A Muslim woman testifies that Jesus heals
We have some exciting news, as well as an incredible video testimony to share about a Muslim receiving a kidney transplant from Jesus. We’re blessed by all the amazing things He has done. Last month we partnered with a team of college students from California and abroad and taught them how to pray for the sick, which led to a healing revival inside the hospital! So many were healed and used by God. One Muslim lady testified publicly to a crowd of more than fifty people that Jesus healed her!
“For everything there is a season”, as Ecclesiastes says. My family has been in a season of pruning the areas of our lives that aren’t necessary, to leave room for what’s to come. These seasons often get overlooked or disregarded, but the soil needs to be healthy if we’re going to produce good fruit.
Much of our time in Davao, Philippines, has been spent supporting other ministries. God has been using our obedience to strengthen the relationships between many pastors and missionaries. It’s been a very fruitful time for us as a family devoted to discipleship and evangelism.
Next term is a new season birthed by God, with much confirmation. We’re being led to start an ICA (International Christian Assembly) here in Davao, Mindanao, planting an English church in this city of 2 million people. The city doesn’t have one, despite having three international schools. The task ahead as a missionary and pastor is daunting and can’t be done alone. If you’d like to be part of our team, please reach out to us.
Though the church is international in name, our hearts are to reach all peoples, tribes and tongues. We suspect most members will be Filipino, since other ICA churches in Indonesia are 80-90% locals.
Our vision is to cling to the roots of our movement as a “sending agency” for other missionaries and a training ground for pastors. We also want to train children and youth with purpose, and teach others how to operate in all the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We believe revival is coming to this island that has experienced bloodshed for generations, and we are preparing ourselves for the harvest. It’s an exciting time, and many pastors and missionaries have already partnered with us to see this come to fruition.
Our family will be returning to the States at the end of September. That’s 6 months sooner than we intended, since a number of our supporters haven’t been able to give. Please pray for them and for us. We truly appreciate everyone’s partnership, past, present and future, in sending our family as representatives of you and your church to bring the Gospel where it isn’t. Hundreds of lives have been radically touched, and the vision ahead is to see that multiplied by equipping others from around the globe who have diverse gifts and talents.
Our new social accounts are below, along with the video testimony. There are many more video testimonies to come, so be sure to follow us on social media. We’d love for you to interact with us there, since it’s hard to connect while living abroad in a very different time zone. Click here if you’d like to book an appointment with us.
Because they haven’t heard,
Justin & Anna Gilpin
Jesus gives a Muslim lady a kidney transplant.
