Mission Matictic:
Supporting an outreach ministry in the Philippines
Partnering with NCBC-Blesser Community Church
Shala met Pastor Mong in 2013 on a mission trip with a church. He leads the Blesser Community Church, an outreach mission of Norzagaray Christian Baptist Church. He was like the favorite uncle we all love. They reconnected in 2016 on another mission trip. He and his wife, Ate Lisa, have selflessly leading an outreach ministry in this rural and mountainous community in Matictic, hosting weekly Bible studies for children and adults, church services, and feeding those in need. They also host Vacation Bible School in the summers and activate high school and college students as ministers of the gospel, many of whom were once children being served in the community.
Shala last went to the Philippines in 2023, joining Pastor Mong visiting those they served, encouraging the volunteers, and preaching at their Sunday services. Pastor Mong continues to updates multiple times a month on the work being done in Matictic.
Pastor Mong and Shala in September 2023
A Testimony from our Outreach Worker
I was in second year high school when I came to know God. Back then, I started to attend Bible study, worship service every Sunday, and given the chance to teach children. We're not only teach those children who were around in our church but just like how Jesus evangelize, God also called us to evangelize. We have outreach in somewhat far from our church. We were riding in a single motorcycle which suits for just 2 people but we were 3 people who did outreach before (our pastor, me and my brother). We don't have any choice yet to fit in ourselves in the motorcycle (thanks to those slim bodies, haha) and because we were riding in a single motorcycle there were several times that we'd get wet by the rain.
Time passed, we've got used to with that scenario. But God is good, He's so good. He did not allowed those hindrances to be reason for us to stop. Unlike before that we only have 1 outreach (Coral), we have now 6 outreaches; Bilad-bilad, Coral-Fareast, Coral-Itaas, Coral-Hulo, Sangat and Rancho. Glory to God! And now we are not only 3 who did the outreach, He called more teachers and we are now 2 teams; 5 members each team. And due to the minimal capacity of a motorcycle, every time we went to our outreach we were now renting a tricycle and it capacitates 5 person only. What makes us more motivated to share Jesus to children despite of those hindrances? Simply, because God called us.
Matthew 9:35-28
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
How we supported this ministry
Our partnership began in 2020 when we fundraised to buy a new 3-row tricycle to help them get the Good News and critical support to the local villages with greater ease and impact.
Since then, we have also funded vacation bible schools in the summer, started BEAP (Blessing Educational Assistance Program) providing financial support to student outreach volunteers (many of whom we have seen graduate from high school and college), supported new church plants, funded young leader trainings, and more.
We particularly love that young women are leading ministries and part of the preaching team for Sunday mornings!
