The Philippines, in the Alae and Cagayan de Oro areas there is outreach to many families in need from typhoons and also continued with the new church development. There are many dedicated people working to advance the Kingdom in spite of harsh conditions and circumstances.
In the Cotabato region the feeding programs continue to impact several displaced villages. The displacement initially occurred because of earthquakes and landslides. Now, due to the Typhoon, there are additional villages that have been affected. In the midst of all of this, Bridge Theological Training School students are joining with local congregations to evangelize and to help facilitate the feeding programs increasing our impact.
In Pakistan, we do not publish names a locations of our ministers in order to protect the family and congregation. Pakistan is still not a safe place for Christians to profess their faith so we continue to support them and encourage evangelism.
in Togo, the church is growing monthly. The progress has been very steady on the actual church building and we are encouraged to hear reports of the impact they are having on their village and surrounding areas.