Permanent Roof Needed for the Bethany Lutheran Philippine Mission

The mission began with these basic supports for the first floor of the chapel. Some people give directly through PayPal - marking it as a gift.

This is Pastor Jordan Palangyos' blog - Lutheran Cowboys. Read the blog to find out the origin of the blog's unusual name.

 The first floor is covered and now the second floor has a temporary roof. Other donors send money directly to our world headquarters, 1104 Letha Drive, Springdale, AR 72762. Any amount earmarked for the Philippine mission is sent immediately - 100% - to the mission.

Facebook Page for Bethany Lutheran Mission.

 Now they have a second floor to use, but need a permanent roof before the rainy season starts again.

The mission must buy all the materials at once, so the Bethany Mission is saving up for the roof project. They need $1500 more in cash plus their $500 in savings to get the roof started and finished.

 This shows how much they finished before the temporary roof went up. The members do the labor, as much as possible, to save money.

They attract all ages for education and worship.

 Pastor Palangyos, the Gospel Word in the Means of Grace: two families were recently baptized.

 Pastor Jim Shrader, on the far left, Glen Kotten, our attorney and member, and the blogger work to support the mission. Glen has visited twice already.

Pastor Shrader's new blog is 

Simply Lutheran.

POTUS Thanksgiving Proclamation

By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation.

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation—for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war—for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed—for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted—for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.

and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually—to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed—to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord—To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

G.W.

Thanksgiving Eve - 2019, 7 PM Central Standard Time

 Norma A. Boeckler

Thanksgiving Eve, 2019

Pastor Gregory L. Jackson

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bethany-lutheran-worship

Bethany Lutheran Worship, 7 PM Central Standard Time 

The Hymn #574            Come Ye Thankful     
The Order of Vespers p. 41
The Psalmody Psalm 100 p. 144
The First Lection 1 Timothy 2:1-8
The Second Lection Luke 17:11-19 

The Sermon Hymn #361      O Jesus King 


Paul's Prayer and Thanksgiving

The Prayers and Lord’s Prayer p. 44
The Collect for Peace p. 45
The Benediction p. 45
The Hymn #558     All Praise to Thee - Gounod

In Our Prayers

• Carl Roper and his wife Lynda.
• Pastor and Mrs. Jim Shrader
• Pastor K and Doc Lito Cruz - dealing with diabetes.
• Those looking for work and a better income.
• Our media ministries - Alec Satin, Norma Boeckler, Travis and Lauren Cartee, Pastor Jordan Palangyos.
• Army Ranger Bob gave the flowers on the altar in honor of Pastor and Mrs. Jackson's 50th wedding anniversary.

 The next stage at Bethany Philippine Mission is a permanent roof.

KJV 1 Timothy 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. 8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

KJV Luke 17:11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

Paul's Prayer and Thanksgiving

KJV 1 Timothy 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 

We should not be surprised that Paul's interest in all of civilization led to America's role today. These words are so gracious, coming from someone from the tiny minority (very much suspect) in the Roman Empire. Many saw the Christians as one more branch of the troublesome Jews, and the Christians did not have official standing.

Nevertheless, the Apostle asks for prayers, intercessions, and thanks for all men. And he expands this beyond the average person.

2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Without making a political statement, he includes kings and everyone with authority. Of course, this is great wisdom, spiritual wisdom, because combining religious strife with secular authority is bound to increase bloodshed and cause undue harm to many innocent people. 

There are many historic examples of military leaders imposing their views on the conquered people and causing riots and additional warfare. Alexander the Great was different in being impartial, which gave him the greatest empire of all, strangely orchestrated by a tiny group of expert soldiers and a brilliant general. That brought Greek culture, sports, and trade to the areas he vanquished, laying the groundwork for Greek being the universal language of the educated.

If the Christians took on a rebellious attitude toward the Roman Government, the next stage in empires, they could have been crushed. That is what happened in the Jewish revolt against Rome around 70 AD.

The fate of all theocracies is to become utterly corrupt or  - violent in their oppression of everyone else. This is good advice from God because Christianity can survive and thrive in any culture. Although ours seems to be the most ideal, the Third World is hungry for the righteousness of faith in Christ, which Christianity is growing fast. 

