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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Juve (pronounced Jo-ve) is playing keyboard with Kelly.

This is a picture of a young man on the keyboard named Juve (pronounced Jo-ve) with Kelly. He is going to one of the best Bible Schools in the world next semester. This school is in Cebu City. Many people here in the states often send their kids there because of its reputation as a caring, Lord Jesus driven school.

 Juve has “minister” written all over him. He is a joy unto the Lord. He recently took a few lessons on the keyboard and within 10 days was playing “Shout to the Lord” proficiently. “All of my days I want to praise the wonders of Your mighty love.“

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Dear Brother,

Nonoy’s wound is still exuding pus. His past abscesses sometimes get active and becomes purulent again. This is a chronic case, but again, I believe witchcraft is involved in this. My college kids had complained of a very strong pus smell in some places in our room. I gather them for prayer and worship before they leave for the Bible College and since the living room is always full of kids, we use our bedroom for prayer and counseling.

Because of our helping Nonoy by dressing his wounds daily, a few more people came for wound dressing and prayer. One is named Alice. She has a breast cancer. The tumor started 10 years back. She only went to the hospital on 2004 and they were told the tumor was already in stage IV. The doctor talked about an operation and chemotherapy. The family could not afford the projected expenses so they opted to go home and leave everything to fate. Seeing her now, I see other lumps in her body and I believed it has metastasized. The husband said she recently had a big weight loss. Alice had complained of pain in her right breast for years. She could hardly sleep because of the pain and her medication is only mefenamic acid to temporarily relieve her of the pain. Alice and husband waited for me in the hut where Nonoy is also sheltered, hoping she could have a little alleviation from her pain. They waited for 2 hours for me. Before I learnt of her history and before I saw her, I was expecting it was just an ordinary abscess. I was shocked to see her wound because the ulcer looks like a cauliflower. It was hard, and exuded a foul smell. From the looks of it, it is really cancer.

At first I told her I will be dressing her twice only since she has a hard time traveling. I preached to her about the message of salvation and prayed for her. Again I see the same reaction that Nonoy had. She looked like she was being scolded.

Reaching home, I put the matter before the Lord. I heard nothing. I only saw her look everytime I close my eyes. I decided not to give up on her and dress her wound until…whatever. I want her soul for Christ and I was determined to win it.

She and husband were surprised to see me at their door. While dressing her wound I talked to her about the goodness of the Lord. After wound dressing, I prayed for her. The little time that I had in telling her about God and praying for her after dressing, slowly cracked her hardness. On the second week that I saw her, I started telling her to take away the amulet tied around her waist. She followed my direction and for many days, I battled against the enemy. After prayer she told me she sensed something “bubble” inside her right breast.

After the removal of her bullet amulet, that was supposed to protect her from any disease or demonic attack (which actually worked against her and not for her), she had an episode of coughing and for days she could not sleep on her back. They went to see a doctor and the doctor entertained that she had fluids retained in her lungs because of the metastasizing tumors.

There were times during the day that I could smell bandages and the things I dress her wounds with. At first I kept wondering what that meant, then I realized that I need to pray for her. I whisper a prayer for her many times during the day, every time I smell bandages. The kids also pray for her during devotions.

I pray that if it is within the Lord’s will that she be healed, I asked that the malignant cells will just die out and be replaced with normal cells. I asked for her pains to be gone. I asked for much more, as well.

Now, she is totally a different person from the first time I saw her. She has no more cough, she sleeps good every night, experiencing no more pain in her breast, and she doesn’t get dizzy anymore when she walks a distance. Her son told me about the big changes he sees in his mother.

There was a time that I could not go see them and Kelly came to dress her wound (as well as Nonoy’s). When Kelly came home, he said he almost passed out. He did not know that the breast tissues were hard as a rock. He was glad he got through that process, though.

