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August 2023
PRAISE JESUS!
Beloved, our Refuge House Team was blessed to do an outreach located at Marikit Aborlan. There is a pioneering church in the area. The Pastor there is Rowell Mangle.
He and his wife were so thankful for our Refuge House Team to come and help evangelize in the area.
Our Refuge House Team went around the area, inviting people to come. 50 to 75 Kids and quite a few parents came. Our Refuge House Team did a dance presentation, they taught action praise songs, did Bible teaching and presented the Gospel Message. Our loving Father God, by the power of strong>His Holy Spirit, drew many people to receive Jesus!!
While this was going on, our cooking team was preparing food to feed everyone. What a blessing to be able to give food to hungry people! It has all the vitamins and minerals kids need for healthy growth!! What a blessing to feed spiritual and natural !! Thank You, Jesus!! All glory and honor and praise belong to You Jesus!
Beloved, I loved going here. Precious people, if you remember us going to Sombrero Island, it would be straight out from the end of this road. We had many great Outreaches on Sombrero Island. At that time no one had gone there to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a lot closer to Sombrero Island from this barangy than the 2 1/2 hour Banca Boat ride from Refuge House. And a whole lot less big waves!!
Praise Jesus, beloved !! Great praise report! Our faithful loving Father God through His precious Son Lord Jesus has provided for not only Jackielou and Ezekiel’s first semester this year but for the whole year!! Glory To God! Praise His Name forever!
Ephesians 3:20, 21
NKJV - 20) Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think according to the power that works in us 21) To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. A-Men!!
Beloved, we also were blessed with the provision to help 100 kids in outreach areas with some school supplies. It is a huge blessing for kids whose parents just cannot afford to buy them. Thank You, Jesus!!
We would love to come share our Lord's Ministry in Palawan and bring a fresh message from our Father’s Throne. You can contact me at lolita83gh@gmail.com or 352-440-9067. Please leave a message.
Thank you & God bless you for all you do for our loving wonderful precious Jesus! Thank you for being a huge part of the Refuge House Family!
We love you much much!!
Hallelujah Harrell, Princess Lolita, Lovely Teresa, Sweet Hazel, Wonderful Refuge House Team and Beautiful Precious Kids!!!
We continue to pray the promises and psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life!!
Thank you & God bless you for being a very huge part of Refuge House Church Family!!
I AM BORN AGAIN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 525
Micanopy, FL 32667
July 2023
PRAISE JESUS!
FROM JACKIELOU
Hello Precious Brothers & Sisters
Have a blessed and wonderful day to you Pastor Harrell & Ate Lolita, and to all of you, who were part of my journey through my elementary school up to now. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. Through your love, prayers and support for me, I am almost to the finish line of my dream of getting a college education. I am so grateful and thankful for all of you who were always there for me. I am praising and thanking our Heavenly Father for you.
Thank you so much for being a part of
I Am Born Again Ministries, Palawan Philippines. Through your love I am now at the edge of my dream. Thank you so much, and I know in my heart that the word thanks is not enough, but from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much. I love you all and every day I always have you in my heart and in my prayers. Thank you and God bless you!!
All the glory and honor belongs to our God!!
Thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ for the love that flows through you for the blessing to be able to finish college!! Through your prayers and kindness and support, all the challenges and trials are stepping stones to reach what I am today in the presence of our Heavenly Father. I always give all the glory to our Father, who is always guiding and the source of my strength since I started my college journey. Thank you for always being there for me. Thanks to our Heavenly Father for your life!! Thank You Jesus!!
This month of June and half of the month of July is our on the job training at Princesa Garden Island resort and spa. It is a five-star hotel located at Puerto Princessa city. I am so blessed and trust our Lord Jesus Christ that I can do my very best in this part. Thank you so much once again for your prayers and support. Thank you and God bless you all!!
Love Jackielou
BELOVED
Jackielou has two semesters left to complete a dream she thought, as a little girl would never happen.
I remember when a 9-year-old little girl came to the Refuge House with a big wound on her foot from being beaten. She started coming to every service and then came to stay at Refuge House. I watched as our Precious Lord, healed her of physical and mental wounds. I saw such a great love grow in her for Jesus!
I saw her grow into leading Praise & Worship, teaching other children sharing Jesus with everyone she saw! I saw her study so hard to get good grades! I saw her work even harder at building our Lord's Kingdom every chance she had.
When I read this letter she sent I cried and cried tears of joy and thanksgiving to our Lord Jesus!!
