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NEWS RELEASE

On 2k March 1990 Visayas Bible Seminary in Tacloban City, Leyte,.

Philippines, celebrated its First Commencemen't.

Six students, having

completed the four year study program, received degrees of Bachelor of

Theology, Eacht-lor of Christian liir-ictry, or Bachelor of Sacred Litera

ture.

It was a grand occasion for the six to reach this milestone in

their preparation for serving the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ed Tolosa was the

Commencement speaker#

Visayas Bible Seminary (formerly Leyte Bible College) is a collegelevel Bible college, offering four years of study.

very^milar to those of our American Bible colleges.

Its curriculum is

VBS is located in

Tacloban City, the geographical center of the two large islands of

Leyte and Saraar,

It was established by Vitaliano and Cresencia

Eantiles to supply workers for this Eastern Visayas region of the

Philippines, and to be a center of evangelism for the arra.

Visayas Bible Seminary is in need of regular financial support'

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from individuals, classes, and churches who^VBS as an important link in

accomplishing the Great Commission of our Lord here in the Philippines#
VBS especially needs a congregation which will supply major support as

well as well as its elders^serve as a board of directors for the school#

For more information,

please contact
V/alt Prevost, Vice President
Visayas Bible Seminary
POB 115

6500 Tacloban City

PHILIPPINES

The picture includes the

six graduates along with
Vitaliano Esntiles,

President of Visayas
Bible Seminary# .

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W^LT PREA'OST

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Missionary to the Philippines

VISAYAS BIBLE SEMINARY

FOB 115

6500 TACLOBAN CITY

PHILIPPINES

9 March 1990
Norman L# Weaver
HORIZONS

FOB 2427

Knoxville, TN 37920-242?
Dear Brother Weaver:

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him. so that you

may overflov/ with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." (Rom 15:I3i NIV)

Many of our

brethren here in the Philippines begin letters with a Christian greeting.

Iteve
decided to follow their gjod example by using a greeting from one of tiie letters in the
New Testament,

I have now been back in the Philippines for over three months, at work teaching in
Visayas Bible Seminary*
It is good to be here!

I am enclosing a copy of a News Release about our VBS First Commencement, which I am
hopeful that you will be able to use. We realize that the date will have passed soon
after you receive this.
But, we feel it is still useful as a report, in not as an
advance

announcement

Thank you-very much.

With love in Christ,

Walt

Prevost

PS;

am also sending this News Release

to Christian Standard.

Churches of Christ in northern Samar. The

RAMBLINGS OF WALT

FirstTrip toSamar ]s^ ^

program consisted of a fellowship Saturday

evening andBible School andworship on the^

Lord's Day morning. My assignment was to

Samar is one of the larger islands in the Phil

ippines, third in size afterLuzon andMindanao.
The Marcos Bridge connects Samar with Ley te.
Tacloban City is at the Leyte end of the bridge.
Visayas Bible Seminary is in Tacloban City
because ofthe city's central location to the two

preach for the Lord's Day service. My mes- '

sage was translated by Abel Lobos, one of
Littells' coworkers.

When Brother Lobos

gave the invitation after the message, 10 re

sponded. Five were from the Catarman church
and were immersed that aftemoon. The other,

five were from Mondragon and were to be

immersed later at their home place.

islands.

1Samar is also one of the places which our

American Embassy advises Americans not to

I was greatly blessed in my first visit to Samar.

vWisit. I have decided to ignore that advice ifa

proposed trip is for the Lord's work. Since I
.had been invited to preach in Catarman, I
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With love - Walt Prevost