I am always encouraged when I hear stories of how God is at work in the lives of the leaders we get to work with around the world. I was talking with my dear friend Rolly from the Philippines this week and I realized that I needed to share his story with you. Rolly’s story is one of many, but it’s a really good story, so enjoy and be encouraged!
Our partners at NewThing recently captured some great video updates from several of our Movement leaders from around the world. These video’s will help you understand how to pray more specifically for those leading ministry through the pandemic. You’ll also notice a common message of hope and optimism from several of them.
This December we returned to Bacolod, “The City of Smiles”, in the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. We began a work there 12 months ago and returned to lead our second Catalyst Community alongside the regional team we’ve been training there.
Rolly is one of our key partners and leaders from the Philippines. Rolly and I have become pretty close over the past year. We met in February, when my partner Joe brought a few of our leaders from the Philippines to the US for the Exponential church planting conference. Since then we’ve worked together in Thailand and again in the Philippines. My goal has been to reproduce myself in Rolly.
This past week my mentor and team lead Joe Wilson and I met up with most of the New Thing Global Catalyst team in Orlando. We also had several of the leaders we work with from Thailand, the Philippines, and Uganda in attendance. It was a great opportunity for our team and our leaders to network, build relationships, and plan for the future.