At another time, Kelly and I were into something and I knew I was on the wrong side. I asked Kelly to lay hands and pray for the woman. I did not feel fit to pray for her. I had some repenting to do before the Lord. Alice smiled after prayer. She said it is always nice to be prayed for because every time we pray, there is this warm feeling that would run through her breast and it felt so good. Praise the Lord! It would be wonderful if people would see that our God is a healing God and that our God cares.

Sometimes when I think about the expenses in the ministry that is way beyond what we have money-wise, I would always wonder where the balance should be. I want to insist that God put upon Kelly’s head my upbringing and what practicality dictates. Kelly has a heart that just bleeds for the needy. Then I stop and think about the heart of God. So, now, really, I would rather swing towards what seems impractical in the world’s eyes–I would never want to miss the heart and will of God.

Set backs are only temporary. In heaven, we will have a lot of rejoicing to do.

In His care,
Sister Bellie

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Bellie working on the abscess on Nonoy's back

Dear Brother,
Brother Kelly had often wondered about the hut in the middle of nipa palms when he brings the kids to school in Danao every morning. He always tells himself he will drop by the place one of these days. Recently we had our kitchen worked on by carpenters. They were from the hills of Danao, but I did not understand why out of the blue I asked them if they knew the people in that hut by the highway. It turned out it was a friend of one of the carpenters. We had gathered enough information from him to make us want to visit that hut and meet the people there.

The following day, Kelly and I went to the hut. We introduced ourselves and befriended the woman. She has 6 kids, and 3 of them are in the elementary grade. The couple also has 2 grandkids. I asked them if they have any other adult in the family. Another man came down the ladder from what looked like a ceiling. He was sleeping there. His name is Nonoy and he stays with the family. He has been away from his family for 10 years. He crossed the sea and worked in the big city in order to have a better life but had not had any communication with his family since he had left. He is now 29 years old.

In the big city, he befriended someone from this island. His new friend, however, had an appendicitis attack and was hospitalized. The money that Nonoy had saved through the years was spent to help his friend. He brought his friend back to his family in this island. When the friend got better, he was asked by his friend’s mother to move out of the house. He is now sheltered in an unfinished house owned by this poor couple. I asked him what his problem was because he really looked sick. I found out he had an abscess in his back. I told him to go to the nearest hospital and have his abscess incised and treated. He still did not go. He had no money. Yesterday, we gathered all our college kids and prayed about the matter. Then I brought my college kids to the couple’s place before they went back to the city. We gathered around Nonoy and prayed. I sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit and we smelt the oil of His anointing. When we were in the bus traveling, I decided to incise the wound myself to drain the pus. The budget for food has become the money to buy his antibiotic. I remembered the verse in the Bible “to help a brother in need when you have the capacity to help, and to not delay the help.” I cannot exactly recall how it was worded in the Bible, but that is how I understand it.

Kelly pictured with Nonoy

I am so thankful for the many things that our dear sister in the Lord, Steph has sent. She gave me materials for wound dressing and many other medical supplies. A number of people have availed of it.

Tomorrow, I will dress his wound and put an improvised drain (edge of gloves) to drain out the pus. Steph’s health drink will also be good for him since he needs better nourishment. He also has fungus on his skin and I need to buy gentian violet. That is the cheapest remedy.

I preached to him about the message of salvation and it seems he looked like he is being scolded. I need to be back on my knees and ask God for a better strategy. I feel so sorry for the man.

Our God is faithful.

Love,
Sister Bellie

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For those of you who are reticent to believe that hell is real and that Satan is on the prowl, please open your eyes to the reality of this true story of Arvin and his amulets. In the Philippines, there are many who believe in witchcraft and those who practice it seem to have much power..but the power of our one God is so much greater. Please read this and spend some time in prayer for our missionaries in the Philippines, Kelly and Bellie Neal.

Dear Brother,

Arvin, the man Sister Luann and I visited up the mountain of Carmen, died. Arvin was worshiping God and was smiling when he passed away.

Kelly and I were there during his interment.

