunch fellowship
Bulabog church elder meeting
Bulabog Youth fellowship
Capoy Children ministry
Construction of padaba classroom
Padaba Children Plenary
Padaba Parent meeting
Padaba simultaneous activity and intern meeting
Padaba Simultaneous activities and baptism 1
Padaba Simultaneous activities and baptism 2
Padaba Simultaneous activities and baptism 3
Padaba Simultaneous activities and baptism 4
Padaba Simultaneous activities and baptism 5
Padaba Simultaneous activities and baptism 6
Padaba Simultaneous activities and baptism 7
Padaba Simultaneous activities and baptism 8
Remembering Ptr. Chito
Message 11-17-2018
Padaba classroom & Boxes from ICLD
Ebi 1st year students
Ofel Message 11-20-18
Estimate for finishing new classroom
Estimate for Improved Back Fence
Distribution of ICLD Books
PAMI Sept 2018 Bulletin, VVM visitors at Emmaus Lutheran, Super Typhoon Ompong
Click here to see the Sept 2018 PAMI Bulletin
When this Bulletin was sent to the PAMI email list, the following information accompanied it: Read More
EBI partition reports and slideshows
May 21st baptism of 41 at beach in Bacon, Sorsogon City
Here are reports from Sister Ofel Mendizabal, the director of the EBI Partition:
Ofel 6-7-18 June 2018 Report Letter
Ofel June 22 2018 Report Letter B
Ofel Letter 7-3-18B
Below are pdf versions of picture slideshows of some various ministries of the EBI partition:
EBI Baptism May 2018
EBI May 2018 Padaba Youth counseling
note: Padaba is another name for Compassion sponsored child (it means well-loved and cared for)
EBI May 2018 OCC Bible Distribution
EBI May 2018 Trip ro Samar & Padaba Parents Meeting
EBI Students 7-3-18