{"id":3578,"date":"2020-03-13T09:47:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2020-03-13T09:47:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T14:47:12","slug":"gonzales-newsletter-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/gonzales-newsletter-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Gonzales Newsletter: March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear beloved partners and friends,<\/p>\n

We are so thankful to God for allowing us to continue to serve Him with you, our faithful partners and friends from the USA. We are also thankful to Rev. Russell Board and National Director Dr. Wallapa Wisawasukmongchol. We are now over 19 years on the field, and we are honored to be able to see the mighty move of God in bringing peoples\u2019 lives from darkness to a marvelous light. By His grace and power, the number of churches increased to 81 from 75 in 2018, with about 5,000 members from 4,500 by the end of December 2019.<\/p>\n

The discipleship program, through Thailand Theological Seminary (TTS) and Mekong Bible Training Center (MBTC), includes the IPHC\/ACA Annual Conferences and a variety of training being conducted by individual churches in equipping the saints. This program is bearing much fruit in expanding the kingdom of God in Thailand and to the neighboring countries. There were seven graduates at MBTC in Mae Sai on February 1, 2020, for the two-year program. We are expecting a total of 230 students at TTS to graduate (diploma, bachelor's, master's, and dcotroal deegrees in ministry) in November this year. The MBTC building construction is progressing, and the main TTS building construction in Petchabun is about to begin. Thank you, IPHC WMM, partners, and friends, for your continued prayers and unwavering support!<\/p>\n

\"Graduation<\/a>

Graduation at MBTC led by Pastor Chi Chang with our team (Albert, Russell Board, Steve Willis, Jim Cox, and Doug & Jill Nelson)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Albert<\/a>

Albert and Revs. Drs. Wallpa Wisawasukmongchol and Edgar Banaga with the doctoral students at TTS<\/p><\/div>\n

Praise the Lord! The 18th anniversary celebration of Pantamit Don Muang Church (the first IPHC church in Thailand) on January 19, 2020, was awesome. We had over 120 people in attendance in the presence of God and enjoyed the worship celebration in the morning. We had a great lunch together and followed with a joyful time of fellowship in the afternoon. We thank God for continually blessing our children's, youth, men's, and women's ministries. We also thank Him for sending us faithful leaders and workers to help us fulfill the ministry that the Lord has entrusted to us to do as the pastor of the church and as missionaries together with Jiep. We thank God for blessing the year 2019, and we believe the best is yet to come this year.<\/p>\n

We had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas at our church in Don Muang on December 22, 2019, Khon Suey Church with the Akha Tribe in Chiang Rai on December 31st, and at Dr. Wallapa\u2019s house with ACA pastors and leaders on January 10, 2020. We were overwhelmed with joy to see the glory of God manifested in our midst. Hallelujah! He is indeed the only reason for this great event.<\/p>\n

\"ACA<\/a>

ACA Christmas Celebration<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Enjoying<\/a>

Enjoying time with our young people during the Christmas celebration<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Our<\/a>

Our team with the Akha at the Khon Suey Church Christmas celebration<\/p><\/div>\n

Our team of 20 from Bangkok was honored to perform two dances and four songs with a crowd of over 1,000 people as an audience, including the governor, vice governor, and director of the Department of Social Development and Welfare during the \u201cTamarind Festival\u201d celebration in the Petchabun province on January 26. It was such a great performance that the governor and other government officials came to the stage after and showed a high appreciation for our presence and full cooperation with the government program in community development. We thank God for having a harmonious relationship with the Thai government, which helps us expand the kingdom of God in Thailand legally and effectively.<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/a>

Great time with the governor of Petchabun<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Children's<\/a>

Children's presentation during our church anniversary<\/p><\/div>\n

May the Lord richly and abundantly bless you all.<\/p>\n

Your Co-laborers in Christ,
\nBrother Albert and Sister Jiep Gonzales<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Estimados socios y amigos,<\/strong> <\/p>

