Missionary Report October 2009

Greetings to all in the name of our Lord and only able Savior Jesus Christ.

This past month for us here has no doubt been one of our busiest since we have come to the field.

OUR TRIP TO ROMBLON

On October 1st we were finally able to make the trip down to Romblon. We ended up having to make a short road out on the seashore in order to get around our neighbor’s wall. I was then able to get the truck in on to the property there at the Church.

While there, we were able to sell the boat, and we will be applying the proceeds of this sale toward the purchase of property for the Church. The man who purchased the boat had to lash the trailer to the bottom of the boat and float it all out as one unit. Seeing the boat sail away from our place for the last time was definitely a low point for me. But the positive thing is that we now have a little more than half of the needed funds to purchase land for the Church.

As I have previously written, land in Romblon is very expensive partially due to the scarcity of usable land and also due to many Europeans moving there who can afford to pay exuberant prices for the land.

The owners of the land we are praying to buy are asking $38,000.00 for the lot. We sold the boat for $21,000 and the members of the Church have been able to save $2,000. This leaves us short of our goal by $15,000.00. Please prayerfully consider helping with this need as we are quickly running out of time.

TYPHOON RELIEF FUNDS

We were deeply touched by the generosity of those who were able and willing to send money to help our Church members who lost so much during the last flood. Most of their lives are pretty much back to normal now. Thanks to you folks and your willingness to help.

There is still another Church in Marikina which we organized and their meeting place was completely submersed in the flood. We still have enough money to help in getting their place back up to par, but they are not sure if they even want to invest money in that area again. Please pray for them.

THE FAMILY

Please continue to pray for my family and I and the future changes which we will be facing in our ministry. Some days are filled with rejoicing while others are filled with weeping. Indeed, as one writer wisely stated “Life is a series of happy hellos and sad good-byes.” We are blessed to be headed for an eternal home where there will be no more good-byes. I will close this letter with a few words from one of my favorite hymns.

“Sorrow and joy have the same Lord, valley of shadows shall sing,

Death has its life, its door opens in heaven eternally Christ is King”

Thanks to all for your love, care and prayers

In the Surety of His Blood,

Bro. Brent Spears and family