Why don't you start by telling us about your family and their interests?
I married my wife, Arcy, in 1978. God blessed us with 3 children: Reydan (who died in 2005 at the age of 26 in a motorcycle accident), Marichu and Paul III. Arcy is interested in serving women, Marichu is working in an orphanage, and Paul III’s gifting is in music. In my free time I enjoy fishing and farming.
Tell us where in the Philippines you live and what it's like to live there.
My family and I have lived in Antipolo City, Rizal in the Philippines for over 24 years now. Antipolo City is an urban city of Manila with an estimated population of 700,000. The culture is diverse with different influences because 70% of the population has migrated from different parts of the Philippines.
Tell us about the work God has called you to in the Philippines and why this is important.
I am leading a ministry called Pastoral Training Course (PTC). It’s a training program designed for pastors and church workers who have no formal theological training and are serving the Lord among the grassroots people groups in the urban centers and rural areas of the Philippines. The main focus of the training is correct interpretation of God's Word and Biblical preaching. It is important because every pastor we train means a local church is strengthened, the body of Christ is built up, and the gospel goes forward.
How long have you been doing this and how is the work developing?
I started PTC by myself in 2000 and we are now in on our ninth year. In our first eight years God had enabled us to reach out to 28 provinces in the Philippines with more than 4,000 pastors and church workers trained. Presently the PTC Training Team has 15 team members who help train other pastors.
What are your long-term goals? I've heard it said that it’s best towork with the end in view; what end to your work do you have in view?
I hope that every pastor will become more knowledgeable about God and His Word. That they will grow in their spiritual lives, live a life pleasing to the Lord, become very competent ministers so that they can serve God in the ministries He graciously called them to.
Tell us how the construction of the Pastoral Training Course Center is progressing. How much work is left in the first phase of construction?
The construction of the PTC Center continues. We hope to pour concrete for the crossbeams in the third week of May. Plastering of the walls is 50% complete. The electrical work for convenient outlets and lighting is done.
How can CrossWay be praying for you?
There are several prayer items:
1. Pray for me and the members of the PTC Training Team, that we can do seminars where training is most needed. There are just too many requests to open PTC seminars in new locations and we need discernment for this matter.
2. Pray for the pastors and church workers who have done training, that they can maximize the use of their training in their churches and ministry work.
3. Pray for God's provision for the construction of the PTC Center. We need to put up the roofing before the rain comes. Our target date is to complete the building by October 2008.
I married my wife, Arcy, in 1978. God blessed us with 3 children: Reydan (who died in 2005 at the age of 26 in a motorcycle accident), Marichu and Paul III. Arcy is interested in serving women, Marichu is working in an orphanage, and Paul III’s gifting is in music. In my free time I enjoy fishing and farming.
Tell us where in the Philippines you live and what it's like to live there.
My family and I have lived in Antipolo City, Rizal in the Philippines for over 24 years now. Antipolo City is an urban city of Manila with an estimated population of 700,000. The culture is diverse with different influences because 70% of the population has migrated from different parts of the Philippines.
Tell us about the work God has called you to in the Philippines and why this is important.
I am leading a ministry called Pastoral Training Course (PTC). It’s a training program designed for pastors and church workers who have no formal theological training and are serving the Lord among the grassroots people groups in the urban centers and rural areas of the Philippines. The main focus of the training is correct interpretation of God's Word and Biblical preaching. It is important because every pastor we train means a local church is strengthened, the body of Christ is built up, and the gospel goes forward.
How long have you been doing this and how is the work developing?
I started PTC by myself in 2000 and we are now in on our ninth year. In our first eight years God had enabled us to reach out to 28 provinces in the Philippines with more than 4,000 pastors and church workers trained. Presently the PTC Training Team has 15 team members who help train other pastors.
What are your long-term goals? I've heard it said that it’s best towork with the end in view; what end to your work do you have in view?
I hope that every pastor will become more knowledgeable about God and His Word. That they will grow in their spiritual lives, live a life pleasing to the Lord, become very competent ministers so that they can serve God in the ministries He graciously called them to.
Tell us how the construction of the Pastoral Training Course Center is progressing. How much work is left in the first phase of construction?
The construction of the PTC Center continues. We hope to pour concrete for the crossbeams in the third week of May. Plastering of the walls is 50% complete. The electrical work for convenient outlets and lighting is done.
How can CrossWay be praying for you?
There are several prayer items:
1. Pray for me and the members of the PTC Training Team, that we can do seminars where training is most needed. There are just too many requests to open PTC seminars in new locations and we need discernment for this matter.
2. Pray for the pastors and church workers who have done training, that they can maximize the use of their training in their churches and ministry work.
3. Pray for God's provision for the construction of the PTC Center. We need to put up the roofing before the rain comes. Our target date is to complete the building by October 2008.
