Who Are We ?

Project Philippines is a team of approximately 15 workers, both Filipino and American, men and women. It is a 3-fold project designed to reach the lost and bring glory to God in the Republic of the Philippines, a nation of nearly 90 million people in the continent of Asia. The Philippines is an island nation of about 7,100 islands (only about a hundred inhabited).

The first phase of Project Philippines is Leyte Christian College.

LCC was born in the summer of 2007, in a meeting of our team at Tacloban City, Leyte. This great "gateway" city in the Philippines, sitting astride the great San Juanico Bridge which connects Leyte island with Samar island, is a vast, growing commercial city in the heart of the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Leyte. You may remember Leyte from the events of the Second World War. Here, General Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his pledge ("I shall return") to the Filipinos on Oct. 20, 1944, with the Allied invasion of the Philippines culminating in the rout of the Japanese Army. Our work will be centered in this great city.

We have secured a nice property there on which we might build all phases of Project Philippines:

(1) Leyte Christian College, a preacher training school
(2) a pre-school, elementary school and high school
(3) a children's home for homeless or orphaned children.

We're looking for sponsors and supporters who might share our vision for the Lord's kingdom in the Philippines and lend a hand. We know it's a bold and ambitious plan. It will require lots of hard work. It also will require brothers & sisters in Christ standing behind it, in prayer but also in financial assistance. If that's you, contact us at eastepfamily@yahoo.com. Or write our sponsor congregation at this address:

Project Philippines
c/o Southwest Church of Christ
4515 Cornell
Amarillo, TX 79109

Thank you for your interest!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Home Sweet Home

The Eastep family home address is now Brgy. 59, Picas Sagkahan, Tacloban City 6500, Philippines. Johnny is there now waiting for Robin and Nathan to arrive. Our little home is in a secure compound with high secure concrete walls, with Small Beginnings Christian Preschool and Nursery on the same grounds. We have telephone, high speed internet, cable TV and plenty of mangoes in the fridge! Any of you, our great supporters, are invited to come visit us in our little home anytime. Of course, be warned that the trip over is in excess of 24 hours in the air! Ha. Seriously, we do want to thank all of our great supporters for making this and Project Philippines a reality. Without you, this work of saving souls could not be done! We are off to a good start and praying for even better things to come. May God bless you all.

2 comments:

Michelle B said...

Hi, I've got your address and phone numbers in my palm so I can stay in contact. I got a web cam so we can still see each other. I'm very excited about the progress the Lord has blessed you and the project with.

On another note, I was wondering how much it costs for you to text, how much does it cost for Lauren to text you?

On another note, what do you think about Vine's dictionary? It's getting harder and harder for me to find Strong's on line so I am wondering if Vines' is good? I usually don't want definition I usually want original greek or hebrew when studying.

Well I guess that's all the notes for now. Love you and be safe. May the Lord bless you keep you, may His face shine upon you and give you peace!!!

Sharon & Fred said...

It was great to see Robin and Nathan off on Tuesday. How wonderful to be involved in the work of the Lord where results can be so evident. It makes the hardships a little easier. Lots of love to the three and the whole team.

Our Newest Graduates at Leyte Christian College

Our Newest Graduates at Leyte Christian College
Largest-ever graduating class at LCC - a total of 23 students finished their four years with us and received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology. We're proud of them all!

New Preachers, ready to go to work!

New Preachers, ready to go to work!
The guys - eleven of them in all who graduated - show off their hard earned diplomas after the commencement exercises.