Cebu 2 You March 2011

Ministry Opportunities 

Since arriving I have been able to minister to many.  In the hospital I shared and prayed with a cancer patient, shared with a man on suicide watch, and othe people as the Lord brought us together. 

Cebu 2 You March 2011 

Greetings from Cebu via Sunny (brrrrrr) Southern California. We had snow in parts of LA yesterday. We pray this newsletter finds you all doing well. SHCC is doing great thanks in part to your prayers and support.

Furlough

As you know, I am on furlough in the

states. I have been overwhelmed by the

warmth and love that has been shown

me since I arrived. I was greeted at the

airport by a group of friends with signs

and loud voices.

I have had a chance to teach the CC

Downey Singles Ministry twice. I have

also been able to address the teachers

and staff at Pioneers Club (Sunday

Night Children’s Ministry), and am

scheduled to speak many more times.

Medical Update

Since arriving I was advised by my doctor to check into UCLA Medical Center for tests and evaluations on my left leg. I spent 6 days in the hospital undergoing tests and am now undergoing 6 weeks of antibiotics at home. After the antibiotics heal my diabetic ulcers I will undergo surgery to remove at least one infected toe. Pray for the right doctors and for God’s perfect plan in this.

Ministry in Cebu 

The ministries in Cebu continue to grow and function as if I were there.  Pastor Gerry, Sheilani, Joy, Christymae and many others are doing a great job.  Thanks to them and pray for the Lord to continue to strengthen them and guide them. 

Easter Sonrise Service 

As my stay in the states has to be extended, Pastor Gerry and the crew will organize and do the Sonrise service at the beach at 4:30am.  We will baptize at least 5 people this year. 

Night of Worship For this month’s Night of Worship we put a large banner in front of the church for one-week inviting people to join us. We had 2 new ladies attend because of the banner and they came back for Sunday service. Praise the Lord for the idea of the banner.

Check us out We are on @ Shepherds Heart Calvary Chapel, my personal account is facebook.com/tom.maxwell3 and we

are on @ http://[email protected], and I am on Twitter, or check out our Web Site @ cebu2you.com.

We’d love to hear from you or have you visit us individually or with a team. We can arrange discounted accommodations and assist in many other ways.

New Feeding

The new feeding is coming together as we

work with the Barangay Captain to prepare

to feed at least 300 additional children

Spiritual and Physical food on a weekly basis.

It will start in April.

To support this ministry in the Philippines, send your donations to:

Calvary Chapel of Downey, 12808 Woodruff Avenue, Downey, CA 90242 ATTN: Missions Support for Tom Maxwell

If your donation is for a specific purpose in Cebu, please designate the purpose, ie: sponsorship for HS/Elementary, etc.

All donations are tax deductible

Contact us at [email protected] look at our web page, @ cebu2you.com

Call us from the USA @ 011-63-32-268-6280 or text us @ +639179445222

Please return this coupon with your donation and thanks for being our partner in fulfilling God’s purpose in Cebu. (Please send support to reach CC Downey by the 10th of the month.) Thanks.

Prayer Requests

Pray for my wife who is left behind, for Pastor Gerry and all the leaders and members of SHCC and pray for a electric wheelchair so I can be more involved in outreach ministries.

Pray for wisdom and discernment in all things, for Finances ( low), for controlled growth as the Lord leads, for health, my personal time

with the Lord, our spiritual growth, the church’s spiritual growth,

children’s ministries as they continue to grow, salvation for over 30 unbelievers that attend our services, salvation for Krysta (daughter)

and Austin (grandson), future plans for us (Sheilani and I), for our

new location, and for additional supporters..

New Phone Number Our new phone number is:

001-63-32-268-6280 from the States and 32-268-6280 from the Philippines.

Write to us @ #45 San Antonio Village II,

Camp Lapu-Lapu Road, Apas, Cebu City 6000

Philippines  

Ptr. Tom and Sheilani

New Intern 

In April we will welcome a new intern from Calvary Chapel Bible College‐Philippines.  Her name is Irish and we look forward to receiving her and working with her during her internship.  Welcome Irish! 

Valentine’s Celebration On Sunday February 13th we celebrated Valentines day with a special dinner. All church members were invited. About 40-50 attended for an evening that offered a special menu, games, prizes and pictures were taken and printed immediately so everyone had a memory to take home with them. We do this every year and one member who has attended many said “this was the best Valentines event ever”. Of course there was praise music and a message was shared by Kuya Erwin about the “Love of Christ. Our theme was “Perfect Love”.