My friend from New York sent 4 boxes of Ensure milk for the malnourished, and the old people. She included in the Fedex box some hard candies and cans of ham, shoes for me and Kelly and another kid, and take note, a beautiful wrist watch for Kelly, two long sleeved polo shirts and a tie! Also she sent us two shirts for two of the bigger boys and some slippers for one of my college kids.

We are blessed. Just now she told me on the phone that she sent $200. Hallelujah! This is just what I need for the tuition fee and house expenses! I am very blessed! Hallelujah! my heart had been sinking and the Lord told me He is in charge of my needs. I prayed that God will not be offended by my actions because I had felt the tension and my reaction might have been close to unbelief. Hehehe (not really). God is so good.

Thank you for all your prayers.

These are the pictures I took when I went out to give the Ensure milk to the kids and adults that really needed it. One kid pulled my hand and called me mama. She blessed me. In my heart, she is blessing my New York friend.

Bellie

 

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This picture shows some land that Kelly and Bellie have been looking at. It could be good for raising pigs as well as growing vegetables the kids could eat and plants that goats and cows like. Marissa, who is a close friend of Bellie’s since she was in college, has been a big help to the ministry. Though she proclaims no faith at this time, after reading the website, she does believe in the work being done here. She enjoys seeing the principle put in action that it is better to teach someone how to fish than to continually give them fish. Bellie adds, “I am excited about this. Please pray that it will materialize that we will be able to help people with their livelihood. In the process the ministry will be helped also.”

This lot could provide much space to raise pigs as well as provide work for Kim Mesa’s grandfather who lives close by and who is willing to raise the pigs.

This land is too expensive to buy, but the family that owns this land might be willing to rent part of it on a yearly basis. This is being looked into. It could be an answer to many prayers.

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I’m going to ask everyone to prayerfully consider what I’m about to say. There is no crime, no bodily abuse, no fear, no sin, no demonic activity that has not been seen many, many times in the Philippines. It is part of their daily lives in many third world countries. Read about these abuses prayerfully.

In this “sophisticated” age, often the secular element of society is prone to laugh at the thought of demons being real or having any influence in lives at all. The following story illustrates the demon activity that Bellie is seeing and how easily these “spirits” flit from one child to another. This observation of the behavior of spirits does not exactly fit the standards we have set for logic in the natural world. Behaviors do not, as a rule, leave one person and lodge in the next. This must mean that something unseen with that behavior inherent, is moving from one person to the next.

For the open minded, then, we will categorize this as demonic behavior. Here is a recent email from Bellie:

“Dear Brother,
I know many of the kids that are there in the house need Jesus and also deliverance.

I usually do deliverance when the Lord instructs me. My dilemma now is I have a kid that lives with me that has this gay spirit. The name of the boy is Jomar. I have dealt with him many times on this matter. We would do deliverance, and he would get cleared of this spirit then, in a matter of minutes, boom, it comes back again. I also had another kid named Kim that had a stammering problem. After prayer, he got delivered and he ceased stammering. Now Jomar is stammering! Then I have another kid named Renafpel who is new who was once raped (anally) by her uncle. The whole family were threatened by the uncle and grandfather and the family has moved twice for fear of being attacked by the uncle and grandpa. I was told that Renafpel sometimes would cry suddenly or just pass out. The doctor said there is no hope for her. When she was with me, I noticed she was so sad. I told her to sit beside me and I taught her math. When I touched her back, I had goosebumps. She had the spirit of fear, and the spirit of sadness. Through Jesus Christ, she was delivered that day. Now Jomar has the spirit of sadness. Two days ago, I saw him staggering. He seems to be walking drunk. I don’t know what to do with this boy. I am asking from the Lord what I need to do about this matter because he seems to be absorbing whatever demons are hovering around. Unless he would yield in his heart to allow Jesus to take away everything that doesn’t belong to the Lord, he will never be healed.”