Thanking Him for His love flowing through you!! God bless you!!
PRAYER REQUEST
Please Pray for these provisions for this next school year. Thank you.
Jackielou = 1st semester = $2,150.00
Ezekiel = 1st Semester = 1,850.00.
Elementary School Uniforms =
10 boys and 15 girls =$ 350.00
Also we are praying for provisions to help with school supplies for 100 kids at our discipleship and feeding areas. We are going to help each child with $7.50 per child to help with their school supplies for a total of $750.00.
Our Loving Father does exceedingly abundantly more than we can, think or imagine, So whatever He supplies hopefully more than 100 kids can be helped!!
Praise His holy name!
We love you much much!!
Hallelujah Harrell, Princess Lolita, Lovely Teresa, Sweet Hazel, Wonderful Refuge House Team and Beautiful Precious Kids!!!
We continue to pray the promises and psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life!!
Thank you & God bless you for being a very huge part of Refuge House Church Family!!
We continually pray the promises in Psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life!!
Thank you & God bless you for being a huge part of Refuge House Church Family!!
I AM BORN AGAIN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 525
Micanopy, FL 32667
June 2023
PRAISE JESUS!
OUR STUDENTS
Beloved, classes for our elementary school and high school students will end in July. They will start the new school year in September.
Our college students’ classes end in June and start the new year in August. (Not sure exact day for either one ).
Covid really messed up the school times. They all used to get out of school in April and go back in June. In August, Jackielou will start her last year of college. Ezekiel will start his second year of college.
SURPRISE VISIT
Everyone had a surprise blessing this month at Refuge House! Diane came home to visit from another island and brought her baby for everyone to see! (Diane and Hazel were the first two youth to receive Jesus when Holy Spirit directed us to start the Refuge House). They both after several years at Refuge House went to Bible School! As you Know Hazel was directed to return and minister to the youth & kids at Refuge House!
Diane met her future husband at Bible School. After graduation, they were married, and now she is helping in a pioneering church on the island of Negros.
NEW SCHOOL OUTREACH
Our Refuge House Team started discipling and feeding in a new elementary school this month. Manaili Elementary School is at the foot of a mountain with 240 students. The Principal has given us permission to share Jesus, disciple and feed the children. The teachers and parents were very thankful and excited for I.A.B.A.M. Refuge House Team to come! Diane also went and ministered to the kids. Many received Jesus as Holy Spirit drew them to Jesus! Teresa said it was like old times with both Diane & Hazel ministering!
While Diane was at Refuge House, we kept her busy sharing, teaching, and loving on the kids. She was so happy and thankful to be back at Refuge House even for a short visit!
OUR PRAYER COTTAGE
Praise Jesus, the prayer cottage is built and better than the old one that was destroyed by the typhoon. Also our Lord blessed us with the tables for Refuge House!! Thank you!!
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
We are gathering gifts for this December. We found some matchbox cars at Wal-Mart for $1.10 each and we are getting dolls from Dollar Tree for $1.25. Let us know if you have any stuffed animals or toys you would like to send. 352-440-9067. Leave a message. Thank you!
We were blessed with a lot of Gospel tracts in English and Cebuano, and we have shipped these to Refuge House. It will take about three months for them to arrive. Refuge House Team and kids are excited to receive them so they can give them out in market areas and share Jesus!!
We love you much much!
Harrell, Lolita, Teresa, Hazel, Refuge House Team and Precious Kids!!
We continually pray the promises in Psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life.
Thank You & God Bless You for Being A Huge Part of Refuge House Church Family.
We Love you and thank you,
Harrell, Lolita, Teresa, Hazel, Refuge House Team & Kids
I AM BORN AGAIN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 525
Micanopy, FL 32667
May 2023
PRAISE JESUS!
SUNRISE SERVICE
Beloved, Resurrection Sunrise Service at Refuge House started at 5 a.m. till 7:30 a.m. It was a blessed time as there were several speakers sharing with lots of praise & worship! It was a blessed time of remembrance that our precious wonderful Lord and King Jesus Christ has conquered death and the grave! They have been defeated, and we have VICTORY in Jesus Christ! Hallelujah!!! He is alive & alive forever more!!
After service ended, we had a great time of eating and just fellowship!!
PIONEERING
This month our Refuge House Team went to an area approximately 20 minutes from town to Barangy Malinao. Pastor Erwin Bungay is ministering in a pioneering area there and asked for assistance to help in discipling and feeding the children there. Our Loving Father has already drawn 10 adults and around 20 kids to this new pioneering area. Praise Jesus!
