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!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Return to Leyte, and Big Changes

Johnny and Nathan will be returning to Tacloban City, Leyte, on July 1. Classes at Leyte Christian College are looming near and we need to go. Our tickets have been purchased and we are now preparing for the trip. Robin will be staying behind for a few weeks to help our daughter, Lauren, get ready for a major life-changing day next year. Last week, her "fellow" Jordan Amburgey proposed to her (at a Texas Rangers game). So... they are planning a big wedding next June (2010). Changes for all of us. We love Jordan; he is a fine young man. They have been dating for about a year and a half after meeting at Lubbock Christian University during their freshman year there.
We want to say "Thanks" to all of our great supporters. We are still short of funds for our new LCC classroom building, but we're hoping some good folks will chip in to push us to completion for this fund. If you can consider us, we'd love to partner with you in the Gospel and in Christian education in the Philippines. In the meantime, please pray for us. May the Lord bless you all!

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Jenn said...

My name is Jennifer Martin and I am a resident in the great metropolis of Dothan, AL. I was informed and directed to your blog by George Wakefield after expressing my interest in maybe visiting you guys next spring. It is exciting to read in America what is going on ions away. I look forward to finding out more as the year goes on and maybe knowing from the flip side!

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.