Cebu 2 You                                                            February 2011
                                                        New Pastor
 Greetings from Cebu. We are all a
 little wet after many continuous days                  On Sunday January 23 we ordained a new pastor in our church. Alfredo Y.
 of rain. We look forward to a                          Bascon, or Gerry as we know him, has been a friend of mine for over 10
 sunnier March although the forecast                    years and has worked with me in ministry for almost 3 years. He is one of
 is for more rain. Keep our members
                                                        the Godliest men I have known and his family are all servants of the Lord.
                                                        Two other churches have asked him to be a pastor with them but he feels
 in prayer as many have
                                                        the Lord called him to Shepherds Heart Calvary Chapel. He is and has been
 experienced flooding in their                          for some time, our worship leader, leads our evangelism team, home
 homes.                                                 visitations, teaches our Cebuano service on Wednesday nights, is on our
                                                            tations,
                                                        board and is a member of our leadership team. Welcome Pastor Gerry.




Furlough

It is now a reality, I am coming on furlough.
We have worked hard to be able to bring my
wife but the U.S. Embassy has declined her 2
times, so accept that the Lord has closed the door
for now.

The plan is that I will leave Cebu on                     New Feeding Ministry
February 6th and arrive in LA at 5:05pm on
February 6th. I will be in the states until               We are working with the Barangay Captain of Barangay
March 31st when I will fly back and arrive in             Apas to start a new feeding ministry near our church.
the Philippines on April 2nd. Confusing, huh?
                                                          We are anticipating feeding an additional 300 children
Remember the International Date Line has an
effect.                                                   at 1 feeding or splitting them into 3 feedings depending
                                                          on space availability. Pray for this new venture.
While I am in the states, I hope to speak at
different churches, including of course, CC
Downey. I would welcome a chance to speak
                                                     Flooding
at many ministries as well. During the visits,
I will have some medical work done on my left        In the past week we have had steady rain daily,
leg, some dental work perhaps and in between         sometimes in tremendous volume. On Tuesday the 25th
all of this I hope to be able to visit my family     of January in an hour and a half, we had so much rain
                                                     that the dirt part of our sanctuary floor was flooded with
in Ohio whom I have not seen since 2004 and
                                                     6” of rain, the canal in the street was overflowing into
stop and see family I Oklahoma.                      the concrete part of the sanctuary and our interns house
                                                                                                 interns
                                                     had about 3 inches of rain.
If anyone reading this would like to book me
for a speaking engagement, please contact            We are happy to report we had no serious damage and
Zully, the mission’s secretary at CC Downey,         the church was usable this past Sunday. The forecast is
who will build my schedule, at least for now, so     for rain for at least another month.     Pray for our
                                                     members who have had more damage than us and will
that the calendar does not have conflicts.
                                                     suffe the most as the rains continue.
                                                     suffer

I hope to reunite with many of you and
hopefully all of you. I am excited to see you
all after 4+ years.
Youth Night of Worship (Inter-Youth Fellowship)
                              Youth

We are organizing a new inter-youth fellowship,
                               youth                                                   Valentines 2011
 Youth night of worship, with churches in our local area.
We are also building a youth worship group to play for                                 Once again, we will have our church wide
local youth events. Unfortunately, in our opinion, the                                 Valentine’s event. Our theme this year is
                                                                                                  s
group we were in before practices and teaches by example,
things that we think are detrimental to the growth and                                 “Perfect Love”. All members 12 and above can
                                                                                                        .
development of the youth and contrary to what we teach                                 attend. We anticipate 70-100 people being
                                                                                                                   70
in our youth ministry. The church will continue to pursue
this while I am gone.                                                                  present. The guest speaker is a member and the
                                                                                       leader of our biggest home Bible study, Erwin
                                                                                       Pinatil, who is an ex-pastor from another church.
                                                                                                            ex
                                                                                       There will be games, prizes, photo ops, etc. The
                                                                                       evening is being coordinated by our Young Adults
                                                                                                      g
                                                                                       Ministry. Stop by, you are all welcome.



