"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." - Matthew 5:6
It was a blessed day as we preached the Gospel of Christ into the hungry souls who are ready to obey the truth. Brother Moca Marapan invited us to preach in Gutalid church of Christ, Gutalid, Kitaotao, Bukidnon where the brethren are waiting. Some of them came from Palasungan church of Christ and have to walk at least 1 hour or about 4 miles just to attend. On the other side, we also woke up at 3:00 AM to prepare for 4 hours trip using our car. Although it has mechanical defects, we decided to pursue because of the people who are already waiting since yesterday and we are thankful for the safe travel. By God's grace, 15 precious souls submitted to baptism after preaching the truth for several times through the help of brother Moca Marapan and his co-preachers and we give all the glory to God!
The brethren are very thankful to God for the rain in their area since they are much affected of a long drought for at least one year. Many brethren here and in neighboring places died because of severe heat and hunger. Many are still sick but lack of medicines. Many are hungry because they have just started to plant their crops and have to wait about 3 to 4 month before they can harvest. Not only that, they are also victims of war in their area. Every now and then, the military operations were made because of the presence of communist rebels. For many times, they have to evacuate their houses and little gardens. They are asking for our prayers and help in this hard times. We do what we can to help them. We provide the foods for the Gospel Meeting.
During the Gospel meeting, we gathered in Barangay Assembly Hall of Gutalid, Kitaotao, Bukidnon. My father, Julie Divine A. Notarte, was the only speaker who preached the word of God. I (Joshua A. Notarte) lead the songs and my brothers in flesh, Joseph and Jonathan had cooperated. We need to finish early because our car's defects are getting worse and we are afraid to break down in the road.
After preaching the whole truth about Salvation in Christ, 15 SOULS came forward on the invitation song and submitted to baptism. Their names are: 1. Michael Mendez, 2. Jimboy Guinto, 3. Jun-Jun Ansayod, 4. Henry Ocoman, 5. Kevin Carsillar, 6. Chabilita Texon, 7. Jonalyn Tulayag, 8. Michelle Rebawan, 9. Resegel Amay, 10. Michie Indao, 11. Jenifer Anlaod, 12. Irene Ansayod, 13. Melanie Bucas, 14. Rossel Marapan, and 15. Ramil Marapan. Please pray for our new brethren that they will grow unto maturity in Christ.
During the baptism, we need to find a river which have enough water because the river in Gutalid was still empty. We need to rent a motorbike to transport those who are willing to be baptized. You can see on the picture below their style of transportation and the Pajero car we are always using in preaching to different places. Finally, we are thankful to God for this accomplishment given to us in harvesting many souls into Christ. May God continue to bless us all.
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