TALIPAO PEACE MISSION PEACE MISSION TRIUMPHS: CHRONOLOGY OF HOSTAGES' RELEASE

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Sipadan hostages rescued by the power of GOD!

Hostages were free at last! None of them had casualties and all were returned to the comfort of their homelands with their families.


Order of the hostages' release:

June 24 - 1 Malaysian freed while Evangelist Almeda fasted for the rescue mission.

July 14 - Another Malaysian freed.

July 17 - German hostage Renate Wallert freed; the first European captive released.

July 21 - 4 more Malaysians freed.

August 16 - Filipina hostage Mrs. Dablo freed.

August 18 - 3 Malaysians released.

August 27 - 4 more captives freed.

August 28 - South African released.

September 9 - Remaining 4 Sipadan hostages freed.

TALIPAO PEACE MISSION WONDER OF WONDERS: ALIVE FROM NO MAN'S LAND

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The Evangelist Wilde Almeda and prayer warriors' graceful exit from the non-stop bombardment of bullets and bombs for more than 2 weeks came as an amazing surprise to all. The chances of escaping tha all-out air and land strike by the military aimed to "annihilate the Abu Sayyaf" was so remote, as bombs exploded in the tracks they trekked, allegedly destroying many lives and properties.

The complete number of the evangelist's group, all alive without any wound — not even a tiny scratch from bullets and shrapnel, displays the perfectness of GOD's miracle for the world to witness.

Isaiah 54:17 "No weapon ... against thee shall prosper ..."

Psalms 91:7 "A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee."

Luke 10:19 "Behold I give unto you power ... over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

Psalms 91:14-16 "Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him ... I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation."

Romans 8:2 "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ JESUS hath made me free from the law of sin and death."

John 14:12 "... greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."

(Left) NOT RESCUED BUT FETCHED. Weapons of destruction became a thing of nought against the bodies of Evangelist Almeda and the prayer warriors. (Right) The evangelist's group, soiled by mud and earth but upon whose bodies bombs and bullets had no power.

Memories of the undying conquest. The chair that Evangelist Almeda used throughout the military asault — reminiscent of the Old Testament's Ark of the Covenant which the Levites bore and enabled them to win every war. At the background are the prayer warriors' clothes which should have been torn and soaked in blood due to the military assault are merely drenched with mud from the swamp and soil — not even a smell of gun powder!

Click here to see an artist's illustration of the Abu Sayyaf camp and the map of the JMC Peace Mission as described by the prayer warriors.

(Left) 140 days of fasting reduced Evangelist Almeda to bone and skin but alive! (Right)The presidential plane that airlifted the evangelist from Zamboanga to Manila.

(Left) Evangelist Almeda inside the Heroes' Hall in Malacanang Palace. (Right) Newspaper headlines then President "Erap" Estrada's statement pertaining to the JMC Peace Mission; at the background is a picture of the president and Evangelist Almeda as he marvels at the incredible strength and faith of the evangelist.

The JMC grand thanksgiving celebration of the victorious Talipao Peace Mission on November 19, 2000 — a month after Evangelist Almeda and the prayer warriors' miraculous exit from the ASG camp. The prayer warriors, from right to left, Brothers Ben Villanueva, Henry Faller, Dante Comon, Nilo Bomitivo, Jojo Salino, Fernando Solon, Hermie Limpin, Alvin Flores, Jun Losa, Danny Cuarteros, Arturo Donoso, and Carlito Lape.

(Below) Mammoth crowd on the early Sunday afternoon of November 19, 2000 begins to build up, all too eager to see and hear their most awaited pastor's first appearance back from Mindanao.

Deutronomy 7:6 "For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy GOD ... GOD hath chosen thee to be a special people unto Himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth."

ALIVE FROM NO MAN'S LAND. (Left) Evangelist Almeda's first public appearance, fresh from Mindanao. (Center) Photographers and other members of the media help themselves to a rare opportunity, the evangelist's public appearance/press conference. (Right) Admonition from the Scriptures quench the thirst of the JMC crowd as Assistant Pastor Lina Almeda performs her teaching function during the Bible study.

TALIPAO PEACE MISSION SURPRISE MILITARY ASSAULT ORDERED

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Assistant Pastor Lina Almeda led a peaceful rally together with the JMC flock before the Senate building expressing the need for a halt on the military assault to avoid bloodshed and for peaceful negotiations to continue. However, the war went on.

The assistant pastor declared a nationwide JMC fasting and overnight prayer everyday for the protection of civilians, government soldiers, remaining hostages, Abu Sayyaf members, and Evangelist Almeda's group.

Romans 8:28 " ... all things work together for good to them that love GOD ..."

Romans 8:31 " ... If GOD be for us, who can be against us?"

Ephesians 6:13,18 " ...take unto you the whole armour of GOD ... Praying always with all prayer and supplication ..."

The peaceful rally JMC believers conducted before the Philippine Senate building led by Assistant Pastor Lina Almeda.
Newspapers nationwide headlined the surprise assault on the ASG camp.
Military troops arriving in Sulu bombarded the ASG lair.

TALIPAO PEACE MISSION EVANGELIST WILDE ALMEDA SEVERELY WEAKENS TO THE POINT OF DEATH

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The starved and dehydrated body of the evangelist succumbed to the cold Talipao weather and could pass away anytime.

Acts 21:13 " ...I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die... for the name of the LORD JESUS."

Romans 8:36 " ...For thy name sake we are killed all the day long; ...as sheep for the slaughter."

Evangelist Almeda's body weakened under the unfriendly weather conditions in Talipao and refused medical treatment offered by the ASG.

Assistant Pastor Lina Almeda, the evangelist's loving wife, rushed to Talipao, Sulu to minister to her dying husband and, come what may, join him to suffer for the sake of the mission. At the foot of the mountain, before she could ascend to the ASG camp, the evangelist was miraculously revived and instructed her via satellite phone to return to Manila immediately and take care of the children and the church.

Psalms 40:8 "I delight to do Thy will, o my GOD: yea, Thy law is within my heart."

Luke 22:42 "... not my will, but Thine, be done."