The Philippine Connection
In June 2000, Ptr. Charles was invited to join a team of Pastors to preach in a regional revival in the Philippines. We were each assigned a local church. I was assigned to Bateng Baptist Church near Mangadaln,Pangisinan. The revival was a great success and thousands made professions of faith. Upon my return home, I founded the Morning Star Community Church. While there I became attached to the Bateng Church Family. We were able to secure, from the Burnt Swamp Baptist Association, the funds to build a new church building, after their building was destroyed by a typhoon. We have been able to go back to Bateng in 2004 and 2006, 2009 and 2010. Because of a new children's Ministry, the church has grown and now has a mission point. We help raise the support for the children's ministry and also provide a full-time pastor. Calvary Way Church is very helpful in providing for this work in the Philippines. Our goal is to return each year.
On April 16,2009, a team of 8 people left for the Philippines to complete the Operation Healing Hands. We were joined in the Philippines by a Filipino Dentist and Her Assistant. Medcial and Dental clinics were held on 3 days and dozens of patients were seen and ministered to.
The American Team included Pastor Charles P. Locklear, Pastor Chris Hunt, Denis Ricard PA, Landa Strickland RN, Carl Nephew BSW, Austin Strickland, Kyle Ricard and Bryce Nephew. Joining us in the Philippines were Dr. Bernadette Caminero and Gina Ymalay. This trip was made possible with the generous gifts of many Individuals, businesses and Churches. Many lives were blessed and lives were changed as several made decisions to accept Jesus Christ. ABaptismal service was held in the nearby South China Sea and 13 new believers were given the experience of Baptism. On behalf of the Bright Morning Star Baptist Church family, thanks to all those who prayed for and financially made possible this great outreach. It the generous gifts of our Ministry partners that make possible such a great effort. If you are not a financial partner, we encourage you to consider becoming one today.
The American Team included Pastor Charles P. Locklear, Pastor Chris Hunt, Denis Ricard PA, Landa Strickland RN, Carl Nephew BSW, Austin Strickland, Kyle Ricard and Bryce Nephew. Joining us in the Philippines were Dr. Bernadette Caminero and Gina Ymalay. This trip was made possible with the generous gifts of many Individuals, businesses and Churches. Many lives were blessed and lives were changed as several made decisions to accept Jesus Christ. ABaptismal service was held in the nearby South China Sea and 13 new believers were given the experience of Baptism. On behalf of the Bright Morning Star Baptist Church family, thanks to all those who prayed for and financially made possible this great outreach. It the generous gifts of our Ministry partners that make possible such a great effort. If you are not a financial partner, we encourage you to consider becoming one today.
We will return to the Philppines, Lord Willing., on April 11, 2012 for our Annual operation Healing hands. We are blessed to have an additional Physician Assistant with us this year which enable us to help so many more of the sick and suffering people in our church neighborhood and the surrounding neighborhood. We also will have Evangelistic Services and expect to see many come to the Lord for Salvation. This is always a great experience, and has been for Ptr Charles since 2000. If you have a burden for a Foreign Mission trip, perhaps this is the opportunity you have been waiting for. If you share this burden and would like to help with the cost of this trip, we would welcome you to share with us. This trip has become much more expensive due to the rise is air travel cost. We are fully persuaded that God wants us to go, and we trust Him fully to provide for the expenses.