As Dr. Paul Kim., Mission Motivators President fulfilled the vision of setting up mission training school in Northern Luzon, he felt the call to come down to the south. Cebu was his main target yet he got the Macedonian call to come to Mindanao. Everybody waited and prayed for more than four years for the fulfillment of the vision.
Along the way of praying and waiting, there are many obstacles that had come such as there is no certain place to put up the school, no budget, and no manpower until finally, in God’s divine appointment, He touched people’s heart to catch the vision, Pstra. Tess donated a lot in Purok 3, Catagman, Island Garden City of Samal, materials for constructions donated from Logos Mission Church, Board of MM, USA and Chang Sung Church, Korea and manpower to do it all the way from Korea. God let Rev. Jun Nuñez together with his family resign from their ministry which is becoming then as their comfort zone in Tuba, Benguet and led to Island Garden City of Samal to direct the school. With a sacrificial and joyful heart, he oversees the building construction, build relationship with the local churches around, the government officials and some other prominent people in the society who later on contributed a lot for the finishing of the buildings and other things.
The building construction takes more than a year because it has to be stopped once in a while because of the lack of budget. As the Lord opens door for the materials and finances, He also did for manpower to run the school, Sir Jhovan Juromay responded to the call to be one of the staff and all the way from Cambodia, China and Ilocos Sur, Mdm. Louielyn Taraon caught the vision too and responded to come down to fill in the gap of administrative staff.
God is great and He is proving Himself that He is indeed Great and Mighty. April 21, 2008 all the buildings are finally done and on April 26, 2008, the buildings and the place were dedicated for the Lord to be used for His glory.
After a week, when all the visitors had gone, opening the school seemed so impossible because there are only two enrollees. But we prayed and by faith asked God to promote the school and recruit students. Most of the students who had come to enroll backed out because the enemy tried every possible ways to close their way of coming. But our God is a victorious God, after two weeks, our two Cambodian brothers- products of our mission led by Ptr. Perlito in Cambodia were able to make it after how many hindrances and struggles. After another week, another two brethrens from Cotabato responded to the call and as of the moment, we are still waiting for two more students who are coming. The Lord gave us 11 students for the first batch of School of Missions in Island Garden City of Samal but the 16th batch in all the batches of SOM.
We are now in our fourth week of classes. Every Saturday morning, we are doing evangelism and there are lots of souls whom we are now discipling and after three months, we will be baptizing them in water. With all these, we give God the glory!
And Thank you for all donors and volunteer workers!
Davao School of Mission/Mission Motivators