Relos Family May 2008 News Update

Wow what a month!!

Randy has spent the most of this past month in Australia promoting the needs of Malaybalay Youth Center, of a Child Sponsorship Program, and of our family.  We give praise to the Lord for this wonderful opportunity to meet new brothers and sisters in Christ, for the experience of another culture, for new partners in ministry and for all the provision that has been met. Thank you to all who helped in making Randy’s trip possible!!   It was a hard 3 weeks for our family being separated (the longest time Papa has been away) but the boys were able to bear it.  Randy gained more experience in giving a presentation of our ministry and has gained new friendships and a refreshed spirit.

   The youth center has been greatly blessed for its new opening.  We are not able to rent the same office space as the owner has turned it into a boarding house so we are presently looking for a new space to rent, affordable yet in a key location accessible to students. Please continue to pray for us in this matter. It is our goal to have MYC up and running by the end of July.

A glimpse of June:  In some parts of the world it is summer break but here summer break is over and it is back to school time. Our son Chenaniah 5yrs old is starting school this week for the first time in Kinder 2. He is quite an academic already being able to read and write, excellent in addition and subtraction and telling time, as he has been homeschooled until now. His biggest adjustment would be to the new place, schedules, socially, and in his listening and obedience skills. Please pray for him also.

We have also decided to move to a new house that has a less expensive rent. We thought it wise to rearrange our spending. Presently our rent is a lot and then we spend a smaller portion of our monthly budget on food. So we will rearrange it that the bigger portion of our budget will be spent on food and the smaller on our rent!  So we are busy this month cleaning, packing, moving, unpacking, at the same time its school time!!

Love you all, Randy, Mel, Chen, Jake, Dria, and baby #4!!  Have a great month.

 

PS. For you guys who gave for the sponsorship we’ll keep you updated. After we move to another house we will have a meeting with the parents, inform the ones that don’t have sponsor yet. Continue to pray for them.

YWAM Malaybalay

P.O. Box 01 Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, 8700, Philippines

melran3@hotmail.com

www.malaybalayouthcenterywam.spaces.live.com

 

Well What a busy month!!!!
PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!   Randy went to Manila to apply for an Australian Business Visa and only 3 days later it was granted! 
I have been busy on the computer preparing YWAM Malaybalay presentation, Project proposal and other documents for Randy to bring with him!!
He is now in the airport waiting to board his 16 hr flight to Sydney!! Yep on the globe the Philippines looks closer to us than it does to Canada but it is still 16 hrs away!!!!! It will be his first time on such a long flight, and out of Asia!!!! The only other country he has been to is Indonesia.
ANNOUNCING: an new ministry for YWAM Malaybalay:  Promiseland Child Sponsorship Program and feeding program.  Since living here we have frequently visited a squatter area called BongBongon, praying for the community and for one particular family and occasionally doing children's ministry there.  The Lord has put it on our hearts to start a sponsor ship program for the children there and also for the children in Malaybalay's dump site. these children are really malnourished and their families struggle for income....especially during this time of crisis in which 1 kilo of rice is already $1 +.  Randy will promote this program along with Malaybalay Youth Center, and our family's needs while he is in Australia. He has plenty of scheduled appointments with individuals and churches already planned!!!

Check out the pictures of the children in the album.
Please Pray for:

• Randy's fundraising trip and for my kiddies at home whom will really miss him. He will return on June 4!!!

• for the Children in the Squatter area and the Garbage dumpsite to have sponsors
• for my continuing health as i am 16 weeks pregnant (an early pregnancy after my previous C-section)
  

March News:

Not much news...
Randy assisted in finishing the Anti drug campaign. It was the annual Kaamulan Festival here this month and Randy and the Rehas band were able to present the Gospel on the opening night to an audience the size of a field.. During this festival Randy and Rhyan were able to challenge and encourage a 19yr old girl from another city who was in a crisis.

We had been trying to work on YWAM Malaybalay Ministries presentation for Randy's fundraising trip to Australia. but unfortunately our computer  broke and all the files were lost. So we had to start all over again.
We had a challenge once again this month financially but the Lord brought us through. We also discovered that He wants us to have 4 children so Randy has been staying at home a lot helping with cooking and laundry (hand washing) as i have been having morning sickness!

Coming up in April:
Randy will be travelling to Manila for one week to apply for a tourist visa for Australia and will purchase airline tickets.
We will be working on the final touches for his presentation.
Celebrating Passover and Jesus Resurrection as a family.
Randy will also go out for evangelism  a few times each week.

If you are wondering what has happened to our youth center ministry  well a reminder, we closed  MYC until after Randy's fundraising in Australia.