Dear Friends,
Praise God for a new batch of 94 students (degree and certificate) from 11 countries for the school year 2025-2026! Earlier this month, they went through the Freshmen Integration Training, preparing them for graduate school and life in a multicultural environment.
Thank you so much for praying with us. Each one of these new students is God’s answer to our prayers for raising more leaders for His harvest field. Please continue to intercede for them and their families as they adjust to graduate studies, the Philippine weather, and living in a multicultural community.
First year students during the Freshmen Integration Training
We are also grateful for the harvest of souls and for God’s people equipped to share the gospel through the Applied Learning for Strategic Impact (ALSI) from June to July. ALSI is a five-week internship where teams of students partner with local churches to equip their members and reach their community. This year, 38 students in 7 teams were assigned to churches in Quezon City, North Caloocan, Zambales, Ifugao, and Isabela.
Here are some highlights from 2 ALSI teams:
TEAM 5 Greenhills Christian Fellowship Northeast
The days have been filled with activities—planning, leading, serving—but behind each schedule and meeting, God has been doing something deeper. He is humbling us. We are learning to rejoice not in our success, but in unity. Not in being impressive, but in being present. Not in doing great things for God, but in depending greatly on Him. Though each prayer uttered and every quiet moment before the Lord, we are reminded: this ministry is not ours to control, but His to complete. Our role is to sow in love, serve in obedience, and trust Him for the harvest.
TEAM 4 Proclaim His Name Christian Fellowship
Every afternoon, our team stepped out in faith to engage in personal evangelism. Some people listened with open hearts, while others received seeds of the gospel that may grow later. We learned that evangelism is not always about immediate results, but about obedience, humility, and love. As we shared testimonies and prayed for people, we ourselves were transformed. God used each encounter to teach us boldness, sensitivity, and the joy of bringing Christ to others.
All praises and glory to God, the Lord of the harvest!
Serving with you in building leaders for transformation,
Great B. Mabuti, PhD
IGSL President