Testimonies from the Fields

“My name is Vanesa Zacarias, I am 22 years old and I am from the city of Chascomus. I have known the Lord Jesus Christ for one year and five months. My life and heart were empty and I couldn’t fill it with anything. I passed through many trials and was suffering the entire time. My life was a complete mess! One day everything collapsed and I started to feel depressed. I would cry for hours for no reason! One day I thought of committing suicide but I didn´t do it because I understood that God was the only one who could take my life away. I didn´t read the Bible but I believed in God, and at night I would talk to Him not knowing I was praying. My sister told me many times that I should go to the church but I didn’t want to. She even gave me a Bible and the moment I started reading it, I said to myself that it wasn´t for me. My sister and her husband would go to the church and they are still going today.

“One day I decided to go to church because I couldn´t find a solution for my sadness. When I heard the Word of God my heart rejoiced! I went out of church very happy but I hadn´t yet heard the gospel so I didn´t know I was a sinner. I was still lacking something and I didn´t know what it was! I went back to the church the next week with my little sister, because I did not want to go alone. We went to the church three times on the same day because I didn´t know at what time it would open. The third time we went it was opened! My younger sister went to Sunday school and I waited for her outside. Laura, who is one of the Sunday school teachers, told me that evening they would have a service. Therefore, I went to it and one week later I also went to the youth group. After the meeting, I accepted Christ as my personal Savior because I understood that I was a sinner and that the Lord was the only bridge to enter into the Kingdom of God. I comprehended that only He could clean my heart and that He shed His pure blood on my behalf so that I might have eternal life.

“Since that day I have been going to church and by the mercies of God I am saved! I want to grow and serve Him for the rest of my life."

Personal Comment: Vanesa was baptized on March of 2009 and got involved in ministry right away. This year she began to collaborate in the Sunday school ministry with Patricia Navalinskas. She is a beautiful young lady willing to serve.

- Pastor Alfredo Posse, church planter in Chascomus, Argentina

Fe Reodique is a believer in our church. She has truly experienced the promises of God in her life. Fe is married and has four children. There was a time when she was so down and depressed because of their dire financial situation and because she found out her husband, who was supposed to be working and sending her and the children money to live on, had been lying, not reporting to work and picking up vices. In prayer, she asked God for help and wisdom. He answered by using the lives of Minda and her mother to help Fe. Minda’s mother needs care; she is bedridden and Minda must work to support the family. So Minda and Fe are both equally blessed by the Lord—Minda now has someone to care for her mother and Fe has a means to support her family. God made a way for Fe and revealed Himself as an ever-present help. God gave her hope in her heart and she knows the future is in His capable hands. All praises to God for all the things He has done in her life.

– Pastor Teodoro Armamento, Bulacan, Philippines

“I first believed in the Lord Jesus Christ when I was 10 years old, after my Sunday school teacher shared Jesus with me. I met Pastor Rey through Joey Jamisola two years ago. They visited my family for nearly one year; we were Christians, but without a church home. My father was the first one who talked with Pastor Rey. My father told us we would visit Rainbow Alliance the following Sunday. Pastor Rey has been a great help to me and my family. He is the peacekeeper when my parents are in conflict. Many times he helps my sister and me financially so we can attend school. He encourages us to study and finish with high grades. Most especially, he helps us grow in the Lord. The greatest challenge we face is the fact that we live far from the church and it costs 100 pesos to go every week. This is a great burden, but I don’t want to transfer to another church. I want to stay with this family of believers. Please pray for us, that my sister and I can finish school. Pray for work for our father and that our mother will learn to live with what we have, being wise stewards. We are blessed to have Pastor Rey. Please pray for our safety as well. We live in an area filled with robbers and drug addicts. We recently had our kitchen and laundry items stolen. I thank God for giving me this opportunity to share my testimony with you.” – Marco Macalinga

Marco attends Pastor Reynold Boringot’s church in Talipapa, Caloocan City, Philippines