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!

Friday, September 16, 2011

The Latest

Here at Leyte Christian College, great things are happening! We've got some great new students who are really excelling in the classroom. Lots of work on the new building has been done lately, such as putting in 26 new windows to outfit the entire west wing, as well as doors, handrailings on the stairs and balcony, and an electrician is busy giving us power in the entire wing. The west wing is really looking great.
Our construction crew has not yet returned as they are busy on other projects but we hope to have them here at some point very soon in order to start work on the east wing of the building and get this project finished. We now have the necessary funds to complete the building, thanks to so many of you!
Last week we finished up our third annual intramurals at LCC. This is the highlight of the year for most of our kids as it is a week of fun & games they all enjoy so much. This year the Purple team won the contest (the kids are divided into four teams).
Two of our students have had some health issues recently. Gift Apolonaria, a fourth-year student set to graduate next April, had a bad case of amoebic dysentery and went home during intramurals week. Thankfully he is feeling much better now and recently returned to classes at LCC. First-year student Melyn Villarosa is now home with a case of appendicitus. She has had severe abdominal pain for several days. Please pray for her to recover. And thanks to all those who prayed for Gift in the last couple of weeks.
Thanks especially to all who have given funds for us to complete our building. We are so grateful to you and your generosity. Thanks also to those generous souls who fund our work on a monthly basis. Without you, this cause of Christian Education in the Philippines would not be able to continue. Thank you for giving to this great cause. We are grateful to all of you!

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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.