It was after the burial of Arvin that his aunt found three amulets in his backpack. I had asked for the amulets when grandpa was ill three years back. At that time Libby, Arvin’s brother, handed me an amulet that I prayed against and burned. I did not know it was actually Libby’s amulet. Grandpa had distributed his remaining amulets to his son and two grandsons, Libby and Arvin, when grandpa was sick and bedridden. It was passed down like an heirloom from generation to generation. When I asked for the remaining amulets, Libby reasoned out at that time that the other amulets were buried under the ground close to their hut. The amulet was  thick squared plastic containing oil. When I burned one amulet, that I thought came from grandpa, it slowly shrunk and shaped itself into the form of a demon with two horns, two deep eyes, a nose, a gaped mouth and a sharp chin. It was only now that Arvin had passed away that Libby confessed about the amulets.

Libby on the other hand now realizes the gravity of the amulet’s “vengeance.” He has decided to turn his life around and go with our Savior, Jesus Christ. He is now a believer and promised that he will stay close to Jesus. In fact, he is attending our Saturday worship now.

As to grandpa’s greatgrandchildren from his grandsons, they are all males. Something must be done with the remaining amulets and with the kids’ spiritual life. They need to know Jesus. It is not safe to wait and pursue this later. We must reach these grandchildren now.

As to the amulets, nobody would dare pick them up to bring to us. Besides, Kelly and I both have the flu. I feel the need to fast for this assignment. Then with much prayer, we need to go back up the mountain to get the amulets.

I still don’t know a lot of things when it comes to witchcraft and warfare. I know only that I have to depend on our God for guidance and protection.

Our God reigns!

In His arms,
Sister Bellie

What would you do if up the street from you, people were practicing voodoo and placing curses on you because you believed in Jesus Christ? This is the situation for Kelly and Bellie Neal. They are often NOT welcome with their words of life that stem from our Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, that we could be so bold HERE!

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As part of our ongoing communication effort with the front lines of this ministry, I want to present the latest story from Bellie who, with Kelly, reside in the Philippines with their hearts for God. Here is the story of Christine. Please note, though no sponsor was immediately available for Christine, that did not stop the missionaries from offering hope and encouragement to this poor child. Please check your heart, as you read this story, and see if the Lord is asking you to sponsor a child (like this one).

Dear Brother,

I am constantly amazed at how the Lord sends these little ones. We have many new kids now. Again, I know that some will not remain but as long as the seeds of truth are planted in their hearts, we will always be hopeful that one of these days they will come to love the Jesus that died on the cross for them.

It was my birthday and Kelly said I will have to go to the parlor for my birthday treat. I was needing to have my ingrown toe nails worked on and also needed to visit the internet place to email some notes. This particular afternoon, I was walking with Kelly towards the highway when I remembered that our room was not locked. Kelly had to go back and catch up with me later.

I headed myself toward the woman that does pedicure work when the banana cue vendor and her sibling stopped me. I was thinking, “What is this all about?” They told me someone needed our help because there is this family that is very poor and they have almost nothing to eat. I was thinking they were speaking of a grown up woman so I politely said that I do not really need any house help, and besides, many of our kids have parents needing work. If I needed some help, I would employ one of the parents to help their family. However,  suddenly I smelt oil. When I smell this particular oil, I know that the Lord wants me to do something. God wanted me to do something right then.

The women referred to the girl that was sweeping near the street. I then realized they were talking about a young girl. I told them I will have to wait on Kelly to decide on matters like this. While we were talking, Kelly passed by us. He did not recognize me and, in fact, never even looked at us women talking by the road. When he reached the corner of the highway, however, he turned around and saw me. I walked towards him and jokingly said that maybe he is still thinking I am slim so he did not bother to stop by the big woman. Then I told him to take a look at the girl sweeping the roadside and I told him to love on her.

Kelly did not understand what I had said. He just seemed so surprised when he saw the kid. I was already by the beauty parlor when he brought the kid to me. He said he would be going back to the girl’s place to talk to the mother. I told him when I was done with the pedicure, I will proceed to the internet place.

