National Youth Missions Movement - Philippines

The Filipino Youth Missions Conference 2013

2013-02-23T07:29:00.000+08:00

A Vision for the Filipino Youth

By: Jojie Wong

It has long been acknowledged that the youth have a huge potential for missions, and history has proven this to be true with the student movements in the past, which has born much fruit in terms of laborers for foreign missions.

The evangelical church and mission leaders in the Philippines have long acknowledged this as well and in 1993, the first of five National Youth Missions Conference (NYMC) was held—producing many youth who are engaged in global harvest. The movement itself from which NYMC was born, called the National Youth Missions Movement (NYMM) came out with the following vision statement in 2005,

“Raising generations of Filipino youth develop for cross cultural missions.”

This vision to see a missions movement among the youth was re-sparked with PM3’s global goal—raising 200,000 tentmakers and career missionaries by 2010. NYMM was represented in the PM3 facilitation team and they were positioned as the youth counterpart focusing more on laying the foundations for missions involvement among local church and campus ministries.

The movement produced not just workers for the harvest field but also trainings, conferences, prayer resources for the unreached, exposure trips and other missions awareness activities through the years.

The NYMM has since been renamed Filipino Youth Mobilization Movement (FYMM), acknowledging that in the recent years with global migration and the OFW phenomenon, Filipinos are not only found in the Philippines but are now widely scattered all over the world.

The FYMM recently hosted a consultation among youth leaders last December and is now hosting a bigger event focusing on the youth nationwide and hopefully even those overseas, through the Filipino Youth Missions Conference (FYMC) which will be held on April 8-11, 2013 in Cebu City.

The vision and theme of this conference is to see the youth engaged in the global harvest.

Just to expand on the theme, what we would like to see is that the youth’s passion be channeled to what God is passionate about, which is really to see every tribe, tongue, nations, and peoples worship Him. And for this to happen, we want to cast the vision to the youth, disciple them well and equip them to be engaged with the global harvest in whatever way they are called by God to engage—whether it is to be goers, senders, givers, trainers or even mobilizers.

May the Lord give us the privilege and honor to be part of sparking a missions movement among the Filipino youth for His global glory!

The Filipino Youth Missions Movement Invitation

2012-11-20T19:53:00.001+08:00

November 6, 2012

_________________________________

Dear ____________________________

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Filipino Youth Missions Movement (FYMM), formerly known as National Youth Missions Movement (NYMM), is a national movement envisioning the engagement of Filipino youth in global mission.

With this purpose in mind, we will conduct a national summit for youth leaders entitled, "Igniting Filipino Youth Leaders for Global Harvest" on December 27 and 28, 2012, at the Sacred Heart Retreat and Seminar Center, Lagro, Quezon City.
This event aims to help youth leaders, in the context of their communities, (1) understand their role in global missions; (2) become advocates for global missions; (3) see themselves as catalysts for world missions; and (4) assess their current missions ministry according to FYMM's vision.

Our plenary speakers are Dr. David Lim, National Director, Philippine Missions Association (PMA) and Pastor BJ Sebastian, Youth Pastor, Greenhills Christian Fellowship-Ortigas. There will also be break-out sessions for group interaction and action planning.

In this light, we would like to invite your church/denomination/organization to send a youth leader to this summit. Regular registration fee is P1,200.00 but those who will register before December 3 will receive a discount. Early bird registration fee is P1,000.00 for delegates from Luzon and P700.00 for participants from Visayas and Mindanao. The registration covers meals, snacks, and lodging for two days and one night. We look forward to your positive response. You may reach us at the following contact details:

fymm2012@gmail.com, 09228894372 look for Herbert A. Nacion;

globalfilipinocenter@gmail.com, 632-7272972/ 632-6959323 look for Eunice Tapao;

missions.phil@gmail.com, 911-2491 look for Jev Mackay or Joel Syyap

Sincerely yours, Noted by:

MATTHEW RANDOLPH VELASQUEZ DAVID S. LIM, Ph.D.

Leader's Summit 2012 Coordinator National Director, PMA

The Crazy Idea of Building Up The Movement Once More - Part 1

2012-08-17T03:08:00.000+08:00

It was last year that some NYMC'2k6 Core Leaders thought of pursuing another missions congress in Bacolod. A good discussion right after a mini-reunion at Ate Leah Aguirre's place stirred up the group to share what happened after the last congress.

We were all excited about the crazy idea and looking at how everyone have grown (spiritually & in size), we believe it's something worth to pray for and try doing after five years of the "dessert years".

2012 comes and the congress didn't happen.

Everyone became busy and the excitement died down. I have to agree at one point that there were only a few of us who continued on praying and sought the Lord's direction for the congress.

It was at that juncture that I prayed and sought the Lord's will for the congress and NYMM as a movement, it led me to say "YES" to help out plan for the congress and with whatever I can do for the movement.

A long discussion with Ate Leah, Ate Joy and some other close friends led me to think about "missions stuff" once more after 3 years. I personally looked at the idea as a stepping stone for something deeper for the movement.

Deeper, in a sense, that for the movement to reach the younger generation, a congress is not enough to deeply impact our cause. There has to be more than just workshops, plenary sessions and exposures.

We have to do something solid, gradual and surefire.

The think-tank meeting in PMA last April taught me a lot of things about mobilization. For one, mobilizing churches is both fun and challenging at the same time. And that there were only a handful of young recruits for the past few years.

The movement's focus should not only be to establish a strong connection of networks but also to fully support these networks by working together in training, supporting and mobilizing fellow youth for intentional crosss-cultural missions.

Also, it dawned on the group the reality that reviving the youth movement is something we can do if we want to but will also be a challenge specially that the movement has been silent for quite some time.

Lastly, a movement like NYMM would need to start somewhere and it needs to start with the youth.

The intention here is not just to raise up new missionaries but also push the youth to capture God's vision and pursue their destiny to the next level.

With this in mind, I'd like to invite and perhaps challenge you to think where you are right now with your personal walk with the Lord. I pray that God will also open your spiritual senses and join us as we once again establish a movement for the NOW Generation.

