ALUMNI EVANGELISM NEWSBITS

EVANGELISM IN THE NEGROS PROVINCES

Brother Santiago Sameon II (BTh 65). current PBCAA Vice President for the Visayas again made his annual “Summer Bible Campaign” that started on April 5 and ended on May 28 on Negros Island in the Visayas. He visited 33 places, delivered 38 messages, gave 42 lectures, conducted 43 open forum, made 17 home visits, solemnized 3 wedding ceremonies, conducted 3 funeral vigils, assisted in 44 song practice. In cooperation with local congregations’ their efforts resulted to a total of 127 baptisms.

EVANGELISM IN TARLAC AND PANGASINAN

Based on a text report of brother Emilio Panday, there is a total of 41 souls baptized in a campaign conducted on June 13-18. There were many brethren who were involved in this campaign. Some of them are PBC-Baguio alumni like Ruben Mendoza, Rogelio Bernardo, Alma Paiso and Emilio Panday. Towns in Tarlac province they touched during the said period were San Clemente, Gerona, Paniqui and Camiling. Towns in Pangasinan they served are Alaminos, Lingayen, Mangaldan, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem and Urdaneta.

EVANGELISM IN ILOCOS SUR

From May 31 to June 3, Dick Baguioen and Eusebio Tanicala were in San Emilio, Ilocos Sur. They gave evangelistic lessons for three nights and conducted leadership training among church leaders at day time. Eight souls were immersed into Christ Jesus in the morning of June 3 at the beach in Santiago, Ilocos Sur. PBC alumni who participated in the evangelistic work and are serving congregations in San Emilio are Leon Lais, Cesar Comullob and Arturo Galusan.

EVANGELISM IN ISABELA

Coordinated by brethren Dick Baguioen and Edward Tangunan, follow-up gospel campaign will be conducted in the towns of San Mateo and Quezon in western Isabela during the first week of July. Ken Wilkey is expected to participate. Teams will knock on doors and distribute tracts. The campaigners will seek to arrange for home Bible studies with interested prospects.

MINDANAO PBC ALUMNI VISITED

PBCAA board of trustee Executive Vice President Jun Patricio made a trip to Mindanao in May. He was able to meet some of the alumni like Dante Neyra, Bayani Neyra, Lolina Dagaang-Neyra, Mr/Mrs Dante Dumali, Ernesto Rigor, Gabriel Valdez, Moreno Marquez, Dencio Solis, Jun Bravo, Primo Rivera, Peter Dacusin, Resty Vicente. Plans are being made by the board of trustees that a gathering of Cotabato-Davao alumni be held in Central Mindanao and another meeting in the northeastern part of Mindanao.