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UPDATE: International Christmas Giving Opportunity (Pics)

Site Admin Posts: 3209 **12/16/21 11:32 am**

I am pleased to report to you this morning that all three projects that I shared in my International Christmas Giving Opportunity post have been fully funded!

Many thanks to each Acts-celerate poster who contributed to buy winter clothes for the children who lack, a means of self-sustainment for widows, and a home for the pastor's family who has slept on the church altar for the past 15 years. What a blessing to be able to meet the needs of each of these people during the time of year that we focus especially on the incredible Gift that God sent to meet our eternal needs!

I also wanted to share with you a testimony that the Detuyas shared with me this morning. Some of you may be aware that Typhoon Odette went through the Philippines last night. (A tropical cyclone that starts in the Atlantic Ocean is called a hurricane while a tropical cyclone that starts in the Pacific Ocean is called a typhoon.) The typhoon path was directly through the Detuya's area and was a "typhoon signal 3," which means:

Preacher777

Friendly Face Posts: 434 **12/18/21 9:10 am**

Thanks for the wonderful update Shaun. We can really help others by teaching them how to be thankful for the great amount of blessings we have here in the America and giving to projects such as those listed here.

Cojak

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Dean Steenburgh

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4682 **12/19/21 11:03 pm**

How can we help this family Shaun?
Is there a project # or what would be the alternate process?
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shaunbwilson

Site Admin Posts: 3209 **12/21/21 7:44 pm**

Dean, thanks for asking about the Detuya's needs. As I shared in this update, the funds have been donated to complete the Detuya's new parsonage, which is attached to their church building in Cabadbaran City, Philippines.

However, since I posted that original need, this new need has emerged as a result of Typhoon Odette. Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Odette, was the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. The eye of this typhoon passed within about 50 miles of Cabadbaran City where the family was when the typhoon ripped through. However, the eye was only about 10 miles from the other church this couple pastors in Surigao City, Philippines. (They ride the 60 miles from Cabadbaran City to Surigao City by motorbike after the morning service each Sunday to preach at 2 PM in Surigao City.)

It destroyed the Surigao City church late last week. See the photos below:

This church, called Roxas Church in Surigao City, has 50 adult members and 30 children who attend. The church pictured above is "light construction," and was 12 years old. Sadly, the typhoon has badly damaged the church foundation, and the church will need to be completely rebuilt to be a safe and longstanding church.

The members of this church fully paid for the construction of the original, "light construction" church—building what they could with their own volunteer work and giving in the offering for the material and skilled labor necessary to do the rest. The typhoon has damaged the houses of the congregants who all live nearby. They are currently working to rebuild their own homes and replace their furniture, clothes, and other belongings that were lost to this typhoon. They cannot currently afford to rebuild their own homes right now, let alone pay to rebuild this church.

I asked the Detuyas to share with me what it will cost to replace this church in case any of their brothers and sisters in the United States would feel the Lord leading them to help this congregation rebuild. I asked them to share two costs: The cost to build a church that will legally allow occupancy and will be a safe place to worship, and also the cost to build a church that is "finished," which means it includes chairs, a pulpit, and flooring with tiles. Further, I stipulated that the building should be concrete so that it will withstand another typhoon, should another one arrive.

The cost to build the most basic 33' x 24' concrete building that will be safe to worship in and from which to minister to the surrounding community is $3,045.88. This includes the concrete materials for posts and walls, the materials for a roof, two skilled laborers for two weeks, and the rest of the work done by volunteers.

The cost to build a fully furnished 33' x 24' concrete building is $7,162.41. This includes concrete materials, a roof, skilled laborers for more of the work (the congregants will still want to also volunteer their time as their personal offering to the Lord), doors, floor tiles, windows, chairs, and a pulpit.

Dean, to answer your question about how to ensure funds that are given make it to this project, there is a different way for each method of giving. If giving by check, put Roxas Church in the memo. If giving by PayPal, put Roxas Church in the "note" on the second page when processing a donation. If giving through Church of God World Missions, please PM me here or email me at shaun.wilson [at] wccm.net to let me know you are giving for the Roxas Church. Below is further information on how to contribute in each of these ways:

If interested in contributing to this project:

Sending a check eliminates processing fees and gets more funding into ministry. Checks may be sent to:
World Class Cities Ministries
PO Box 92454
Lakeland, FL 33804

Secure Online Donations may be made through PayPal.

Church of God World Missions Number: 1029053
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