PBTS Chapel Service

Short-Term Missionaries 2012 singing Grace Alone. 
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      Last July 10 was a momentous event for students and faculty of the seminary as STM 2012 was officially closed and STM 2013 was inaugurated. Dressed in different Asian costume, we sang our ministry theme song Grace Alone (by Scott Wesley Brown and Jeff Nelson). The song reminds us that it was through His grace that we were able to minister to at least 7 countries in Southeast Asia last April and May. Everyone of us has his/her own memorable experience of His grace while in the field. During the service, five students shared their ministry experience in Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos and Thailand. 
      We ended the chapel service with a challenge for another batch of short-term missionaries next summer. Many said that they were blessed and challenged after hearing our different stories.

with Inae Lee and Dadai Dela Paz (Thailand & Myanmar Team)
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      Though most of the time Thailand was our country of ministry, here, we are wearing the traditional dress of Myanmar.

Here is the chorus of the song Grace Alone: Grace alone which God supplies. Strength unknown He will provide. Christ in us, our cornerstone. We will go forth in grace alone.


With much joy and thanksgiving,
Ef and Elena

Back in PBTS, Baguio City

Together with students from Bangladesh
during the PBTS acquaintance party.

We are now back again in seminary life after two months of short-term ministry. First week was a difficult adjustment. It was like our minds were not ready yet to engage in study. Thanks God we are now quite okay. Thanks God also for what had happened in the last four weeks since we arrived here in Baguio City. We were given opportunities to share our report and testimonies about our internship in Thailand and Myanmar. We are now part of a team (PBTS-Asia Vision Short-Term Mission) that visits different churches here in Benguet to give report and share our ministry stories. This is a new and challenging ministry for us because in a way we are mobilizing the churches for missions. Many churches are still yet to be involved in missions and we are glad that our stories can be used by God to a spark that desire on them. 

Prayer Requests:

1) Please pray for our team. We will be in the ministry of missions mobilization for the whole school year of 2012-2013.

2) Please pray for opportunities to conduct missions education in churches especially among pastors and leaders.

3) Please pray for God's guidance each time Ef preaches in churches.

Thank you so much for keeping us in your prayers. Kop kun kha/krap (Thank you in Thai).