Philippine Typhoon - Post 23

Philippine Typhoon

Friday, December 20, 2013

 

Dear Friends,

 

Rick Martin

 

Operation Renewed Hope has sent the first $4500.00 to Rick Martin in Northern Panay.  These are the churches and parsonages that will be rebuilt.  As soon as possible, we hope to send the final $2500.00.

 

Please pray for these churches and pastors.  They are busy helping their communities and church people rebuild.  Pray for Rick Martin of BIMI also that he will not be exhausted by the overwhelming amount of work.

 

"Dear Brother Milton, Thank you so much for your email.  It is so kind of you to help these pastors and churches here.   It is a big help.  We are having our Alumni meeting next week and will talk to them about the other projects you mentioned.  Helping with the parsonages and church buildings is the primary need that they have. It is making a difference in the lives of the pastors and churches.  I will probably send a few more pictures of church buildings as you requested.  We understand your funds are limited as this typhoon covered such a big area and so many missionaries affected.  The pastors here are so grateful for your sacrifice as am I. "

 

Churches to Rebuild - $500.00 per Church - $5000.00

 

1. Pastor Jerome Jeruta, Faith Baptist Church, Pob. Mambusao, Capiz
2. Pastor Fredel Cerilo, Fundamental Baptist Church, Oyong, Sigma, Capiz

3. Pastor Joseph Deserba, Mandulano Baptist Church, Mandulano, Capiz

4. Pastor Samson Clorion, Negsalam Baptist Church, Dumarao, Capiz

5. Pastor Jude Flejoles, Faith Fundamental Baptist Church, Calizo, Balete, Aklan (his  parsonage was attached to the church—both were destroyed.

6. Jezander Mercurio, Sagunto Fundamental Baptist Church, Sagunto, Sara, Illoilo
7. Jonathan Soverano, Pal-ak Fundamental Baptist Church, Ban-Ban, Concepcion
8. Jimmy Demotica, Fundamental Baptist Church, Poblacion Batad, Iloilo

9. Rene Delgado, Grace Baptist Church, Cabugao, Batan, Aklan

10. Ignacio Tarde, Tagbak Fundamental Baptist Church, Tagbak, Concepcion, Iloilo

Parsonages to Rebuild - $250.00 per parsonage - $2000.00

 

1. Pastor Samson Clarion, Negsalam Baptist Church, Dumarao, Capiz

2. Pastor Joseph Deserba, Mandulano Baptist Church, Mandulano, Capiz

3. Pastor Celfred Palma, Talisay Fundamental Baptist Church, Concepcion

4. Pastor Dennis Aman, Higher Ground Baptist Church, Bagungon, Concepcion

5. Pastor Gerald Calamba, Fundamental Baptist Church, Brgy Buenavista, Lemery

6. Pastor Jimmy Arim, Fundamental Baptist Church, Setio Salong, Batad

7. Pastor Jonathan Soberaro, Pal-Ak Fundamental Baptist Church, Concepcion

8. Pastor Argie Castillano, Abangay Baptist Church, Abangay, Tapaz, Capiz

 

Dan and Edna Cadavos

 

Dan and Edna wrote the following concerning the continued work.

 

"Dan has a team of 7 men (carpenters, 4 chain saw operators and his brother Jacob who can be trusted with accountability of funds) whom he had wanted to send on a boat tomorrow night back to Iloilo.  The Lord closed the door as the boat is fully booked being the holidays.  The only direct ship is on Saturdays and going on a plane is just too expensive this time of year.  Dan doesn't want to see any un-wise use of the Lord's funds."

Today a school parent brought us over 10 large sacks of noodles and other canned and food items.  These would be difficult/costly to ship or fly to Iloilo.  So Dan has decided that they will take a land trip after all to Leyte to the city of Palo (just south of Tacloban) via Surigao which was also hit badly.  They could go Dec 26-the evening of the 30th.  We will use the ORH funds that were not yet used up in Panay for this trip as long as that is ok with you. We also began the process of bringing the $3,400 over, expected to be here by the 26th or 27th.  It takes 4-5 business days from our bank to here.
Dan has the following schedules on the calendar already:

Jan 13-17  Continuing Education for Pastors module
Jan  20-26 Hosting the training for Camps Abroad with a team from the Wilds

In response to sending another doctor to help the people Dan said,

"He could fly up to Iloilo on Jan 6 and return via Davao on Saturday the 11th, passing over his responsibilities of preaching with Dr Waller to a local pastor there so he can return for those 2 weeks he needs to be there....or have Dr Waller book to come at the end of the month of January instead, we realize that would be a long wait. Let us know and we'll make arrangements from this end.  Dan also has a desire to get to those other areas further north and west of where they were previously....we have not heard of a lot of groups getting there.  That is where there are a lot of BIMI churches under Rick Martin's direction.  We have men and equipment ready to go....we are just asking the Lord's direction as to when and where."

