Update from the Gary Phillips family - missionaries to the Philippines

Dear Friends,

We have good news! Gary came through the stem cell transplant, and at this time, has beaten cancer! The first week was very rough from the chemo and he ended up being in the hospital for 8 days. After that, the new cells started engrafting and he was given the green light to leave earlier than the expected 21 days. We feel this is truly a miracle and are grateful for all the prayers.

We have moved back to Oklahoma to be with family while Gary continues to recover. He will go back to the Mayo Clinic the end of July for the 100 day checkup. Our prayer is that he will be cleared and we can start making arrangements to return to the Philippines in December. We came to the states last December 07 for a furlough to raise extra funds to pay off two church buildings in the Philippines. Gary's unexpected illness made us cancel dates and put aside furlough plans. Now that Gary is through with treatments, we would like to schedule dates for Aug. - Dec.

Our work in the Philippines is doing well. We have a great staff and faithful members that have continued on in our absence. In May, Bethel Baptist held their annual DVBS, culminating with a program on Mother's Day. We saw 27 children accept the Lord as their Savior, and during the program on Sunday, one mother got saved! We are anxious to return and continue on with the ministry that God has called us to do.

Prayer Requests:
Financial help: We need $1,500 for our move back to Oklahoma.
Continued healing for Gary.
Ministries in the Philippines. That God would continue to bless our staff and faithful members and we would see more souls saved.

Thank you so much for your faithful support and prayers! We appreciate all you do for us!

Gary and Jeanie Phillips