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, August 3, 2008

Robin now home and recovering

Our prayers have been answered. Robin's surgery went well, no evidence of cancer, and she is now at home and recovering very nicely. We've been amazed at how well she is doing, walking so much and so little pain. Thanks so much for all your prayers, the cards, letters, emails, phone calls, etc., with all the encouragement. We are very pleased with the prognosis. The doctor says Robin can travel in about 6-8 weeks so we are looking forward to the day when we can make 'the big move' to the Philippines. In the meantime, we have a lot to do getting packed up and ready to put our things in storage. Which brings me to another bit of news we're excited about: the shipping container is now heading toward the Philippines. Filled with over 500 boxes of books, Bible class materials, etc., along with personal belongings of our and the Sabado family, this container will arrive in the Philippines mid-September. Thanks to so many who donated all the books, used clothing, etc. Because of you, we will probably have the largest religious library in Asia of any church of Christ-affiliated school. Thanks again to all.

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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.