Ministry Update
July 1, 2006



Note: The following text was taken from our most recent prayer letter.

Greetings from the Galyean Family
Eddie, Barbara, and Heidi
“A Missionary Journey to the Philippines”

July 1, 2006

Two Year Anniversary Report

Greetings from the Philippines!

It was a real blessing to have Pastor Chris Brown here for our second anniversary on June 25. Our anniversary festivities included a small parade throughout the city, a special service for the children, and the main preaching service for the adults. God gave us 2,211 in attendance. Praise the Lord! There were 59 adults saved in the main preaching service and hundreds more in the children’s service. We capped off the day with a victory service and fellowship in the evening.
Our people here sacrificed and worked harder than ever. I challenged them to bring rice to every service for 2 months so that we could give a kilo of rice to every family who visited for the anniversary. We collected over 500 kilos. I also challenged them to bring some small pieces of candy to be given to the children who would attend. The people gave over 12,000 candies which were divided and distributed. It is certainly exciting to see the people learning the joy of giving.
We have not been able to provide transportation for our regular services, but I asked for volunteers who would be willing to run jeepneys for the anniversary. Over 40 people volunteered. We were able to spread out all over the city and even to some neighboring villages.
Filipinos are known for being “shy” and “timid.” One of the real joys here is seeing them grow and mature as they realize they can be used by God. Many of them were involved in the anniversary preparation, but expressed doubt in their personal abilities to be successful. It was nice to hear them after the anniversary as they were smiling and exchanging stories about what happened in their areas. And many of them were chatting about how much more they would try to do next year. God is so good.

Quick Trip To The States

Our round trip tickets are about to expire and my wife’s youngest sister will be getting married in July. We also need desperately to go through our storage unit in Virginia Beach. We planned on being in the Philippines for less than a year. That was three years ago. So, we will head to the Sates for a few weeks on July 3 and try to be back here by September. I have scheduled guest preachers for each of the Sundays I will be gone and one of our staff men will be teaching on Wednesday nights.

As always, we thank you for all your prayers and support in the ministry here. God has done wonderful things. We are always mindful of our indebtedness to those who help the work. May God bless everyone of you for your faithfulness.

Sincerely,
Eddie R. Galyean

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