i ii LED BY THE SPIRIT The History of the American Assemblies of God Missionaries in the Philippines Copyright © 2009 by the Assemblies of God World Missions, Springfield, Missouri, USA, and David M. Johnson No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations in printed reviews. Published and printed in the Philippines (2009) by ICI Ministries P.O. Box 13461, Ortigas Center 1605 Pasig City, Philippines www.iciphilippines.org
[email protected] All Scriptures taken from the New King James Version (NKJV) ISBN No. 978-971-503-314-5 iii Dedication To the former AGWM missionaries to the Philippines for the path they have pioneered, To the current missionaries for the friendship they have given, To the future missionaries for the part they will play. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI FOREWORD XIII PREFACE XV INTRODUCTION 1 PART 1 (1926 – 1945) 5 1 THE EARLY YEARS IN THE PHILIPPINES 7 The First Missionaries Arrive 7 Filipino Pioneers 9 The Pre-War Years 13 2 INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE 21 Sent to the Concentration Camp 23 Free in Baguio 26 Interned Again 28 Moved to Manila 31 Liberated! 34 PART 2 (1946 – 1959) 37 3 REGROUPING AND MOVING FORWARD: 1946-1959 39 The National Church Regroups 39 Organizing the Philippine Field Fellowship 42 4 THE MISSIONARIES COME AGAIN 47 Elva Vanderbout’s Ministry in the Cordilleras 47 Missionaries Come to