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Ramblings of Walt

Vo l . 3 , No. 12

WEEKEND IN CANDELARIA

Feb . 15--19 a t e am of 8 of u s

wen t

to Candelar ia a smal l barangay on

th e

i s l and o f

Leyte .

Four

o f

th e

team were CBS s t uden t s . The purpose

was to hold a sh o r t e va ng e l is t ic

meet ing fo r which I preached .

F i r s t bus iness was a pro toco l

v i s i t

with the lady

Barangay

Cap~

t a i n to whom I gave a Cebuano B i

ble . She seemed to be very pleased

t o r e c e i v e t and s a i d sh e wou ld

read t

The

CBS

s t u d e n t s

were all

a c t i v e

dur ing th e song s e rv i ce s . The

people l i ke to s ing r ounds . The

s tuden t s led each group so they

would s ing the co r r e c t pa r t a t th e

r i g h t

t ime .

A ll

o f

us

sha r ed

i n

s p e c i a l numbers .

Lo rd s Day morning th e s tuden t s

t a u gh t th e you th and c h i ld r e n s

classes

By

Sunday

n igh t , the

l a s t

planned

s e rv i ce , t he r e had been

Sresponses

t o t h e invitation We felt that

momentum was bu i l d i n g and dec i d ed

to s t ay ano the r day. During Monday

a f t e r n o o n

t h e

s t u d e n t s

h ad

a

B i b l e

s tudy wi th th e young peop le and

t h a t n igh t o f them accepted

Ch r i s t , making th e total o f 8 who

were bap t i z ed .

t

was good

to

preach

and

see

people accep t Chr i s t and obey Him

i n bap t ism . B u t , I t h i nk I was

blessed more by seeing some of my

s t u d e n t s a c t i v e at t h e Lo r d s work

and see ing t h e i r jo y in th e r e

sults Wi t h l o v e Wa l t


3/9

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Ramblings of Walt

Vol. 3, No. 13

LEARNING HOW TO BAPTIZE

One of the new ideas for evangelism

here inCebu is the Feeding Program

which s e v e r a l o f

o u r c h u r c h l a d i e s

have been doing. At a number of

church

locations

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or

lOnow-I 've

l o s t count), the l a d i e s g i v e a good

meal t o t h e c h i l d r e n - a f t e r B i b l e

lessons f o r the children and any

adults presen t.

A

r e s u l t

of the

program has been

a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e c h u r c h s e r v i c e s

by many of the children and t h e i r

mothers and a few f a t h e r s . L a t e r

many of them have confessed Chris t

and

been

baptized.

One of the locations i s in Buyong

in Lapu-Lapu City . The l a d i e s

FedelinaServano ToepingCarpiso,

involve S students

in helping

with

music

and

teaching.

Last

week

they asked Pedjeto Panoy ( Pee-

Gee ) ,a f i r s t year student inCBS,

to help. When he arr ived in Buyong,

he found the two ladies andSSpeo-

ple who wanted teaching about bap

t i sm,

wait ing

f o r

a man

t o

come.

Pee-Gee proceded to teach about

baptism, take t h e i r confessions of

f a i t h baptize a l l 38, and then

t e a c h t h e m some m o r e . T h a t was t h e

f i r s t t ime he had ever baptized

anyone I believe him when he says

h e l l remember t h a t day fo r a long

t i m e . With l o v e - Walt


4/9

R A M B L I N G S of W A L T

News Letter of Walt Prevostj KD7ZA/DU7

CEBU BIBLE SEMINARY 9 6 8 SA N ISIDRO TAUSAY CEBU 6 4 5 3 PHILIPPINES

MA K E CH E CK S PAYABLE

TO

WESTSEATTLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4 4 0 0 - 4 2 N O A V E . S . W

SEATTLE

WA 9 8 1 1 6

V o l u m e J u n e 9 8 5

A t W o r k i n C e b u

My teaching in Cebu Bible Seminary the main work I came to Cebu to do began

November 5, 1984, at the beginning of t he sec ond semester of th e 1984-85 school yea r. I

taught three courses: Life of Christ IV, Epistl es II, an d Holy Spirit. Some of my classes

we re in what used to be th e living room of th e old pre-w ar Missi on H ou se no w also Ra y

Carl so n s office on cam pu s. In the new s ch oo l year, just beginning, 1 am tea ching Life of

Christ I, Epistles III Hebrews), an d Person of Christ. We are expecting several new students.

