Scott Christiansen
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” (III John 1:4) The last two months have been filled with activity and growth in our students and people at the International Baptist Church of Dumaguete City. I have had a [...]
“So built we the wall . . . for the people had a mind to work.” (Nehemiah 4:6) December and January were productive months, as our people dedicated themselves to serving the Lord with a renewed zeal with the pandemic now in the “rearview mi [...]
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (II Timothy 2:15) It has been a joy to be busy training another generation of Christian servants who will believe and t [...]
“. . . Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.” (Colossians 4:17) We are excited and humbled by what the Lord did in our midst in the last two months. The first week of August began a new academi [...]
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you . . . .” (II Thessalonians 3:3) We are rejoicing over God’s goodness towards us in these last two months. June began with finishing up our college’s academic year. On June 12, we had three o [...]
“But the word of God grew and multiplied.” (Acts 12:24) These last two months have been encouraging, as we have seen a returning to the “good ol’ days” before the pandemic. Due to restrictions being lessened in our area, we have eventually [...]
“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not.” (II Corinthians 4:1) After two years, we are finally beginning to see a returning back to the “normal” we had before the COVID restrictions. After the Omicro [...]
David declared in the Psalms, “. . . in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge . . . .” (Psalm 57:1). We have certainly experienced this truth in the last two months. In the middle of December, Typhoon Odette, a Category 5 super typh [...]
“For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” (Psalm 100:5) As missionaries, we often joke with each other that the most important word in our vocabulary is flexibility. There have been a lot o [...]
"Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah." (Psalm 62:8) We continue to have restrictions due to COVID-19 in our location. Our church services are still limited to 10% of capacity, [...]
