by Diane | Sep 11, 2020 | Home, Newsletter |
Every Sunday our church personalizes the first six verses of Psalm 91. I encourage you to read it in the Bible and then try reading the following out loud: I am dwelling in the shelter of the Most High and resting under the shadow of the Almighty. The Lord is my refuge. He is my fortress. He is my God. I trust Him. He will save me from the snare of the fowler. He will save me from the deadly pestilence. The Lord will cover me with His feathers and I will find refuge under His wings. His faithfulness is my shield and rampart. I will not fear the terror of night nor the arrow that flies in the day time. I will not fear the pestilence that stalks in the darkness. I will not fear the virus that destroys at mid day. In the USA many people are still out of work, and in need of food. Every day, sometimes twice, a Gethsemane bus filled with food parks in Shelton and people line up to receive it. It is also distributed to other food banks and individuals who know people in need. Diane delivers one to three loads of food every day in her Ford Escape. Please continue to pray for the Philippines. The shut down has had devastating effects on the people. There is 42% unemployment. The government there is having difficulty helping the people survive. No tourism means the loss of billions to the economy. Recently we started sending some money for food to a village church in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. They...
by Diane | Jun 20, 2020 | Students |
Thank you to all who support our students in the Philippines. Deannie, Dennis, and Denise Loreto Are doing very well. Deannie has graduated and now working in Manila. She is considering additional school to advance her in the medical field. Dennis is in his second year at Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College Denise just graduated from High School and is enrolled at Western Mindanao State University and studying to be a nurse or Bio Scientist. Bart and Syca are starting their 2nd year in college and are top in their class. They attend two different universities. They are on-fire believers who are working hard in school and for their local church. Bart has a part time job. Marjorie is a junior and working hard. She is having to do school work this year on a borrowed phone. Since the Corona virus most of the students do their work on line. This is not easy for most students because the internet is unstable. Please pray for the education system of the Philippines. Further reports on the children in the remote areas coming...
by Diane | Mar 27, 2020 | Home, Newsletter |
Dear Friends, Diane and I are doing well. We hope you are safe and healthy. As believers we find ourselves looking beyond the challenges of the current spread of a deadly virus. Peace is available and yet sometimes illusive. Faith that is optimistic is considered by some to be unrealistic. Fearful people who are committed to a negative attitude are not move by facts. Some people are putting their faith in the government to solve the problem. Others find some kind of energy by blaming the government for mismanaging the crisis. Our battle is not against people. (Ephesians 6:12) However we reject the paranoid perspective that a virus is lurking somewhere, ready to jump on us. The battle against fear is fought on our knees. We battle in prayer on behalf of those who are ill. We are the church without buildings. We reject the theology that God is judging us with this virus. We live in the dispensation, the age, of grace. There will be a coming judgment day. (Hebrews 9:27) We also reject the conspiracy theories because they are not helpful. They generate hopelessness and fear. Our personal focus is prayer, comfort for the fearful, delivering food to those in need and encouraging those in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Jesus said the whole deal boils down to this: Love the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. And love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:37-40) We are praying for you and your family. Be blessed and wash your hands like your mama taught you. Dennis and Diane...
by Diane | Jan 13, 2020 | Home, Newsletter |
Happy New Year! We are believing for a grace – filled 2020. Challenges met, victories with minimal bruises, and lives touched for the better. China November 3-14 Diane and I had a successful time. Surveillance is quite hi tech now. Resident foreigners are being pushed out. It is not advisable to discuss the details. Most likely any news you have heard is true and probably worse. The good news is that our friends are heating up instead of cooling down! And more hungry than ever. They invited us and chose the topics – church planting and missions! Philippines Dec. 4-26 We taught Revival and Passion for Mission at Zion Ministerial Institute (ZMI). When we spoke at Eric and Janette’s church in Malabon, M.Manila, we were blessed to see Marjorie, 16. We’ve supported her since she was 3 yrs. old. She was abandoned by her father when he mother died.. She lived with her grandparents in a squatter shack. Being poor and having a tumor on her face, she would have never gone to school. With help from the church, the government, and a few bucks we put in, Her surgery was successful. She is a pretty 10th grader, on fire for Jesus, who wants to go to college and become an airline attendant. Sunday, Dec. 22, we were in a village church we started 35 yrs ago in Zamboanga City, Mindanao. Three years ago nearly everyone left when a self appointed American ‘apostle’ had offered the pastor a ‘deal’. Then an older inexperienced couple took over with only a few people in the church. Edgar and Cora slept on...
by Diane | Oct 29, 2019 | Home, Newsletter |
China November 3-14 Please pray for Diane and I as we travel to China. Transportation is becoming more difficult and also the circumstances there. It is not advisable to discuss the details. We are concerned about our friends there. Philippines Dec. 4-26 We will be teaching at Zion Ministerial Institute (ZMI) and several churches in the area. We hope to visit most of the students you are supporting. There are 2 elementary, 2 high school, 2 university, 1 med school, and 1 Bible school student. We plan to celebrate Christmas with our daughter Joy’s family who recently moved to the Philippines after mission work for 9 years in Spain. Our daughter, Hope, and her husband, Nate, will join us from Abu Dhabi where they teach in the international school. Our daughter, Faith, a registered nurse, is studying Arabic for her mission work. She will join us. Since we are busy preparing for these trips and working on a number of projects we may not send out a Christmas card or another news letter until after the New Year. We just want to thank you for your confidence in us, your prayer support, and your generosity in supporting our mission efforts. Your partnership in these efforts means so much to us. Souls are coming to Christ, ministers are being mentored, students supported, disciples taught and churches planted. Sincerely, Dennis and Diane Teague www.missionconcepts.com PO box 44, Shelton, WA...