Let's try to build once again the Youth Missions Movement and work together in "raising generations of Filipino Youth for cross-cultural missions".

That is why National Youth Missions Movement was born, and I guess the same reason why even after how many years of silence, the reality of God's faithfulness to use the youth for HIS GLORY has remain true to this day.

Thank you for reading and be blessed!

Tears Of The Saints

2012-08-16T07:11:00.002+08:00

Then I heard the Lord asking, "Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?" I said, "Here I am. Send me." - Isaiah 6:8

http://www.historymakers.info/
http://www.asialink.org.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/historymakersmission
http://twitter.com/missions2asia

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Fellowship of the Burning Hearts

2012-08-12T18:21:00.000+08:00

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Want to become a Mission Care Advocate?

2012-08-12T18:19:00.000+08:00

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Kairos! Kilos Na! (CCBC Missions Fair 2012)

2012-07-07T16:11:00.001+08:00

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The 2012 30-Days of Prayer for the M's

2012-07-07T16:04:00.002+08:00

What Is 30-Days About? What Is The Purpose Of The Project?

Our purpose is to call Christians to pray for the Muslim world, specifically:

for greater breakthroughs for the Gospel among Muslims,
an increased commitment to prayer by Christians,
and for more missionaries to be released to work among Muslims.

We do this by creating a 52 page Prayer Guide coinciding with Ramadan each year (first edition was 1993).

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Towards Closure: Imperial or Incarnational Missions?

2012-04-20T08:20:00.000+08:00

Sharing to you a good article about missions by Kuya David, the current National Director for Philippine Missions Association. Below is the complete article and a short profile of who he is:

Towards Closure: Imperial or Incarnational Missions?

David S. Lim, Ph.D.

Is it possible to finish the Great Commission or reach all the unreached people groups (UPG) in the world by our generation, let’s say by AD2025?

The AD 2000 Movement envisioned this “closure” when they convened the Global Congress on World Evangelization (GCOWE) in 1995 in Seoul, Korea. At that time, I predicted that it was “Mission Impossible,” because almost all of the participants still used the traditional mission paradigm to extend Christendom through what I called “imperial (or denominational) missions,” instead of “incarnational (or integral or transformational) missions.” If we do not make this missional paradigm shift, I’m afraid I’ve to also repeat my pessimism that it’s “Mission Impossible” by 2025. As Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

Yet I believe “closure in 10-15 years” can be “Mission Possible” – if, by the mercy of God, the mainstream of missions shifts into “incarnational missions” immediately. All of us who share the passion to win the lost into the Kingdom of God share almost the same vision and mission. Generally, we would all say that we are working to fulfil the Great Commission, bearing witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ to manifest the glory of God by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But we would differ on the basic strategic paradigm of mission dei (God’s mission), which includes 3 major aspects of bearing witness to Jesus as the way (Missiology), the truth (Christology) and the life (Ecclesiology):

Missiology: Imperial or Incarnational?

First of all, how do we do mission? The predominant “imperial” traditional missiology focuses on the recruitment of “career missionaries” who are sent out from middle class churches to plant their church’s (= denominational) model in less developed regions from a position of wealth and control/power.

In contrast, “incarnational” missiology emphasizes the mobilization of all believers to go among their non-believing networks to make disciples (= followers of Jesus) through love and good works, from a position of simplicity and servanthood. “Every heart with Christ is a missionary, and every heart without Christ is a mission field” – locally and cross-culturally.

Christology: Insulated or Incarnated?

Secondly, what truth/message do we communicate in our mission? The “gospel of salvation” proclaimed by imperial missionaries highlights the spiritual aspect of Christ’s death on the cross, and thus has focused mainly on the eternal destiny of people to go to heaven or hell, with hardly any regard for their earthly welfare and especially for their “growth” into self-denying, cross-carrying discipleship/maturity, except to become loyal church-goers, attending as many religious/liturgical services as possible.

In contrast, the “gospel of the Kingdom” shared by incarnational missionaries promotes the holistic dimensions of Christ’s work on the cross (including peace-building, justice-seeking and community/reconciliation), and thus also the earthly ministry of Christians (as prophets, priests and kings like Jesus) and practical disciple-making so they will grow in Christ-like compassion in doing as many community services as possible.

Ecclesiology: Imported or Indigenous?

And thirdly, what kind of churches do our missions produce? The ideal results of imperial missions are imported (or foreign) church forms (in liturgies, theologies, architectures, etc.) of the missionary’s sending church(es), which also magnify the role of expatriate missionaries who dispense funds raised from their supporting church(es).

In contrast, the ideal results of incarnational missions are indigenous simple churches (actually networks of house fellowships) which are from the start self-governing (with their own leaders), self-supporting (own budget and funding), self-propagating (own programs of action/ministry) and self-theologizing (own statement of faith), which aims at community conversion to Christ (not to a particular brand of Christianity) and community transformation through their obedience to Christ’s law (loving one another and their neighbours and enemies to the ends of the earth).

Please note that the visible result of incarnational mission is not in religion buildings (cathedrals or temples) for performing religious ceremonies (liturgies) led by religious leaders (pastors or priests), which often separate believers from their community and divide themselves into different denominations. Instead it is seen in transformed communities that experience peace, justice and righteousness emanating from their love for Jesus and for one another that emerges from their intimate fellowship, which discuss and apply God’s word facilitated by any believer who has been discipled by an earlier believer in a micro/simple/house church (in any building); existing church buildings may be turned into multi-purpose ministry centers, like the synagogues in New Testament times.

Main Models

The main models and proponents for incarnational mission are two: the global house church movements (HCM) and the Jesus (or kingdom or people or insider) movements (JM). Their impact are now starting to be noticed in church and mission circles today, especially those movements in China (since ‘80s), India (especially among Punjabis and Dalits), U.S.A., and some regions of the Muslim world.

Their “best practices” combines three “Cs” = Church Multiplication + Contextualization + Community Development/Transformation. For this to happen, they simply just need to master the skills of making disciples (Jesus-followers) who can lead people to Christ through friendship evangelism, and disciple new converts in small Bible discussion groups.

