Join Me in my Vision

Join Me in my Vision

By Pastor Jordan Palangyos

My dream for a church building started with this. This is how our Sunday school children look like every Sunday. No tables, no chairs but we can always find alternatives and children can always learn as long as God enables us to teach.

My wife usually donates materials such as crayons, pencils and other materials. However, I dream for a more sustainable community church that would empower the youth, the children, and the community. A church that would have tables and chairs for our children and members to learn the gospel and the love of God more conducively, a church that would house training and seminars, a church that would produce future leaders and most importantly, a church that would produce future missionaries. God heard our prayers. It did not remain a dream.

One of the faithful members, an 85 year- old widow, donated a parcel of her land for the church venue. She even helped us level the land despite her age.

 Through the help of some friends and the community itself, we were able to start with two posts.

 Then the two posts slowly increased until we were able to start with the foundation.

The church construction has been very slow. The most difficult challenge is the lack of materials. 

We, the church members, the few men, the youth, and even the women with the help of a construction expert are willing to work and help each other to build our small church specially that the rainy days are fast approaching. We are inspired by the children who are hungry to learn the word of God.

A 10-dollar goes a long way. It can buy one piece of steel bar and one bag of cement. 

 God is a God of providence. I know that one day, our children wouldn’t have to squat on the soil to color or to have their Sunday school. Thank you for the support. God bless your heart. Below is the breakdown of the budget for the whole church construction.

Rough Estimate of Church Construction Materials until Completion

Initial construction Materials	Price	Total in peso	In dollars
100 pcs 16mm steel bar	320 pesosx100 pieces	32,000	616 dollars
650pcs 10mm steel bar	130 pesosx650 pieces	84,500	1,625 dollars
1500 pieces hollow blocks	14 pesos x 1500 pieces	21,000	404 dollars
500 bags cement	250 pesos x 500 bags	125,000	2,404 dollars
25 kilos nails and wire	12,000 pesos	12,000	231 dollars
40 pcs ply wood	400 pesos x40 pieces	16,000	308 dollars
20 loads gravel and sand	2,500 pesos x 20 loads	50,000	1,000 dollars
Transportation		30,000	577 dollars
Labor		60,000	1,154 dollars
Total		430,500 pesos	8,319 dollars

We know it is almost impossible for us to produce this amount but God is always at work through His people. Thank you very much for those who extended their support. May God always use us for His glory.