Our second day of classes continued on schedule. We had 67 students in the class today and that was with wall-to-wall chairs and no seat left vacant. We covered Hebrews 5 & 6 in the morning session which went from 9:15am to noon without a break. We came back after lunch to start at 1:20pm and went until a few minutes after 5pm with only one 15-minute break. The question/answer period at the end was far more lively today as the students are become more at ease in speaking up. Again, they all expressed their thanks for these classes being provided for their edification and their hopes that we could continue to do this in the future.
At the end of the class today, a denominational preacher in a “Full Gospel” group (normally charismatic in practice and Calvinistic in doctrine) said that he thought he “might need to be baptized.” Rody Gumpad and Dario Belviz talked with him in the dialect and asked if he was sure of what he was doing. The man answered that he was no sure, but he was thinking about it. Both Dario and Rody encouraged him to be sure of what he was doing first. The man promised to think about it at home tonight and said he would be back tomorrow. We pray that the seed will indeed bear fruit very soon.
Today was another scorching hot day with temperatures in the 90’s and humidity at 90+%. The same air conditioner that ceased working yesterday quit again today. Dario and the brethren bought 4 parts and it was working through the night, but it stopped again today. There were power surges and power lulls throughout the day and Dario thinks that may be the problem. I have been coming here to the Philippines for 24 years and I have never seen the almost constant variations in the electrical supply that has happened here every day. On the positive news side, I was moved to a new room and the AC works great, so I’m a happy camper! 😁
Thanks again for your support and interest in this work. Please continue to remember all of us in your prayers. God bless!
Brotherly, Harry
