January 2012 PAMI Bulletin
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Oct 21st PAMI Potluck Dinner
6:30 pm Friday, October 21 at Emmaus Lutheran
8443 Second Ave. S., Bloomington, MN
Just bring a dish to share. Invite friends.
Call Mike Thorud at (952)975-3632 for more info.
This year’s theme is “Living Bread.” Mark Paulson will lead singing and share about a Risen Savior trip to the Philippines, where he witnessed distribution of Feed My Starving Children meals. Mike Thorud will share pictures and video of amazing highlights from this last year, including a Will Graham crusade and distribution of Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.
Irosin Baptism
Irosin church people walking through rice fields on the way to their seaside baptism in June.
Will Graham Bicol Celebration of Hope
The Will Graham Bicol Celebration of Hope was a four-day crusade held in Pili Freedom Stadium in Camarines Sur Province on April 28 – May 1. It was sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelical Association (BGEA). Will Graham is the grandson of Billy Graham, and the son of Franklin Graham.
The crusade included children’s events during the day and adult events at night. There were Filipino big-name contemporary Christian entertainers, a large choir, an extreme bike and skateboard team, and of course a message from Will Graham with an invitation to accept Christ and fill out response cards with counselors.
According to Will Graham’s Facebook site: Will Graham shared the Gospel to over 97,000 people from April 28 – May 1 and over 20,000 decisions were made for Christ!
Although the crusade was two Provinces away and about a 2 – 3 hour bus ride away from the location of our mission, over 300 people in and around our churches participated. PAMI had about 30 people or so serving as counselors, having gone through BGEA Life and Witness training classes in February. Furthermore, BGEA provided free transportation to those who participated in Operation Andrew, in which you invite friends and neighbors to come with you.
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You’re Invited to Sept. 24th PAMI Potluck
Please mark your calendars to attend the annual PAMI Fall Potluck and invite others. It will be 6:30 pm Friday, September 24, 2010 at Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8443 2nd Ave S, Bloomington, MN with “Partners in the Gospel” theme. Speaker is Kermit Titrud, a Wycliffe Bible translator in the Philippines. There will also be special music by Joey Feliciano and recent pictures/video too. Just bring a dish to share. It’s free, inter-denominational, and open to anyone interested in Philippine mission work. Call 952-975-3632 for more information.
Testimonies of EBI Graduates to Become PAMI Workers
Recent EBI graduates Lorenzo Fugen and Isomel Espinar are to join PAMI.
Lorenzo will help co-pastor the PAMI Church in Bulusan (Lorenzo’s hometown) and co-administer the E2E ministry with veteran Pastor Virgil Gacis. Administering E2E will involve Pastors Lorenzo and Virgil scheduling and conducting “Jesus” film showings with various pastors in different locations, distributing audio Bible “Proclaimers” and printed Bibles for follow-up Listening Group Bible studies, and reporting on results.
Isomel intends to plant a church in Calbayog City, Western Samar, and may be aided by his sister Michelle. Iso and Icy come from San Isidro, Samar and should be well suited to pioneering in Calgayog because they speak the same local dialect. They have done internship together and graduated from EBI together on March 23rd.
While Lorenzo already has a sponsor, Iso and Icy still need sponsors to cover about $100 per month allowance, $35 per month rent, and $25 per month to start a children’s milk feeding ministry like done in most other PAMI locations. Lorenzo and Isomel’s Testimony and Application Letters follow: Read More