   To support this ministry in the Philippines,
   send your donations to:

                                                                                                  2010 Valentine Event
   Calvary Chapel of Downey, 12808 Woodruff Avenue,
   Downey, CA 90242 ATTN: Missions Support for Tom Maxwell
                                                                                      Prayer Requests
   If your donation is for a specific purpose in Cebu, please
   designate the purpose, ie: sponsorship for HS/Elementary,
                                                                Pray for safe travel, pray for my wife who is left behind, for
   etc.
                                                                Pastor Gerry and all the leaders and members of SHCC and
                                                                                                      mem
   All donations are tax deductible                             pray for a electric wheelchair so I can be more involved in
                                                                outreach ministries.
   Contact us at shepherds_heart04@yahoo.com look at our
   web page, @ cebu2you.com                                     Pray for wisdom and discernment in all things, for Finances ( low),
                                                                for controlled growth as the Lord leads, for health, my personal time
   Call us from the USA @ 011-63-32-268-6280 or text us @
                                                                 with the Lord, our spiritual growth, the church’s spiritual growth,
   +639179445222
                                                                children’s ministries as they continue to grow, salvation for over 30
   Please return this coupon with your donation and thanks      unbelievers that attend our services, salvation for Krysta (daughter)
                                                                                                      salvatio
   for being our partner in fulfilling God’s purpose in Cebu.
                                         d’s                     and Austin (grandson), future plans for us (Sheilani and I), for our
   (Please send support to reach CC Downey by the 10th of                 new location, and for additional supporters..
                                                                                                           supporters
   the month.) Thanks.



   Check us out We are on
   @ Shepherds Heart Calvary Chapel, my personal
   account is facebook.com/tom.maxwell3 and we                                                                   New Phone Number
   are on                                                                                               Our new phone number is:
                                                                                                  001-63
                                                                                                      63-32-268-6280 from the States and
   @ http://ptrtom@multiply.com, and I am on Twitt
                               ,             Twitter,
                                                                                                     32-
                                                                                                       -268-6280 from the Philippines.
   or check out our Web Site @ cebu2you.com.                                                                 Write to us @ #45
                                                                                                          San Antonio Village II,
   We’d love to hear from you or have you visit                                                       Camp Lapu-Lapu Road, Apas,
                                                                                                             Lapu
   us individually or with a team. We can                                                                     Cebu City 6000
                                                                                                                 Philippines
   arrange discounted accommodations and assist
   in many other ways.