The simplest method today is called the Viral Simple Bible Study (VSBS). It asks only three questions of any chosen text:

(1) What does the text say in your own words?

(2) What does God require of us from the text?

(3) Who are the 3-5 people you can share what we learned with before we meet again next week?

The disciple-maker aims to empower them to do likewise (as in 2 Tim. 2:2) by leaving them as soon as possible, so s/he can make new disciples elsewhere.

Incarnational “church-planters” (or better, “movement catalysts”) do not mind being unrecognized in history, though they will be lovingly remembered by his/her disciples (if they don’t die or get killed prematurely), for his/her objective is to decrease so that only Jesus Christ will increase (cf. Jn. 3:30; Mk. 9:28). They are ordinary people who simply obey God’s call to be witnesses of Jesus. If properly trained, even if they may not have high academic credentials or social status, they can strategically win “a person of peace” (cf. Lk. 10:5-6) in each place, and disciple a core group around this person to disciple the rest.

New converts are encouraged to remain in their communities, follow local cultural and religious practices (unless they are clearly idolatrous, immoral or unjust), aim at family and communal conversions, and study the Scriptures themselves (1 Cor. 7:17-24; Acts 17:11). Almost all in the International Orality Network are already moving in this direction.

Other Approximate Models

Most Evangelical “para-church” movements and mission agencies in the past 50 years have struggled to thrive within the Christendom system, mainly because they depended on the giving and support of church people, especially their clergymen. So although their missiology leans toward the incarnational model, they often either compromised with or returned to the imperial/denominational model of ministry.

Among these are:

Perhaps the closest are the new “church-planting movements (CPM)” or “church multiplication movements (CMM),” which plant as many house churches as possible, but have not made strict guidelines to keep the groups small and/or avoid uncontextualized forms of worship and lifestyle (cf. 1 Cor. 9:19-23).
The second closest would be the communities that have been directly touched by Christian Development Organizations (CDOs), like World Vision, Compassion and Center for Community Transformation (CCT). By trial-and-error, they’ve discovered that to reach and transform communities effectively, they have to minimize denominational forms and use simple Bible study groups in their portfolio of community activities.
Third closest may be the campus ministries, like Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC), Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), and especially Navigators, REACH, and Agape. They have trained students and graduates/professionals to lead disciple-making movements without the need for clergymen to lead them in chapel activities. Agape is now operating on the Jesus Movement (JM) mode, while Navigators and REACH are trying to move back to their original JM mode, too.
Fourth may be the professional movements, like Tentmaker and/or Diaspora Ministries, Business as Mission (BAM), Marketplace or Workplace Ministries, Military and Police Outreaches, which have slowly relinquished their need for clergymen to lead churchy services in their life and ministry in the world. Instead of doing ministry in local churches, these “lay-people” focus on reaching out to their partners, colleagues and subordinates in their God-given vocation.
Lastly, we can include also some denominations which have emphasized “lay pastors,” (like Vineyard, Grace Communion International), though most of them still lead denomination-type weekly worship services, which deflects much of their time from doing community services (cf. Matt. 5:13-16; 25:31-46; Lk. 10:27-37; 1 Jn.3:16-18).

Challenge

So, let’s join hands and do incarnational missions together! Let’s finish the Great Commission together in our generation! Yes, even in the next 10-15 years, God willing, by the power of the Holy Spirit (Ac. 1:8)! Our Lord has promised, “I will build My church and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it,” and has given us the authority “to loose and to bind” (Mt. 16:18-19). The harvest is still plentiful, but the workers remain few (Mt. 9:37-38). Let’s prayerfully mobilize the whole church to share the whole Gospel with the whole world – servantly, holistically, contextually — incarnationally!

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UPGs: Knowing The Real Deal

2012-04-03T07:55:00.000+08:00

Do we really know the real deal of what's going on in the world of the unreached today?

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?

And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?
As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Romans 10: 14-15

The verse is probably a clanging cymbal to some of us but like a cymbal,unless someone stops it (in our case, someone goes to the field for harvest) will remain a sound we will hear from time to time until something happens.

Again, unless something happens, this remains to be a "stirring" voice within us until the day the Lord Jesus Christ comes.

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Do You Really Need to GO?

2012-04-02T06:43:00.000+08:00

Why do we go on summer missions trip? How does it differ from any other activity we do during summer time? Does it make us more "holier","mature" and a "believer"?

I know that the cultural context of the video below might not probably be true to some of us, but let's face it, we must ask these same questions and have the spiritual wisdom to know the perfect will of God when it comes on doing things, and that doesn't just include missions, it includes our entire perception in life as a believer.

May the Lord stir your heart and check your purposes as you listen to this witty video about missions and your perspective of it.

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Where Christ is Lord Of All

2012-03-21T12:19:00.001+08:00

The Lord of the harvest is calling

For the laborers to go

A call to claim the nations

A decree to redeem the world

Listen to the nations

They are crying out for hope

Too desperate for His coming

Restless for redemption

Listen, oh God's people

May you arise and proclaim

His glory for all to hear

Our Beginning and our End

Come, from every people and every land

Arise, from the east to the west

To the sound of heaven's call!

Come, from every tribes and every tongue

Arise, from the north to the south

Witness Christ's glorious victory!

For the peace of God NOW reigns

And darkness has no place

When God is KING for all

Where Christ is LORD of all

Missions And YOU!

2012-03-20T22:24:00.002+08:00

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? ¹⁵ And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?

As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

– Romans 10: 14-15

Background of the Book of Romans

Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by the Apostle Paul to explain that salvation is offered through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
It is by far the longest of the Pauline epistles, and is considered his "most important theological legacy".^[1]^[2]
Apostle Paul, wrote the letter before even traveling to Rome, this, is an advance letter announcing his visit and the purpose of his travel before going to Spain
In context, the verses were part of Paul’s argument on the current situation of Jews and Gentile believers of his time
It was also a reminder for believers in Rome to the hope that they have, which should be shared to everyone who has an ear

So, in context, the epistles to the Romans was written by Paul for believers, encouraging and instructing them on what they can do with the very message they have received from the Lord through Paul’s ministry.

