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PHIL IPPINE NEWS

LETTER Feb. 15,

1966

Cebu Christiaii Mission

R Y 8b I M O G E N E C R L S O N .

P O B o x 41

Cebu City, Philippines

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The Kapunongan sa mga Magsasangyaw is a group of our brethren interested in

Christian Evangelism

that meets

on the first

Monday

of every

month on

the carnpus of

Cebu Bible

Seminary. After

a short

devotional period led

by

th e president Arsenio

Gilig

on

Feb. 7,

the secretary,

Victoriana Joyohoy

read the minutes of the last meeting

and

the

treasurer,

Mr. Pedro Panoy,

explained how last month's budget of about

40 dollars was

s pe n t

A number of

letters

were read. The

church

in

Plaridel in

Misamis Occidental wrote, our

souls have been

resurrected

by

the

visit

of Jose Pal ic te .

He spent

5

and

a

half days

there

and

bapt ized

a 17 year

old

girl.

From Tayasan, Negros Oriental, Filomino Bolongaita says that the non-instrumental church

there

is ready to accept N. T. freedom and

take

fellowship

with

our bre thren in

the

Vi-

s y s

From

Rizal, Sapao,

Surigao

del Norte ,

Isaias

Taglucop

reports that although th e roads have

been bad, he has been able to baptize two

and witness

the confession of

faith

of two others.

The

barrio

counselor, Alberto

Recla of Kamayong,

Kabangkalan,

Negros Occidental gives

a good testimony concerning the

work

of Pacita Divinagracia. She presented a Christmas

drama which was well

received

by the

whole

community. Pac ita request s that

an

evange

listic

campaign

held

during summer

vacation

Brother Francisco Libo-on of Iloilo City was introduced to us by Diego Romulo of

Manila.

His work

near

the university was visited

recently

by Rogelio Celis. The

Church has

gathered 180 pesos and is asking for matching funds to purchase a small house of

meeting. On February 9, the worst peacetime conflageration in this century inthe Philip

pines destroyed fifty million pesos worth of property in Iloilo.

Two small congregations in the city of Bacolod have united for the glory of God and the

testimony of the Truth. Efipanio Bolero told of the joy of the brethren in this victory

over

the

personal

pride of

two lea ders .

Dulcesimo Inong of Cambalong,

Merida Leyie

del Norte led a fine meeting at Christmas with

300

attendance. He mentioned Antonio Boholst, of Macario, Merida, as a new leader there.

The

church

in San Isidro, Talisay, has taken on the work at Camp VI, Talisay, as an


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\ 1 WfTH THE

CARLSONS

IN THE PHILIRPINES

Merry Christinas and a Happy New Year We thought you might be interested

in some of the things that went on here in Cebu City this year.

In January, Imogene fell on our stairs and broke her right wrist. Now, it is

almost as good as new.

Larry and his

wife

Yola made us happy in February when they, with their two

children, visited here during his Navy leave. He is now on duty in Madison, Wis

consin living in Sun Prairie. Joyce is two and one half years old and her brother,

Mark Ray, will see his first birthday this December 31st.

The twenty first commencement of Cebu Bible Seminary was held in March.

Macario Otadoy brought the

address.

Last year he was awarded an honorary degree

by

the

school t rus tees for

his

work

in New Tes tament

translation.

Mr. and Mrs. John Chase, ministers of our living-link church at Downey, Cal

ifornia, visited

us in April. They also spent some time in Japan and Korea where

they had been missionaries before WWII. Their interest and help to the cause of

Christ in these places has continued through the years. They endured the summer

heat

to

attend th e

annual

convention of t he Churches

of Christ

in this area.

Three

evangelistic teams were

sent out in May. They reported several

baptisms.

At

the

same time they also conducted vacation Bible schools. Six hundred children

were taught in the three provinces of Cebu, Negros, and Xeyte.

Our

oldest son, Mark Robin,

and his wife,

Susan

in

May

visited

Larry and

Yola in

Wisconsin

in the course of their

campaign

to the islands to come to help in this

work. They hope to be in Cebu before the end of the year. While in that state,

Robin spoke in one church where his great grandfather, R. D. Cotton, had ministered

ninety-six years before.

The Cebu City church had a series of meetings in a park area before school

reopened in June. On Philippine Independence Day, June 12, Seminary students and

faculty decorated the mission truck for the parade using the theme, Ye shall know

the truth, and the truth shall make you free. The choir sitting inside was picked


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