There’s nothing quite as satisfying as starting a project and staying with it till it’s DONE. Here is today’s good news: After months of prayer and support-raising for the Philippines Disciple-Makers Movement’s (PDMM’s) Command Center, that project has now been fully funded. Hooray! Praise God!
Our PDMM national directors, Wilson and Angelica Flores, are the ones who direct and oversee all TTC’s ministry in the Philippines. They hear from God, mentor coaches (disciple-maker group leaders), plan and carry out meetings, seminars, and summits, and manage the physical, financial, and human resources necessary to do all the above.
Now that the Philippines Command Center is established and funded, its first assignment is a big one, the Disciple Luzon Project. With 38 provinces, Luzon (blue on the map below) is the largest island in the Philippines, and our goal is to have active disciple-maker (DM) groups functioning in each of Luzon’s provinces. The first Filipino DM group was launched just 16 months ago in May 2024. Red markers show provinces where we already have DM groups, and green markers show the provinces we will be expanding into.
The Disciple Luzon Project will involve these four steps during the coming weeks and months.
- Identify and recruit 20 pastoral couples from across the Philippines who are willing to be trained and equipped as DM coaches for their home areas. (This has already been done!)
- Empower those couples’ marriages and ignite in them a fire for disciple-making through the PDMM Tandem Conference October 23-25.
- Train those pastoral couples in online DM groups for six months, from November 2025 through April 2026.
- Host DM Seminars in each of the couples’ home areas and help them launch new in-person DM groups in May 2026.
Praise Reports:
- Amazing revival happening in Forsyth, Missouri prompted by the testimony of a DM group member there! (Details coming soon.)
- Philippines Command Center project has been fully funded!
- 20 pastoral couples have been identified for the Disciple Luzon Project!
Prayer Requests:
- God to connect the Philippines Command Center with a quality vehicle for them to purchase and use in nurturing the disciple-making movement.
- Our September 9th Missions Banquet here in Missouri to encourage and inspire all those who attend and to connect us with at least 20 new monthly partners.
- Now that the Philippines Command Center is up and running, God to bring in the funds for the Kenya Command Center by the end of the year.
Thank you very much for your partnership with Take the Challenge and for joining your faith with ours to see God's full plan for the Philippines come to pass.
Scott, Patty, and the International TTC Team