Paul strengthened their faith by challenging them to hold on to the very teachings God has given them. In these particular two verses, Paul openly shared his thoughts about his ministry and God’s call for his life.

If you notice, in the early verses, He made it clear that he was called to the gentiles with the very message from Christ:

“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— ² the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures ³ regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life^[^a^] was a descendant of David, ⁴ and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power^[^b^] by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. ⁵ Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from^[^c^] faith for his name’s sake. ⁶ And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.”

Matthew 28:16-20 gives a clear command to “go and make disciples to all nations…” This command was not given to a few but to everyone who believes and is a disciple of Jesus Christ.

“Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. ¹⁷ When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. ¹⁸ Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

- Matthew 28:16-18

Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ?

According to The Joshua Project, the great commission is at 60% completion stage with more than 4.43B people hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is an achievement after 2,000 years!

In God’s goodness and timing, many have come to know Jesus Christ including us. We are part of that almost 5 billion people who have heard of the gospel message.

Although we have completed 60% of the task, the fact remains that it’s still incomplete with nearly 2.84 billion people in darkness. Kindly see global statistics below:

Global Statistics
Peoples-by-Country		Individuals
All People Groups	16,829	6.83 billion
Unreached People Groups	6,997	2.84 billion
% Unreached Peoples	41.6 %	41.6 %
10/40 Window Total	8,758	4.49 billion
10/40 Window Unreached	5,913	2.76 billion
10/40 Window % Unreached	67.5 %	61.3 %

It’s a sad fact that many doesn’t know the Lord or have heard of his message.

Why am I sharing these things to you?

Because you and I need to be involved in fulfilling the task. We all play an important role. Like in a puzzle, you have something that can complete such a task.

Isn’t it amazing when God uses, young people to rise into the occasion and bring glory to God’s awesome name?

Just take for example, Abraham, who was called out of Ur, Chaldea to fulfill promise he, received from the Lord. And the Lord blessed him with everything he has.

Joseph, his great-great-great grandson, was beaten by his brothers, beaten and sold out to slavery. He was imprisoned and became the savior of the ancient times when he became governor of Egypt, the second highest authority in the land. Even Pharaoh declared that there was no God like whom Joseph served.

Daniel, who likes all the princes, was exiled to Babylon to serve the King. He served three big empires of his time and recognized as the leader among all the wise men in the court of the Kings. God used him in such a difficult time to read the times, gave wise counsel to the King. Later on, his faith was challenged and was fed to the lions to become an example. But God spared his life, giving the opportunity of God’s glory to be known throughout all the land.

How about Esther, who became the queen of Persia to save her people for such a time when everyone wanted her people killed.

I need not mention David, Solomon, Joshua, Jehu, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Timothy, Stephen and Paul?

God has been using young individuals to expand his kingdom territory and eradicate the works of the enemy bringing hope to those who are in darkness.

Abram was a business man, Joseph was a manager after 40 years of being imprisoned and slaved, Daniel was the leader of all the wise men in Babylon. Paul, was a teacher of the Law, Esther was the queen of Persia.

In missions, God has been using younger generations for the past 40 years to bring the message of hope to the 10/40 windows.

Is it really possible to reach the 2.84B people before Christ’s second coming?

Yes, it’s possible. He cannot deny his word and his word clearly says that unless all the people of the earth will hear the good news, the end will not come. The bible clearly says that this gospel will be preached and then the end will come.

But what does it have to do with me?

God’s commission is for his people, set apart for such a task. Our race is unique, we can learn languages easily, we can settle anywhere, and we have a skin that can blend in with other Asians.

As a believer, God’s command is for everyone who has received the same gospel as the Romans. Like Paul, we have been given a task to help fulfill the great commission. Regardless of educational attainment, status in life or working background, He has called us for such a time as this.

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷ Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. ³⁸ Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” – Matthew 9:36-38

God is looking for co-laborers in the field. Real believers are co-laborers; they don’t sit in pews and just listen to the pastors. They do a lot of things out of love for their master. We labor out of love and not of selfish ambitions.

We become doers of the word!

If our desire is to serve and please the Lord, we must learn to march with his drumbeat and listen to his heartbeat, which is for the nations.

How can we help?

Start by praying to God and let him show you how you can help.

When I first heard that my auntie was going to Indonesia for a mission’s trip, I started praying how I can help. I was a high school student at that time and I didn’t have enough money to spare. So, I started praying for her and her endeavors. I remember getting excited every time she sends her prayer letter.

In 2003, when I became the missions’ coordinator for our school chapter, I started including the missions support of aiding the missions department of the organization. We gave, as a chapter, a monthly support to a specific missionary who is from the Visayas.

Learn more about missions and people groups

My interest in missions started when I first joined our leadership camp in InterVarsity. It was a video presentation in China. During the missions night, I was challenged by one of our staffworker’s short message of becoming “a light to the nations” which at that time, was focused in the campuses.

Later on, I started reading books about missions, autobiographies of great and small veterans of the Lord like Billy Graham, Bill Bright, Amy Carmichael, Brother Yun, Open Doors Ministry and many more. My love for the Lord and the passion to serve him opened my eyes to what’s going on around the world and what He is doing through different initiatives.

Support missionaries and mission groups

First off, support doesn’t just mean supporting them financially. Of course, money is needed when we go to missions. But first and foremost, I believe that supporting missionaries starts by becoming their helping hand, being there when they need encouragement and help them fulfill God’s calling on their lives.

We can always support them by sending them encouragement from time to time, be part of their prayer teams or start a missionary care group for them.

There are a lot of ways to support missions, we just have to be open and sometimes be creative about it.

Go and make disciples

Perhaps God is calling you to serve him as a full-time missionary in a remote place, an urban city or even inMindanao. It’s all the more that you start praying and listening to God’s voice and direction for your life.

Our endeavors might not be written in books like Joshua’s or David’s feat but it will indeed bring us to the very feet of our savior and lord, with his very words “well done, good and faithful servant…” that we always pray for. Indeed, that’s good news!