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 

A great difference exists between Christianity and every other religion. The Christian Faith is the only one where God gives to the individual instead of the individual working to please God. When the Christian Faith grows among people, they are blessed in many ways by God.

The Christian Faith has been the energy behind making all people free, though our world has a long way to go in that regard. Nevertheless,  sincerely believers cannot overlook the suffering of others or of the unborn. There are many things we would all like to see improved, which are heavily funded or profitable, and yet the faithful work of believers can foster the miracles of God, as seen in the book and film Unplanned. 

God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Here is a clear statement of the universality of Christianity, which can flourish anywhere the Gospel reaches. The power of the Word is so great that it works upon people and accomplishes His will whenever trust the truth to do this.

The effect is paradoxical. Where people try to eliminate the truth, the value and attraction of the Word of God grows. The nature of hatefulness toward the Scriptures is such that it wakes up some and draws others to test if this is true. Most of the follies take place because some have twisted the truth and tried to eliminate all other perspectives. It is the theocracy of false believers who can tolerate no questions.

Every effort to denounce Justification by Faith increases interest in the topic and questions about why people oppose what is clearly taught in the Bible.

I sent The Path To Understanding Justification to Christian News to have it denounced, waking up the sleepy ministers and laity who rely on synodical public relations and false appeals to authority (do not abandon what we taught you in seminary!, as they once said to St. Paul). 

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J. Hill

1.0 out of 5 starsThe Path to MISunderstanding Justification

October 31, 2019

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Acquaintance with this author's other works leads one to notice his academic dishonesty in dealing with this topic. He mischaracterizes his opposition and engages in the same logical fallacies that he accuses them of engaging in: poisoning the well, ad hominem attacks, guilt by association, etc. In the shrinking world of conservative Lutheranism the author embraces the bitter opposition to the theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America (1872-1967). The victim in this conflict is the biblical doctrine of Justification itself. The author does not offer a clear positive doctrine but settles for a rant against his opponents.

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[GJ - This is exactly what Ft. Wayne genius Phil Hale wrote in Christian News. The path is Scriptural exegesis - i.e. explanation - which Hale wrote in CN as the "wrong path." Ahem.]

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In fighting for the truth, all Christians become more able to discuss the meaning and purpose of the Gospel. That is the method of online schools, to have people discuss their ideas and write about what they have learned. 

Clergy could take advantage of this basic method - learning more and being clearer, instead of copying "sermons" from cyber-preachers. Then they would be taught by the Holy Spirit through the Word.

 But many are told the synod knows best, that the seminary professors cannot be wrong, that anything printed by the official publishing house is the best. 

5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 

The youth group in Cleveland, almost 50 years ago, offered to paint the basement wall behind the stage area. When they were done, this verse was also painted on the wall. I wondered if their unscripted effort would be criticized harshly, but that did not happen. They etched that on my mind, because I thought this was good to inscribe in a room used for many meetings and Sunday School. 

And now that building is gone, but the Word continues teaching this truth. The atoning death of Christ is clearly taught, a ransom for all, and that truth remains. He is the Redeemer and Savior of the world, but that is the treasure distributed by teaching and preaching. The Gospel Word is effective, both in disturbing and in comforting. Those who have other ideas are disturbed and troubled until they come to a knowledge of the truth by the Word being taught in its clarity.

This is the eternal truth of the Gospel, that before we were born or knew anything, God provided a remedy for sin, a divine cause for forgiveness, a basis for eternal life. The truth does not confuse people who read the Scriptures in humility and sincerity. No one is excluded from this Promise. Also, no one is born entitled to forgiveness regardless of anything else. Double-predestination (from Calvin) simply cancels the Biblical teaching of the Gospel Word causing faith in the Savior, and faith receiving the Promises.
Double-predestination (just as foolishly) declares the elect are elect before birth and can never be separated from that fate. 

Not only this, as Jesus teaches, the Shepherd goes out to find the lost sheep and returns rejoicing. The Gospel not only converts, among babies and youth and adults, it also seeks out and finds those who have drifted away.