Pray for the continued work overall.

Please, consider this “open door”, and let’s not hesitate to go to the harvest.

If you would like to give by debit or credit card, please go to www.operationrenewedhope.org and choose Network for Good.

If you would like to send a check, please send to Operation Renewed Hope, P. O. Box 43242, Fayetteville, NC 28309.  Please mark the check “International Relief.”

God bless all who try to help us with the suffering of others and the salvation of their souls.

Please download the PDF which has pictures of Rick Martins work.

 

God bless

Jan Milton

Operation Renewed Hope
1017 Sage Green Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27610
910-987-5072
www.operationrenewedhope.org
orhus@aol.com

Philippine Typhoon - Post 22

Philippine Typhoon

 

Tuesday December 17, 2013

 

Dear Friends,

 

This is a great message which we received from Pastor Shaun Jondonero.  He is pastor of Doane Baptist Church in Barutac Viejo on the Panay.  He was instrumental in making the clinics which ORH sponsored a success.  He has sent a thank you letter for all the work which churches have done through Operation Renewed Hope. 

"Brother Jan,  Thank you so much for continued prayers uttered to God this 5 days of medical mission, indeed God is worthy of all the praise and honor, we went to 5 different places such are: Brgy. Barosbos in the municipality of Carles, in d Island of Bayas Estancia, in municipality of Batad, in Sitio Bugnay Barotac Viejo and yesterday in Municipality of Concepcion. hundreds of soul got saved this week, and we praised God for that

Thank you for sending Doc. Barbers and Jones here  they are such great doctors, praise God for their lives.

God bless ORH. Thank you so much!"

It is evident that the work is continuing in the areas hardest hit by the Typhoon.  Dan Cadavos is taking a much needed break and will be going back to the devastation area at the end of the week.  He and Edna have been a great blessing.

 

Continue to pray for this open door.

 

God bless,

Jan Milton

1017 Sage Green Ct.

Raleigh, NC 27610

910-987-5072

orhus@aol.com

www.operationrenewedhope.org

Philippine Typhoon - Post 21

Philippines Typhoon

 

Tuesday December 10, 2013

 

Dear Friends,

 

Please read this entire email.  God is continuing to bless the work.

 

Edna Cadavos wrote the following on Tuesday morning December 10 in the Philippines.

"It's a beautiful morning in the Philippines, please continue to pray for Pastor Dan Cadavos as he preaches and organizes the medical clinics today in Carles, Iloilo, at the tip of the NE peninsula of Panay Island. Pray also for Doctors Barber and Jones serving this week under ORH and our men from Mt. Calvary Baptist Mlybly continuing with the clearing and construction ministry.  Dr Paul Chu has a group as well working with Pastor Dan; God is SO blessing their unity and fellowship in this relief ministry! Thanks to all who are helping in this effort.  A Seventh Day Adventist man accepted Christ just a few minutes ago. (Dan just texted me - Edna)"

They had a great day yesterday, Monday December 9, with 70 some souls saved in the morning and another 20 or more in the afternoon.  He (Dan) says he really likes those doctors ORH sent, and they are a real blessing...they are looking today for a few medications that were not procured, but making due with what is available...they were impressed in what our school was able to collect."

The doctors also wrote ORH yesterday.  They said the clinic on Monday was in support of a new church plant.  Dan Jones, PA, said that he was having the time of his life.  Dr. Barber wrote that they wanted him to do a basketball clinic on Saturday.  He said that basketball was huge there.

 

This just came in from Edna Cadavos.  She wrote this about 11:30 PM on Tuesday December 10.

 

"I need to get to bed, but had to write a quick email before I do as it truly has been a very good day in northern Panay.

I am going to try to piece together a few of Dan's text messages today for you Bro Jan, Jared and folks at Open Door.

Dan prepared a special meal for their team (a total of 15 men) tonight.  They had been eating basically just fish for over a week, so he went to the market and made his own special "grilled pork" recipe which everyone always enjoys.  He said they devoured it and they would all sleep well tonight.  They have comfortable sleeping quarters as Dan wants them to be well rested for the hard, long days under the HOT sun.  The weather is usually warm for December.