                                                                Ptr. Tom and Sheilani

Cebu 2 You February 2011

  • 1.
    Cebu 2 You February 2011 New Pastor Greetings from Cebu. We are all a little wet after many continuous days On Sunday January 23 we ordained a new pastor in our church. Alfredo Y. of rain. We look forward to a Bascon, or Gerry as we know him, has been a friend of mine for over 10 sunnier March although the forecast years and has worked with me in ministry for almost 3 years. He is one of is for more rain. Keep our members the Godliest men I have known and his family are all servants of the Lord. Two other churches have asked him to be a pastor with them but he feels in prayer as many have the Lord called him to Shepherds Heart Calvary Chapel. He is and has been experienced flooding in their for some time, our worship leader, leads our evangelism team, home homes. visitations, teaches our Cebuano service on Wednesday nights, is on our tations, board and is a member of our leadership team. Welcome Pastor Gerry. Furlough It is now a reality, I am coming on furlough. We have worked hard to be able to bring my wife but the U.S. Embassy has declined her 2 times, so accept that the Lord has closed the door for now. The plan is that I will leave Cebu on New Feeding Ministry February 6th and arrive in LA at 5:05pm on February 6th. I will be in the states until We are working with the Barangay Captain of Barangay March 31st when I will fly back and arrive in Apas to start a new feeding ministry near our church. the Philippines on April 2nd. Confusing, huh? We are anticipating feeding an additional 300 children Remember the International Date Line has an effect. at 1 feeding or splitting them into 3 feedings depending on space availability. Pray for this new venture. While I am in the states, I hope to speak at different churches, including of course, CC Downey. I would welcome a chance to speak Flooding at many ministries as well. During the visits, I will have some medical work done on my left In the past week we have had steady rain daily, leg, some dental work perhaps and in between sometimes in tremendous volume. On Tuesday the 25th all of this I hope to be able to visit my family of January in an hour and a half, we had so much rain that the dirt part of our sanctuary floor was flooded with in Ohio whom I have not seen since 2004 and 6” of rain, the canal in the street was overflowing into stop and see family I Oklahoma. the concrete part of the sanctuary and our interns house interns had about 3 inches of rain. If anyone reading this would like to book me for a speaking engagement, please contact We are happy to report we had no serious damage and Zully, the mission’s secretary at CC Downey, the church was usable this past Sunday. The forecast is who will build my schedule, at least for now, so for rain for at least another month. Pray for our members who have had more damage than us and will that the calendar does not have conflicts. suffe the most as the rains continue. suffer I hope to reunite with many of you and hopefully all of you. I am excited to see you all after 4+ years.
  • 2.
    Youth Night ofWorship (Inter-Youth Fellowship) Youth We are organizing a new inter-youth fellowship, youth Valentines 2011 Youth night of worship, with churches in our local area. We are also building a youth worship group to play for Once again, we will have our church wide local youth events. Unfortunately, in our opinion, the Valentine’s event. Our theme this year is s group we were in before practices and teaches by example, things that we think are detrimental to the growth and “Perfect Love”. All members 12 and above can . development of the youth and contrary to what we teach attend. We anticipate 70-100 people being 70 in our youth ministry. The church will continue to pursue this while I am gone. present. The guest speaker is a member and the leader of our biggest home Bible study, Erwin Pinatil, who is an ex-pastor from another church. ex There will be games, prizes, photo ops, etc. The evening is being coordinated by our Young Adults g Ministry. Stop by, you are all welcome. To support this ministry in the Philippines, send your donations to: 2010 Valentine Event Calvary Chapel of Downey, 12808 Woodruff Avenue, Downey, CA 90242 ATTN: Missions Support for Tom Maxwell Prayer Requests If your donation is for a specific purpose in Cebu, please designate the purpose, ie: sponsorship for HS/Elementary, Pray for safe travel, pray for my wife who is left behind, for etc. Pastor Gerry and all the leaders and members of SHCC and mem All donations are tax deductible pray for a electric wheelchair so I can be more involved in outreach ministries. Contact us at shepherds_heart04@yahoo.com look at our web page, @ cebu2you.com Pray for wisdom and discernment in all things, for Finances ( low), for controlled growth as the Lord leads, for health, my personal time Call us from the USA @ 011-63-32-268-6280 or text us @ with the Lord, our spiritual growth, the church’s spiritual growth, +639179445222 children’s ministries as they continue to grow, salvation for over 30 Please return this coupon with your donation and thanks unbelievers that attend our services, salvation for Krysta (daughter) salvatio for being our partner in fulfilling God’s purpose in Cebu. d’s and Austin (grandson), future plans for us (Sheilani and I), for our (Please send support to reach CC Downey by the 10th of new location, and for additional supporters.. supporters the month.) Thanks. Check us out We are on @ Shepherds Heart Calvary Chapel, my personal account is facebook.com/tom.maxwell3 and we New Phone Number are on Our new phone number is: 001-63 63-32-268-6280 from the States and @ http://ptrtom@multiply.com, and I am on Twitt , Twitter, 32- -268-6280 from the Philippines. or check out our Web Site @ cebu2you.com. Write to us @ #45 San Antonio Village II, We’d love to hear from you or have you visit Camp Lapu-Lapu Road, Apas, Lapu us individually or with a team. We can Cebu City 6000 Philippines arrange discounted accommodations and assist in many other ways. Ptr. Tom and Sheilani