The Murray Family Serving in the Philippines P.O. Box 182, Bacolod City, Philippines Sending Church: Gantt Street Baptist Church, 2121 Gantt Street, Cayce, SC 29033 Serving With: International Baptist Outreach Missions POB 16576, Asheville, NC 28816

Caleb Joshua Murray born January 22, 2005

We rejoice in the Lord that He has graced us with a new addition to our family. Amy delivered Caleb Joshua at the Riverside Hospital in Bacolod City. He weighed seven pounds and twelve ounces, nineteen inches long, blue eyes and a full head a hair with everything else accounted for. Everything went well. It was a normal delivery without any complications.

Afterwards Amy developed a bad infection with a UTI and infection in the wall of her uterus which caused a lot of misery. As this began to clear up she pinched a nerve in her back and could hardly move. As the back began to improve she came down with the flu. So please pray for her as her system has just ran down making her susceptible to many things. We are all looking forward to her getting back to normal. Other than these things both Amy and the baby are doing fine and making progress. Andrew is all excited about having a baby brother to wrestle with someday. Daddy is just trying to get a good nights sleep! We are blessed indeed.

 

Short Story From A Soul Winner
Luke 19:9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house..

Rhoda Villacora was saved on August 18, 2002 during our church revival with Pastor Ed Chambless. Rhoda later surrendered her life to be a full time Christian worker and missionary for Christ. She enrolled in our New Beginning Baptist Bible College and is one of our brightest students. As well as, she is one of our most effective soulwinners. One day while out soulwinning, Rhoda witnessed to and led Mrs. Nelly Awit to Christ.

Ma’am Nelly was so excited about this new life she had found in Christ that she shared what happened with her husband Rey that evening. Her husband too received Christ as His personal Savior. I had the privilege of baptizing both Rey and Nelly in believer’s baptism on the same day. They are faithful working members of our church.

Rey and Nelly, along with their two beautiful daughters Nerizza and Kimberly are growing in the Lord through our Growing in Grace Discipleship Program. Ma’am Nelly sings in our choir and helps as a Sunday School teachers assistant. Just recently Bro. Rey went out soulwinning for the first time and is now excited about how to become an effective soulwinner. We praise the Lord for the day salvation came to this house!

 

New Life from New Beginnings Baptist
Jessie Cabalhin

I would like to introduce you to one of the finest young men I have met in a long time, Jessie Cabalhin. Below is a testimony that Jessie has written. I have refrained from making any grammatical, wording or spelling corrections in it in order for you to get a feel of how the typical Filipino communicates his feelings. Jessie writes,


Dear Sir/Ma’am,

First I would like you to introduce my self I am Jessie Cabalhin. I was born here in Bacolod City Phil. I’m single, 24 years old, born on May 6, 1980 and I was the oldest in the family. My family is a Catholic, I have a 4 brothers and 1 sister.

My life before I got saved was not happy. I was an Alcoholic person and I learn to smoke cigarettes, liar, disobedient to my parents and I used to rob money of my mother and also I learn to take marijuana. Then I was searching everyday, I don’t know what I was looking for. Then last July 2004 there was a two girls who invited me to visit there church (NBBC). As they asking me to go to their church and then I go. It was Sunday, it is then Friendship Sunday. Dr. Armie Jesalva who was preaching, on invitation I was convicted by the Holy Spirit of God then I got saved, one of the worker of the church lead me to Jesus. And I thank God for the Salvation that He gave me. Then Pastor Chris Murray tells me to go to Bible College.

As for now I was still searching for my calling I was still asking God if He called me to be a Pastor or a Missionary but I know that God have plan for my life.

I also thank God for using you to support us. I thank you for giving a support for me.

I will pray to God to bless your Ministry also. I will pray also to God to give me knowledge to continue. You know sir/ma’am it was great encouragement for me to continue on studying more so that I can pass to Bible College and to obey God’s will. I really appreciate your kindness. Even if I don’t determine yet if what God called me to be but I know that God has a great plan for me someday. I hope that God will still use your heart to support the student around the world. I will pray for you.

Your brother in Christ,
Jessie M. Cabalhin

Please pray for Jessie as he seeks the will of God for his life. God is making a tremendous difference in his life. He has such a sweet spirit and servants heart. I find it amazing that even though he knows not what God wants him to do, he stays busy doing what he can. Jessie is learning how to be an aggressive and effective soulwinner. Through his testimony of a changed life, God is using him to bring many people to church from his community. Please pray for Jessie and thank God for making a difference in his life and through him, making a difference in the lives of others