Please, all who read this blog, Bellie says she needs prayer help. God knows no time or space or limitations at all. Stop, please, and send your petition to the Lord that Bellie and Kelly who are working on the front lines in the Philippines, be given the wisdom and love needed to reach these kids for God and bring them to His righteousness. What a wonderful work being accomplished through Jesus and His servants.

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Here is a letter that Bellie wrote to a good friend of hers. Kelly, who arrived back in the states a few days ago, felt it would make good blog material. I agreed. It has elements of God’s providence in it. Sometimes when we feel we ought to do this, or that, but it makes no logical sense, it could be God nudging you to prepare something for Him that He will use in His way, in His timing.

 Watch for the movement of providence in the following letter.

 August 16, 2009

Dear S____,

 I had been planning to write a while back but I was so busy with ministry that I kept putting it off.

 I love the medical bag you sent me. I was wondering, however, why you bought one for me because I don’t go out to see any patients. On the other hand, I also know you hear from the Lord so I was keeping my ears and eyes open.

 Only a few of the kids here have sores that need my attention. There were so many bandages in the medical bag that I had to store them among my stuff for possible use later. My bedroom looks quite disorderly. I am not so gifted with arranging and putting things neatly away. But then again, I know you hear from the Lord so I was keeping my eyes and ears open.

 It was June when I finally yielded in my heart and let Kelly visit these people living close to the highway in a wide field by the nipa palm trees. The shanty on that land had been on my mind ever since we had lived in Carmen 9 years ago.

 So Kelly went there with 3 of our kids and befriended the people living in that shanty. The couple had 6 children. 3 are in elementary grade. Kelly returned there with me the following day to see what their needs were and if there was any way that we could extend help and bring the gospel to them.

 I saw a man coming down from his resting place. The resting place looked like a ceiling to me. I saw him so sick looking and I asked him what was wrong. He had an abscess in his back that needed draining. He had 2 other abscess sites that spilled out copious amounts of pus. I advised him what to do but he was so desperate looking and was caught up in so much despair and poverty. I did not want to do any incision and draining since I don’t have a license to practice medicine (editor’s note: Bellie has the medical training and, in fact is a doctor but she always knew that missionary work was what she was destined to do. She does use her medical skills in life and death situations and as God moves His spirit in her to do so, however. Bellie continues:) I took my college kids so we could pray together for the poor man. When we prayed I smelled the olive oil and instantly knew that I needed to do something about those abscesses. (Another editor’s note: When we pray, believing that God will answer, He responds but it may take time to really learn to hear Him as His voice is a still, small voice according to the Bible. Bellie is in tune with the Lord and when she smells olive oil, she knows that God is responding to the situation that is being prayed about and she is then often inspired to take action. She goes on:)

 I bought medicine for the man and dress his wounds daily. I am using the medical bag which you bought for me nearly two years ago, and I love it. Then, because I was dressing his wounds, others came to have their wounds dressed. Recently a woman came to me to ask for assistance as she was soon to give birth to her baby. I pray unceasingly. I have been dressing, preaching and praying for patients using the medical stuff you gave me. Kelly is my side kick. He has become my nurse when Geraldine, Haide’s sister, is not with us.

 Recently a woman with breast cancer came for dressing. I found out her cancer cells have metastasized. She had many other complaints in her body. I am asking God for a miracle so people will see that our God is powerful and that He heals, cares for and loves all men. I have used up half the sponges, gauze bandages and a lot of what you gave to me. I believe, if you had gathered these medical supplies for only 1 person that would hear the Word of God and believe, it would all be worth it! I am so glad you gave those supplies to Kelly and we are able to use them here. Many are really helped.

 By the way, the woman with breast cancer has much less pain. She can sleep now. She also used to have shortness of breath, was easily tired and got dizzy. She is not complaining of those things now. She has a happier countenance, too.

 We thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts that you gave us these medical supplies. We are blessed. God gave me back my ministry and He used you.

 Love you,

Sister Bellie

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