Scott Christiansen
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19) In the past two months, we've been encouraged with spiritual victories, but we have also had to face the afflictions the Lord allows to [...]
“. . . be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” (II Timothy 2:1) Praise God for the strength that His grace gives us to do His work. As we finished one year and entered into the next, we had two big events: our Christmas program on [...]
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Galatians 6:9) While it is “summer” all the year here, I clearly remember harvest time in America and the reward God brings to the laboring farmer. [...]
“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.” (Proverbs 10:22) While there are always challenges when you are serving people, we have been enjoying the blessings God gives to those who “keep on keeping on” for [...]
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” (John 15:16) The month [...]
“The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.” (Psalm 126:3) On April 23, our Bible college graduated our first students. Eleven young people received their diplomas, and we are grateful for all those who had a part over sev [...]
The last two months have been filled with activity as we continue to get the Gospel out to our area, train our people to be soul winners, and prepare our college students for the life of the ministry. In the first three months of 2017, the [...]
As 2016 went into the “rear-view mirror,” I was reminded of a famous line from literature, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” The year 2016 was the most difficult year of my life with the passing away of my wife, and yet [...]
The past few months have been very fruitful ones here at International Baptist Church of Dumaguete City. As I write this letter, I am thinking how the fruit we have seen here would not have been possible without your investments of prayer a [...]
“Rejoice evermore.” (I Thessalonians 5:16) As usual, life in Dumaguete has been busy and full of blessings. Our team spent the 4th of July together as we celebrated our national heritage and enjoyed a time of fellowship. July was filled wit [...]
