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!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Latest

Perhaps you heard of the severe flooding in Metro Manila, Philippines. Last weekend typhoon Tetsana hit Manila with a fury; some parts of the city reached up to 15 feet underwater in the worst flooding to hit Manila in more than 40 years. More than 300 lost their lives and the government estimates nearly a million are homeless now. Metro Manila is one of the most densely-populated cities in the world (around 15 million residents). Thanks to all of you who asked about us. We are all fine; Tacloban has been spared the heavy rains so far which are a normal part of the yearly cycle in the rainy season. Please pray for the tragic survivors in Manila. LCC has donated a lot of used clothing for them.
In other news, two American soldiers were killed in Mindanao island on Tuesday (9-29) by an improvised explosive device (IED). This confirms a connection between the Muslim rebels there and Al-Qaeda. According to Lewis Simons, expert in Islamic terrorism studes, this “suggests rather clearly... that the militants in the Philippines are in direct contact with... those on the Afghan-Pak border.” These are desperate times in the world and in the Philippines with regard to the Islamo-Fascists. Please pray for their defeat.
We at Project Philippines, Leyte Christian College, and Small Beginnings Christian School are extremely grateful for your support, prayer and concern. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your compassionate care for the people of the Philippines.
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Michelle B said...

Hi, I don't know why I always think to look here last for latest information. You would think I would learn by now! LOL Glad to know that you are fine. Lots of Love, Michelle

October 4, 2009 at 11:17 PM

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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.