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SEND International's Short Term Missions Trip Invitation

2012-02-28T13:45:00.001+08:00

For over 65 years, SEND International has been ministering in the Philippines, primarily planting churches and training up church leaders. 2 years ago, SEND changed its vision to focus on reaching the unreached people groups which caused the Philippine field to change their focus from planting churches to training and sending out Filipino missionaries.

We are currently actively engaged in training up and mobilizing both short-term and long-term missionaries for missions to the unreached. The goal of our short-term teams is not only to minister to those who don't know Christ, but also give Filipino Christians an opportunity to have a hands-on role in global missions helping them to identify what their future role will be in the great commission.

In 2012, we are very excited to present a number of opportunities for short-term missions to the unreached. We have just launched our latest promotional campaign to recruit members for our short-term teams. I am attaching our poster with this e-mail. It would be a great help to us if you would post it on your blog.

We currently have opportunities for short-term teams in May 2012 to Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia (Although we are just promoting Thailand at this time), as well as a short-term team to Taiwan in July/August 2012.

Each team will be made up of about 5-10 members made up of individuals from youth age (around 16 years old) and up. You will find the ministry description of the teams in the poster I am attaching.

You can also find more information and apply to be a part of a team at www.pscsend.org.

For more details, please contact:

Trent Rollings

Mobilizer, Trainer (Short Term Ministries)

Philippine Sending Council of SEND International

0917-557-4404

www.trentrollings.com

FW: Testimony: My 180 Degrees Story

2012-02-28T13:32:00.001+08:00

My 180 Degrees Story
by Aimee Jenelle Zagala, Marketing Assistant 180 Degrees, Inc.

I've been writing short stories and blurbs about how the young people of this generation have been experiencing God's moving in their lives. You have also heard me talk about how our 180 young people are also experiencing their own "180 Degree" turn. However, I don't think I have yet written one about my own. Believe it or not, I have experienced a lot since I started working with them last July 2010.

It's been 6 years since I fully surrendered my life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Since then, I'm continuously experiencing "great and mighty" things that He has promised. He gave me a family that I could turn to, a place I could call my home and a future that is definite and secured.

During my formative years as a new believer, I slowly got to know my Savior one day at a time.

Being musically inclined, I became a part of the Praise and Worship team in our church. I also got involved with a Prayer Movement called Student for Christ. Being exposed to people from different denominations in the body of Christ, I began to think outside the box more; perhaps more than what other people my age were interested in. With my desire to learn, I read a lot of books pertaining to this new-found faith.

With everything that I was pursuing at that time, there came a point when I started to think "I know everything about Christianity." But, boy, how wrong I was! Not only did I miss out on a lot of the more important things, but I realized that my heart really was not in-sync with God's heart.

God has been revealing this to me ever since He brought me to 180 Degrees. Slowly, and patiently, He's been teaching me about His ways and what He wants me to do with my life, especially about missions.

Before, my definition of mission is helping people—providing for the poor, sheltering the homeless, feeding the hungry...all that stuff. I recently attended the Kairos: God's Heart for the Nations training, and as I was undergoing it, my definition for missions has slowly been changing.

I started to realize that I wasn't really getting the whole picture. I mean, yes those practical things are important, but it's just a small piece of the pie. What's more important is WHY we do these things… and this is because of people who haven't had a chance to hear about the gospel, not even one time in their lifetime.

In addition, God has also revealed to me much about why He has given me a certain love for other cultures and language, and why He has planted a seed of love in my heart for our Japanese people. It turns out, that this is where He wants me to go to spread His good news and show His glory to the people of "…the rising sun".

This learning, by far, is the biggest, greatest and most difficult 180 Degree turn that I've happening in my life right now…from being an in-ward looking Christian to a more outward looking Missionary-in-training.

How about you? What's your 180 Degrees story?

The Church's Great Challenge

2012-01-21T00:09:00.004+08:00

I was browsing through The Joshua Project earlier this afternoon when I saw some interesting statistical data and facts about missions.

To those who are not familiar with the Joshua Project, here's a brief description from their About Page:

Joshua Project is a research initiative seeking to highlight the ethnic people groups of the world with the fewest followers of Christ. Accurate, regularly updated ethnic people group information is critical for understanding and completing the Great Commission.

Here are some challenging mission facts I copy-pasted below:

Challenging Mission Facts

Of the 16,790 people groups by country, 6,955 are still considered unreached.
9,835 people groups by country are not considered unreached, totaling 3,983,293,000 individuals, or about 58% of the world's population.
Of the 16,790 total people groups, 6,955 are identified as unreached using Joshua Project criteria, totaling 2,841,516,000 individuals. Of these 6,955 groups, 5,892 are in 10/40 Window countries. That means 85% of all unreached people groups are in the 10/40 Window.
1,063 of the unreached groups are NOT in the 10/40 Window, totaling 84,003,000 individuals. These groups are relatively accessible to the Gospel.
Of the 6,955 Unreached people groups, about 3,553 (51%) are small groups under 10,000 in population (or population unknown) and all these groups total less than 8,000,000 individuals. Of the remaining 3,402 unreached groups, about 1,314 are under 50,000 in population. That leaves 2,088 Unreached groups 50,000 and over in population. A vibrant church in a large group may take the gospel to a number of smaller satellite people groups that have ethnic similarities.

We still have 35% of all people groups in the world not hearing the message of the gospel which transforms lives and give eternal significance to a dying world.

The Project's Progress Report:

You’ll also notice a world map that shows the location and progress report on this big task of reaching the nations for Christ.

The map actually signifies the bigger picture of the present need to evangelize and establish a Christ-believing church in these regions.

Below is the screenshot of this report:

If you count the progress stage above, almost 2.7 billion people are mostly located in the 10/40 window and all of them has not heard the message of the gospel.

Surely, you’ve heard this very verse from Paul, the Apostle:

How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?- Romans 10:14-15a

His epistle to the Romans may have been sent more than 2,000 years ago but the challenge it presents still rings true today. Paul's question is actually relevant to the very command of our Lord Jesus Christ before he ascended to heaven:

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

This command is not just given to a fateful few but to every believer and disciple of Jesus Christ.