So strange it is, but true. My wife asked how I found a medicine cup that was lost. I said, "If I am looking for something, my brain will not recognize it, no matter how long I look directly near it or even at it. But once I stop looking for it, the exclusion circuit in my brain shuts off and the object jumps out at me." She laughed for some reason. How the wandering and confused get found is a similar paradox - a seeming contradiction. Someone is so shocked and startled by false claims and practices that they go to literature, then the Bible to search and see if those things are true. The false teachers can drive us to the truth, because the truth remains unchanged, no matter what people say, deny, distort, or obscure.

Be thankful for the shocks and alarms that wake up the soul to the actual Gospel, which belongs to God alone and no one else. Paul taught that in Galatians 1:8.

Anything can be tested against that ruling norm, the Scriptures. We can even study the original text and how it has been clipped and edited away by the worldly wise (Pilgrim's Progress reference).

This reminds me of the synodical officials who would say, "Now do not get people upset with your sermons. Maybe buy a book of sermons and read from that." (One DP told that to a friend of mine.) Why would that be urged? Because it keeps people asleep and un-threatened. That kind of peace is called anesthesia in medical circles - feel no pain - and no brain at work.

7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. 8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

I am not an apostle, but I join St. Paul in being thankful for all the blessings that emerge from the Gospel. People enjoy purpose and direction in their lives. There is no such thing as work when there is purpose. Some things just seem like mountains to climb, a whole mountain range at a time. Many times it  is a family medical condition. At other times it is the impossibility of a job or a location.
When we got into Luther's Sermons, 8 volumes, I thought the first one alone was quite a job. When we were done and some really special things happened (like a free PDF of them all, easy to distribute around the world), I thought - "That was really worth it and miraculously easy."

I am thankful to see so many people doing remarkable things for the Gospel - audio, print, art, editing, world mission, support of these efforts - that I can truthfully say - impossible. But we cannot deny what is tangible and happening on a regular basis.

When I first taught computers, I told the college students, "It comes down to yes and no, on and off, electric pulses sent from your computer to wherever. That color photo is nothing more than blips, same with sound and video. Some said, "No! That can't be." But they had to admit I might be right. And even then I could not imagine what was possible. However, I thought the Internet was the only thing equal to the printing press, the first universal communication device since a wine press became a low cost way to print the Bible, books, and illustrated posters.

Without wrath and doubting...

Wrath is bad because that distorts our emotions and our thinking, so it will bear evil fruit. Likewise, the word for doubting is always used in the negative sense, as in fighting against the truth.

Hale, Hale, the Gang's All Here - Halle University, Halle University

Three pretend to be Lutheran - Hale, Knapp, and Calvin.

Phil Hale, MDiv, The Fort:

"But the strength of the Keys is Christ and the historical fact that He has died and risen, bringing forth absolution to the world. This forgiveness Christ distributes in the Word at all times. The teaching of objective justification demonstrates that the Word actively gives a real forgiveness, whether it is brought forth by an experienced, faithful pastor or a stuttering seven-year-old." 
Thanksgiving issue of CN, Calvinist News: Justification by Faith - zero
Means of Grace - zero
Efficacy distorted - once

Make that four who pretend to be Lutheran. Can anyone read this out loud and not laugh at the dreamy absurdities?

Justification Test - Those Who Fail Are Seminary Professors, Fuller Alumni, and Synod Presidents

1. Which is taught in the Book of Concord? - Justification by Faith (The Chief Article) or Objective Justification?

2. Where is Justification by Faith found in the Bible? 

3. Do Calvinists and Quasi-Christian sects teach OJ?

4. Where did CFW Walther learn his OJ?

5. Where did Walther's mentor and guru learn is OJ?

6. What was their key passage?

7. Robert and Jack Preus came from what Lutheran tradition?

8. What experts were consulted by Robert Preus when he was attacking WAM II's Justification by Faith?

9. What did Gausewitz, the Synodical Conference president, teach?

10. What did the LCMS teach originally, in spite of Walther's obsession with the Easter absolution of the world?

11. What did WELS teach originally, the Chief Article or OJ?

12. When did the LCMS-WELS stop growing?

13. What are their favorite places of higher learning?

 This Rambach statement is typical of Halle Pietism.
Chemnitz taught otherwise about 1 Timothy 3:16.

