Dear Brother Joe Wessell, A Deacon and the Elders Mike Latimer, Terry Melton, Greg Benson, Kurt Benson, Curtis A. Carter and the members at Village Creek Church of Christ, 390 Greene 721 Rd, Paragould, AR 72450
"I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper
and be in health even as thy soul prospereth" (3 John 2)
Grace Mercy and Peace be with you
From God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
Thank you so much for all the love through prayers and financial support through the years. Your fellowship with me, dad and the gospel preachers through financial support has been a great blessing to augment the Philippine work in the Lord.
The Village Creek church of Christ is well-known of being a sound local congregation of our Lord that always strive to do things according to the revealed word of God. I and dad are always thankful to God that Grandpa Jim Mcdonald had introduced us there in your heart brethren.
It is a privilege for me and dad, Siamen D. Tumandan Sr. that we are included in monthly financial support of the Village Creek church of Christ and also in day to day prayers of every saint there.
Thus, I rejoice in the Lord and always thank God in every remembrance of you dear saints in Christ.
I and dad have received today our August 2020 Financial Support in the amount of $400.00 sent by Brother Kevin Gill and notified to us by Brother Joe Wessell. Thank you so much.
I am happy to share with you that I had an opportunity to preach the gospel in a new open work in Sitio Lamsaging, Barangay Nomoh, a remote area of Municipality of Maasim last July 18-19, 2020.
Brethren such as Gorio Pelon and Manolang Diamalo invited me in the area. Prior to this, Brother Manolang Diamalo had brought brethren such as Rommel Dazon and Edward Diamana to preached in the area and thanks to God there were souls added to the kingdom through their preaching. Thus what we had done is what Apostle Paul had said to the Corithians “I planted and Apollos watered but God gave the increase” I Cor. 3:6. Items such as Communion Cups and Grapes for Lord’s Supper were given to help in complying the need to worship in spirit and in truth. Thank you so much including Communion Cups when sending BalikBayan Boxes.
The road going there is rough; thanks to God that I had able to borrow the motorcycle of dad Yamaha 125 XTZ.
We traveled using motorcycles around 9:30 PM July 18, 2020 then arrived in the area round 10:30 PM.
11:00 PM, we had a meaningful Bible Study wherein I shared about the simplicity of worshiping God in spirit and in truth. Brother Wowie Diamana, son of Brother Edward Diamana also shared many things concerning the kingdom of God, then Brother Gorio Pelon, a preacher in Pepe Ranch church of Christ had concur to the brethren the things we were preaching to them. It is also a blessing to have fellow Christians like Diamalo Manolang and a certain Julie (though Julie is not a preacher) but have the desire to reach more souls for Christ. Julie and Diamalo kept on telling them the important of following the truth.
July 19, 2020 around 6:30 AM, we started our worship service in Sitio Lamsaging.
My lesson was "Back to the Bible", John 17:17 a sermon outline of Brother Ron Halbrook. Back to the original plan of Salvation in the Bible and Back to the original pattern of worship should the desire of everyone who loves the Lord.
After the worship, we immediately went back to the respective local churches where we have been preaching through the years.
Sitio Lamsaging is more than 20 kilometers from Sitio Libas where I am serving as preacher.
Around 10:30 AM, I arrived back in Libas church of Christ and by the grace of God had able to preach "Two Attitudes Toward God's Word: Conservative and Liberal", sermon of Brother Ron Halbrook. Man should conserve the word of God, not to be liberal. Brother Luciano Sanguan, my partner as preacher in Libas preached a lesson about “The Letter of Apostle Paul To the Elders of Ephesus”.
1:30 PM, After the worship in Libas, I and my fellow preacher Luciano Sanguan went to Pepe Ranch church of Christ and therein we had Children Bible Study. Brother Sanguan served as song leader.
The lesson was "Ezra: Prepared His Heart For God". The children were so happy because they had ballpen and papers. Thank you so much because through your financial assistance I had purchased those items.
Then considering that there were young men who first expressed that they desired to be baptized, I lectured a lesson about "Baptism".
From Pepe Ranch we went then to the river of Kyumad, it is more or less 3 kilometers distance.
Thus the four young men humbly obeyed the truth through immersion in water yesterday, July 19, 2020. Thanks to God for His loving providence in mercy and kindness; Salvation has been brought down by Jesus Christ.
These four souls have been listening the word of God through the preaching of Brother Gorio Pelon.
Thanks to God for their salvation after our Bible Study with Brother Luciano Sangoan, they obeyed the form of doctrine of Christ.
Thank you so much for all the love by prayers, encouraging words and by way of financial help.
May God continue to bless each one.
In Christian Love,
Men Mark Tumandan
marktumandan@yahoo.com
marktumandan121992@gmail.com
dad's e-mail samtumandan031756@yahoo.com
http://gospelwork.blogspot.com
PROVERB 19:22 "The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar."
2 Cor. 8:21 "Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men."
"The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie! Ann Landers
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