Serving in: Philippines
With: Emmanuel International
Ministry:
Location
Western Visayas, Philippines People
Group
Indigents
Type of work
Program Coordinator, Emmanuel Relief and Rehabilitation
Type of missionary effort
Livelihood Program and Relief and Rehabilitation in partnership with Local churches Pastoring a local Baptist church located in a squatter’s relocation area of Bacolod City since 1998
Prayer Needs:
- Responsible monitoring of livelihood projects by local partner churches of EI to effectively help recipients physically and spiritually
- As pastor of the local church – success in reaching out to the inactive members and the unsaved
- Sustained effort of local church auxiliary organizations in evangelism and edification
- Growth and finally, independence of our daughter church that was planted five years ago
Country Information:
The Republic of the Philippines is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city is Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south. The Philippines' location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons, but also endows it with abundant natural resources and some of the world's greatest biodiversity. The Philippines has an area of 343,448 square kilometers (132,606 sq mi) and has a population of at least 106 million in 2018. As of January 2018, it was the eighth-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most populated country in the world. Approximately 10 million additional Filipinos lived overseas, comprising one of the world's largest diasporas. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands. The Philippines became part of the Spanish Empire for more than 300 years. This resulted in Catholicism becoming the dominant religion. It is a founding member of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and the East Asia Summit. It also hosts the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank. The Philippines is considered to be an emerging market and a newly industrialized country, which has an economy transitioning from being one based on agriculture to one based more on services and manufacturing. It is one of the only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia, the other being East Timor.
Mission Address:
Emmanuel International
PO Box 4050
Stouffville, ON. L4A 8B6
Ph: 905-640-5027
http://www.eicanada.org/