New Gospel Tract

This is still hot from the printing press! Living Waters Asia has just released its newest Gospel tract. Look at the picture on the right and try to find out what's written on the picture. Don't read the rest of this news item until you see it or until you've given up. Please don't cheat.

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So what's you're answer?

This tract is called Finding Jesus. This Gospel tract shows people how they can make Jesus a significant person in their lives by the use of the Law. People we have given this tract to really enjoyed it. Not only that, it also gives out The Message very clearly.

Finding Jesus is available in both English and Filipino. And because this was locally printed, you can be sure that it's very affordable. So what are you waiting for? Get your copies of this tract.

LWA continues monthly evening to morning evangelism

Last February 5, LWA brought a team to Manila to do street evangelism in night life areas. They delivered the Gospel from late evening to early morning. This is the second time they did this and hopes to do this on a monthly basis to add to their regular evangelism activities.

Dennis Mark Aglosolos and his team first went to Luneta Park. Gospel tracts were distributed and several people were engaged in conversations about the after life. Dennis even had a chance to join a group of 30 people or more who regularly gather at the famous Philippine landmark to debate on various philosophies and religions. The group that grew to about 40 heard Dennis explain our responsibility with the sins we commit, and eventually, the Gospel.

After Luneta, the team went to posh Eastwood where the rich and famous would spend the late hours socializing. Hundreds of Gospel tracts were distributed to these people, including the call center agents during their Yosi Break (cigarette break). They ended at around 2 in the morning.

Please continue to pray for the LWA as they plan for more evangelism activities so that more could hear the Gospel. Next month, the team will be at Global City. If you happen to see them distributing WOTM tracts, do join them. We're sure they'll welcome other ambassadors of the Gospel to help them.

LWA partners with Australian in winning Filipinos for Christ

December to the 1st week of January maybe the holiday season, but that does not mean that our task of sharing the Gospel will have to also take a break. LWA made sure this did not happen.

When a friend of LWA, JM Vergara informed Dennis Mark Aglosolos that an Australian Christian will be coming over during the holidays to do some mission work here in the Philippines and that they are hoping to get some people to join them, Dennis right away signed up his team for the task. The LWA team joined Luke Stewart and JM on their Dec. 28 tracts distribution at the Greenbelt Mall in Makati. The security people of the mall were in constant pursuit of the gang whom they informed had no right to distribute Gospel tracts. Of course we know that there's no such law in the Philippines against what we were doing and so we continued on.

On Jan. 1, it was LWA's turn to invite Luke and JM to join them in an evening Gospel sharing. The LWA team got the ball rolling by doing two open-air preaching sessions at Luneta Park which was at that time filled with literally thousands of people who decided to spend the first day of 2010 outside of their homes. After that, the team went on to Makati to pick-up Luke and company. The group went to the upscale area of Rockwell and did some one-to-one witnessing and distributed bundles of Gospel tracts. After an hour, which was around 1 am already of Jan. 2, the group felt they had more energy left to continue on. And so, they decided to go back to Luneta where thousands of people were still around. We had a great time distributing copies of the Gospel and talking to people about sin, righteousness and judgment. At around 3 am, the team called it a night (or morning, I should say).

We hope to make evening evangelism sessions a monthly activity. It will be great if you can join us there.

Rev. Telesforo Yague, Sr. goes home to his Maker

Rev. Telesforo B. Yague, Sr., the face of the Million Peso Bill tract and grandfather of LWA's managing director, Dennis Mark Y. Aglosolos, went home to our Lord last December 2, 2009, four months after collapsing at his apartment due to a stroke. His life of service to our Lord has been an inspiration to LWA throughout the nearly four years it has been in existence. Rev. Yague, Sr. has also been a great supporter and prayer partner of the ministry. He'll definitely be missed by people who know him but we're sure that his message will continue to live on through the Million Peso Bill tract.

To everyone who prayed for Rev. Yague, Sr. during his confinement to a hospital bed, the Yague family and LWA extend their sincerest "Thanks" to you.

Christmas programs for evangelism

Living Waters Asia and the Star Youth Ministries are currently very busy using the Christmas season to preach the biblical Gospel. They just did one at the Provincial Juvenile Jail of the province of Bulacan last Dec. 11. There were games and food for the inmates which really made the day extra special for them. The Gospel was preached at the end of the program. This is the 4th year that LWA has been holding this Christmas program for the inmates. Dennis Mark Y. Aglosolos has been conducting weekly Bible studies here for the lst three years.

Another Christmas program where the Gospel has the main part will be held for students attending schools around the area of the LWA office on Dec. 14. The event will be held at the SYM Student Center. Please pray for this event.

Thaniks to everyone that gave financially for these events!

Gospel Buzz '09 a BIG Success

From the moment we stepped in our rented bus until we unloaded our stuff off the bus for the last time, God's presence was evident on Living Waters Asia's yearly mission trip you came to know through the years as "The Gospel Buzz".

