High Momentum for Evangelism and Training The Students to Develop Personal Vision

The momentum for evangelism is high!

Taking advantage of the first two months of the school year, wherein the freshmen have no commitments yet and minimal academic load, students who are involved in Stillwaters Church have been initiating spiritual conversations and sharing the Gospel. For June alone, we have more than 30 new people involved in Bible studies. More than that, one of our house churches (the Tuesday group) is even getting so big already, that we might need to begin another house church next semester.

To be able to sustain this momentum, we recently conducted a training which aims to encourage the students to develop their own personal vision –what they want to see happen in their ministry, in UP and in our nation. This, we believe, will help them grasp evangelism not only as an activity, but also as a lifestyle; to grasp the Great Commission not as an obligation, but more as a privilege and personal invitation from the Lord.

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Partner, the Spirit is on the move! Students have prepared for months and tomorrow it begins: Hope Laguna. With God’s help, we’ll give Ondoy-displaced youth a drive for a better life. PLUS equip and fire-up our delegates for a transformational surge in the 1st sem.

Partnering with Operation Compassion (NGO), we will conduct a values formation program for the youth. As for the Stillwaters students, there will be an in-house training program made by students.

We crave your prayers! Please keep them coming. Love y’all!

P.S. We will be in Laguna from May 20-27. There won’t be internet access there, so watch out for updates when we get back! There will be cellphone signal there though, so communication is still good.

It was a different kind of encouragement when one of our members’ parents visited Stillwaters. They attended the Tuesday worship service and even participated in small group discussions. At the end of the worship service, they gave a short message of encouragement for us and said that they were even blessed to see the students so young and yet so passionate to the Lord.
For the students, to know and see parents approve in what they are doing all the more affirms the choices they are making.

The following Tuesday, they attended the worship service again and treated us to McDonald’s for dinner. An encouragement indeed.

Please pray for good relationships with all parents especially as we reach out to the unchurched of this generation. Thanks!

This Academic Year 2009- 2010, Stillwaters launched another student house church. We praise God for how He led and called students to continue growing as spiritual leaders and how He is leading us towards fulfilling the goals we have set for Stillwaters. During the year- end evaluation, where we reviewed our vision and goals, we saw the areas Stillwaters is strong in as well as areas we are weak in. We also assessed how we are moving towards the house churches being totally student led. (Thursday house church leaders)
There are a lot of aspects in which we need to grow. And it is a blessing to see the students not cowering in fear, but taking on the responsibilities, determined to take steps of faith. They indeed have a sense of ownership of the church and the vision; marks of a true spiritual leader. (Tuesday house church leaders)

Continue to pray for us.

This summer, the student leaders will set up and finalize their own goals for their respective house churches. Pray for passion for Jesus, and for sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s leading.
In all these, and in our partnership as well, may God be glorified.