HOW IT GET STARTED
VISION & PRAYERS
Turned into Reality
We are Christ-centered, Bible believing, Gospel preaching, Church planting, Nurturing, Disciple making and building the Kingdom of God ministry. We desire to know the Lord Jesus Christ personally more and more and to make Him known to our neighbors, community and the world. Isaiah 43:10,11; Philippians 3:7-11; Acts 1:8. Joshua Grace International Gospel Ministry Inc. was born out of the vision that the Lord showed us when we came home to the Philippines in June 2015 and visited our place in Camarin, Caloocan City.
My wife, Belle and I, saw hundreds of students came out of the high school. Our place was across the Caloocan City High School. She mentioned that our place could be a youth center for the students to study, use computers and hang out, and also have a church there. Working with young people had a special place in our hearts. Both of us have been in the ministry for so long, since 1976.
Children and young people are the future leaders of their generations, so we were excited to reach them with the Gospel of Christ.
We prayed about it. Sometime in 2017, our nephew, Engr. Renato Agustin, who worked as an Engineer and also a Pastor in Singapore, and his family came and visited us in the USA. My wife and I shared to Pastor Bong and his wife, Dra. Sherwin Agustin our vision. He also shared to us that he has the same vision, to start a youth center. We agreed to work together and prayed for it.
One night, in 2018, I dreamed that we were building a three-story ministry building in the Philippines. I shared the vision to Engr. Bongbong Agustin and he contacted a designer friend and made the design. We believed that God is leading us to build the Church-Youth ministry building. We contacted a building contractor. We negotiated and agreed on the price. We have to give them 30% of the total price as down payment for them to start building, although, we don’t have the funds at the time, believing God to provide the funds. The Lord had spoken to us to sell one of the rental properties, and use the proceeds for a seed money to start the ministry building. Since it was Covid time, it took us sometime to sell the property. In March of 2021, the contractor told us that they were ready to start the building. We told the contractor that we don’t have the available funds at the time, and we don’t have the money for the down payment. They said, they can start the building, even without the down payment, because they believed that we will pay them. That was the grace of God. They did work hard and in one year they finished the two-story building.
Last June 25, 2022 we dedicated the building to be used for the building up of God’s kingdom in that area of the Philippines. The Lord provided the needs and the two- story building is paid in full. As the Lord provides the resources, we will finish building the 3rd story. To God be the Glory.
Our Mission
Nurturing minds, empowering lives, transforming hearts and making an impact in the world for Jesus Christ, through the preaching of the Gospel of Christ (Evangelism), Church discipleship, worship, building personal relationship, making God the priority of our life as we continue to build the Kingdom of God and of Christ on earth. Matthew 28:19,20; Mark 16:15,16
Our Vision
Promoting a safer, stronger, empowered community with opportunities for self-development and growth through knowing the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and to make Him known to our neighbors, communities and the world. Philippians 3:10; Acts 1:8.
Our Beliefs
GOD
The LORD JESUS CHRIST
The HOLY SPIRIT
The BIBLE
SALVATION
GOD
We believe that there is one God who exist in three persons; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. John 10:29, 30; 20:28; Ephesians 4:5, 6.
The LORD JESUS CHRIST
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who is God Himself, became wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, Philippians 2:5-11, was buried, rose bodily from the grave, and ascended into heaven, sitting on the throne of the majesty on high, 1 Peter 3:22. We believed that Jesus Christ will literally return on earth to take the believers with Him to glory at the rapture, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17, then will return on earth with the believers to reign in the millennial kingdom. 11 Timothy 2:12
The HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that God, the Holy Spirit is active in convicting unbelievers of their need of salvation and is a Comforter and Guide who live in every believer.
The BIBLE
We believe the Bible is the infallible Word of God, without any error and the only sole authority for life and faith. 11 Timothy3:16, 17; 11 Peter 1:19-21.
SALVATION
Salvation is a gift of God, received through the grace of God by repentance toward God and faith in the finished work of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We believe in the assurance of salvation. Any person who is truly born again is eternally saved and secured of everlasting life in the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8,9; John 3:3-5, 16. 1 John 5:11-13.
ETERNITY
BAPTISM
The CHURCH
PRAYER
GOVERNMENT
ETERNITY
We believe that those persons who die in their sins without Christ will spend eternity in the lake of fire, called hell (Revelation 20:10; 21:8). Those persons who die with their sins forgiven through the atoning Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ will spend eternity in the presence of God in heaven (John 11:25,26; 14:1-3; Revelation 21:1-4).
BAPTISM
We believe that water baptism by immersion is an act of obedience to the command of Christ after salvation. It is a symbol of our being dead to sin with Christ and living again in the newness of life with Christ.
The CHURCH
We believe, the local church is the local body of baptized believers, with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head of the Church, Ephesians 5:25-27. The Church is both the local and universal. The Universal church is the body of believers of the Lord Jesus Christ, baptized by the Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12 :12,13, from every local church, and in all the nations of the world. Acts 20:28; Ephesians 5:25-30; Hebrews 12:22, 23.
PRAYER
We believe that every believer is a priest of God, 1 Peter 2:9, and has a direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ, Hebrews 4:14-16.
GOVERNMENT
We believe in the separation of the Church and State, but not in the separation of God and the government. Christians are the salt and the light of the earth, Matthew 5:13-16.
Our Missions
We exist to know the Lord Jesus Christ personally more and more as Lord and Savior, and reaching out to make Him known to our neighbors, community and the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15 16. Every person is part of our mission and every believer is a missionary. We partner with mission fields around the world to share Christ. We give generously and substantially to missionaries through the Cooperative Program of the SBC. We also support Pastors, Church Planters and Missionaries by prayers and financial gifts as the Lord provides the resources.
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I am deeply thankful to the Youth Center for making it easier for me to grow closer to Jesus, engage in activities like school work and games with friends, and explore my love for the Lord, ultimately enriching my life.
Angel Alicia F. Nuyda
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I would like to express my gratitude to Joshua Grace Youth Center for providing the needs of children, such as gadgets and laptops essential for school. They also serve as a means for us to get closer to the Lord. I am thankful for the various experiences we have encountered here.
Mark Anthony Mangahas
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Thank you so much to Joshua Grace Youth Center because it provides us with a sufficient space to do our assignments, activities, thesis, research, and assignments, all thanks to the internet and laptops. A heartfelt thank you to the CEO and Director of Joshua Grace Youth Center.
Jamel Elias
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Joshua-Grace International Gospel Ministries Inc. is a non-profit organization serving youth and the community in the Philippines through it’s program and The Youth Center.
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2028 Cadena De Amor Street, Barangay 174, Caloocan City, Philippines