Philippines Mission

2600 Banguio City

05 December 2000

Attention: Operating Committee
Brooks Avenue church of Christ
700 Brooks Avenue, Raleigh
N.C., U. S. A. 27606 

Dear brethren, 

Holiday greetings! 

I met with the M.AR.C.H officers last Nov.10. We again had another meeting with them last Sunday after the morning worship and we lined up those who would be participating in the one-day-health-mission in Pataquid this Dec.16. My wife, daughter and son hope to participate too. Our final meeting will be this coining Lord’s day, December 10, 2000.

I had a lot of activities connected with the church and the seminary from the 2nd to the 4th week of November and the first week of December. 1 am incorporating them in the tally of all the activities done during the year 2000 until this date based on my records: 

58 - bible studies handled here and in Negros island during the summer campaigns
69 - messages delivered on the pulpit of Midtown. public places, homes and elsewhere.
63 - classes handled at Philippine Bible College. in the churches here and Negros island.
28 - visitations done in homes here and in Negros island during the summer campaigns
57 - practical singings with groups here and in Negros island during summer campaigns.
29 - church fora participated in Midtown to review, plan and evaluate the weekly task
14 - lectures done in this city and in Negros in the course of the summer campaigns.
02 - weddings officiated in Negros island supported by bro. Reyes and pur singing group.
02 - seminars handled last month here in Midtown church related to family relationship.
07 - open fora done in Midtown & various places in the course of the mission campaigns.
02 - churches planted: one in Tibyawan, Ayungon in Negros and another in Tanza, Cavite.
64 - baptisms for the remission of sins in the course of the missions in areas of Negros.
26 - places touched during the year in evangelistic pursuits and health mission in Tanza.
2,960 — patients served by our M.A.R.C.H. group which you and I are a big big part of.

Brethren, thank you so much for all your prayers. love and financial support to the missions. You are a big big part of all of these little things which were done for the Lord and His kingdom! I would not have been able to do all of these without your prayers and financial backings. We need your prayers and support this 2001 more than ever so I can continue to serve the Lord along with my Sarah and my family! Thank you so much and God bless!

Your partner in the Lord’s labors,

Santiago B. Sameon II