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!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The Latest News

Charlie has returned from Ormoc City after seeing a heart specialist there. The diagnosis was much the same: it is still possible that his recent onset diabetes has triggered the problem with his heart. Good news is his cholesterol is down almost to normal, while his blood sugar level remains high. The heart specialist prescribed more meds and will see Charlie again a couple of weeks. Charlie said he is feeling a little better now. Please continue praying for him and his family.
Also, the construction continues on our building. We may be able to occupy a couple of the classrooms in just a few more weeks, God willing. See recent pictures below.
Classes are still ongoing at LCC. However, we will have a week's break for intramurals next week. All the students are very excited about these activities and the buzz around campus is that this will be the week of great fun around here. We are still proud of the work they are doing, especially the second-year group who are all excelling in their classes and growing in knowledge by leaps & bounds.
Our daughter Lauren was involved in a car accident last Friday. She is fine, however, with just a few bumps, bruises and cuts.
Thank you to everyone for the prayers, emails and all the kind & wonderful words of encouragement. And thanks especially for the wonderful support, especially those who sent help for Charlie's medical needs. We are so blessed by you 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.