Visitation to the Brethren and Wedding Invitation by the brethren at Jolo, Roxas, Palawan..!

This last June 27/28/2009 we are invited by brother Victor Bacaltos of Jolo Roxas, Palawan to attend the wedding of his daughter ( sister Mary Vic Bacaltos). Our fellow gospel preachers from Southern part of Palawan ( bro. Jonathan Sapitula, Emmanuel Sapitula, Sammy Cabansa, Eddie Favila, Judson Montimor, Edward Belando and Reuben Tiburan) had waked up early morning around 3. A.M. to prepare themselves in a long journey to Jolo Roxas, Palawan. Around 10 A.M., they arrived to my home here in the city, then after a few minutes of rest, we continue our travel towards Northern palawan. After almost 3 hours of travel we all safely arrived at Jolo and thanks to the Lord for our safe travel. At the Village of Jolo we are happy to see and greet our brethren, the congregation on this place is few in numbers, but they continue to strive more for the Lord and remain to be faithful (Rev.2:10) unto death. We had also the opportunity to visit our brethren at Bayugon congregation about 12 kilometers away from the Village of Jolo. We spent our night at Bayugon and had a wonderful time to talk with the brethren there, encouraging them to be "steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for asmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord" -( ICorinthians 15:58). - In Christian love - Dario D. Belviz

The Photo's of Gospel Preachers in front of Bayugon church building at Roxas, Palawan. From Left: Brother Emmanuel Sapitula (Brooke's Point, Palawan) Yoli Buncag (Roxas, Palawan)Judson Montimor (Narra, Palawan), Eddie Favila (Espanola,Palawan), Edward Belando (Narra,Palawan), Dario Belviz (Puerto Princesa City), Sammy Cabansa (Brooke's Point, Palawan), Bonifacio Buncag (Roxas, Palawan), Reuben Tiburan (Aborlan, Palawan), Mitozyl Sanchez (Roxas, Palawan). brother Jonathan Sapitula is not included in this picture because he is our photographer at that time.."thanks brd"..

This is brother Yoli Buncag who preaches for this congregation. Despite of no support, he with great love continues to e active and enduring servant of God and His church. He will appreciate anyone who would like to have fellowship to him financially. Please know that even $25.00 of monthly help to him from any interested brethren there in the U.S. will be a great contribution already towards the work of saving lost souls in our country. It will be fully acknowledged and appreciated for Christ's sake and to God's glory. If there is any interested brethren there in the U.S. who want to fellowship with this brother financially, please let me know and I will put in contact with him..Please pray for him, to his loving family, and to the family of God whom he served in this place..

Before our visit to the brethren at Bayugon. brother Victor Bacaltos had prepare a delicious dinner for us. Setting from left: brother Jonathan Sapitula, Emmanuel Sapitula, Mitozyl Sanchez, Brother Victor Bacaltos (standing) then bro. Dario D. Belviz, Judson Montimor and brother Edward Belando..

The wedding Day: Brother Victor Bacaltos gladly marched his daughter (sister Mary Vic Bacaltos).

The Groom and Bride in front of brother Jonathan Sapitula ( a wedding officiating Minister). Each of them is preparing themselves for the wedding ceremony..

Brother Jonathan Sapitula while rendering his message to the Groom & Bride. Encouraging them to be faithful to each other " Marriage is honorable in all..." ( Hebrew 13:4).

Brother Jonathan Sapitula gave the Bible to the Groom and Bride after he made a brief comments on it (Isaiah 34:16; 2Tim.3:15-17).

The Wedding officiating Minister declared: " Usshers, please unveil and unchord Balbino and Mary Vic and the husband, Balbino, may now kiss his bride with every honor before all men and God"...

The Photo's of Bride and Groom together with their ushers and usherettes right after the wedding ceremony..

"..THY WORD IS TRUTH.."

FOLLOWING THE RIGHT BOOK

A Missionary once presented a Bible to a young Indian, who possessed a fair knowledge of the English language, and exhorted him to read it and OBEY ITS COMMANDMENTS. The Book was received and read as requested. Some time afterward the Indian met the preacher, and said to him" " I want you to go with me to the river. I want to be baptized." " I can baptize you without going to the river", said the preacher. "Where?" inquired the red man. "Here" replied the preacher. Said the Indian in a tone of surprise" " I don't see how you can baptize me here, where there is no water" " We can have the water brought for the purpose," responded the preacher. But the young Indian man was perplexed: he could not understand how they were to baptize him after the water was brought. The Preacher then explained to him that they could baptize him "by pouring a little water on his forehead." Is that baptism?'' "Yes", said the preacher. Not yet quite satisfied, the young Indian man replied: " well, if that is baptism, you have given me the wrong book".

His idea seemed to be that each denomination had a Bible of its own, and that the minister had, through mistake, given him one that represented baptism to be immersion. The impression that baptism is immersion was made upon his mind by reading the Bible; but if pouring (or sprinkling) is baptism, it must be learned from some other book: that is, the same book cannot teach both pouring and immersion to be baptism. Why not? Because there is such a difference between pouring and immersion that if the one is taught to be baptism, the other one cannot be. ( The Sword of the Spirit Bulletin - 03/31/09)