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n 12th October 2008, FGTManila (the sixth church to be planted within the year), was inau
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gurated at Las Pinas, a small citylocated within Metro Manila in thePhilippines. The church has been setup to reach out and meet the needsof some of the poorest and marginal
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ized groups of people in the sprawl
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ing suburb of Metro Manila. Pastor Noel Dieazmo shares his personalexperience pioneering FGT’s out
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reach program in the Philippines.“It’s been a great privilege to helpthe church reach out to people whoare on the very heart of our LordJesus with the Gospel. But when people are hungry and all they canthink about is how to feed their hun
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gry families, they can get confusedabout the love of God that we’resharing.How can the God of love let themsuffer and be hungry? The church inthat kind of situation must respond practically. We cannot ignore it, asJesus also did not ignore the needsof the people. He did not just preachand teach the Word of God, but Hefed, healed, and rebuked the cor
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rupt leaders of the temple. Jesus wasthere to meet every need and evencorrect every sin that could destroylives.Since FGT began its feeding pro
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gram in Las Pinas on 25th October,we have had the opportunity to notonly feed the children who comefrom poor homes, but also to sharethe Gospel with these kids and their parents. We have been able to de
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velop deeper relationships with thecommunity and even do bible studieswith these families in their homes.As a result of this outreach, we getmore than 70 worshippers show
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ing up for our Sunday services eachweek!Although we do struggle with budget constraints to do this work,God has somehow touched the heartsof His people to provide the neces
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sary food and school supplies so far.In fact, I nd the church membersare now more committed and seri
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ous in serving. In November, we willembark on another outreach programwhereby doctors and nurses will pro
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vide free consultation to the poor.I praise God for giving us the privilege of running these outreach programs as I know by doing this,the community in Las Pinas trulywill know that God is alive and lovesthem in real and practical ways!”Meanwhile, we also caught up withChin Chin, wife of Pastor Peter Cung to nd out more on how thework of God is going at FGT Yan
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gon, Myanmar.
Q: How many children are you car-ing for presently?Chin Chin (C)
: We still have 25children. They all stay with us in our house and both Peter and I are like parents to them. We try our best to provide them with basic needs andfeed them with the word of God, andsometimes even teach them English.
Q: Do you still face problems withthe government authorities withregard to your work?C
: Since we moved to a new placewithin the same area, we have notfaced any problems with the authori
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ties. However, we still need to becareful and build good rapport withthem so that they can understand our Christian work.
Q: What’s the greatest challenge faced in Bokale?C
: There are a lot of challenges.We reach out to the poor who wentthrough Cyclone Nargis, many of whom have lost their loved ones. Weoffer listening ears to the survivors,giving words of comfort and hope tothem, and try to nd practical waysto help them rebuild their lives andhomes. For example, by distributingfood supplies and installing a water pump to provide fresh water for the people. We help them because Godloves them and it has opened thedoors for us to share the gospel andfaithfulness of God.
Q: How can members of FGT sup- port you?C
: Firstly, we need your prayer. Sec
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ondly, you can consider supportingus nancially so that the funds can be used to continue this work in thelong term.
FAMILY Jan 2009 Meeting the Needs
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Meeting the Needs of the Hungry
By KATHY LIANG
Full Gospel Tabernacle Manilaat Las PinasThe children shelter in FGT Yangon.
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