Serious prayer request

Filipino Leader's wife Dies after Heart Surgery

What a shock! Let's not question our Soveriegn God and please lift Bro. Dirilo in prayer meeting tonight!
B. J.


Dear Bible Methodist Prayer Partners and Supporters:

My heart is so heavy after receiving a phone call from Bro. Keep tonight informing me that Sis. Rufina Dirilo died this morning (Wednesday morning Philippine time) from what seems to have been a blood clot to the lung. She seemed to be doing well enough that the Keeps had returned to campus to be with their children. They are enroute back to Manila to be with Bro. Rojilio Dirilo and family members who are there at the hospital.

Rufina leaves a clear testimony of victory and grace! She has fought so hard to survive and been gracious to the end. We have been so hopeful and prayerful that she would be restored to health. Many of you gave generously to provide the more than $12,000.00 to pay for her heart surgery. Many prayers have gone up for her. As I participated in the commissioning of her husband as the Central Conference President in May, I felt so impressed to lay my hands on her for healing. It seemed that the presence of God settled down in a sweet and reassuring way as we pled for her healing. She HAS been healed! Not in the way we asked for, but in the best way possible! There is no sting in her death nor victory in the grave for her! Her victory is in the overcoming grace of God, through Jesus Christ her Lord!


Rufina has been claiming and quoting the verse recently from the writings of the Apostle Paul as her testimony...... "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain!" (Php. 1:21) This morning she has gained the ultimate prize for the Christian! She has seen Jesus, her Lord, face to face! She has heard Him say..... "Welcome home, Good and Faithful Servant! Enter into the joys of thy Lord!"

Please pray for the Keeps! This is such a heart break for them! They will need grace and strength to minister to the Dirilos. Pray for dear Brother Rojilio (pronounced "Ro-hilio"). They have no children, so he will be left alone!

Thank you for sharing in this compassionate ministry. May the Lord reward those who have invested prayers and finances in this dear little saint's life!

SEEKING HIS KINGDOM FIRST
John D. Parker - Bible Methodist Missions
JPARKER@BMMISSIONS.ORG

Conference & Camp Meeting this Week!

Dear Update Readers,

Our crew is back from a family camping vacation with lots of camp fires, hot dogs, smores, misquitoes, and happy togetherness. We hiked, built a little bath-house, cut wood, floated in the Muskegon River, sang around the fire, listened to some preaching tapes, heard reports from the TLC trip to Alaska, and played with the wee grand baby. Fun? Yep! Daron and Amber shared the weekends with us, Seth and Heidi the middle of the week and Titus Byer joined in the fun for most of the time. Kenny and Derek had just returned from Alaska so we were all very happy to be together!

Today, our guys are to plant shrubs along the front of the dining hall. Bro. Albring has hauled the old red and white mobile home off the camp ground and we are very appreciative of his help. It took a lot of work to prepare it for him to move. The "new-to-us" parts of the sound system are hear and Bro. Sumner and Bro. Dave Witten have been working here today. Joe LaVoy has painted some of the Cobblestone and Bro. Johnson has helped put up lattice on the front porch. Thanks to lots of others who have come for their camp work assignment!

Now, we are looking forward to seeing all of you!

CONFERENCE - JULY 14 ---begins at 9:00 a.m.

Bro. Hough will bring the devotions. If you have a report, please have it typed and ready to present to the secretary.

CAMP MEETING - JULY 15-24

Please pray for camp meeting. And let's have something to give -- don't just be a sponge. Come with a heart ready to lift and rejoice. Lots of great things are in store for these happy days of spiritual renewal. Let's believe the Lord for some real victories!

In Christ,

Blake Jones