Answers

1. The Book of Concord only teaches Justification by Faith.

2. Justification by Faith is taught first in Genesis 15:6, which is the key passage for Paul in Romans and Galatians. The entire Bible teaches Justification by Faith. 

3. Calvinists and quasi-Christian cults teach Objective Justification, in much the same language as LCMS-WELS.

4. Walther learned his OJ from Pietist Martin Stephan, a Bohemian Pietist called to serve a Bohemian Pietist congregation.

5. Stephan never finished his university training, but he spent some time at Halle University, the mother ship of Pietism in Europe.

6. Halle liked 1 Timothy 3:16, pretending (like Rambach) that it taught the world was absolved when Jesus rose from the dead. Walther and his disciples never stop repeating this error.

7. Robert and Jack Preus were Norwegian Pietists. But in truth, all American groups were Pietistic in origin. They did not necessarily see Walther as the ruling norm of all doctrine and practice.

8. Robert Preus consulted with "experts" at a Calvinist seminary to bolster his defense of OJ. (Source - Scaer's autobiography)

9. Gausewitz taught Justification by Faith in his catechism. Those catechisms were withdrawn from print and replaced by the Kuske OJ catechism.

10. The LCMS originally taught Justification by Faith. The Stephan-Walther-Pieper faction kept promoting OJ until most of the graduates were brainwashed.

11. WELS taught Justification by Faith originally. Papenfuss admitted that he never heard of OJ until he went to Mequon.

12. WELS-LCMS stopped growing once they extinguished Justification by Faith. 

13. WELS-LCMS leaders love Fuller Seminary, Willow Creek, and and the Pietist Trinity Divinity School.

If You Seek Matt the Fatt's Monument, Look Around You

 If you seek his monument, look around you - at the devastation.

Matt Harrison has been quite the leader, losing the equivalent of the entire Wisconsin Synod since he became president. The loss of 400,000 members is equal to the entire WELS sect.

If measured by ELS equivalents of 20,000 members each, that would be a loss of 20 Little Sects on the Prairie.

That has taken place while no one has admitted to their antagonism toward Justification by Faith, Creation, Luther, the efficacy of the Word, and old-fashioned work. The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly is good, but Missouri has placed its confidence in sleep rather than the living Seed of the Word.

On the low church side, they have praise bands, projection screens, snacks in church, and various thread-bare gimmicks.

On the high church side, the graduates long for union with Rome and Eastern Orthodoxy, deluxe vestments, vested pensions, and the church property. The meek shall inherit the earth, but these yokels want the title to the property.

Lyle Schaller promised the LCMS-WELS-ELS that they would benefit from the ELCA merger shedding 600,000 members. Does anyone remember that promise? ELCA lost the equivalent of the entire ALC since 1987, roughly 2 million members, but they did not join the Walther League of Extraordinary Calvinists.

 Where are the screens, the popcorn machine, and soda dispensers? Get with it - Change or Die!

Simon Peter Long - From the Lutheran Librarian

The Lutheran Librarian

Long’s series of 7 sermons, “The Way Made Plain”. This section is particularly insightful:

Question No. 5. Cannot an infidel be a good man?

Answer: Let us distinguish very closely between certain terms often misquoted. An atheist is a man who denies the existence of God; an infidel acknowledges the existence of God but denies that the Bible is His Word, or that Jesus Christ is the only Savior. The question therefore is simply this: Can a man deny that the Bible is God’s Word and that Jesus is the Savior, and be a good man? John E——— of ————, who himself was a great infidel and afterwards was converted, used to walk around, and every opportunity he had, he laid his hand upon his heart and said, “Here is the only argument against the Bible – a bad heart.”

Hume was a noted infidel, but he advised people to commit suicide, and to commit adultery. Voltaire and Paine were noted infidels, both of them were low down rakes. Voltaire even went so far as to hire D’Alembert to lie in court. I never in all my life met a man in a Christian land boasting of infidelity that was a good man. If I were to abuse my father and mother, surely you would say I am a bad man. An infidel abuses his Father in heaven. Can he be good? Have you ever noticed that just as soon as a man is a bad man he doesn’t want anything to do with the Bible, and just as soon as he is a good man he loves the old Book? I used to sit up in the hay-mow and read certain books, but I never read the Bible up there. Whenever mother found me in the hay-mow reading a book she made up her mind it was a bad one. The policemen of this country have never yet discovered a real bad rogue with a Bible in his satchel; they have found bottles there. The very fact therefore that a bad man hates the Bible, and a good man loves it, is an answer to the question.