A little while later he came to the internet place and told me that her mother had simply handed him a bag of clothes. He said he felt as if the kid had just been given away.

We came home that night with a very shy girl that looked like a captured rat. It took her some four days to really be at ease with us. Kelly said, “Oh boy, can she eat!” I asked the neighbor about the little girl’s background and they told me that the father of the kid abandoned them for another woman. The father left all of the children, but one, to his first cousin. The first cousin is also the breadwinner of a family that has an ailing mother that needs care. With four more mouths to feed, the cousin find it hard to make all ends meet. They are all sustained with only porridge or noodles and there is never enough. They sometimes miss their meals. The mother was still looking for a job at that time.

Even if this child, who’s name is Christine, has no sponsor yet, Kelly went ahead and enrolled the kid in school. No kid that lives with us should miss school. Christine is now happy, going to school and diligently doing her homework. She is now assured that her meals will be provided and that she will be provided for. She now eats at a slower pace. She also easily learned the songs we sing during devotion. I sometimes hear her sing while I am washing dishes. This is her new family and she loves it.

I pray Christine will be one of the kids that love the Lord from a pure heart.

Love in Jesus,
Sister Bellie

P.S. There is a whole lot more of neat events, but I am short of time. I will try to take a picture of Christine sometime for you to post. 

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From right to left, Bellie Neal, Reymond, and the principal of the school.

The following story can help you put your finger on the pulse of the ministry.

Dear Brother,

Attached is Reymond’s picture. He used to be one of the headaches of the teachers. Whenever there were misbehaving boys called to the principal’s office, Reymond was one of them. He became a sponsored kid when he faithfully attended our Saturday Bible storytime. Here is his story:

The sponsored kids always drop by the house daily to ask for their school allowance. It is just a small amount to buy them snacks during recess time. We give it to them every morning as this gives us the chance to see them and evaluate how they are doing. I noticed that Reymond was thin and pale. I told him that I wanted to eat lunch with him everyday. If I had errands to make in the city, I left the house only after lunch so I could spend time with Reymond and also prepare a healthy meal for him. At first, I needed to stretch my patience. The boy was rough and hard core.

Reymond grew up with a single aunt who is also raising her two little girls. Reymond’s grandfather lives with them as well. Reymond’s aunt is the breadwinner. She earns her living by working and cleaning yards in the neighborhood, which is not everyday.

They live in a squatter’s area, meaning people built their huts and houses on land they don’t own. The neighborhood is a rough one.

Reymond sometimes missed lunch with me. He loved to run around with his rowdy friends. I fussed at him about that, though, and told him I was concerned about who he was running around with. Soon, Reymond moved in to live with me. There were other kids in the house that also moved in with me so I could care for them and keep an eye on them.

Devotion in the house is every evening during school days. My emphasis during this time period was on meditation on the Word of God and so it became more of teaching and preaching as the Spirit lead me.

One time after devotion, the kids told me that Reymond was crying by the well. He was hauling water for the house. I was busy cooking supper so I decided to ask him about that when I had the time. Supper time came and he was still crying. I asked him who quarreled with him or if he had any problem that I could help him with. He said he had no problem, and nobody had quarreled with him. He said he was crying that night because he learned that when God forgives, God also erases and forgets our sins just like we never sinned at all. When I realized that God had touched him that night, I almost could not eat my food. I wanted to cry with him, but the other kids might not understand why Tita and Reymond were crying.

Since then, Reymond was a changed boy. He became good natured, responsible and Godly. He studied better and did his homework diligently. Reymond graduated from Grade VI with a medal and six ribbons during Recognition Day. When his name was called, many pupils clapped their hands. He was also loved by the teachers. Reymond’s life became a living testimony to many. We are so proud of him, but I know that our Father is more proud of this changed life.

All glory and honor and praise be to the one true God who keeps us all in His perfect love.

In Christ,
Sister Bellie

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