Carl
trained with The Elijah Challenge in 2006, and is presently
serving as a missionary in the Philippines.
November 2008 Update
Carl
reports that 51 house churches have now been planted in less than
5 months with over 500 people meeting together and reading the
scriptures!
September 2008 Update
Many
people are coming to Christ! We have planted 38 new churches (we
call them Seed Churches) in 11 weeks with mostly new believers,
baptized many, discipling more, training leaders to replace us
and plant more churches. It is a very exciting time, we are still
experiencing miracles, and the fields are white for harvest!
Here
is an excellent and powerful video by Brian Burns of a recent
baptism of 21 new believers in one of the Baguio International
Church outreaches.
I have not been able to update our website because of all the
work we have been engaged in... However, the Lord is on the move
in
the Philippines and we are trying to stay in step with HIM.
See this exciting and moving video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q09uJdcM7kg
Read
Carl's article New
Testament Evangelism: multiplication, not addition which
explains the scriptural approach being followed to achieve such
extraordinary results for the kingdom of God.
August
2008 Update
Matthew
6:33 "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness
and all these things will be added unto you."
"We remind new believers that we/they
are part of the unstoppable Kingdom of God which is on the march
and cannot
be stopped or defeated! Those committed to the Kingdom and King Jesus
will overcome the world even if cost them their lives. This actually
inspires greater commitment and obedience.
We have 34 of these home fellowships started now. Most are about
8 to 12 people, some have 18 or more people present (over 250 new
believers and seekers after God). Many are experiencing changed lives
by reading, discussing and obeying the Scriptures. We have baptized
people almost every week now for the last four weeks. Many of the
new disciples are taken to do evangelism immediately. Some have done
evangelism on two weekends in a row and have been with our SEED Churches---small
home fellowships---for only three weeks. Our new converts are already
starting new SEED churches even while they are new believers themselves.
We are lowering the bar on what it takes to be a church, and raising
the bar on what it takes to be a disciple of Christ: obedience to
Christ commands, a life of repentance and seeking the lost. And we
are seeing great progress in only seven weeks. Of course we have
used The Elijah Challenge with great effect and this brings many
people to the fellowships and excites our new converts to take it
to others. By avoiding the crusade atmosphere and crusade events,
I think we are seeing even more exciting and long lasting fruit after
using The Elijah Challenge to heal the sick.
Most
of the missionaries I know seem to be bringing the tried and failed
methods of the USA that did not work there, and impose them on
the Philippines.
The Biblical New Testament 'way' of following Jesus bears
more fruit (meaning producing obedient disciples) than all the
salesmanship, and church growth methods combined."
Pastor
Carl Henderson
Elijah Challenge
Philippines Coordinator
MOR – Mission
of Reconciliation
Luke 10:9 "Heal
the sick who are there and tell them,
'The kingdom of God is near you.’"