Pastor Erwin has a Bible study there each week. Our Refuge House Team was able to show his daughter and some youth from his main church how our precious Lord Jesus directed us to teach the kids also how to cook the mac & cheese that has all the vitamins and minerals the malnourished kids need to grow strong and healthy.
Our Refuge House Team also went to another area near the sea, Barangy Aramaywan. This is also another pioneering area. One of Pastor Erwin’s church leaders is starting to minister in this area to the adults and children. In this Barangy most of them are fishermen. There are many children there who really need not only the most important spiritual food (the Living Word of God) but the physical food of mac & cheese with all the vitamins and minerals!
Beloved, in both areas we were well received by the people. Not only were the children of the ministers happy for showing them how we disciple the kids and cook the mac & cheese, but many of the parents of the children in both the barangys came and wanted to learn how to also. Praise Jesus! Everyone, parents and children were so very very thankful!
PRAYER REQUEST
We are going to build back our prayer cottage that was destroyed last year by a typhoon. Everyone really misses sitting in it looking at the sea and praying. The cost will be approximately $ 450.00.
Also we need 4 tables for the Refuge House. They cost $62.00 each total $248.00. Please pray for provision for this. Thank you!
STAY CONNECTED
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Send friend requests to Harrell Hemingway on Facebook or text me your email address to 352-440-9067 to be on our Constant Contact email. Thank you!!
We praise God our loving Father and thank Him for the love and compassion of Jesus that flows through you!!
We continually remember you in our prayers and pray the promises in Psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life.
Thank you & God bless you for being a huge part of Refuge House Church Family.
We Love you much much!
Harrell, Lolita, Teresa, Hazel, Refuge House Team & Kids
I AM BORN AGAIN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 525
Micanopy, FL 32667
April 2023
PRAISE JESUS!
FROM TERESA
Hello precious brothers & sisters,
Praise our Lord Jesus for His great favor and blessings in our lives. We are very thankful because our loving Father God never stops working in our lives. He continues doing marvelous things. He is always a Great Provider, Great Healer, Great Protector and the source of everything that we have. And He never sleeps, because He is always updated in every detail of our lives, our loving Heavenly Father is never too tired of hearing our prayers because He is our Father God who is full of love and mercy.
Even though there are hard days that we do not understand, in those days it is giving us a chance to have a deeper relationship with our Loving Father our Lord & King Jesus and Holy Spirit. The more challenging the days the more God is molding us to be something new - a new bigger faith & trust in Him, new and bigger fruit of His Spirit, preparing us to be a new vessel that He can work through to build the Kingdom of God!
This month God continues reminding us about His promise in Proverbs 11:24 give freely and become wealthier; be stingy and lose everything. The key to unlock the blessings is to obey and give to our Heavenly Father His portion with joy, with all our hearts for our Lord’s glory. Because if we do those things with faithfulness, God will open the windows of Heaven to pour out His unlimited blessings. And the blessings of the Lord will consistently overflow if we are ready to unlock it, and ready to receive it so He can bless others through His vessels = us!!
Our Lord Jesus Christ sees the willingness of our hearts day by day.
We are so blessed and thankful, because the ministry of I.A.B.A.M. Refuge House Church is continuing to grow by the grace and goodness of God! The Sunday worship services are amazing, and every word that is given to us is to continue to seek the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. To seek His Kingdom with our whole hearts.
We are blessed to have discipling & feeding in Jose Rizal Elementary School that has 280 pupils. We disciple and do feeding every Tuesday and Thursday. We also minister at Apo-aporawan Elementary School that has 200 pupils every Monday and Wednesday. We also minister at Tinagong Dagat Elementary school that has 165 pupils feeding every Tuesday and Friday. We continue to go to tribal areas to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We would like to say thank you so much for your prayers and support for us to go forth with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and feeding malnourished kids. Every week we give over a thousand meals to the hungry children here in Palawan Philippines. We can't do these things in our own strength, but through your generosity to support the feeding of the children and the goodness of our Heavenly Father in your lives are the only reasons for all this to happen. People always are saying thank you to us, and we tell them as Pastor Harrell always would say “You thank our Lord Jesus Christ and Praise God who He has touched to give so we can go forth with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
We would like to thank our Heavenly Father for providing new tires for the white Kia. Thank you for your generosity to have good tires to reach more places to share Jesus and feed the hungry children.
