Those of you more familiar with our work with the tribals in Bicol know that one of the unique challenges has been leadership development within the churches. This is due to a cultural barrier; in their culture, it is a cultural sin to try to influence other people in any way. Even just inviting someone to an event or activity can be seen as offensive because you are trying to influence them. When you think about the implications of this in a leadership context, you can see the challenges. So that makes this all the more exciting. Recently, the tribal church leaders gathered together of their own initiative to form a leadership team for their churches as a group. Our partners in Bicol stayed to the edges to advise if there were questions, but the meeting was led entirely by the Bicol tribals. They appointed a chairman and made plans for ongoing discipleship and outreach. Praise God for what He has done!
Please pray with us for wisdom and courage for them as they move forward together.
Please pray with us for wisdom and courage for them as they move forward together.
Steve has had the joy of traveling to Bicol quite a bit in recent months. The typhoon relief projects we are doing down there has granted him access again; he just has to test first, observe protocols, and have all the right paperwork in place. Here are a couple pics from a recent trip he took there.
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