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May 1st. Pastoral Care Symposium

Shepherd’s Oikos and PBTS CPE program will jointly hold its 2nd annual Pastoral Care Symposium. It is expected to start at 8am and continue to 5pm. While the exact venue in Baguio City is still being worked out, our lead speaker will be Reverand Charlie Benton (see photo). He is a crisis counselor and trainer with the …Virgina Baptist Disaster Response Team. Pastor Charlie joined us as a Crisis Counselor during the Typhoon Parma (Pepeng) disaster response here in Benguet Province. He will lead the two plenary sessions. Additional break-outs will occur as well. More information will be coming. Hope to see you there.

Crisis Care Chaplain

Crisis Care Chaplain, Charlie Benton

Cancellation or Postponment of Aguid Sagada Mission

ANNOUNCEMENT. Due to some political issues that have sprung up recently… the medical mission to Aguid Sagada has be cancelled, scheduled for February 26-28. It will perhaps be rescheduled later in the year. For the team of 30 who had offerred to give their time and prayers for this trip, we apologize, but feel this is the right decision at this time.

Haggai NTS Graduation at PBTS, Baguio

Haggai NTS 2010 at PBTS, Baguio City

Great time at Haggai!! A couple of members of Bukal attended (Celia and Angie). Also some friends/partners as well. These include Pastor Demi as a trainee, as well as brother Ces (as a trainer). Others in the picture include as trainees:  Grover, Albert, Maxima, Alquin, Mario, Rodolfo, and Velmor. Other trainers include Annie and Bishop Juan.

COMDEV Training and Medical Missions Planned in April

Tentatively have planned a 3-day workshop in Principles of Wholistic community development. It will be held April 20-22 in Baguio City. This will be sandwiched between two medical missions. The first is a medical follow-up mission on the 17th in Gaswiling, Kapangan. The second is a church-planting medical mission on the 24th in Bagyonas, Kapangan. It is hoped the training can be of value for follow-on work there. The medical missions have limited space available. However, if you are interested in the COMDEV work, please contact us.

Haggai Institute (in Baguio) Week of Feb 8, 2010

8-12 February 2010. Haggai Institute week-long seminar is being held at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary. The seminars focus on international evangelism training. A number connected with Bukal Life are there. Ces Garcia, who often joins us on medical missions, and is part of “Discipline Others 2 Love Jesus” heads Haggai Institute locally. Celia and Angie are trainees. Three other members of Bukal Life hoped to be there but had job conflicts.

Upcoming Stuff

January 25-26 Spiritual Living Days at Union School International (Baguio City)

February 26-28 Medical Follow-up Visit to Aguid, Sagada, Mountain Province.

March 26-28 Mini-Medical and Follow-up in Pulo and Saplad, Macabebe Pampanga.

May 1. Pastoral Care Symposium. Shepherd’s Oikos. At West Baguio Baptist Church (all day).