Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines

“It’s Fun!”  “It’s nice to translate.”  “I really like translating” were phrases bouncing around the inside of Nazareth Hall with the noise of laughter, clicking cups of coffee and clicking keyboards.    Nearly 20 people had gathered to translate the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene into four and hopefully five different languages.    Using a new web based tool designed by World Mission Communications, the groups were quickly working through the material.   Laptops and projectors helped with the collaboration.

The Morning swarmed with technical people getting things set up.  Cables, cords and routers were installed.   Initial training was done and soon the teams were hard at work.   A few more technical glitches smoothed out and the words began to fly onto the website.

Hopefully we will have the translations completed by this Friday.  Pray for us!

On October 9th, Rev Nilo Rosende and his family experienced a tragic loss.

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How do you multiply churches?  We received the following email from the District Superintendent of Metro Manila. This past year the Metro Manila District led the Philippines with 500 people received into membership by profession of faith.  The letter below is slightly edited for clarity.

District Superintendent, Metro Manila District Rev. Oni Plantilla

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Conflict is a normal part of our lives.   We hear about wars, fighting, political battles all the time.   This last few months have been no exception in the Philippines.  Many battles have been fought.   In one area, one of the Jesus Film leaders has experienced unusual protection while they are presenting the Good News.

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Elmo Dialing, our field’s Jesus Film / Church Planting Coordinator, walked in my office the other day with some Photos. They show a new church plant on the island of Panay begun by pastor Roger Piolo. This is an answer to pray in several ways. First, that new churches are being planted on Panay! This is wonderful news! Read the rest of this entry »