Estamos abrumados de alegr\u00eda por la subvenci\u00f3n de $ 50,000.00 que se nos otorg\u00f3 para ayudar en la construcci\u00f3n del proyecto de construcci\u00f3n principal del Seminario Teol\u00f3gico de Tailandia (TTS) en Petchabun, Tailandia, a trav\u00e9s del Proyecto Antioch Grant 2020. Esto ha tra\u00eddo mucho est\u00edmulo y entusiasmo a nuestro grupo . Agradecemos a Dios por el inquebrantable apoyo de IPHC WMM para expandir Su reino en este pa\u00eds. Todav\u00eda necesitamos alrededor de $ 56,000.00 para completar este proyecto. Si desea hacer una donaci\u00f3n para este proyecto, env\u00ede su donaci\u00f3n al n\u00famero de cuenta del proyecto WMM 74520P. Este proyecto mejorar\u00e1 la efectividad de nuestro programa de discipulado. Actualmente, TTS tiene ocho sucursales en diferentes ubicaciones en Tailandia, as\u00ed como el TTS principal en Petchabun, con un total de 252 estudiantes. Nos gustar\u00eda expresar nuestro sincero agradecimiento al obispo J. Talmadge Gardner y al consejo de WMM por la aprobaci\u00f3n de esta solicitud de proyecto. Tambi\u00e9n nos gustar\u00eda agradecer a todos los donantes, el Dr. Terry Tramel, y su personal, que hicieron esto posible a trav\u00e9s de la Oferta "GO". De hecho, Dios es fiel! <\/p>

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\u00a1Alabado sea el Se\u00f1or! La 16a Conferencia de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Iglesias de la Alianza (IPHC Tailandia) 2019, en Pakchong, Ratsima, celebrada del 23 al 25 de octubre de 2019, fue un gran \u00e9xito. Participaron unos 120 pastores y l\u00edderes: 25 de ellos recibieron sus credenciales como misioneros, siete como ministros autorizados y seis como ministros ordenados. \u00a1Los trabajadores en la vi\u00f1a siguen aumentando cada a\u00f1o! \u00a1La cosecha de almas para Jes\u00fas tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 aumentando! Tuvimos un gran momento de adoraci\u00f3n, ense\u00f1anza, predicaci\u00f3n, oraci\u00f3n y compa\u00f1erismo. Gracias a nuestros oradores invitados ungidos: Revs. Steve Cofer, Russell Board y Lorenzo Aguilar, cuyos mensajes nos trajeron un despertar espiritual, un refrigerio y un poder para servir m\u00e1s a Jes\u00fas. El tema de esta conferencia fue "Dios fiel". <\/p>

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\u00a1Bendito sea el nombre del Se\u00f1or! Treinta personas (en su mayor\u00eda j\u00f3venes) recibieron al Se\u00f1or Jesucristo en agosto pasado en la Iglesia Cristiana Valley View Community Christ en la ciudad de Caloocan, Filipinas, por invitaci\u00f3n de mi hermano Jojo Gonzales para hablar en el segundo aniversario de la iglesia. Recientemente, tres budistas fueron salvados en nuestra iglesia en Don Muang, Bangkok, y 15 nuevos creyentes fueron bautizados en agua. \u00a1La iglesia sigue creciendo! \u00a1El n\u00famero de iglesias de IPHC Tailandia tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 creciendo! <\/p>

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Dios es realmente bueno! Nuestra relaci\u00f3n con el gobierno tailand\u00e9s est\u00e1 prosperando, no solo en Bangkok metropolitana, sino tambi\u00e9n en la provincia de Petchabun. Nuestro equipo de cuatro, liderado por nuestro Director Nacional Dr. Wisawasukmongchol, organiz\u00f3 y facilit\u00f3 el Programa de Intercambio Cultural de la ASEAN en Vietnam del 13 al 19 de octubre. Hubo seis funcionarios del gobierno y diez estudiantes de Petchabun, junto con diez estudiantes de TTS que participaron en este programa. Esto est\u00e1 en l\u00ednea con nuestro compromiso de ayudar al gobierno tailand\u00e9s a desarrollar la comunidad a trav\u00e9s de la educaci\u00f3n y los servicios humanitarios. Al tener una buena relaci\u00f3n con el gobierno tailand\u00e9s, se nos permite operar legalmente, libremente y expandir el ministerio sin temor en esta naci\u00f3n predominantemente budista. Esto es, de hecho, un favor de Dios. <\/p>

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Gracias por su fidelidad al asociarse con nosotros para cumplir con la Gran Comisi\u00f3n. <\/p>

Que Dios los bendiga rica y abundantemente a todos. <\/p>

Tus colaboradores en Cristo,<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>

Hermano Albert y hermana Jiep Gonzales<\/strong><\/em> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"Albert & Jiep Gonzales","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Missionary-NL-Featured-Image.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-VI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}