The Latest

Summer is nearing its end here in the Philippines, which means students will soon be preparing themselves to start the new school year (usually early to mid-June here).  Leyte Christian College is no different.  Enrollment will begin on June 14, with the first classes to be held Tuesday, June 18.  There is a lot of excitement!  We will have a great crop of new students, with at least one high school valedictorian in the ranks, and possibly two.  There are also two students with Bible degrees from another Christian college here in the Philippines - a two-year school - who wish to join us and obtain their bachelor's degree from LCC.  We also will have several new teachers, including Maricris Patindol, one of our recent grads, who finished with the highest grade average and was one of two students to graduate cum laude ("with honors").  Another recent grad, Jerusalem Bacante, was hired as the campus minister to better serve our student body and their spiritual needs especially, and he will be teaching one freshman class.  Elmer Palacio, a veteran preacher in the Philippines and a fine brother, will also be coming aboard part-time to teach two classes.  He will have other duties here in Tacloban which we will be sharing more about that later.  So three new teachers, added to our other new teachers who have been here for one semester - the Mook family: Jesse & Amanda - who have been such tremendous blessings to this work.  So that is the latest with Leyte Christian College.  Other news is that the electrical work on the building has been completely finished.  We're hoping to be able to rent a transformer from the local electric company very soon, and tap into that.  More news is that the Eastep family have moved to a newer house and much better house.  Some American friends who built this wonderful place are going back to the U.S. to live, and graciously rented us this great place (and at less rent than we were paying before).  God is so good to us!  Brothers & sisters, thank you all for your great support and your vital prayers, without which this work would never be able to succeed.  We are blessed because of you!