Testimonies from the Fields

“My wife Mengel and I are blessed with three children. When Pastor Alinio and his family arrived in our town, I was unemployed. A member of his fellowship invited Mengel to their weekly Bible study and three months later, I was hired as a laborer at Floro Camenforte Farm. Mengel told me the pastor had prayed continuously for a job for me. In addition to this, my brother was also hired. This led to the conversion of all my family members, even my neighbors. Another blessing that came from this is that we all have doctors now who will see us free of charge—both owners of the farm are physicians. The church has been built in front of our home, so we don’t even have to spend money on transportation every Sunday and Wednesday.

Every morning my family and I have devotions, which the Lord has used to change us. The Lord has provided just enough for us so that we are no longer living in poverty. We pray the Lord will bless us with extra so we can bless our fellow Filipinos. Pastor Alinio visits us and helps us in our spiritual walks. In my workplace, we are now reading the Bible before starting work, dedicating the land before tilling, asking the Lord’s blessing before planting and giving thanks to God before harvesting. Being new in the Lord, I don’t have enough courage to share the good news, but I keep inviting friends and neighbors to attend the Bible studies so that Pastor Alinio can share the gospel effectively. I am currently playing the guitar in church every Sunday and am willing to help Pastor Alinio in any way I can.” – Alejandro Mercolita

Alejandro attends Pastor Elizer Alinio’s church in Calbayog, Samar, Philippines

“ I have known Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior since I was a teenager. I was called by God to be a church worker in the Methodist church for nearly four years. I got married and God blessed us with a daughter. Toward the end of the four years, I was rejected by the church because I believed the doctrine of eternal security. I was forced to quit my job there and so I became a security guard in order to support my family. My spiritual life went downhill and my marriage was broken. A year later, I fell to temptation and had a love affair with another woman which led to the birth of a child. Ten years have passed and I am still separated from my wife and the relationship I had with the second woman has ended. I had to quit my job as a security guard because of arthritis in my foot, so I left to return to my hometown. It is here that I met Pastor Wilson Andres. He encouraged me to never give up on my faith in God. At present, I am enrolled in the Theological Education by Extension courses and I feel renewed and revitalized again. Every Friday I spend at least two hours in biblical training. Please pray I will be able to be reconciled with my family and that I will be able to finish my TEE training. I really want to be used by God in the ministry.” – Ricardo Abangan

Ricardo attends Pastor Wilson Andres church in San Juan, Kalyaan, Philippines

"I received the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior when I attended a Bible study conducted by Pastor Michael. The gospel had no value to me the first time I heard it. Maybe this was because my parents never gave it any attention. Then I understood what it was to believe in Jesus and that was the starting point of my life as a Christian. I regularly attended church, but because of the great distance, it became difficult to reach the venue because of transportation costs. I thought that would be the end of my spiritual journey because there was no other Christian church nearby. But the Lord knows no boundary if we only trust in Him. We were later told that Pastor Michael would be transferring to our area to start a work here! I was so happy. Now my family and I are attending a Bible study led by Pastor Michael. I pray I will be able to help the church in spreading the word of God to others. Please pray the Lord will supply our needs as we go back to school this coming June. Life is hard and difficult and my family has a hard time sending me and my siblings to school.” – Edison Delos Santos (16)

Edison attends Pastor Michael Bausin’s church in Cavite, Philippines