Philippines - Thank you so much for reminding us to regularly communicate with you. Here's the updates of our HOPs:

1. Sis. Lydia's House of Prayer - Our members pray everyday but the main event is every Tuesday evening. Please pray for her financial needs. Pray also for his husband to truly come back to the Lord. We thank the Lord that He gave us a much better, much bigger place for worship (church). We are praying also for a good kind of sound system, overhead projector and screen. We will be conducting a daily Vacation Bible School for one week this coming April. Pray for more workers and children to attend our one week VBS.

2. Net of Life Christian Church - This is the mission church of CIC here in the Philippines. Our members meet everyday at 4:30 in the morning at our church on the hilltop. Please pray that we'll be able to acquire the property where our church is located since we are just renting it for 10 years. The owner changed their plan of selling it. Pray that more souls will be added to His kingdom in this community. Please pray for Sis. Auring who is now in jail was implicated for human smugling. The main culprit is at large. If she'll be arrested, Sis. Auring will be freed. This is a big crime without bail. Pray that it will work out for good for the glory of GOD. We have a plan of having a retreat during the Holy Week for 2 days - please pray for our funds on this. We are praying for a public utility jeep as a means of livelihood and at the same time be used in the ministry's transportation.

3. Cherry 2 HOP - Our members meet daily in the afternoon. Please pray for the financial needs of all the members. We are just borrowing a place for our worship center and a member is donating a lot for the church. Please pray for the construction of a worship hall; chairs; sound system and musical instruments. The members here are very zealous to know more of the Lord and serve Him. We give instant noodles to every family who attend every Saturday and candies for the children. We'll be celebrating our 1st year anniversary next month April. Pray that the members will be encouraged more to serve the Lord.

4. Pastor Ver & Sis.Christie's HOP - We meet daily at 5:30 in the morning. Please pray for our children that they'll be diligent in their studies, that they'll finish in May all their Paces in their levels so that in June they'll be enrolled in a regular school. They (our 3 sons) are all home schooling. Please pray for Sis. Jean Rivera who undergone a successful brain surgery 2 weeks ago - pray for her complete recovery and that the tumor will not be malignant and also for the finances to pay for the hospitalization. We thank the Lord for the upcoming graduation in college of our daughter Agape next Friday. PTL! Please pray for our ministry in Erap City, a depressed area to grow more spiritually, physically and hygienically.

5. HOP in Pagadian - We have started praying for the needs of the CIC ministry every Wednesday evening from 6-8PM. This is our weekly regular prayer meeting and we have already included the concerns of CIC. Also, in our monthly prayer and fasting from 3-5PM every Sunday, we include the CIC concerns in our list.