Everyone at Refuge House Church prays daily for you!!
Thank you so much, and God Bless you all in Jesus’ name. Beloved, all of us praise Jesus for you. We continually pray the promises in Psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life.
Thank You & God Bless You for Being A Huge Part of Refuge House Church Family.
We Love you and thank you,
Harrell, Lolita, Teresa, Hazel, Refuge House Team & Kids
I AM BORN AGAIN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 525
Micanopy, FL 32667
March 2023
PRAISE JESUS!
Hello Precious Brothers & Sisters,REFUGE HOUSE
This month, Refuge House Church Sunday services are starting very early: 5 AM in the morning until 8 AM. This is because there are classes for our college students on Sunday at 9 AM. Because of early Sunday morning church service, on Saturday afternoon lots of kids, young teens and young adults come and sleep at Refuge House. It makes it easy for them to wake up early for Refuge House church service. So Saturday Night is another great time of fellowship and praise and worship. So with our Friday Night worship service it really makes a three day service. Praise Jesus!
Before 5 AM service we prepare coffee and bread. After church we have a fellowship meal for everyone. Sunday afternoon our Refuge House Team & Youth separate and go to the many home fellowships in different areas and have worship service.
SCHOOL
All students are starting the second semester – elementary, high school and college. Our elementary school kids were so very happy, excited, and blessed this month! They were blessed to go to a Boy Scout and Girl Scout camp for a few days. They had so much fun and learned a lot. All the students in elementary and high school are so thankful and happy to be back in person at school!!
All 10 of our college students in the Refuge House Team also are starting second semester.
Our two college students, Jackielou and Ezekiel, who are sponsored for their college are doing very well in their grades. Their college expenses for the second Semester are for Jackielou - $1,700.00 and for Ezekiel - $1,400.00. This includes everything: transportation, meals, books, projects, school tuitions etc.
REFUGE HOUSE MAINTENANCE
Everyone had a couple days off from school for teachers to do grading. Teresa had everyone do maintenance at Refuge House! They painted all metal rebar and everything else metal with rustoleum. They sanded the doors on the dormitories and revarnished them. They also treated all the wood beams, rails etc. to keep the sea air from rusting the metal and rotting the wood! Plus some areas were repainted.DISCIPLESHIP & FEEDING
The school district has now given permission to start back our discipleship and feeding in some of the schools. We are so blessed and thankful for the new opportunity to share the love of Jesus Christ and to be able to disciple & feed again the wonderful kids in elementary schools.GOSPEL OUTREACHES
We are back doing Tribal outreaches! Our Refuge House Team is so thankful to be able to share the Good News of Jesus Christ into tribal villages. After sharing the Gospel, we distribute gifts to the children – clothes, dolls, toys and other items. They are so thankful & happy. Most have never had a gift of any kind before. As always we have a feeding afterwards. Our loving Father God is drawing many to Himself. On our Last outreach into Mountain Tribe, one tire was cut by a rock, and another tire was swollen. We are replacing all four tires which will give us two spare tires. Mountain travel is rough. It will cost us $350.00 for four new tires and possibly a bent rim.IN CLOSING
Beloved, we praise Jesus and thank God our loving Father for you being a part of the Refuge House Family, for all of your prayers, your encouragement, your love, your compassion and your giving to be partakers of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and helping the precious children. We continually pray the promises in Psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life. We continually remember you in our prayers. Thank you & God bless you for being a huge part of Refuge House Church Family. We love you much much!! Harrell, Lolita, Teresa, Hazel, Refuge House Team & Kids!!! Thank you & God bless you for your prayers , encouragement and support ! We are so very thankful for your love!I AM BORN AGAIN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 525
Micanopy, FL 32667
February 2023
PRAISE JESUS!
Hello Precious Brothers & Sisters,
Praise Jesus, typhoon season is getting over!
It is very rare that we have a typhoon near the Refuge House. This year three were close to us. The first caused the back wall of the boys’ dormitory to be replaced. The second caused some of the roof on the upper room to be replaced. The third one shattered the sliding glass door on the second floor.
Praise Jesus, all repairs have been completed except the glass doors. We are going to replace it with two double wood doors. We are waiting for the doors to be built.
Praise Jesus, our Refuge House Team is now allowed to go into all of Palawan to share the Good News of JESUS!
When I talked to the Refuge House Team last week, I told them to get busy. We have to make up for 2+ years of being restricted by Covid. They are excited and ready to go and have already started!!