Our Challenge

The figures speaks for itself and personally, I think the task is BIG for just one group or denomination or even a Christian nation can accomplish. It takes every believer to make himself available to accomplish our task commanded by our Lord.

We can do better when we work hand in hand, regardless of denomination or location. Our common ground is not just our faith in Christ but also the great commandment and commission.

The church (referring to the local congregations) need to understand this concept. We need to establish this truth seriously.

I strongly believe that there is only one church established by Christ (His bridegroom), one Lord over all believers and therefore only has one great commission to accomplish. (more on this topic next time)

The task may be big but it doesn't mean it cannot be accomplished when we work hand in hand.

It may sound challenging but we do have a BIG GOD who is Lord of ALL.

Points to Ponder:

What do you think can we do, as Filipinos and believers in this great task?
What probably is the reason why this great task is still not completed?
Which could possibly be harder - uniting the body of Christ or fulfilling the great commission?
Who could probably answer the call of the Lord of the harvest - “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”

"Raising generations of Filipino Youth for cross-cultural missions"

Unreached Peoples Do You Know The Real Deal - Youtube

2012-01-17T06:55:00.000+08:00

"Raising generations of Filipino Youth for cross-cultural missions"

NYMM's 2012 Focus

2012-01-17T06:38:00.000+08:00

NYMM blog has been around the blogosphere for almost six years. I have to admit that it has been a rough road updating this blog especially with my work and among other things.

In it's existence, most of the blogs were about updates on what is going on with the movement. It's main focus was for mobilization and missions.

For 2012, the focus will shift on becoming an online resource for missions and mobilization. I believe there's a vast resource online but only a few that caters to the Filipino youth. The main initiative is to share video clips, testimonies and articles about missions.

Of course, it will still update it's faithful followers on activities that revolves around the youth and missions.

Hopefully, it will not only create an opportunity to minister and mobilize but also capture the bigger audience in the online world, which is dominated by young people and professionals.

Lastly, NYMM blog needs additional people. One man can do so much but I think three more brains can be better of. It can become a brainstorming team for future NYMM activities nationwide.

For prayer concerns, please see details below:

God is stirring the hearts of the new generation for missions,let's pray for opportunities to touch base with local based ministries that we can share the vision of NYMM.
We need people with the same heart and vision for NYMM. Pray that the Lord will call those whom are His and imprint in their hearts the need to come and prepare the harvesters in the field.
Wisdom and strategy on how to impact this generation and stir their hearts to reach the UPGs of the world
That the Lord will raise a new NYMM Director to oversee the ministry

In Christ,

Vir Antonio Silva

"Raising generations of Filipino Youth for cross-cultural missions"

John Piper: Sermons on missions

2012-01-13T08:02:00.000+08:00

I was browsing through Youtube and found some insightful clips about missions from John Piper. Here are a few of his sermons about why missions, why we should go and what matters most when answering the call to the nations:

So, should we go to missions or not?

"Raising generations of Filipino Youth for cross-cultural missions"

Our Heart's Desire for 2012

2012-01-12T07:57:00.003+08:00

The desire of NYMM is to see every young Filipino believers answering to the challenge of the harvest field and fulfill the great commission and hasten the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ!

Our prayer is that this video will stir in you a desire to see "the nations worship" our true King:

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Blog Post: My NYMC StandPoint (Vir Silva)

2011-07-02T11:50:00.001+08:00

"Raising generations of Filipino youth for cross-cultural missions…”

Being part of the “think-tank” meeting last June was a learning experience for me. I simply couldn't resist sharing what I want the forum to accomplish and hopefully, be established in the youth missions movement. Like what Ate Bibien has said, God is reviving the movement in his own way and I couldn't agree more.

The “think tank” meeting and previous discussions led to the Youth Forum this July 2011 wherein the goal is to revive the movement that focuses on youth and missions. After the meeting, I strongly believe that the Lord wants us to focus on areas that we should establish and strengthen to become better on what we do and plan to do for NYMM.

So, how should the movement move forward? What are the things that we need to pursue and not to pursue? These are questions that I believe can be answered through the Youth Forum scheduled this July 2011.

I personally envision the movement to have the following qualities:

A Strong Team comprising of young and old alike

Although the movement is focused on developing the younger generation, I strongly believe that the movement should be led by a young team of leaders. Like any other youth ministry, the backbone of the movement is to have people on the top like “one of them”. I personally came from a ministry that’s being led by servant-leaders who were students just like me.

Although these leaders must know how to stand on their own, we can never deny the need of the “wiser generation”. My personal belief is that the older generation plays an important role for the movement to flourish. They do have the wisdom, training and expertise on the challenges up ahead.

The “wiser generation” should be part of the movement as mentors, advisers and friends. They should not imply or push their own (or their agencies) agenda but must fully support whom the Lord has placed in the movement as leaders.

A Steady line of Activities Focusing on Youth Discipleship and Missions

The role of the movement in the body of Christ is not just to promote missions but to raise and train missionaries. Partnerships with mission agencies are vital for the movement but the movement itself should become the very training ground.

Although this will take time, money and effort, we need to develop a strategy wherein the involvement of the youth doesn't just end after a missions’ camp, congress or the like. We should have a solid follow-up system that directly involves them to missions work whether it’s prayer, supporting missionaries abroad or going to short-term missions.

Planting the “seed” for missions is just the first step; we must cultivate and develop it to become a reality.

A Solid Marketing and Fundraising Campaign

As Tita Ramona has said, our major setback in doing mobilization is the availability of funds. The movement should be sustained with a solid financial plan for it to accomplish its goal. Let’s face it, the movement is young and will be led by leaders who probably uses their own allowances. In order for us to avoid this particular setback, the movement should have a fundraising team solely focusing on raising our finances.

Although donations seem to be the only solution, there are still a lot of ways that can support the movement and in a way, lessen the financial burden of mission agencies and youth ministries involved.

A Commitment to the NYMM Vision

It is my prayer that whoever the Lord will place in the leadership position will capture the vision of NYMM and will have the commitment to pursue it no matter what.

