Filipino Nehemiah Teams: Bicol

Bicol 2014 team

As we prepare and pray for upcoming Nehemiah Teams for this Summer 2015, let us not forget the work God is doing through the Filipino branch of Nehemiah Teams. This upcoming month of April is an exciting time because almost 200 young Filipino believers will follow Christ into the great unknown to share his message of love to those who do not know Him.  I have recently been encouraged by the willingness for Filipino believers to follow Christ in sharing the gospel with their own people, many times facing financial burden, leaving family and friends, and experiencing language barriers by going to areas with which they are not familiar. 

The Bicol franchise will be sending teams to Bicol, a large peninsula connected to the island of Luzon, to minister to the Bicolano people. The people of this area are held in bondage by their worship of Catholic idols and occult practices, with many areas lacking even one evangelical church. These teams will be holding Bible studies in hopes of sharing the gospel and planting churches among the unreached and hard to reach.

Pray for:

* those Bicolano people who will soon be hearing the message of the gospel for the first time, that they would have open hearts ready to accept

* for those going to be able to raise financial support for living expenses in Bicol

* for travel safety to and from the ministry sites

* for many opportunities to share and lead Bible studies while they are on the field

* these teams as they go out, that they would grow in their walk with The Lord and be bold witnesses for Christ