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Batanes update and Summer Sked

Hello,

I have been away for two weeks.I was in Batanes for a series of speaking engagements. Here are the highlights of my speaking schedules there:

- April 21- leaving Manila for Basco Batanes (1 hour and 45 minutes plane ride north of Manila).
-April 23 - Morning worhip service, Basco Baptist Church (Senior Pastor: Charles Ibanes 2)
-April 24 - a three hour boat trip to Itbayat from Basco.
-April 25-29 - Joint youth camp of Basco and Itbayat churches held at Beulah land Baptist camp, Itbayat. About 120 youth attended. During the consecration night: about 75 youth made varied decisions: 10 for salvation, 10 for full-time service and the rest for commitment to follow the lord.
-April 30 - Morning Worship service, Itbayat Baptist Church (Senior Pastor, Jun Gato)

-May 1-4 - Joint workers' conference of Basco and Itbayat churches held in Raele, itbayat. About 35 attended (this is already a big number considering that there are only two fundamental baptist churches in Batanes).
-May 4 - Leaving Itbayat for another 3 hour boat trip to Basco.This time the waves were big but manageable.
May 5 - Leaving Basco for Manila


Conitnue to pray for my remaining schedules this summer:
- May 13-14 - Grace Baptist Church, Lingayen, Pangasinan
- May 22-29 - A series of seminars with Dr. Rosendo Collado in Mindanao (May 22-23 in Valencia Bukidnon, May 24-25 in Cagayan de Oro City and May 26-28 in Butuan City).

Thanks for your partnership.

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