They saw aprox 200 patients today.  Adults that were saved were 47 and over 180 children made "professions of faith" as well.  50-100 families benefited from various clean-up and construction efforts today.  The Lord spared the life of a child during the felling of one of the trees...altho' they had requested again and again for the children to be clear of the area, one had "hidden" and the tree they were working on did not fall in the place they were aiming for and when it fell the child was near enough to be thrown a bit by the impact of it hitting the ground.  Praise God it did not land on the child and he was ok.  Dan requested the teachers of the nearby school to please be extra diligent to keep all the children far from the area the chainsaws were working. 

Before their departure from that area one teacher had tears falling down her cheeks as the gospel was presented and very willingly accepted Christ as her Savior.  It was a good day.

10-15 families were given tarps to use to sleep under, and planning on giving out more tomorrow.  Many people are still sleeping under the stars with make-shift shelters.  Dan is also pricing the fishing boats and hopes to get some of those ordered and assigned to the faithful ones. 

The some additional funds from ORH were delayed a bit, but we had a generous unexpected gift from Filipino brethren in Chicago, who for the most part attend one of our supporting churches and today another generous gift from Filipinos and Harvest Ministries in Guam.  The Lord has provided and sustained His work, we praise Him!

This is an exciting work, God is working through hearts here and in the USA and Guam...its just amazing to be involved in this and we count it a privilege being used.

Thank you all for your prayers and being channels of blessing.  See you on facebook and I will do my best to update you more:

Prayer requests:

1. God's wisdom and direction in the use of all the funds.
2. Pedie Alinob from our church, chainsaw operator having some high blood pressure-the doctors are advising there, and medicating him, he is KEY to the construction operations.
3. The preaching of the Word and clear understanding as Dan is doing most of the preaching.
4. The Lord not only working in the hearts of the unsaved, but for spiritual growth and encouragement to all the storm survivors and in the hearts of the team themselves.

God bless you all,  Edna"

Please, consider this “open door”, and let’s not hesitate to go to the harvest.

If you would like to give by debit or credit card, please go to www.operationrenewedhope.org and choose Network for Good.

If you would like to send a check, please send to Operation Renewed Hope, P. O. Box 43242, Fayetteville, NC 28309.  Please mark the check “International Relief.”

God bless all who try to help us with the suffering of others and the salvation of their souls.

Jan Milton

Operation Renewed Hope
1017 Sage Green Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27610
910-987-5072
www.operationrenewedhope.org
orhus@aol.com

Philippine Typhoon - Post 20

Philippine Typhoon

 

Sunday December 8, 2013

 

Dear Friends,

 

The work in the Philippines is not stopping.  Dan Cadavos and his men are working hard even though the U.S. media is no longer covering the devastation. 

 

Please pray that the churches do not stop covering the events.  There is so much to do to help these people.  Please continue to remember them.

 

Dan Cadavos sent a message through his wife Edna.  Please read this great report.

 

"Update from Pastor Dan in Bito-on, small island off the coast of Estancia, Panay.  There is a bit of wind and rain moving in, and the men (like most of the locals) are sleeping on cement under the sky, no roofs, just a light tarp...please pray for the Lord to blow that rain away that they can sleep without getting soaked. They had a good day with 11 saved in the service tonight and more this morning. I had the privilege of talking with some of the local people over Pastor Dan's cellphone. "salamat gid sa tanan naghatag sa bulong" (many thanks to all who had a part in helping them).

Dan is pricing boats similar to what they used before the typhoon.  Hard to repair the churches and homes without assistance to repair their means of livelihood.  The approximate cost per fishing boat runs from $116-$160 depending on various factors.  Dan would like to use some of the funds coming in to assist with that to chosen faithful church members."

 

ORH has told Dan and Edna to use the money as they see fit, and ORH will send $1000.00 more tomorrow to help with the boat situation.

 

ORH doctors are in Iloilo at this time.  They have kept in contact  the entire trip.  ORH is sending an extra $500.00 for the medical clinics.  The clinics offer a wonderful opportunity for personal help of the people and the giving of the gospel.

 

Currently, through Dan's ministry backed by ORH, close to 500 people have trusted Christ.  Pray we will be able to keep the work going because the money is available.

 

Don't forget pray for Rick Martin of BIMI that many will be helped.

God bless,

Jan Milton

910 987 5072

orhus@aol.com

Philippine Typhoon - Post 19

Philippine Typhoon

Wednesday December 4, 2013

Dear Friends,

Operation Renewed Hope is attempting to help Rick Martin with his ministry needs.  Rick talked with ORH personnel about helping to rebuild the homes of pastors and the churches they represent.

Please read the excerpts from Rick's ministry which he sent to ORH.

