| Dear All, Saturday’s Bottom Line: It’s Saturday evening in Missouri, early Sunday morning in the Philippines. Scott is preparing to preach a sermon, meet with the church leaders over lunch, have a Zoom call with Pastor Gil, and leave at 3 PM to drive 3+ hours to his Monday seminar location. And he’s having back issues. Saturday’s Prayer Requests: 1. God’s grace and healing for Scott’s back; comfort on the long car ride. 2. The Holy Spirit to guide Scott’s preaching and meetings today. 3. No weird hindrances to adversely affect Monday’s DM seminar in Nueva Vizcaya; great attendance, eager hearts, powerful results! |
| Saturday’s Details: A year ago, Scott developed intense lower back pain that was determined to be a result of a herniated disc in his spine. He was pretty much incapacitated for several weeks, but with rest, meds, physical therapy – and our partners’ PRAYERS – he made a full recovery. He wears a brace when playing tennis or doing heavy lifting, but other than that has been fine for many months. Today he said, “Please have the people pray for my back. I have been having some issues with lower back pain like last Spring.” I put on my nurse’s hat and advised him which med to take, and we would REALLY appreciate your prayers for him now. After his ministry today at Pastor Daniel’s church in San Blas, they will drive about three-and-a-half hours to Nueva Vizcaya, where Scott will do a DM seminar on Monday. A bit of geography review may be helpful here. Up to this point, Scott has been coming and going in the area shown on this map. |
 Our friendly neighborhood Map #1 |
| He’s been sleeping in Tombod and has had a DM seminar in Moncada, a meeting with Myrna’s ARPM pastors in Tombod, a DM seminar in Villasis, a DM seminar in Anao (details below), and he’s preaching now at Pastor Daniel’s church in San Blas. But on Sunday afternoon (Saturday night MO time), when they drive to Nueva Vizcaya, they’ll be heading into a different area or county, maybe timewise like driving from Branson to Kansas City. Map #1 fits roughly into the yellow box on Map #2. |
 Map #2 – Villasis to Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija |
| If I’ve got things straight (and that’s not necessarily guaranteed!), it’s about 3.5 hours from Villasis to Nueva Vizcaya for the Monday DM seminar, and then another 3.5 hours from Nueva Vizcaya to Nueva Ecija for the Tuesday DM seminar. And that whole stretch of Highway AH26 from Nueva Vizcaya to Nueva Ecija is up in the mountains. I hope that makes sense. Finally, in my concern about Scott’s back, I almost forgot to give you the good news about his Saturday DM seminar in Anao (“uh-NOW”)! Although it’s not shown on Map #1, Anao is close to Villasis and would also be in the yellow box on Map #2. Scott said, “Pastor Roger was struggling to get people in his church to sign up to join a DM group. He had tried to start one several times, but no one signed up. He hosted Saturday’s seminar and here are the 24 people who signed up from his church!” |
 New DM groupies at Pastor Roger’s church in Anao! |
| Scott’s summary of TTC’s ministry so far in the Map #1 area: “3 DM Seminars – 9 new groups – all to be led by Wilson and Angelica’s disciple-makers. Yay!” Now you know everything I know from Team Take the Challenge in the Philippines. = ) Thank you again for your PRAYERS. Blessings, Patty |