Christian Youth in Action -------------Nevvsletter------------Fourth
Quarter
1986
A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
HUMILITY AND HOPE our response to God's q~
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ear brothers
'
As I've
and sisters,
'Greetings in the name of our ..••Jesus whose coming we keenly await! ~
As I look
back
over the past
Lord year,
I
can't help but be grateful to God for all He . has done for us, He has certainly been active in our lives, in CY A and in the Philippines.
He is a God of power,
capable
of all
things but also a God of love. As he acts, .-- He always has what's best for us in mind. He has allowed us to experience abundance, We've learned that ,
want and whatever
circumstances we face - we can be joyful because God is with us. And we can do what He asks because He provides the strength
(PhiI4:
12-13).
~ You have heard issue about how God to us: "You shall do in spite of a lack in tensified continued
faithfulness
from Rogel in the last has fulfilled His word more with less". That manpower, He has in-
His own work. But God too has to provide in abundance. You
might have heard of (or even met) by now our four new staffers - Erwin, Syd, and
prepared
for the
Advent
sea-
son, two words have been coming consistently to me - HUMILITY and HOPE. The Lord is asking us to continue to humble ourselves before Him, to learn from his own humility. "He did not count equality with God a th ing to be grasped but rather He humbled Himself, becoming a man and becoming obedient unto death, even death on a cross" (Phil 2:6-8). We saw God bless this country in a mighty way during the February revolution. Before that, many Christian people humbled themselves in prayer, fasting, repentance. We confessed our sinfulness and our need for God. We proclaimed His commandments, "Thou shall not steal, kill, commit adultery ... ". We spoke of the consequences of sin and God's forgiveness. We said that we wanted to live in obedience to God, loving Him with our whole heart, mind and strength. We said that we wanted to love one another, especially the poor in our midst, as Christ has loved us. WE CANNOT
and Terry Savage, two staff workers from the University Christian Outreach in Ann
hope, starry
Arbor, Michigan, have moved here to work with us. You'll be seeing and hearing more
surance
from them in the future. Especially when they're through with their six month long,
struction continues, we know that there are sufferings and hardships ahead. We also
intensive Tagalog courses. And lastly, a team from a Discipleship Training School in Germany also served with us for a few
know that we're involved in an' intensifying spiritual battle. But we know that God has a plan and purpose for our lives, for the nation, and for all of creation. He will bring all things in heaven and on earth to-
way will bring God's
supply"!
DARKNESS
SHALL NOT OVERCOME
Not just a wishful thinking nor a eyed idealism, but the constant asthat
God
will fulfill
He is a God of Action,
gather-under
IT!
When Jesus comes again, may He find us humbly on our knees, confessing obediently with our tongues-Jesus Christ, you are Lord! May we all continue
to grow
in humi-
lity and hope in the coming year and may we always be ready for His return! Maranatha,
Come
Your brother In the midst of our changing and critical circumstances, we continue to have
God's
Let us prepare ourselves to "run the . long race", and to "fight the good fight", Let us persevere knowing that God is working, bringing good out of evil, turning sorrow to joy. Even now, the LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS and the
Lord Jesus!
STOP NOW!
Landa and Tisha. They are all fine and zealous men and women of God. Ken Noecker
months, They brought great inspiration to all our groups by their radical, all-out commitment to the Lord and their love for . evangelism. Truly, "God's work done
Director Mike Joseph, Jr.
His promise.
As national
recon-
one head Jesus Christ (Eph 1 :10). God will not be defeated, His plan will not be thwarted!.
in Christ,
Mike Joseph
WHAT'S
Jr.
INSIDE?
Letter from the Director
p. 1
Newsbriefs
p.2
Ang Lingkod n9 Panginoon
p.3
Watching God at Work
p.4