Dasmarinas, Cavite

Sis. Lissa, Bros. Gary and John Paul continue to coordinate with different churches for door to door evangelism in different areas of this city.

In Golden City, Paliparan, together with some members of Jesus Loves You Church, met sisters Honey Serato and Ella Serato and their friend Rizzalyn Basol. After hearing the gospel, the three young ladies opened up their hearts to the group and told them about their job, which was illegal and not pleasing to the Lord. They realized they had to give up this job and look for a decent one if they wanted to grow in the spirit. Last Mar. 20, our team conducted a bible study at their home. Today the rest of their household attends the study. Let us pray for them.

In Brgy. Biglang Sibol with Word for Christ Ministry under Ptr. Diony Sefuentes, most of the people they witnessed to were willing to attend bible studies and were willing to be visited in their homes. We encountered no rejection in this area; they were receptive to God’s word.

Bagong Bayan- the coordinating church is World for Christ Ministries. There was a woman there who was so accommodating to have a bible study in her home. She’s been living here for a year now and was so happy to meet our team, for she is a Christian too. They were able to witness to mostly young people. Follow-up work is being conducted by John Paul.

In other areas, they conducted follow-up programs, held group bible studies, and visitations. Some groups were so accommodating, they were willing to share their personal experiences and were so open and friendly, while in other areas our team had to be very careful because Muslims dominate the area.

This quarter a total of 315 houses were visited.

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Trece Martirez, Cavite

Brother Lorie and Sister Tess continue to hold group bible studies, particularly in Baranggay Luciano, Tradition Homes, and Sampaguita Village. Let’s continue to pray that they will be able to reach more areas.

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Nueva Vizcaya

Bro. Chito and his wife paid Pastor Gonsay a visit last January. After eight hours of travel by car they were able to reach his house and see for themselves his home. His wife was not around when they were there but they were able to meet his two lovely children. He showed a small area of his house where there is a small table which serves as his office and the space in front of it which he plans to convert into a small hall for meetings and worship.

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Baguio City

Bro. Chito was guest speaker for Married Couples Fellowship in Navy Base Christian Fellowship, our partner church in this place. He challenged the husbands and the wives to be more vigilant in guarding the education of their children. He also shared with them our work in Gospel Xpress. He scheduled a seminar on door to door evangelism first week of May.

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The Reed Basket Child Care Center

is scheduled to have its very first graduation ceremony on April 29, 2007. Teacher Joey is very excited to announce that after eight months the older kids have learned how to read and write which makes them ready for the first grade in any school of their choice. The younger ones learned their ABC’s, how to count from 1-20, and recognize shapes & colors. More importantly, they learned the importance of Jesus Christ in their young lives.

Evangelism is a mission appointed to all God’s people everywhere. It is a message from the Creator to all mankind. The message is of God’s work in making His Son a Savior for sinners. Evangelism is God’s invitation to mankind to come to the Savior and find life. God commands all men everywhere to repent, and promises forgiveness to all who do.

We, as Christians are sent into the world as God’s messengers and Christ’s ambassadors, to broadcast this message as broadly as we can. This is our duty because God commands it, and also a privilege because it is a great thing to speak for God. Our job, then, is to go to our fellowmen and inform them of the gospel of Christ and try to make it plain to them; to remove, as best we can, any difficulties that they may find in it, to impress them with its importance, and to urge them to respond to it. This is our enduring responsibility; it is a basic part of our Christian calling.

Evangelism is necessary, because no man can be saved without the gospel. ‘There is no difference between the Jew and the Greek,’ proclaims Paul; ‘for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord (Jesus Christ) shall be saved.’ Yes, but nobody will be saved who does not call upon the name of the Lord, and certain things must happen before any man can do this. So Paul continues, ‘How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?’[Romans 10:12.] They must be told of Christ before they can trust Him, and they must trust Him before they can be saved by Him. Salvation depends on faith, and faith on knowing the gospel. God’s way of saving sinners is to bring them to faith by bringing them into contact with the gospel. Evangelism is a necessity if anyone is to be saved at all.

Men without Christ are lost. ‘Except ye repent,’ said our Lord to the crowd, ‘ye shall all perish.’[Luke 13:3] And we who are Christ’s are sent to tell them of the only one who can save them from perishing. This makes evangelism a matter of urgency for us. The world is full of people who are unaware that they stand under the wrath of God. It is a matter of urgency that we should go to them, and try to arouse them, and show them the means of escape.

by Chito Tolosa

Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Its capital is the municipality of Imus although Trece Martires City, which was the former capital, is still the seat of the provincial government and is the location of the capitol building. Cavite is surrounded by the provinces of Laguna to the east and Batangas to the south. To the west lies the South China Sea.

Cavite has a total population of 2,063,161 based on the year 2000 census. The main languages spoken are Tagalog, Chabacano and English. However, due to a large number of immigrants from farther provinces due to Cavite’s proximity to Manila, a number of people also speak Bikolano, Cebuano, and Ilokano. In line with national statistics, the majority (87%) of the population are Roman Catholic while adherents of Iglesia ni Cristo account for 4% of the population. Other Christian sects and Muslims comprise the remainder.

Cavite is one of the fastest growing provinces in the country due to its close proximity to Metro Manila. Many companies have established manufacturing plants in numerous industrial parks.

Cavite is subdivided into 20 municipalities and 3 cities: Cavite City, Tagaytay City, Trece Martires City.

Trece Martires was where we all started our GX door to door evangelism campaign in the year 2000. Slowly, but consistently, our GX workers moved from house to house through different subdivisions and baranggays. Thousands of residents were able to hear the pure message of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have established bible studies and cell groups. Today we have covered almost all of the major subdivisions and baranggays of this city. We were able to reach parts of the municipalities of Indang, Amadeo, Silang, Gen. Trias, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alverez, Kawit and the city of Tagaytay. Since then we were able also to train workers from different Christian denominations who, in turn, brought the gospel to other parts of the country.

Door to door evangelism, the heralding of good news, is not easy, for in evangelism, we attack the strongholds of Satan. True evangelism often results in Christians being mocked and mistreated.

God honors true evangelism and is often pleased to make the seed grow and bear fruit. The Father is the Lord of the harvest, He grants or withholds success. Christ is the builder of His church, the Holy Spirit is the divine Energizer and Commissioner. Where God is honored and His doctrine is maintained, we can be sure that our labor will not be in vain.

I would like to commend our GX workers for they preach the gospel not for their fame, their advancement on the ecclesiological ladder, nor for their financial gain. They consider themselves as servants, or rather, as stewards entrusted with a commission. They know whom they should please. They look to God primarily. It is for His Name’s sake that they go out. They have become models of the gospel. The gospel has changed them. Their examples speak, perhaps more than their words.

This year 2007 we will continue to wear out more shoes for the gospel. We will continue to concentrate our efforts in Cavite, Metro Manila, Baguio and Nueva Vizcaya.

GX would like to specially thank our 2006 workers for their faithfulness. Many of them will not be working with us this year and we will miss them. We would like also to thank and acknowledge the Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO), our Presbyterian brothers, our Christian brethren, and friends for their support and participation. May our good Lord bless us as we move on to tomorrow.