by Jonina Sharpe | Aug 28, 2015 | News, Updates
Tacloban is a newly pioneered base birthed from YWAM’s response to the disaster brought by typhoon Yolanda.
Ministry Highlights:
Baptisms
We have seen 54 people baptized this year. Our next scheduled baptism will be held on February 22.
Church Plant
We saw our first Church on Fire in Barangay 48 turned over to a new local Leadership Team of 5 last February 8th.
2nd Church Plant
We established our 2nd Church on Fire in Barangay 37 four weeks ago. We saw 50+ visitors in total and 12 faithful every time.
Mass Wedding
We conducted a mass wedding for couples living together but not able to get married due to various reasons. We have 11 more couples scheduled for another mass wedding on March 7th.
Student Sponsorship Program
We have eight Students still in the Sponsorship Program.
Dental Discipleship
Five disciples received complete dental care: Over 50 fillings, 30 extractions, 3 dentures.
YWAM House
We envision to establish a YWAM base in Tacloban City to cater to outreach teams and run DTS and other trainings for the locals. To see this accomplished we have started the process of purchasing a house known as the Imelda house. Our payment of the house reaches its Php 60,000.00 balance soon.
We are building 5 new bunk beds to accommodate the people God will give us.
We are in the process of building 3 toilets and 3 showers. The cost is expected to reach Php 350,000.00.
How to Get Involved:
- Volunteer- We always welcome volunteers to help us with the ministries God has entrusted to us
- Staff- Come and commit to staff on the base!
- Sponsor a Student through our Student Sponsorship Program
- Sponsor a filling, extraction, x-ray and/or cleaning – A vast majority of our new disciples, church members and members in our student sponsorship program have hardly ever been to a dentist their entire lives except to pull their teeth when it is completely rotten. You can sponsor 1 filling for $10 (Php 400.00), 1 cleaning for $10 (Php 400.00), 1 X-ray for $16 (Php 700.00) and 1 extraction for $10 (Php 400.00)
How to Give:
1. Online – You may give here http://ushare.unionbankph.com/ywam This allows you to specify the base and ministry or staff you would like to give to.
by Jonina Sharpe | Aug 28, 2015 | News, Updates
Purchased YWAM property in Tacloban
Ministry Highlights
Benefit Dinner
On August 8 a benefit dinner was held at YWAM ATC for the new operating location in Tacloban, Leyte. Our goal was to raise funds towards paying off the remaining balance of the house in Imelda Village. We hosted several guest artists including Lou Chingching, Rachel Pranoto, Nesta Ip, Jeffery “Part” Cruz and crew, and other local groups. It was attended by over 200 people and our final amount was 119,000 pesos and a single gift of 300,000 given towards the property. We are especially grateful for the people who prepared the food and all the artists and crew who gave of their time and talents towards this endeavor.
Staff Christmas Party
Over the last year or so we’ve seen staff rise up and move on to other places. Sad to say we haven’t seen many new staff came in for a while. Our work in Tacloban has also taken from us temporarily so that the base with just one, DTS, seemed rather quiet. Then, just before Christmas our outreach teams returned, both the Foundations for Counseling Ministry and the July DTS. They came in a few days before their graduation and the 2014 Christmas party. On the big day the dining room was filled up, where we enjoyed a celebratory feast, listened to testimonies, watched dramas, dances and special numbers. Friends and parents were in attendance enjoying the visual presentations and offerings. The latest school was about to be commissioned and sent out on their field experience. The event captures so well the comings & goings at ATC.
It’s always difficult trimming the program because this is a great opportunity to lift up the name of the Lord and give Him the glory, praise the base staff and thank everyone for everything. Starting at 5 and going on til 9:30pm was a long time but we all had a great time.
Community Christmas Party
The staff had been putting things together, making plans, gathering the finances, cramming the agenda, planning the food, the presents , the games in the Francisville Homeowners Association basketball court for the annual Christmas children’s ministry party. This is a major relationship celebration, money coming from all over the world to make it happen. Come the day in they came dressed in team colors for easy identification. The October DTS were marshalling, helping, and containing, over 200 children from 3 years old and upwards from 3 different areas. Not much different from Kamias winning the singing competition. They were young, enthusiastic and so full of joy and life. They were surprised & delighted to win. In a couple of hours it was over for another year and we were cleaning up. The children loved being together in the name of Jesus. Was it worth it? Well we’re already making plans for next year.
