CCMP NEWSLETTER

2014
ANNUAL
REPORT

CALIFORNIA CHRISTIAN MISSION TO THE

PHILIPPINES
3 local churches planted
186 baptisms from individuals report
47 baptisms from church planting teams
3 Leadership Training Seminars held
More than 500 children reached out thru VBS
2014 had been a great year for the CCMP recipients. As what we can see or read, there were
three local churches planted this year contributed by Henry Borja Jr. in Catanduanes with his MTB Team
(Misyonerong Taga-Bicol) and two local churches in Quezon which is the result of SLIM teams
challenge to Mens Group of Quezon. Bro. Jojo Carpena, SLIMs present chairman shared to Bro. Rasty
that elders and deacons of Quezon churches were challenged and encouraged to form a team in each
cluster. Inspired by Bro. William Fallas life and legacy, the Mens group of Quezon immediately found
ways and places where to start Bible studies. Two new churches started in Quezon were in Bani, San
Narciso and in Tagkawayan. Elders from Villabota and Gumaca churches help together in visiting and
conducting Bible studies in Tagkawayan and churches in Mulanay and Villa Reyes in San Narciso work
hand in hand (through the leadership of Bro. Julio Santiago, CCMP recipient in Mulanay) to bring the
Gospel to the people of Brgy. Bani, San Narciso, Quezon. Julio himself admits that his spirit was
somehow inspired because of the diligence of his companions in sharing the Gospel to others.
Meanwhile, Henry Borja Jr. is very much thankful for the support of his co-CCMP recipients and the
MTB group for helping him start a new church in Virac, Catanduanes. He said the church has a plan of
conducting another two-week evangelism in the area through the help of the MTB group. Bro. Rasty
also said that his missions class/team from MBS will be helping Bro. Henry by conducting a VBS in the
place to be able to find more prospects for the Lord. We are praying for the success of the said activity.
Henry is also looking for sponsors who can help the church in Catanduanes for their evangelism activity.
The 15 individual recipients of CCMP have also brought at least 186 souls for the Lord this year.
According to some recipients, there are still more souls ready to be baptized before the end of the year.
The recipients who have won more souls for the Lord seem to be those who are able to train leaders or
those who have a team to belong to that help them in their evangelism activities. Meanwhile, the church
planting teams have also a report of combined at least 47 souls brought to the Lord this year. The
newest additional church planting team in Southern Cagayan Valley, through the leadership of Bro.
Gilbert Guillermo reports that they had more than 20 souls baptized in 2014 while SLIM had also 21 and
BCM or Batangas church planting team had six baptisms in Calaca. Bro. Gilbert of SOCAVA said there
are more souls who are positive to be baptized before the end of the year. Bro. Jojo of SLIM also
reports that those 21 souls baptized are coming from the three churches which are also being supported
by SLIM. Sis. Tess Roldan said, Batangas is a very hard soil because Catholicism in the place is so
strong. But they never stop finding prospects for the Lord. She is also happy to report that at last,
Calaca church has now a chapel building acquired through the help of the brethren. Bro. Jess Lara, one

of the leaders in Batangas also shared that he now has visited brethren in Tuy, Batangas to see the
possibility of starting a new ministry. They are very positive that next year, another church will start in
Tuy, Batangas.

This year there were three Leadership seminars held in different places/churches where CCMP
recipients are serving. The church leaders and the recipients themselves were so happy about the
seminars done in their area/church by the CCMP Advisory Committee. (The CCMP Advisory
committee is composed of Bros. Ambrose Rodriguez, Leonidez Chavarria, Mel Maldupana, Dan Sulit
and Rasty Sanoy.) The seminar done in Batangas last February of 2014 was well attended. Some
comments from those who attended were as follow: very refreshing, delicious and very applicable,
Ive learned about the proper handling of church finances, thanks for this seminar! The Advisory
Committee then was so happy to receive such comments and was more encouraged to do it
continuously. The next seminar was held in Sto. Nino church of Christ and was attended by church
leaders in Pampanga and Bulacan. They were as well blessed and challenged to live a good life and be a
good example to the brethren and to the people around them. Some brethren also requested that
churches or the brethren should be taught and be reminded again about tithes and offering. Last
November, it was also the leaders of Quezon who benefited from the seminar which was hosted by
Lucena City church. The SLIM team through Bro. Jojo Carpena requested that it should be done yearly
to continue challenge and inspire the leaders get involved in missions ministry of the church. On March
2015, Bro. Jojo invited Bro. Rasty to speak about missions to the leaders of Quezon churches of Christ.

CCMP recipients also believe that reaching out children does not only reach out children, but it is
also one way to find prospects to be won for the Lord. CCMP recipients like Julio Santiago, Bisoy
Alfante, Rico Puno, Bernard Dayag, Tirso Latade, JR Bernardo and others successfully held VBS in the
churches they are serving reaching out more than 500 children.