Annual Believers' Conference

We were blessed to be able to join the Bugkalot Tribal Church for their annual conference. There were more than 1000 adults in attendance!

Steve was one of the speakers so had to go for meetings before and after, but my dad was visiting and wanted to go for a day, so I drove him up there, and we had a great time visiting with everyone. It was good to see my  dad catch up with old friends; it had been a long time since he saw them.

My dad was asked to say a few words before we left to head back to Manila so he could catch his flight.

Ok, you can probably see this pic better if you click on it, but it's pretty cool. Those banners each have the name of one of the Bugkalot churches on it; the different colors are for the 3 different "chapters" (associations) of churches. When we first started mobilizing the Bugkalot to send out some of their very own to partner with us to reach the Agta, there were 16 churches. Now there are 32, plus additional outreaches on their way to becoming churches. It has been amazing how God has worked in their hearts; as they've caught a vision for how He wants to use them to reach the Agta, He has also reignited their passion to reach those who live closer to their boundaries. 

Here's a video of the banners. To GOD be the glory!