Unusual Promise in Mark 10

KJV Mark 10 28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Peter made a statement -

ιδου ημεις αφηκαμεν παντα και ηκολουθησαμεν σοι

Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

The non-Greek readers can easily see, by matching letters, that Jesus answered, using the same verb.

αμην λεγω υμιν ουδεις εστιν ος αφηκεν...

Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left...

As Lenski has written in his Interpretation of Mark, the list from Jesus is not supposed to include every item for each person, but a selection of what followers could leave behind in following Him - yet having one hundred fold "now, in this time..."

One example from the Reformation was Philip Melanchthon. Because he identified with Luther, his uncle disinherited from his own library of extremely valuable books, each one worth a small fortune. In those days, books were chained to the wall of libraries because of their value. Any book collector can identify with the pain of loss. We love special books, even if they were snatched from the used market for a few dollars.

Family and friends will abandon someone who takes the Gospel seriously. Missouri and WELS have long craved being accepted by the apostate mainline groups. Instead of clinging to their first love, Justification by Faith, initially approved and published in both synods, they have made Justification without Faith - OJ their fool's gold, marketed as the pearl of great price.

Objective Justification is a hellish dogma, as proven by its adoption in ELCA, the Vatican, and various other Synagogues of Satan. They may feature this or that absurd practice, but the root of it all is the denial of faith. Jesus said, "The Holy Spirit will convict the world of sin, because they believe not on Me." John 16. Thus unbelief is the foundation of all sin, not the springboard into Justification.

I have found family and friends disappearing over the decades, but they have been replaced many times over. Jesus defined the family by faith in Him, but not by blood relationship or superficial friendship (Mark 3:31-35) The economy downsized us, too, but we ended up with the right home and car for us, so we are no longer slaves to bigness, newness, or impressiveness.

Lutheran Librarian - Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.

That is why Pilgrim's Progress has meant so much to generations of believers. Christian sets off on a journey, leaving the City of Destruction - and his family - behind, trudging toward the Celestial City, bearing an enormous burden of sin while studying the Scriptures. That is why the peculiar image above is often used as the symbol of the book. In the second installment, his wife and children follow.

The journey is one which any believer can understand. We fall into the Slough of Despond and get trapped in the Doubting Castle by Giant Despair. The allegory has plenty of ironic humor to pry us away from the dangerous side-trips of Christian. Luther wrote, "Only someone who has suffered spiritual onslaughts can comfort me." Thus Luther and Bunyan still provide comfort for Christians today. Spiritual wisdom from the Scriptures does not emerge from the happy-clappy popcorn and soda class of clergy.

If someone wants to teach the Scriptures - and there are many ways and opportunities to do so - that person must take the same journey as Christian.

Mark 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Bethany Lutheran Mission in the Philippines - Pastor Jordan Palangyos -Temporary Roof, Expanding Outreach

 Pastor Jordan Palangyos leads the worship service.

In the first stage of building, the mission congregation began putting together the base of the building. Donations made possible the concrete structure and steel supports.

Donations provided a printer for producing educational materials.

Click here - How to Send Money to the Bethany Philippine Mission

They now have a temporary roof over the chapel and want to use steel and iron to protect the area.

They trust the efficacy of the Gospel Word. "I planted. Apollos watered, but God gave the growth." 1 Corinthians 3:6

 The main floor, newly built, is already crowded.

 We met member and Bethany attorney Glen Kotten and worshiped with long-time friends Pastor Jim and Chris Shrader - in Sioux Falls. 

 They are building and improving as they continue worship and education.

 They need to replace this temporary roof before the next rainy season.

Another view of the upstairs shows the temporary roof supports.

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 Pastor Jordan Palangyos and his PhD wife Amabel.

 In the Philippines, Glen ordered two eggs over hard. But they were quail eggs.