Every Nation - Pray for the Philippines

Pray for the Philippines

Philippines

Discipleship Convergence 2009

In 1984, a group of sixty-five American university students, led by Rice Broocks, Al Manamtan and Steve and Deborah Murrell, went to the Philippines for a one-month mission trip. For Steve and Deborah, the one-month mission trip never ended as it soon gave birth to what is now Victory church.

Victory started with just about 150 high school and university students but it has now grown to more than thirty thousand members across the Philippines.

Currently, Victory has thirteen congregations within Metro Manila and thirty-nine in other Philippine localities. Victory celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and Manny Carlos shares this report:

By God’s grace the Victory churches in the Philippines continue to advance the kingdom of God through the growing congregations in Metro Manila and all over the nation. More works are being started in the cities without an Every Nation church. We also continue to find ways to improve our leadership development for those who have a heart for full-time ministry. The new format of the School of Ministries has helped in training and releasing more workers in the harvest field. New churches are also being birthed in nations in the Middle East, Africa and the United States. Future church plants are being planned in the nations of Brunei, Cambodia and Taiwan while there are also ongoing church plants in Macau and Laos.

Our compassion ministry, the Real Life Foundation, has now more than 100 scholars and it continues to help underprivileged students in Metro Manila and other provinces. The weekly feeding program for children in a depressed community in Pasig City has also resulted in more people coming to a saving knowledge of Christ. We are grateful for all that the Lord is doing in and through us as we continue to honor God and make disciples.

Prayer Points:

Pray for wisdom, guidance, direction and protection for the church leaders and their families.
Pray for unity and grace for all senior pastors and full-time ministers who are leading their respective congregations.
Pray for more workers to plant new churches in cities within the Philippines without a Victory church yet.
Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and for God to reveal a fresh vision and release a new commissioning during the 25th anniversary celebration - Victory@25 - on July 24.
Pray for all Victory members across the Philippines to grow and mature in their faith.