Having a strong team, a steady line of activities and a solid fundraising campaign can work but will not be enough. Unless the people behind the movement capture the real purpose of why such a movement was born, everything that we do for the Lord’s work will be in vain.

I strongly agree with Kuya Bob's statement that we should focus on building the movement that will result in a biennial congress and not the other way around.

We also need to develop our leadership style. The "baton" must be passed to the next in line, equipped with the right training and perspective of the movement's work. The movement’s mandate is to raise missionaries, if we divert to another cause or focus on another ministry other than what the Lord has established for NYMM, then the vision has died down and our goals will be affected.

The new leaders may do it differently but its end result must be consistent to the entire vision of the movement as a whole.

Conclusion

My prayer is that we all learn from our previous experiences and hopefully, in doing so, strengthen the movement and fulfill the mandate given to us. I strongly believe and envision that whatever the Lord has done and will do in the movement; it will be for His glory alone and not for any system or person.

Disclaimer:

The things I've shared come from my own personal views and thoughts and not of the movement.

Reviving the Movement

2011-07-02T10:16:00.000+08:00

Greetings!

It's been two years since this blog been updated! And I'm not even sure if someone is still reading this blog aside from me. Just a quick update, NYMM has been in the "rebirthing" stage as I call it.

The Philippine Missions Mobilization Movement has been gearing up for a consultation forum this July 16,2011 inviting the key players in missions and youth mobilization. I personally joined the "think-tank" meeting and is excited to what will happen during and after the forum.

Below is Kuya Nono's invitation letter to those who are interested to join the forum. Please read through and be I hope that you will be challenged and join us during this event as well;

Dear colleague in missions,

Last 2003, there was an initiative to establish a partnership to prepare young people who may be considering to work overseas to become intentional tentmakers.  The partnership had embarked on mobilization and training events in different parts of the country to provide young people with information, inspiration and exposure to the opportunities as well as challenges of establishing a viable witness in a cross-cultural context. 

Two years later, forty mission agency executives, trainers and mobilizers forged a partnership to leverage the Filipino diaspora and OFW Phenomenon in order to raise multitudes of Filipino tentmakers to make an impact among the least reached peoples.  It has been recognized that many of the youth can significantly contribute to the fulfillment of the vision of the Philippine Missions Mobilization Movement or what is known simply as the PM3.  Since then, hundreds of thousands of Filipino believers all over the world have come to see the strategic role of the Philippine Church in fulfilling the Great Commission. 

Wishing to further build on these two missional breakthroughs, I wish to invite you to a consultation among youth groups and organizations to explore how we can move forward together to ignite a massive mobilization of the youth in churches across the country for meaningful involvement in cross-cultural ministry locally and globally.  This consultation will be held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches, 4th Floor of the Evangelical Center, 62 Molave Street, Project 3, Quezon City.  This will be from 8am till 3pm this coming July 16, a Saturday.  There will be a small registration fee of P100 to cover lunch and snacks.

You are receiving this invitation because your organization is acknowledged to be passionate to see young people engaged in world missions.  It is my fervent hope that you and another leader in your group will be available to participate in this Youth Missions Mobilization Forum.  I can assure you that there are compelling reasons why the Filipino youth must be empowered today to become the future tentmakers, missionaries, mobilizers and member care providers, that we will be sharing with you on July 16.

Please email me (lbadoy@yahoo.com) or text me (SMART 0920-905-4021 or GLOBE 0917-719-4509 and SUN 0922-471-2008) to indicate whether you and/or another representative from your group can join us for the Youth Missions Mobilization Forum. May the LORD continue to inspire us to serve Him faithfully and to spread His fame among all nations!

God bless!

Nono Badoy

Executive Director

Philippine Missions Mobilization Movement

So, what are you waiting for? Call now and take part in building the Kingdom of God on earth!

Pray For Eman

2009-09-16T10:44:00.000+08:00

Hi Egroupmates!
Before I get swamped by the urgent and deadly (deadlines, in other words), I would like to ask your prayers for our wonderful friend, Eman, who is trusting God to send him to an important upg conference in LA before the year ends. Due to security concerns (sanay naman kayo di ba?), I can't tell you more. But I can tell you that he needs $2800 asap and has $500 pledged so far.

For me, he is the best person to represent NYMM in that conference. He is not only a mobilizer but also a practitioner now! The exposure and the experience will further stretch his faith and enrich his experience in carrying out his part of the Great Commission. He wrote a loooong email about the witness opportunities he's had and he is where the action is (grabe, todo nato!)!

Please add him to your daily prayer list. God bless you really good!

Mobilizingly yours,

Joy
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Email Updates: Encouraging You

2009-09-06T20:13:00.001+08:00

Hi Egroup-mates!

Longtime no message/news/

update! I confess my sin of busybody-ness! I have fallen into the all-pervading trap of tyrannical urgency! It's time I renew ties with you and let you in on the latest thing God is doing in the NYMM (aka National Youth Missions Movement).

I should have posted a sweet, quick note two months ago when I reluctantly represented the movement at the 2nd PM3 summit in Gems Hotel, Antipolo. I say "reluctantly" because I had been inactive in coordinating the movement for over a year. I admit that I lost momentum when I handled a gruelling tour conference for my company early last year. But the Lord was true to His Word in Romans 8:28. All things (including our shortcomings) work together for good to those who love Him...

Inspite of my decision to bow out of the PM3 National Facilitation Team at that significant gathering, I knew God wasn't through with me yet. I met Roselle (did I get your name spelled right, dear?) and Julius of 180 Degrees--the two people who replaced our hardworking and dependable core group member now OFW tentmaker Eman! Frankly, I was so encouraged to see much younger faces among the participants because I believe the youth ought to earn a voice and strain an ear in history-making consultations like the PM3. (Na-nosebleed ba kayo, R & J? Masanay na kayo. Ganyan talaga kapag ang balitaktakan ay tipong God-sized in scope) I wasn't surprised either that the PM3 goal by 2020 is now 1M deployed Pinoy global field workers. [I don't doubt God's ability to bring that to reality. I just don't know if we could keep track! But, I leave that to our adult leaders to work out.]