The Feeding Program is one of the really g oo d things h ap pen in g here. Several of ou r

church ladies have led in this ministry. Once e ac h week at nine church locations the children

are given a simple but nourishing meal. Before they eat, the children are taught Gospel songs

an d have Bible classes. There is also a class for any adults present. Results have included

increased

attendance at th e Lord s Day services of th e c hu rc he s a nd m an y responses to th e

i nv it at io n to a cc ep t C hr is t. 1 have preached in some of these locations an d have seen co n

fessions of faith followed by immersion in th e sea, resulting from th e Feeding Program. In

response to the appeal for clothing, Canby Christian Church in Oregon sent boxes of

clothing an d the Junior Church an d ot he rs in West S ea tt le C hr is ti an C hu rc h have s en t

money which has been used for purchasing clothing an d has been given to th e children.

Th is is a p ro gr am whi ch is helping to meet a need an d is see

ing results in additions to the L ord s chur ch.

On e of

th e

nice st t hi ngs to

happen

to me since

coming

here to Cebu was th e visit in February to Candelaria a sma ll

barangay in Leyte. T hi s is t he home place of the Bojos family.

Doroteo Boj os, one of the local preachers in Cebu City,

suggested that we go there to conduct a short evangelistic

meeting. We agreed that we s ho ul d t ak e f ou r CBS students:

D om in go Bojos Teo s nephew), Eliezer May ak i, P ed jet o

Panoy an d Arnulfo Amamangpang. 1 preached four times.

Th e s tu de nt s were at work in t ea ch in g classes, l ea din g in

home Bible studies an d leading th e music. Eight were

baptized into Christ during the t hree days, partly the result

of t he CB S students efforts at teaching an d witnessing.

Last Christmas I participated in a conference in Guil-

jungan

in Negros Occ identa l, the provinc e on the

other

side

of th e island of Negros to th e west of Cebu. Th e language

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there is Ilongo. At that time I was asked by the brethren from Tomina to come to their

place for a conference.

The conference in Tomina occurred in April. Getting there involved hiking about three

miles on a very slippery, muddy trail. This program, as well as the Christmas conference in

Guiljungan, was planned by Simon Labrado, an evangelist with whom I haveworked before.

The brethren from Tomina carried in Simon's movie projector and generator. Most of our

luggage was carried on carabao sleds. The format of the evening evangelistic program was;

movie; music preaching, and invitation; second movie. I preached the opening night and was

overjoyed to see 13 respond to the invitation. They were immersed the next morning. During

the following two days, ten more were immersed into Christ, some making their confessions

of faith at the creek rather than wait for the next preaching. I also lectured on giving and

t ithing during the afternoon session. Mornings there were classes for all age groups. The

hospitality of the Tomina brethren was wonderful. Although I got very tired during the hike

into Tomina, if invited again I will return.

I

attended

my first

Missionary Retreat

in

March

in Baguio. This is

an annual

gathering

of the American missionaries of our brotherhood from all over the Philippines. The fellow

ship was great. It was good to see

old friends and to meet some new ones. And, it was good

to feel the coolness and smell the pine trees of the mile-high city. I noticed the willingness of all to share what isgoing

on in their areas and in their works, and I appreciated it.

The permit to operate my amateur radio arrived. My cal l here is KD7ZA/DU7, KD7ZAportable DU7, show

ing that I am an American operating in The Philippines. 1 am now finishing the preparations for transmitting with

the radio and will soon have a beam antenna which may allow me to talk to amateurs in America. I intend to be on

the air on Wednesdays at 1300-1330Z (6:00 a.m. PDT) at 14.23 MHzI'll be happy to talk to YOU

It is good to be here in Cebu Often I cometo about where I am and how fortunate 1am to be herein this beau

tiful par t of God s creation. It is a blessing to study God s Word with some fine Fil ipino young people who want to

serve Him; and in having numerous opportunities to preach and see people respond to Christ. Thank you for making

it

possible fo r

me

to

be here.

Will you pray with me?

praising God for His greatness, love, and mercy;

thanking Him for letting me live and work here;

that The Philippines will remain

a free

country;

that the Christian brethren here will remain strong

in their faith;

that needed improvements in curriculum, facili

ties, and staff for Cebu Bible Seminary will be sup

plied;

that additional funds and workers will be supplied

for the Feeding Program;

that the Cebu Bible Seminary Board of Trustees

w be successful in its plans to establish goals for

years ahead and in its efforts to reach those goals;

t h a t I will be o d s m ana n d t h a t I will h a v e

patience to relate properly to the people here.

I Thank you each one for your interest, love, con

cern, and prayer for me and my work.

With love,

l O a ^


6/9

NoTiCe

New Serving

Schedules

have been

put in the boxes by the office. Be

sure to pick up your copy.

