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!
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!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
From Robin
Teachers, parents, students and a few guests were here today at Small Beginnings Preschool for the Science & Math Fair program. It was a fun day. The students sang "The Wheels On The Bus" and made the hand motions as they marched around our homemade "bus" (cardboard). They also had little rain cloud hats and candy necklaces as they sang "If all the raindrops were lemon drops and chocolates, oh what a rain that would be..." Lastly, they sang a song I'd never heard before about Jesus being our best friend. All the kids were so cute. I just wish our great supporters could have seen this wonderful program. Of course there were some speeches too. Johnny and Rolando Quibedo, the youth minister at the Tacloban City Church of Christ spoke, and there was a meal too. I am so impressed by our teachers here at Small Beginnings. I've already learned to admire their hard work and dedication. They are trying to prepare these kids not only in preschool learning and knowledge, but also in Bible knowledge. They lead with such kindness and are God's shining lights before this whole community (barangay). We are blessed by them. Their names are Chedes Onez, Giselle Belo and Jessica Bacante. Pray for them!
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Hi, I miss you even though you've only been gone a short while. I am so glad that you are being blessed in your ministry!!! As Karen and I are continuing our Perspectives class, I get more and more excited about our mission. We are excited to come and join you even if for a short while next summer. Do you have i-net available yet. I am anxious to webcam with you!! Love you all lots.
Hi Easteps,
What a journey you are on! There will be many challenges, heartaches, disappointments ahead, but God! I love that phrase from the Bible; but God will also show many victories, joys and satisfactions. Whether you are in Tennessee, Texas or Taclobin, you can do all things through Him who strengthens you.
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