On March  9, 2014  TBC accepted Andro and Shiela  for membership after a congregational  interview.

Welcome Shiela and Andro to your TBC family!

You will never be hungry again when you attend the worship service in TBC. Expect to be offered light snacks by TBC ladies after the adult Bible class at 10:00  am. The desire of TBC women to reach out to the visitors prompted them to give-out light snacks to everyone- members included!  The snacks will be “sponsored” by sisters who volunteered  for this ministry.  For those who would like to sponsor “friendship snacks” just sign your name on the list which is now available. Surely, with TBC’s volunteerism spirit, there will be no problem  filling-in the list.

Several months ago, TBC children’s prayer group was formed. Recently a good problem emerged – age gap. Thus sisters Ningning  and Haydee decided to separate the older children from the younger ones. Starting this March, Ningning will handle the older children composed of Ayz, Francis, Avel, Phoebe and Lenlen and MJ.

Indeed the Lord is blessing the group that started as one big circle. Praise the Lord for His work among the TBC children.

Jonathan Lasco, now leads  the bible study of TBC youth, together with Deacon Ave. He started helping in the ministry in January. This  Bible study is held at the TBC shed every 2:00 to 2:30 pm. The  youth group is composed of Francis, Avel, Ayz, Phoebe and Lenlen.  While this is for the youth,  small children love to join as well.

Thank you brother Jonat and Deacon Ave for your labor of love for the youth.  May the Lord continually bless your ministry.

“Tita bumilog din po kami”. This was the statement of Nicole, the niece of Vera when sister Haydee started the prayer group for TBC children several months ago. When this group was not yet formed, these children merely played around, while  adult’s  prayer-fellowship  was going on. But now this free time is put to good use. In their own group, the children are given the chance to thank God for their blessings and share their prayer requests.  For sister Haydee, every meeting with the children is an enjoyment and a blessing. May the Lord continually bless this Sunday afternoon gathering.

TBC is happy that Gab will be joining  his wife Czarina in New Zealand, after three months of separation. Yet  every time a member leaves, it is always leaves a tinge of sadness. Carlo Bustamante, who is fondly called by  friends and church members as Gab has been a member of TBC for barely  few months, yet  just like Czarina, he  has been a blessing to the church.  His love for the Lord and his desire to know more of Him are evident in his life. He  likes to read spiritual books and even shares eBooks through the church’ website.

As a way of committing Gab to the…

For the month of July, TBC Women ( singles and married)  met together after the corporate prayer meeting (3:00 to 4:00 pm) and talked about a very timely topic on Christian Modesty. Sister BimBim Espinosa of GBC gave an issue of Free Grace Broadcaster on Modest Apparel (Issue 216)  to Sister Haydee and this became the basis of  their discussion, together with the sermon of Pastor Albert Martin on Christian Modesty. The “mini-seminar” was a rebuke  and a reminder that TBC women should exhibit modesty in  dressing  because it mirrors the condition of the heart. May the Lord spare us from becoming an offence to men and be examples of how Christian women should dress.

The Lord is continually blessing the fellowship gathering of Filipino and foreign students every Friday  from 6:30  to 8:00 at Searca Hostel, UPLB. For this semester, ICM welcomes the attendance of four foreign graduate students: Albertha and Beatrice from Zambia, Iman from Iran and Bryan from Myanmar. Peter, an American has been regularly attending. He is not a graduate student but resides in Searca. The average attendance is 12 which includes our Filipino friends.

We are amazed at the working of God in the life of Bryan. He is blind but manages to study like normal student. He has a “talking computer”, which allows him to study and…

Last Sunday (July 14)  TBC deacons  (Brothers Arnold Diamante, Ave Coronado and Jojo Cuya) were  honored  in a simple program where the children sang  and recited the acronym of TBC DEACONS.  Deacon Arnold said that for him, the occasion was not just to honor the deacons but also those who are serving  the church in their own way. Deacon Ave on the other hand said that their duty is not just to address the needs of the church but primarily  to promote love and unity. They were also asked to partake the food first during the luncheon fellowship. This is another TBC tradition of honoring the deacons.

God…