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Filipino pastors serve in the Middle East

Seven new pastors were recently commissioned at a consecration cermony in Doha, Qatar. These men and women answered a call to serve the spiritual needs of the Filipinos living and working overseas in the Middle East. Three pastors were appointed in Qatar, one in Kuwait, and three in the United Arab Emirates. Kyla Ragasa reports from Doha.

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Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Conference.

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