^ Ramblings of Walt jC

Vol

No 5

Auc] } 3

77TH NATIONAL CONVENTION

OF THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST

IN THE PHILIPPINES 1986

For

the

f i r s t

time

ever, the

Na

t iona l Convention wi l l be held a t

a loca tion o the r than the cen t ra l

Luzon area I t wil l be in Cebu

City April 10-13, 1986. This con

vention is very s imilar to the

NACC.

On July4 national holiday here ),

Ricarte Magsipoc, President of the

convention, called a n?eeting of

a l l in te re s ted brethren fo r th e

purpose

of organizing the

conven

t i on Various committee chairmen

and ladies were elected. I was ap

pointed Official Photographer. I

have begun my work by getting pic

tures of

some

of the

Cebu

congre

gat ions

On August 4 a meeting was held to

hear reports of the ini t ial plan

ning being done I t was thril l ing

to hear o f th e work which has a l

ready been done by the various

commi t t e e s

The convention hopes to make an

impact on Cebu City by helping the

people to learn about Chris t .

Evangelism

will

be a

major

empha

s is of the preaching as well as

other activit ies. In all things,

the aim will be to give glory to

hris t With love Walt


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Ramblings of Walt

Vol.

3,

No 16 OcJr Y5

CHRISTIAN WITNESS VIA HAM RADIO

I t is my desire to use my amateur

r ad io

s t a t i on

as

a

means

o f

Chr i s

t ian witness . Amateur radio oper

ators are prohibited from carrying

on any business {even church busi

ness ) or doing any broadcasting.

That precludes any preaching. But,

in conversa t ion with another ham,

I may discuss with him any matter

which does not jus t i fy a phone

c a l 1

Recently

I had

my f i r s t

opportuni

ty . My CQ was immediately answered

by JS1CVQ, named Taka, who lives

near Tokyo He is a baptized be

l i e v e r He t a l ked abou t th e work

we do; he is also an engineer.

When

he

asked

me

what

led

me

to

change from my work with Boeing to

missionary work, tha t was my op

por tuni ty . I shared with him my

f a i t h in th e Lord and abou t how

much fun I am having in my present

work

We ragchewed for 4 minutes. Even

though our remarks were ispecifi-

cal ly for each other, others with

SSB radios within

8000

miles

may

have been l is tening. I will prob

ably never know

Taka sa id he would l i k e to t a l k

more f a c e t o f a c e and t h a t I should

stop

in

when I am

in

Tokyo.

That s

an i d e a ^ With love,

Walt {KD7ZA/DU7


8/9

A R PORT TO WS HoV ^3

J^alt Prevo}>^reported for October

tfiat he- trad completed his third

trip

this

year to Candelaria

Leyte. He conducted a Preaching

Seminar during the day and did

evangelistic preaching at night.

Four responded to the invitation

and were immersed into Christ/

Three others responded but

need

further teaching before they wil h

be ready for baptism.

The new semester started on Nov. 4.

Walt will be teaching; 1 The Life

of

Christ,

2 Apologetics

and

3 Cultism.

Walt has heard some West Coast ham

radio operators. He and Jim Penney

hope to hook up soon.

Walt sends his love and closes his

letter to WS It is great to

e here and doing all these fun

things. Thank you for making i t

poss ib le


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Ramblings of Walt

Vol No 7 Xo Y5

PREACHING SEMINAR

IN

CANDELARIA

Recently a team of ten of us went

to Candelaria Leyte for teaching

and evangelism. The church in

C a n d e l a r i a i s one o f a number o f

congregations

where

there

is no

t rained leadership. Camilo Bong

bong i s leading and

sharing the

preaching with several young men.

Remembering the Preacher Boy Semi

nars

we had

several years

ago

i t

occurred to me that a similar pro

gram while not replacing seminary

t ra ining might be helpful to them.

So we put together t h i s attempt.

Leo

Castel lano taught Preparation

and Delivery of Sermons; Doroteo

Bojos taught Personal Evangelism;

Ricarte Magsipoc taught Steward

ship; I did a Bible Study on

Philippians. The students sang

and led the music. Evenings we

had evangelis tic se rv ices.

I was pleased with the r e s u l t s .

Fifteen had the courage to preach

f o r f i v e

minutes.

Two

husband/wife

couples were immersed.

If evaluation shows t h i s program

t o be u s e f u l we i n t e n d t o do t h i s

a t o t h e r l o c a t i o n s . With love

Wal t

We received word Tuesday morning

t h a t

B r o t h e r

Walt

P r e v o s t s

mother

died. At pr int time we did not

have information regarding the

s e r v i c e . Glen P r e v o s t s a d d r e s s

i s : 127 Orangewood Drive; Grants

Pass Oregon 97526.

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