

Philippine Mission Trip Update (April 2019)
Our Flights Are Booked!
After some last minute changes in our itinerary, our flights to the Philippines are now booked! The trio of travelers to the 30th Annual Churches of Christ Lectureship in Mindanao will include Bro. Larry Miles, Bro. Joe Stone, and Bro. Steve Clark.
Our plans are to arrive in New York City on Sunday evening, April 14, in order to catch a 1:45 AM Monday morning direct flight from NYC to Manila. In case you are wondering, that is just under 17 non-stop hours in the air on a Philippine Airlines Airbus 350! We will have traveled 8520 miles and crossed the International Date Line, so it will suddenly be Tuesday when we arrive. After a 90 minute layover in Manila, we will board a 90 minute flight to the city of Davao, where Bro. Johnny Espinosa is the preacher at Boulevard Church of Christ. The next morning we will take a 2-hour bus ride to the city of Kidapawan, where dozens of preachers and many others will be arriving to attend the Fellowship and Lectureship from Wednesday the 17th through Friday the 19th.
The 3 day meeting will give us a chance to see so many preachers and church members in one place, and I am excited to get to hear our Filipino brothers and sisters as they sing in both Cebuano and English! I really believe that they are encouraged by our presence, and we are also encouraged by their strong faith, but the meeting will be just the beginning of our trip!
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After the meeting we will travel by car for 9 hours with Bro. Cyrus Gesulga, crossing Mindanao on our way to Cagayan de Oro. On Sunday we will worship there with the Capisnon church, and then the next week will be full of trips to various cities and churches and radio stations. We will get to see the new church buildings, and we will do more groundwork on exploring the possibilities for the creation of a Church of Christ campground for children and adult activities in Mindanao. Please keep all of us in your prayers as we continue to make plans for our trip. (SPC)
Our e-mail address is PhilippineEvangelism1@gmail.com or you can e-mail me (Larry Miles) at larrymiles11952@gmail.com