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Updates from Pastor Leo and Elma: June 2011

White Fields Ministry

Steve Wheeler and teams visit. The visit of Steve Wheeler, Larry Goding, Alex Granados, Joshua

Wheeler and John Behle was in more ways than one a blessing to the Philippine ministry. Theregional visit (Luzon, Visayas) opened a better understanding of

the uniqueness of each region in terms of strategies and needs. A

personal touch in each visit was

indeed a blessing as well. Pastor Daniel

Casuga, a diabetic, was prayed for, he

was then brought to the hospital for

more treatment.

The team was able to visit the home of Cora Parana the

wife of Pastor Jojo Parana. In each region, we were able

to conduct a fellowship with a cluster of pastors within

the area. Steve, Larry and Alex preached and taught in

the sessions with pastors. Not in the picture is the

seminar in Cavite handled by Pastor Larry Goding for the

Childrens outreaches of the 15 churches. The session in

Cavite was held in Grace from Heaven church in

Paliparan.

New men. The WF board was able to interview and visit

the areas of the three men applying as new church

planter beneficiaries.

Livelihood. Dr. Alex Granados keeps a keen eye on

possibilities for livelihood projects for churches and

pastors that will enable them to sustain the financial

needs of the community.

The two young men who were with the team represent

the younger blood for mission commitment and

awareness. It is the hope of WF that Joshua Wheeler

and John Behle will develop a firm commitment to theWhite Fields mission.

Figure 1 Manila Pastors

Figure 2 Cebu Pastors

Figure 3 Negros Pastors


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Gracepoint Christian Ministries.

The highlight of the ministry was the first DVBS handled by the very

new church. More than 100 children benefitted from the four day

learning. It was culminated by the giving out of school supplies to

the children provided by White Fields. Medicines from ZeelandChristian School were also handed out to parents of the children.

The church still meets at the clubhouse of the subdivision. In the

recent rainy days, we almost cancelled one worship service because

the rains and winds get through the venue. Please help us pray for a

venue we can rent temporarily.

The Bible studies are strong. One of the Bible studies reaches to

more than 20 in attendance. The other Bible studies are one by men

and another with the ladies group. The first members who got

baptized a month ago prove to be the core of workers

volunteering and are active in worship services even

during rainy days.

Garden. The garden which is primarily sponsored by

Don King and the Calgary/Gracepoint church has

already built a

perimeter fence. It

still has to have

deep well water, atoilet and a small hut for meetings of small group. We have dug a

small pond to raise Tilapia fish. When the weather gets better, we

will figure out the vegetables that we can start to grow. We plan to

reach out the community near the garden lot.

Please continue to pray for funds to builds a hut within the

property for the churchplanter maintainer, Pastor Ben Munez to

live. We will also use it for small group trainings for gardening and

pastoral ministries.

There are lots of plans for the type of vegetables that will suit the

land. We have to wait till the weather gets better and for

consultants to be available.

Figure 4Pastor Joel Alfonso leading the leaders

meeting in our house.

Figure 5Pastor Ben handing out medicines

(ZCS) to the neighbour.


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Christian Schools. The new school year began early this month.

Grace Christian Community School in Pasay had a good start this

year. A new room was developed courtesy of ZCS among the many

things that they have helped.

GCCS Paliparan was challenged by the government forrequirements in building and operation permit. Again, ZCS went to

the rescue and was able to meet the deadline for government

permits. The school has

reached the regular

number of enrolees.

I have visited New Life Christian School in

Mindoro in their new school room

provided by ZCS.

We brought an older Averatec laptop for

Pastor Jun Falla. We also provided a

portable broadband and a new cell phone each for Pastor Jun and his wife Annie. All

provided by ZCS.

Pastoral scholarship.

It has been one year since I organized a fellowship of pastors and church planters

here in Cavite. The 15 men are faithfully attending our fellowship. They all tell

good stories how the fellowship and mentoring has helped them personally and

even their churches. The fellowship started with my immediate outreach workers

of my church in Pasay who are deployed in Cavite (Abut-Cavite) and the current

White Fields men. Then several pastors within the district joined us. We met twice

a week. I have networked them with other training ministries.

We then networked with a Seminary Education by Extension (SEE) from a very

prominent seminary in the Philippines that gives degrees and credit for workers who are already in the

ministry. The program is very flexible and will just validate what we are

already doing but with focus and aim to get a degree. Each Pastor will

need P15, 000. A year ($360) to finish a one year course. We are

praying that we can help our pastors raise this amount. In the

Philippines, earning a degree is big. It gives the workers some

credibility. We hope to give them not just credibility but sharpness for

the ministry as well. Please help us raise funds for these beloved

workers.

Figure 6Elma looking at the new Audio

Visual Room


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Family.

With the completion of my Doctor of Ministry course through the help of Marvin and Harriet, George

and Dorothy of Rock Valley Iowa, I am more able to serve the various capacities of ministry. There is a

demand for me to teach in several places but I prioritize White Fields and my immediate fellowship.

Elma in turn will take the challenge to go into part time graduate studies in the field of Special

Education. At this time of writing she is enrolling at the Dela Salle University at Taft Avenue. This is in

preparation to address needs for special children as a ministry. ZCS provided the initial fund for her

studies.

Joshua (13 years old) is in his second year as High school and is getting bigger. I am a little taller but he is

heavier than me I guess. He enjoys his classes.

My three girls are all working. Isha works within the

province of Cavite but the two girls and Elma have to

travel everyday to Manila beating the traffic and the jamof people as they go. It is such a huge blessing to see all of

my children serving God in the music ministry here at

Gracepoint.

Thanks for reading. We hope that you will eventually pray

for all the wonderful opportunities we have participating

in the work of expanding the Kingdom of God. Please remember the various prayer concerns that we

have here in the Philippines.

The Lord bless you indeed!

Pastor Leo Ordiales, Elma, Isha, Merisha, Aletheia and Joshua

Philip. 3:7-10

But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. [8] What is more, I consider

everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake

I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ [9] and be found in him, not having a

righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ--the

righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. [10] I want to know Christ and the power of hisresurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

Figure 7 Merisha and Aletheia with Joshua Wheeler


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