The trip was our most expensive and most difficult to date but it was all worth it. From Oct. 26 to Oct. 30, the team composed of young evangelists braved the heat of the sun, the height of mountains and fought physical exhaustion just to deliver the biblical Gospel message to the people of Oriental Mindoro. People of both the lowlands and the highlands heard the Gospel preached the way Jesus did. People of a section of the Mangyan tribe understood the Gospel and were challenged to deliver it as well to other members of their tribe. There were programs for children, Gospel tracts and copies of the Book of John for everyone, open-air preaching sessions, one-to-one witnessing sessions, evangelistic film showings all throughout the stay of Living Waters Asia people at Mindoro.

And not even an impending storm could tarnish what God had meant to be a successful trip. On their way home, the team faced the prospect of being stranded with very little funds left for more than 24 hours at the Calapan, Mindoro pier because the coast guard declared it unsafe to let any vessel leave the port due to a storm set to enter the area in a matter of hours. It was a good thing the pier administrator heard the Gospel through one of the members of the team who shared it to him. When a ship was cleared to leave the port after several hours of waiting, the team was given priority to board it. It turned out later that evening that our ship was only one of very few vessels that were allowed to sail and as a result, 4,000 people got stranded at the Calapan, Mindoro pier that day.

Thanks to everyone of you who prayed for and gave to this trip. Whatever was accomplished was because all of us, including you, obeyed God's call to be a part of this trip. We're looking forward to Gospel Buzz '10. We hope you'll again decide to be a part of it.

LWA Conducts Retreat for NCAP anew

Last year, LWA, for the very first time, got the nod of Notre Christi Academy of the Philippines officials to facilitate its yearly retreat for their college-bound 4th year high school students. This year, we did again. The retreat, like last year, was held at Amber Trail Resort and Hotels at Pampanga last Sept. 1-3. LWA was given a free hand to organize the retreat, from the games, accommodation and all the way to the lectures. The team saw this as another opportunity to share the Gospel to students.

The theme for this year's retreat was "Warning: Danger Ahead." The theme aimed to bring to the knowledge of students dangers in the college life that may bring away their focus, not only from their studies, but more importantly from God. Arvin Cunanan did a lecture on "Peer Pressure", Andrea Amor Franco talked about "Fads, Fashion, Philosophies, etc., in the College Life", and Dennis Mark Y. Aglosolos talked about "The Dangers Beyond this Life." Andrea and Kimphy Desiderio handled the morning devotions where sin, righteousness and judgment was the main topic. The whole retreat was described by the attendees as fun, informative and eye-opening.

The Sunday after the retreat, about eight of the more than fifty attendees attended a nearby Bible-believing church in the area of the school. Praise the Lord for seeds that have been planted in the hearts of young students!

RevGen Sponsored WOTM Seminars

We praise the Lord because since we shared to you last July that RevGen (a Christian organization geared to uniting youth Christians in Bulacan) opened opportunities for Living Waters Asia to conduct WOTM seminars to member churches, we have conducted six seminars already. Just last Sunday, we had three simultaneous seminars in three towns in Bulacan. Thanks to Star Youth Ministries members, holding simultaneous WOTM seminars was made possible.

The great thing about these RevGen sponsored WOTM seminars is that even if they're done in a particular host church, other churches attend the seminar, including non-RevGen member churches. Adding to the success of these seminars are the attendance of adults and elders of churches.

To RevGen and it's leaders, "Thank you!" for the chance to spread the WOTM principle. May God continue to bless your ministry.

A Prayer Request...

Please pray for Rev. Telesforo B. Yague, Sr., the grandfather of Living Waters Asia's Managing Director, Dennis Mark Y. Aglosolos. Rev. Yague, Sr. may be familiar to you. Yes, he's the face of the Million Peso Bill tract. After a visit to the Philippines last July, the 87-year old pastor was found unconscious in his apartment in Chicago. Doctors attending to him said he had a stroke, and as a result, his left brain was damaged. He was asleep for more than a week. He is now able to open his eyes but still can't communicate.

During Rev. Yague, Sr.'s years of Christian service, he was, by God's grace, able to start several churches in the Philippines. People who know him can attest to his zeal in sharing the Gospel. This was actually Rev. Yague's prayer that he told Dennis... that God will add more years to his life so he can share the Gospel to more people.

Pray for God's will regarding Rev. Yague, Sr.'s condition.

WOTM Seminar at United Evangelical Church of Greenhills

Living Waters Asia was recently at United Evangelical Church of Greenhills for a Way of the Master Seminar (July 19, 2009). Through the coordination of the church's associate pastor, Ptr. Mike Lim, the LWA team was invited to explain what biblical evangelism is.

Together with Dennis Mark Y. Aglosolos were members of the Star Youth Ministries who were assigned small groups to handle practices of one-to-one witnessing among the attendees of the seminar. Dennis' 7-year old son, Alen Daniel, was likewise present as he gave a testimony of his experiences in sharing the Gospel to strangers in parks and marketplaces. The testimony aimed to impart the idea that if a 7-year old kid can do it, how much more older Christians.

The seminar was a big success! The hall where the seminar was conducted was really full packed. The team had a great time answering questions from the attendees. We hope that more churches like UEGC will open their doors for LWA to conduct WOTM Seminars.