Beloved, they are already going and doing Gospel outreaches sharing Jesus plus giving gifts – toys, hats, T-shirts, dresses, dolls, little trucks, jackets, stuffed animals, shirts, pants, shoes, and other miscellaneous gifts. Beloved, most of these kids have never had a gift given to them – not a Birthday gift, not a Christmas gift, not any gift. They are so excited and thankful when they receive them!
And of course we are feeding the precious kids with food with all the vitamins and minerals children need to grow healthy.
Beloved, our Loving Father God is drawing many to Himself!! It is such a tremendous blessing for all us – You and I and the Refuge House Team – to be vessels of honor used for His purpose, for His glory, to build His Kingdom! All glory, honor and praise be to God our loving Father!!
Our yellow school bus had a breakdown this week.
The rack and pinion broke on it. We also changed the fuel filter on it. We were blessed it only cost $170.00 for parts and labor to fix!! Thank You Jesus!! The white Kia and motorcycles are in good shape as of now!!
The Refuge House Youth Team is continuing in their leadership training so that their lives are for the glory of God. At Sunday Service, Ezekiel is playing drums while Ben Sachary is playing guitar. Bernard, Angelica and Arielen take turns in leading praise and worship. Jackielou is leading children's church. All of them are growing rapidly in their church leadership.
Our college students received their first semester report and all did great!! Also our elementary and high school students did great also!!
Beloved, we praise Jesus and thank God our loving Father for you being a part of the Refuge House Family. For all of your prayers, your encouragement, your love, your compassion and your giving to help these precious children at the Refuge House.
We continually pray the promises in Psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life. We continually remember you in our prayers. Thank you & God bless you for being a huge part of Refuge House Church Family
We continually remember you in our prayers. We pray the promises in Psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life.
We Love You, Thank You,
Harrell, Lolita, Teresa, Hazel, Refuge House Team & Kids
Thank you & God bless you for your prayers,
encouragement and support!
We are so very thankful for your love!
I AM BORN AGAIN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 525
Micanopy, FL 32667
January 2023
PRAISE JESUS!
Hello precious brothers & sisters! We pray you have a blessed, prosperous, safe, healthy new year!! It is 2023 in the year of Our Lord Jesus!
Beloved, in 1998 our loving Father God started this ministry. It was then that our Loving Father gave the vision for - His Refuge House!! In February 2001, our Lord Jesus gave us the name I Am Born Again Ministries, and we became a 501(c)(3) ministry.
Our first overseas mission started in 2001 - first to Costa Rico, then to Mindanao Philippines. Over the next 10 years as we lived overseas mostly in the Philippines but also in other countries, we were always looking for the place our Lord showed in the vision for His Refuge House! After 13 years in 2010, He sent us from the Caribbean Island of Grenada back to the Philippines to fulfill the vision for His Refuge House.
Our loving Father God, our precious Lord Jesus and wonderful Holy Spirit have done many many miraculous things over the years since He changed my life completely in 1998!
Thank You Jesus!! We Praise You Jesus!
Just as the song Amazing Grace says: "Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come. This grace that brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home." Beloved, we all have had our share of these dangers, toils and snares, but our Lord Jesus is faithful and will never leave us or forsake us!
When we left Grenada, we had no money, and I asked the Lord what was I to do??
HIS ANSWER WAS: "Go share the vision and I will touch the hearts of who I want to be partakers of fruit to their account by souls being saved and treasures stored in heaven by feeding the precious kids."
Beloved, Our loving Father God is faithful!! When HE started the Refuge House, it was a small Bible Study for kids under a bamboo lean-to with coconut leaf roof. HE has grown it into a wonderful place where Jesus is lifted high magnified, adored, worshiped and obeyed! HE has touched your heart to be a great big part of the Refuge House Church Family! Beloved, we praise Him and thank Him for His love and compassion that He has placed in you!
Beloved, we thank you for your faithful prayers, your encouragement, your love and compassion!!! Beloved, as we enter into this new year, we continue to pray for you! Beloved, words cannot express our thankfulness!! Only these tears of joy rolling down my face as I say ---- THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU! WE LOVE YOU MUCH MUCH!!
We continually remember you in our prayers. We pray the promises in Psalms 41:1, 2, 3 will be manifested in your life.
We Love You, Thank You,
Harrell, Lolita, Teresa, Hazel, Refuge House Team & Kids
I AM BORN AGAIN MINISTRIES
PO BOX 525
Micanopy, FL 32667
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