November Highlights 2021

THANKSGIVING
Greetings!
Psalm 92:1 says, “It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your loving kindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night.”

My heart is filled with thanksgiving as I think about the Lord’s goodness to our family and the ministry of CCI. We have not only survived these difficult times; we have actually expanded and become more resilient in spite of them! We continued promotions, trained new teachers, and started new classes in November. Cora is discipling a group of ladies in our neighborhood and my two sons are developing their skills in their fields of interest. Praise the Lord!
We appreciate your prayers and support.

Henry Ventura
CCI Philippines National Director
Staff Update
Pastor Nonie Riconalla held a Teacher Training Workshop (TTW) for a group of Baptist pastors in Kalibo, Aklan in November. The participants are planning to open a Bible school in Aklan using the CCI curriculum. They also invited Pastor Nonie to lead a TTW in the province of Capiz.
We held our second Teachers’ Conference this year on November 8th. Thirty teachers and CCIP staff attended this conference, in which Dr. David Nelson taught the seminar entitled, “The Cross Before the Crown: Seven Pictures of Christian Leadership”. We were blessed from the study of 2 Timothy 2 and we are now promoting this seminar for it to be a blessing to other people as well.
Pastor Val Abellanosa’s promotions of the CCI ministry in Bukidnon resulted in the opening of two new classes. The picture to the left shows the new class in Barrio Manalog, Malaybalay, Bukidnon. Praise God for the opening of these two new classes.
Testimony
“Pastor Teodolfo 'Jun' Mabano encouraged and inspired me to enroll in CCI training because I saw his knowledge and wisdom in the Bible. So, I was challenged as a pastor to really take up this program to learn more and use it in the field that the Lord has assigned to me. Through this training, I learned so many things that I didn't know before. I am really thankful to our almighty God that the CCI program has come to our generation, because a Pastor/leader must have a strong foundation in the Word of God for the work of the Lord to continue and endure. I have seen the incredible impact of this training in my teaching and preaching. I am so happy that my whole family is now Christian, and we are serving the Lord. For with God nothing shall be impossible, to God be all the glory and honor forever. Amen.”

~Testimony of Pastor Jake Suminig of Maputi Southern Baptist Church~
Prayer Requests & Praises

  • Pray for CCI Philippines to raise P200,000 for its general budget by the end of the year.

  • Please pray for Pastor Anthony Syjuco's wife. She suffered a minor heart attack in Hong Kong last October and is scheduled to come back to the Philippines on December 12th. Please pray for her full recovery.
  • The Ventura Family is doing well.
  • Ezy is in Manila learning to trade stocks and Melvyn works at a friend's motorcycle shop.
  • My wife Cora is discipling a small group of ladies in our neighborhood. They meet almost every day to pray, study the Bible and minister to other women in the area. Please pray for these ladies that they would grow in the knowledge of and love for the Lord Jesus Christ.
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