On November 13 Rick Martin with BIMI wrote the following:

"First please pray for the family of Pastor Ed Ragracias.  He and his wife both died in the storm.  He is a pastor in Tacloban and is a graduate of a Bible School in Manila headed by Pastor Gerry Nable.  Brother Nable has been a good friend for many years."

On November 15 Rick wrote the following:

"Thursday morning at 5:00 am, Ricky and nine others (three were policement) took three jeepneys loaded with 4,000 lbs of rice and canned goods and about 400 lbs of used clothing to the devastated town of Concepcion, two hours away.  Once there they rented a large boat, loaded up all the goods, and took off for four islands that were hard hit by Thphoon Yolanda.  All the goods were given to pastors (IBC graduates) who distributed them to the people on their islands."

On November 19, Rick wrote the following:

"Our September-October prayer letter was about three blind pastors—Gabriel Della, Samson Clorion, and Lobert Garote.  In that letter we said we’d write some more about them in our November/December prayer letter.  Now, because of Typhoon Yolanda, we do want to mention these blind pastors once again, because of the damage done to their churches and homes.

Pastor Samson Clorion’s church and parsonage lies in ruins.  Pastor Jonathan Aspera’s home and church have also been destroyed.  Lobert Garote, who has two children in our Bible College, had his home destroyed."

On November 23, Rick wrote the following:

"When we got to checking around among our students, we found out that 31 of them had homes that were totally destroyed.

The IBC staff and I got together and started praying and talking about what we could do to help the parents of these students.  The amount we gave the parents who lost homes is P5000 pesos each, which is half of what we are giving the pastors who lost homes.  We had a contest between the students, the staff, and the church members.  So far the students have raised the biggest amount as they really have a burden for their fellow classmates.  We are adding some money to what they raise to help.  See picture below of most of the 31 students who lost their homes during Typhoon Yolanda."

On November 30, Rick wrote the following:

"We’d like to ask prayer for one of our second year students, Rachel.  Three days ago the body of her brother, who had been missing since the storm, was found.  He had been fishing between the island of Negros and Panay.  When the storm hit he was able to get to the fishing town of Estancia on our island and got his boat to higher ground and took cover.  However the storm surge was so great that he was swept out to sea.  His body was found in the next town 17 days later.  We gave her some money and sent her home to bury him yesterday."

ORH is hoping to give $250 per pastor's home and $500 per church.  If you can help that would be great.  We also have other needs to meet.

Pray for the two medical personnel arriving in Iloilo City on the 9th of December.
Please, consider this “open door”, and let’s not hesitate to go to the harvest.

If you would like to give by debit or credit card, please go to www.operationrenewedhope.org and choose Network for Good.

If you would like to send a check, please send to Operation Renewed Hope, P. O. Box 43242, Fayetteville, NC 28309.  Please mark the check “International Relief.”

God bless all who try to help us with the suffering of others and the salvation of their souls.

Jan Milton

910 987 5072
orhus@aol.com
www.operationrenewedhope.org

Annoucing Albania 2014 Medical Team

Please let us know if you would like to be on this team.  It is going to be a great effort.  This trip presents itself as a great opportunity for the Gospel and compassion of Christ.

 

 

Trips for 2014
Tirane, Albania

This trip will go back to the country of Albania in Eastern Europe.  We will work once again with Missionary Michael Fiocchi. He has asked our help in reaching the area with the truth. We plan to go to the coastal town of Sarandé and also Delvina.  We want to help a young church just getting started.  .

Our goal is to help the people with medical care and to conduct evangelism and church strengthening ministries.  The medical care will consist of general medical, pediatrics, dental, and optometry.  We will plan to work for four full days of clinic.

Dates:  July 19 – 27, 2014

Cost: (Dependent on airfare) approximately $ 2500.00 - $2800.00

Evangelist:  Missionary Mike Fiocchi has provided a

Travel Insurance:  Provided

Accommodations:  This trip will be a mildly difficult trip.  There will be travel, but it will be by road vehicle.  Sleep arrangements will be air mattresses and/or Guest House accomodations.  

The travel will be in buses, vans and trucks. The roads are very difficult. They are mountainous roads that are step with sharp curves. It will be very hot temperatures at that time.

NOTE:  This clinic is still in the planning stage which means date and exact locations may still be adjusted.

Application:  Please contact our web site,www.operationrenewedhope.org, in order to apply.  You may also email us at orhus@aol.com or RWilliamson@TeamORH.Com  to apply.  You may call 910-987-5072 to apply.

Once accepted, you will receive emails specifically relating to the trip.

God bless,
Jan Milton

Operation Renewed Hope
1017 Sage Green Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27610
910-987-5072
www.operationrenewedhope.org
orhus@aol.com