My immediate concern now is reviving the movement by recruiting a core team (upon the strong prodding of the new PMA National Director Dr. Rey Taniajura) that can meet with the core team of the PCEC-Youth Commission. After all, the NYMC (National Youth Missions Congress) was started by PCEC National Director Bishop Ef Tendero and Ptr Rey Corpuz, the PMA National Director at the time. It's time to join forces.

After an initial chat with Ptrs Ronnie, Ronald and Efren of the PCEC-YC about two weeks ago, I attended their regular breakfast fellowship at Starbucks, Podium this morning. For some reason, I turned out to be the only woman in the group of 18 young (and not-so-young) men that gathered. I hadn't socialized with that many (male) youth ministers for a long while. Some came all the way from Pampanga, Laguna and Cavite, which included Ptr Roman Guevarra of Rise Up Philippines (recently arrived from a concert-seminar tour in the Middle East). Ptr Joseph Bonifacio from VCF (aka Every Nation) also came but left before the meeting winded down to sharing ministries one by one.

I took the cue to share about NYMM when Ptr Ronnie mentioned the need to coordinate major events among youth ministries so that we wouldn't compete for churches' attention where to send their young people. I shared that the last NYMC was back in 2006 (Bacolod) and I broke the 2-year interval "tradition" of organizing the next NYMC. We didn't have an NYMC last year (2008) [which was providential because the global recession hit us that year]. The "extra" year actually made me reflect more on my role in the movement and how to proceed when the right time comes. If ever an NYMC is organized in the future, I would prefer that much effort were put into bonding with other youth ministry networks who would lend a lot of support to the movement before, during and after the event. There's so much that can be done when the various parts of the Body of Christ (in youth ministry) work together and not compete with each other.

Talk is cheap, so I'm holding myself accountable to you by committing to update you on the next steps God leads me to make. And THE next step I'm making (and this is what Ptr Ronnie & co. has advised me to do) is recruiting a new core team that will represent the movement (the missions perspective) in youth network consultations and serve as the team to contact when groups and churches need training or help in missions. Dr. Rey Taniajura has pledged support to this team as part of PMA's mobilization efforts. It sounds not unlike the support K Bob Lopez extended to me when he was PMA National Director. [Eeek! Here we go again!]

My good friend, Derek Ross of True Love Waits, already shared with me the idea of sending youth leaders to other countries (such as Indonesia) that request for help regarding sexual purity issues, especially the TLW message. That would be a great ministry platform for a cross-cultural worker in student/campus work, don't you think? Someone from the Global Youth Ministry Network (GYMN) also approached me after this morning's meeting to ask how his org can work with us. Their focus is on empowering local youth leaders in Asia. Now, isn't that encouraging?

If you've read this far, I salute you! I'm just making up for the long silence :D

Back to the rush job on my desk,
Joy

Let's Pray for Pakistani Believers

2009-08-04T10:36:00.000+08:00

I received this email from a missionaray in Pakistan and I would like to share this to people who are reading this blog.

Greetings in His most precious name. We have one very BAD news for all of us. May be you heard or not about what is happening with the Christians here in Gojara near Lahore. Muslims burned more than 200 Christian’s homes and couple of churches as well. There are more than 10 Christians dead so for in that incident and their families are not taking their dead bodies back until Government does not take action against the people who done this. One of the Muslim’s
organization attacked on Christian Locality and burn their homes and churches and done misbehave with the young girls and other women. The police got failed to control those people to stop them, doing this persecution then Army was called to control these people.

We just finished our Sunday service in which we prayed for the people are persecuted and still under huge danger. We are now going to visit that place which is not far from our place, this is about 35 to 45 minutes drive from our place. Please keep praying for the persecuted people and their families and also for those families who lose their family members in the persecution. I will write you again about what is happening now.

May God bless you richly,
Yours in Him,
Ps. M. P.

10You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:10-15

Pray that the believers will be rescued by the Lord from all their persecutions as they continue in what they have learned and become convinced of in Christ Jesus. Pray that they entrust themselves to their faithful Creator who is working all things out for His glory and for their good in the end. Pray that His peace that passes all understanding may keep their hearts and minds quiet and at rest in Christ Jesus, as they fully cast all their cares upon Him, knowing that He cares for them.

8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10

Pray that the life of Jesus may be revealed in their bodies, as they entrust themselves to Him, knowing that He is the righteous Judge of all the earth. Pray that they overcome evil with good, praying for their enemies and those that persecute them.

9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:9-12
Pray that the believers will truly be peacemakers, that their lives will radiate the presence of the Prince of Peace as they truly find His ability to rejoice and be glad knowing their reward in heaven in great. Pray that they experience the manifest Presence of Jesus in their midst as they wait on Him and trust Him to guide them in all they say and do. Pray He is their shelter and strong tower, a very present help in trouble.

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The Filipino Youth Missions Conference 2013

The Filipino Youth Missions Movement Invitation

The Crazy Idea of Building Up The Movement Once More - Part 1

Tears Of The Saints

Fellowship of the Burning Hearts

Want to become a Mission Care Advocate?

Kairos! Kilos Na! (CCBC Missions Fair 2012)

The 2012 30-Days of Prayer for the M's

What Is 30-Days About? What Is The Purpose Of The Project?

Towards Closure: Imperial or Incarnational Missions?

UPGs: Knowing The Real Deal

Do You Really Need to GO?

Where Christ is Lord Of All

Missions And YOU!

Global Statistics

SEND International's Short Term Missions Trip Invitation

FW: Testimony: My 180 Degrees Story

The Church's Great Challenge

Challenging Mission Facts

Unreached Peoples Do You Know The Real Deal - Youtube

NYMM's 2012 Focus

John Piper: Sermons on missions

Our Heart's Desire for 2012

Blog Post: My NYMC StandPoint (Vir Silva)

Reviving the Movement

Pray For Eman

Email Updates: Encouraging You

Let's Pray for Pakistani Believers