I had the opportunity to visit Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay this past weekend and I was impressed by what the Lord is doing in this area. Although small in number, our local congregation in Ipil is participating in the Lord’s work in a unique way. Their worship service hall is also at the same time, part of a radio station. They are involved in radio ministry.

Their radio ministry will have been seven years old this coming August. It all started with Pastor Geoffrey Balatero’s desire to participate in the Lord’s work by starting a radio ministry to share the gospel in the community. He began by placing two trumpet speakers in his rooftop. Then he got permission from the government to purchase a 10-watt transmitter. Then it was increased to 30 watts and presently, they now have a 1,000-watt transmitter able to reach the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur and even Basilan and Jolo.

It was inspiring to see our church members participate in the Lord’s work and even though they are a small church, but they are reaching out to so many. Their Sunday evening worship services are aired live every week. Isn’t that amazing?

Here’s a video of my interview with Pastor Geoffrey below: