The Carders

Dear Friends and Family,

we had a good, 10 day trip, to Manila, and the Lord provided wonderfully for much needed supplies. It was very refreshing to fellowship with the saints at San Juan Bible Chapel on both Sundays and we really enjoyed meeting up with some of the folks afterwards for more fellowship, food and fun!

Once back home on Romblon, we continue to work on the details in regards to the showing of the Jesus Film. The equipment (12 foot tarp screen, projector, laptop, media, sound system, generator, extension cords etc.) is all good to go, just some final touches here and there…

Please continue to pray for the following:

♦ weekly Bible studies

♦ Children’s ministry

♦ Jesus Film Project: we visited the Sablayan village a few times, but were not able to get in touch with the village official as of yet…we decided to push the date back to the 2nd Saturday in April…please pray that we will get approval from the village officials!

♦ Training of our helpers: we had our first session the last 2 week ends and it went well. The purpose is to get everybody on the same page in regards to the effective presentation of the Gospel. We touched on “The Doctrine of Salvation”, on various of the key points, and we will continue to teach on how to present the Gospel in a clear way in the following weeks…

Again, thanks for praying with us and for us!

In Him!

Patrick & Karen Carder

I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Psalm 34:1-3

Dear Friends and Family!

We finally got word that our Missionary Visa has been approved without any additional cost!

Praise the LORD!

We thank the Lord for your love for us and we very much appreciate you laboring with us in prayer!

Please continue to pray for the following:

♦ weekly Bible studies

♦ Children’s ministry

♦ Jesus Film Project: we have contacted and consulted with our village official, Jun Hilario, and he was very helpful and encouraging. He provided very much information in regards to the other officials, safety and security concerns, and do’s and dont’s. He really thinks that it will be beneficial to the people here. We are planning to go to Sablayan village on this coming Sunday for the purpose of prayer on site and possibly to see the village official…

♦ Training session with our helpers: the purpose is to get everybody on the same page in regards to the effective presentation of the Gospel. We will be touching on “The Doctrine of Salvation” and how to present the Gospel in a clear fashion.

Again, thanks for praying for us!

In Him!

Patrick & Karen Carder

Barangay Calabogo

Romblon Island

5500 Romblon, Romblon

Philippines

Dear Friends and Family!

Please pray for our Visa…we only have until Monday afternoon to submit the applications!

All our documents supposed to be at the BSA office in Manila this last Friday, but have not been yet delivered by the courier service…

Our agent, Fay, is handling the whole procedure for us…please pray for her also!

 
In Him,
 
Patrick & Karen

“And Jesus said: the things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
Luke 18:27

Dear Friends and Family!

The typhoon Hagupit (aka Ruby) has passed over us and we are in the clear, praise the Lord!
We had minor damage, just some tree branches, but a lot of debris all over…

We did not check on our well yet, so please pray that it is still working…

We are still without power and it is unclear when it will come back on… we would appreciate prayers for this as well…

Thanks!

 
In Him,
 
Patrick & Karen Carder
 

Dear Friends and Family!

We just lost power, so here is a short update:

We are having heavy winds, but little rain as of now, and the eye of

the typhoon should be over us this late night.
 

We checked on every one in our village this morning, but almost all have

been evacuated to the middle part of the island. There is only our house

and the immediate neighbor down the street, and they are also housing a

bunch of people.

We took in some more folks yesterday and had a wonderful time this

Sunday morning, with singing praise and worship songs, especially with all of

the children…

Please continue to pray.

In Him,
 

Patrick & Karen
Brgy Calabogo
Romblon Island
5500 Romblon, Romblon
Philippines

Dear Friends and Family!

Please pray, as a Category 5 Super Typhoon (Hagupit) is predicted to make

landfall this Sunday morning. It is producing winds above 155 mph and will

probably hit Samar and Leyte first, the area that was devastated by last years

super storm “Haiyan”.

Our island group of Romblon county is expected to have very high winds and

extreme rainfall. Our friend Lani Mangaring and her kids are evacuating their

house on the west side of the island today, and will be staying with us until the

storm has passed.

You may follow the track of the storm on the web:
 

http://wunderground.com (look for the link/button to WESTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE)

http://acuweather.com

Thanks for laboring in prayer with us…
 
We miss you all!

In HIM,
 
Patrick & Karen Carder

Brgy Calabogo

Romblon Island

5500 Romblon, Romblon

Philippines

Hello Friends and Family!

We returned to Romblon Island last week after a few days in Laguna, Rizal, where we attended the annual CMPI (Christian Missions of the Philippine Islands). It was so good to fellowship, catch up with our fellow missionaries, and to enjoy Bible teaching with Phil Parsons from CMML…

Thank you for praying for us in regards to travel and safety!

Please continue to pray for:

1. the weekly Bible studies…

2. the weekly Children’s outreach on our street…

3. the Jesus Film project… we explored the most southern part of the island over the last few days, and found a good starting point with the basketball court in the Sablayan village. Lord willing, we will be contacting the village captain there in a few days…

 
Thank you so much for laboring with us in prayer and fellowship!
 
We miss you all!
 

Hello all!

♦ Last week we had our first children’s ministry session out on the street, and fed about 70 of the kids that pass our house every day, praise the Lord!

Here is a link to download a PDF with some pictures (12MB in size):

Click here to download a PDF file with pictures!

We will continue this effort as the weather allows…

Please continue to pray for this effort…

♦ We are in the planning phase of showing the Jesus Film (the Gospel of Luke in the local language of Romblomanon), and the goal is to saturate the entire island with the Gospel through this media. There are 31 barangays (villages) on our island with about 38,000 people in total, and we estimate that we will be showing the film between 10-12 times, by inviting 3 barangays at at time… At this moment we are dealing mainly with with logistics, like finding the right place for setup, obtaining permissions and finding the correct officials to talk to…

Please pray that the Lord will guide us to the right place and people!

♦ Edith, one of the ladies in our weekly Bible study group completed “What the Bible Teaches” test, and received her certificate!

Please continue to pray for this weekly Bible study…

♦ We have had some challenges over the last few weeks, with both of us being sick with a cold or flu, with bad internet connection, and with our moped breaking down…

Please pray for us!

And…thank you all for partnering with us in the Gospel work!

We miss you all!

Dear friends and family,
 
please pray for Karen as she travels to Manila by boat to pick up her friend Janet from the airport. Please pray for good sea conditions and for safety.
 
 
Also, we feel led by the Lord to start a children’s ministry out on the street in front of our place…please pray for wisdom, continued guidance from the Lord, and protection from the enemy, as we get ready.
 
The Lord gave us a couple of people who would like to help, so please pray for us as we need to train- and disciple- them. Patrick will be working on the initial 4 hour orientation session, which will be focused on “The Doctrine of Salvation” and the vision the Lord has given us for this ministry.
 
Please pray for him in this regards.
 
So far the helpers are Lani Mangaring, and her kids Anthony (13) and Tamara (9),and also Rachel Hilario (17) and her mom, the wife of our barangay captain (village official)…
 
 
Thank you for your support and for laboring with us in prayer!
 
We miss you all!
 
May the Lord bless you all richly!

Hi all!

The typhoon “Rammasun” passed us by and is probably heading towards China, picking up some more energy…

No lives were lost on Romblon, but our village lost a small patch of banana trees…

Thanks for praying!
 
 
PS: the lady’s Bible study will commence in a few hours…please continue to pray for Edna, Edith and Marissa…